by admin | Feb 5, 2021 | Featured, News, Power LGBT
In 2004, Janie Gullickson was in prison for drug use. She had lost the custody of her five children, lost her job, and lost her freedom to addiction. For her, prison led to a connection that dug her out of that pit. But for most, exactly the opposite happens. Today,...
by admin | Jan 22, 2021 | Equality, Featured, LGBTQ, Politics, Power LGBT, trans, Transgender
For many transgender people, a visit to the doctor is a fraught experience. Whether it’s a teenager’s pediatrician, the nurse practitioner prescribing flu medication, or a trauma surgeon in the ER, trans people every day run into medical professionals who...
by admin | Jan 15, 2021 | homophobia, LGBTQ, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
In 2016 in the wake of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, then-candidate Trump started calling himself a “real friend” to the LGBT Community, and promised he would fight for LGBT rights. It was a radical stance for a Republican candidate, but let’s be...
by admin | Nov 20, 2020 | LGBTQ, Politics, Power LGBT
During all of the uncertainty of 2020, political parties in several Eastern European countries worked hard to make some people’s lives more difficult. Laws were passed banning same-sex couples from adopting kids, and teachers from the topic of LGBT history in...
by admin | Nov 6, 2020 | LGBTQ, Politics, Power LGBT, stockings, Transgender
In 2013, the state of Delaware passed Bill SB 97, which “prohibited discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, and other areas.” (source) They were the 18th U.S. state to do so, and only 21 states...
by admin | Oct 21, 2020 | gay, homophobia, lesbian, LGBTQ, Power LGBT, Sexuality, story
When Charmaine McGuffey worked in the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio, she was the first female major that force had ever had. While there, she worked on reforming the county jail and did wonders with it. She also went through a hellish amount of...