by admin | Oct 22, 2014 | Articles, Equality, Gender, LGBTQIA+, News, Women's Rights
The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) hasn’t always been the most diverse environment as far as gender is concerned; reportedly, out of the city’s 10,000 firefighters only 41 are women. Happily, this is starting to change, as the FDNY openly supported trans woman...
by admin | Oct 17, 2014 | Equality, LGBTQIA+, Power LGBT
With all of the momentum that the fight for marriage equality gained last week, the inevitability of universally legalized same-sex marriage feels tangible. The United States Supreme Court has been influential in much of the progress being made towards equal marriage...
by admin | Oct 16, 2014 | Articles, LGBTQIA+, News
The 41-year-old award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris has been selected to host the 2015 Oscars. The ceremony will be held in Hollywood on February 22, where movies like The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything are expected to vie for the film industry’s most...
by admin | Oct 15, 2014 | Articles, News, Racism
The Washington Redskins continue to receive criticism for owner Dan Snyder’s refusal to change the NFL team’s offensive name. Recently, when Daily Show correspondent Jason Jones asked Native American activists what they thought of the name, one explained, “It’s a name...
by admin | Oct 15, 2014 | Equality, LGBTQIA+, News
October has perhaps seen more progress in the ongoing fight for marriage equality than in recent months, as more states strive forward with pro-equality court rulings. On Monday, October 6, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear every single one of the...
