by Beth Holmes | May 16, 2022 | Featured, Gay and Lesbian, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Profiles, Queer Community
Karine Jean-Pierre sets two firsts as the new White House Press Secretary, as an out black lesbian. Karine Jean-Pierre, 44, carries an impressive resume as a political analyst and commentator. She was an adviser and spokeswoman for MoveOn.org, one of the most...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 12, 2021 | Featured, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, LGBT community, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community
The USNS Harvey Milk was launched this Saturday, the first navy vessel named after a gay veteran. Harvey Milk was a diving officer for the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He served about the submarine rescue ship USS Kittiwake, diving to rescue trapped service men in...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 11, 2021 | Featured, Homophobia, International, LGBT community, News, Politics
The Rainbow Hub in Sofia, Bulgaria, was the site of a violent mob attack on October 30, and it may have included a candidate for the country’s president. Not as a victim–but as a perpetrator. The Rainbow Hub, set in an apartment block, is a center for the...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 29, 2021 | Featured, Health, Homophobia, International, News, Power LGBT, Science
Nitzan Horowitz was thrilled to donate blood on Tuesday, October 26th. It’s the first time he’s ever been able to, because until this week, Israel, like many countries, banned gay men from donating blood. Nitzan Horowitz is also, coincidentally enough, Israel’s Health...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 4, 2021 | Civil Rights, Equality, Featured, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, News, Politics, Queer Community, Religion, Transgender
The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See will be flying the Pride flag through the month of June this year. “The United States respects the dignity and equality of LGBTQI+ people. LGBTQI+ rights are human rights.” The tweet from the United States embassy in the Vatican on...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 2, 2021 | Civil Rights, Equality, Featured, Gender, Human Rights, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
In July 2017, former President Trump casually ordered a ban on allowing transgender troops to transition while serving in the American armed forces via his Twitter account. A panel in the Defense Department drew up official regulations, and the ban fought through the...
