by Beth Holmes | Oct 24, 2022 | Education, Homophobia, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Sexuality, Transgender
A youth poll has found that LGBT schoolchildren report less support and more hostility from teachers as well as classmates. GLSEN is a national organization working on methods to support safe schools. They conduct a survey each year called the National School Climate...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 12, 2022 | Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Power LGBT, Racism, Sexuality, Transgender, Women's Rights
KiwiFarms has been dropped by its second provider in two days, leaving the pro-stalking site looking for a new host. DdoS-Guard, the site’s short-time home, says they rarely close private sites under their hosting. Usually, they only do so in light of a court...
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 1, 2022 | Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Sexuality, Transgender
Christopher Street Day in Berlin saw 350,000 or more people turn out for LGBTQ rights and pride. Christopher Street Day is what Germany and Switzerland call their Pride Parade. It’s named for the street on which the Stonewall Inn stands in New York City, where...
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 4, 2022 | Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, LGBT community, News, Power LGBT, Racism, Sexuality
An Oslo shooting left two dead, 21 injured, and Norway on high terrorism alert on Saturday. Around 1am in the London Pub, Oslo’s self-styled “gay headquarters since 1979,” a man arrived with a bag. According to a witness, while still outside the pub, he pulled a...
