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 29, 2023 | Gender, International, News, Power LGBT, Transgender
Marie McGowan, an old woman with dementia was violently attacked, beaten, and her head slammed in a trash bin because a man thought she was a trans woman. Alex Bailey, 30, attacked Marie McGowan, 86, in the early hours of the morning on September 1st, 2022, after she...
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...
by Beth Holmes | May 15, 2023 | Civil Rights, Education, Gender, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender, Women's Rights
Misgendering students, outing them, and keeping them out of school bathrooms are all sanctioned by the new law just signed by the North Dakota governor. Republican governor Doug Burgum announced on Wednesday that he’s signed a bill into law which will protect...
