by admin | Jan 15, 2021 | Homophobia, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
In 2016 in the wake of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, then-candidate Trump started calling himself a “real friend” to the LGBT Community, and promised he would fight for LGBT rights. It was a radical stance for a Republican candidate, but let’s be...
by admin | Jan 6, 2021 | Equality, Homophobia, News, Politics, Transgender
In 2017, Addison Perry-Franks was running a computer repair shop in Scurry County, Texas, when the Republican Texas governor, Greg Abbott, tried to force a ‘bathroom bill’ through the state lawmakers, even conducting a special session (on the taxpayer...
by admin | Dec 30, 2020 | Equality, Featured, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, International, LGBTQIA+, News, Politics, Sexuality
China has not yet legalized same-sex marriage, and same-sex sexual relations have only been legal since the late 1990s. Same-sex households have no legal protections, and can’t adopt children. Public opinion is moving from a very broad sort of ‘don’t...
by admin | Dec 9, 2020 | Equality, Gay and Lesbian, LGBTQIA+, Politics
For the most part, the European Union appears to be sitting back and watching as member nations like Poland and Hungary become increasingly hostile to their LGBT citizens, under the control of far-right political parties. The EU defunded Polish cities which have...
by admin | Nov 25, 2020 | Arts, Entertainment, International, Transgender
Everything in Isabel Sandoval’s indie drama Lingua Franca matters.
From Christy Lemire’s review: “In telling the story of a woman who, like her, is a transgender Filipina, Sandoval encompasses not just the complicated issue of sexual identity but also...
