by Beth Holmes | Jul 10, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT
Japan passes an “LGBT understanding” bill, in an incremental step forward for the queer Japanese community. Japan is the only G7 nation with no legal protection for same-sex unions, except for local city-specific laws which offer limited rights to civil unions. They...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 21, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Health, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender, Women's Rights
Washington and Minnesota have both established themselves as shield states for patients seeking reproductive or gender-affirming care, with simultaneous laws signed in April. Since the conservative Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, threatening literally...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 19, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT
Orden David is an LGBTQ activisit who has dedicated his life to fighting the anti-sodomy laws of Antigua and Barbuda, at personal risk. And he’s won. Orden David is an openly gay man who works in the government of Antigua and Barbuda, a heavily-Catholic island...
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 | May 22, 2023 | Arts, Education, Entertainment, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion
A Disney movie with a gay character was shown in a fifth-grade classroom, and now the teacher is under investigation. “Strange World,” a Disney movie which came out last year, has a main character who is gay, a teenager with a crush on his best friend. It is entirely...
