by Beth Holmes | May 29, 2021 | Business, Gay and Lesbian, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Power LGBT
Matthew Ashton, a designer for the Danish toy company Lego, originally made the rainbow set-piece and minifigs for his own desk. “I’d moved offices, so wanted to make the space feel like home with something that reflected me and the LGBTQIA+ community I’m...
by Beth Holmes | May 10, 2021 | Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Resources & Info, Sexuality, Transgender
Matthew Verdun and his researchers at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology surveyed 175 gay and lesbian adults to investigate links between the support of their families and anxiety or depression. One of the major factors the study looked at was parental...
by admin | Sep 10, 2020 | Bisexuality, Education, Featured, Gay and Lesbian, Health, International, Intersex, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, News, Politics, Queer Community, Sexuality, Transgender
“Today’s children and young people are growing up in an increasingly complex world and living their lives seamlessly on and offline. This presents many positive and exciting opportunities, but also challenges and risks. In this environment, children and young people...
by admin | Sep 10, 2020 | Bisexuality, Entertainment, Featured, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Opinion, Queer Community, Transgender
“Bury Your Gays.” “Dead Lesbian Syndrome.” “But Not Too Gay.” “Out of the Closet, Into the Fire.” There are dozens of names for the common trope in media to include a queer character for diversity, but to kill them off for the twin ‘benefits’ of increased...
by admin | Aug 19, 2020 | Equality, Featured, Human Rights, International, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, News, Sexuality
Conversion Therapy, or therapy meant to alter one’s sexual orientation or gender identity, is a so-called treatment inflicted on LGBT people to allegedly make them straight and/or cisgender. Practitioners over the years have used techniques like aversion therapy...
by admin | May 20, 2020 | Bisexuality, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Youth, News, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Sexuality, Transgender
In July 2018, the U.K. Government published their “LGBT Action Plan” a list of over 75 commitments to improving the lives of LGBT people in the United Kingdom. At the time, they said it was a priority to address banning “conversion therapy” on LGBT minors. But two...
