by Beth Holmes | Dec 13, 2023 | Civil Rights, Entertainment, Gender, Homophobia, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT
The First Amendment isn’t disposable, says a new ruling from a Texas judge against anti-drag laws. In a major win for the LGBTQ+ community, a federal judge in Texas has shut down S.B.12, a controversial law taking aim at drag performers. U.S. District Judge...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 25, 2023 | Gay and Lesbian, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, News, Power LGBT, Queer Community
Pulse Nightclub will be bought by the city, in a move to preserve the memory of the tragedy there. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer revealed on Wednesday that the city intends to acquire the Pulse Nightclub, the LGBTQ+ establishment where a tragic event occurred in June 2016,...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 23, 2023 | Gay and Lesbian, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Sexuality, Transgender
The Gay Games 2023 are opening on Saturday in Hong Kong, the event’s first time in Asia. The Gay Games were founded in 1982 by an Olympic athlete, a worldwide event to promote acceptance of LGBT+ athletes, artists, and performers. Intentionally similar to the...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 23, 2023 | Civil Rights, Gender, Human Rights, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Transgender adults worry about finding housing and community as they age, in these unfriendly times. Thirty-three out of fifty states have introduced anti-trans legislation in the past year, from laws concerning who can access gender-affirming care to who can use...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 14, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gender, Health, Homophobia, Human Rights, Intersex, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Transgender
How many people are affected by the recent waves of GOP-led anti-LGBTQ+ legislation? The data is not usually part of their lawmaking. In the past three years at least 21 states have passed laws targeting gender-affirming care for transgender people, or making it...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 11, 2023 | Equality, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion, Sexuality, Transgender
Iraq has banned the term ‘homosexuality’ from use in media. They must call it ‘sexual deviance’ instead. The order is not yet official, but was released on Tuesday from Iraq’s official regulator of media, the Iraqi Communications and...
