by Beth Holmes | Sep 26, 2022 | Civil Rights, Education, Homophobia, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion
Yeshiva University must allow LGBT student groups, according to a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling. Yeshiva University is a Jewish “Torah-based” university in Manhattan. Students formed a club there, called the Y.U. Pride Alliance, meant to be a supportive organization for...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 29, 2022 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Gender, Human Rights, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Vietnam has declared homosexuality “not a disease” and banned conversion therapy in a single move, in a landmark victory for LGBTQ citizens of the conservative country. In early August, the Vietnamese health ministry issued a dispatch that outlined five new primary...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 15, 2022 | Arts, Gay and Lesbian, Gender, Homophobia, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Resources & Info, Sexuality, Transgender
A Michigan library has been defunded by popular vote, because they wouldn’t censor LGBT books for teenagers. The Patmos Library in Jamestown Township, west Michigan, isn’t large. Their annual operating budget is under a quarter million dollars, and they...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 8, 2022 | Civil Rights, Health, Human Rights, Politics, Religion, Women's Rights
Idaho’s abortion law conflicts with federal law guaranteeing pregnant people with full care, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Justice Department. Idaho’s abortion law was already on the books when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade....
by Beth Holmes | Jul 25, 2022 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, LGBT community, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Sexuality
The House of Representatives has passed a federal law enshrining same-sex marriage. Now it goes to the Senate. When Roe v. Wade was overturned in the U.S. Supreme Court, concerns were raised that Obergefell vs Hodges, the case that made same-sex marriage a right, was...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 18, 2022 | Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Religion
Homophobic Russian law to be expanded, if current lawmakers have their way. Russia passed their existing law targeting “gay propaganda” in 2013. It bans any “promotion” of homosexuality or transgenderism to minors, with a vague definition of promotion that has been...
