by Beth Holmes | Jun 12, 2023 | Civil Rights, Entertainment, Human Rights, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Transgender
The Tennessee drag ban is a constitutional violation, ruled a federal judge in the state in April. Tennessee’s new law, titled the Adult Entertainment Act, was set to come into effect on Saturday, April 1st. It would have banned ‘adult cabaret...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 5, 2023 | Civil Rights, Human Rights, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Illegal new laws are making Pride in Florida this year a delicate matter of what is legal, what is right, and what is safe. Cities and counties seeking permits for Pride fairs and Pride fests are meeting community council members who go over the content of their...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 24, 2023 | Civil Rights, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT
Xavier Bettel castigated Hungary in the European Union’s parliament on Wednesday, over gay rights. Hungary, despite being a member state of the EU and having agreed to follow their inclusive laws, has been seeking to curtail discussions of homosexuality in...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 20, 2023 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Religion, Sexuality, Transgender
Uganda has another anti-LGBT bill in the works, despite same-sex relations already being heavily illegal in the conservative East African nation. In 2014, Ugandan lawmakers, under the urging of a few American lobbyists, passed a bill that imposed life imprisonment as...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 13, 2023 | Civil Rights, Human Rights, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Governor Walz has signed an executive order protecting the rights of LGBTQ people in Minnesota to receive gender affirming health care, striking back against other states restricting those rights. “We want every Minnesotan to grow up feeling safe, valued, protected,...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 6, 2023 | Civil Rights, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT, Racism
Ron DeSantis is blaming ‘queer theory’ for the education department’s rejection of an AP African American Studies course. Earlier this month, Florida’s Department of Education refused to allow an AP African American Studies course to be...
