by Beth Holmes | Jan 3, 2024 | Homophobia, Power LGBT, Religion, Transgender
Pope Francis is sending a strong message against hate, stripping a Cardinal of his privileges for anti-LGBT preaching. The Catholic Pope has taken a stand against Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, a prominent anti-LGBTQ+ figure in the United States. The Pope has revoked...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 23, 2023 | Gay and Lesbian, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Sexuality, Transgender
The Gay Games 2023 are opening on Saturday in Hong Kong, the event’s first time in Asia. The Gay Games were founded in 1982 by an Olympic athlete, a worldwide event to promote acceptance of LGBT+ athletes, artists, and performers. Intentionally similar to the...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 15, 2023 | Civil Rights, Gender, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion, Transgender
The Supreme Court is facing a critical showdown about state bans on “conversion therapy,” a widely discredited practice of attempting to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. While this practice is already banned for minors in...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 25, 2023 | Civil Rights, Entertainment, Gender, Human Rights, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
A Texas drag law has been struck down a second time by the same federal judge, this time possibly for good. Senate Bill 12 has featured on this blog before. It was signed by Governor Greg Abbott in June, and expanded existing state law to attempt to criminalize drag...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 6, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gender, Human Rights, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Transgender
The First Amendment protects drag shows, performers tell a federal judge in Texas just days before the state’s new law would ban them. Senate Bill 12, which will go into effect on Friday unless it’s blocked, would have defined any “male performer...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 23, 2023 | Civil Rights, Gender, Human Rights, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Transgender adults worry about finding housing and community as they age, in these unfriendly times. Thirty-three out of fifty states have introduced anti-trans legislation in the past year, from laws concerning who can access gender-affirming care to who can use...
