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 | Dec 13, 2023 | Civil Rights, Entertainment, Gender, Homophobia, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT
The First Amendment isn’t disposable, says a new ruling from a Texas judge against anti-drag laws. In a major win for the LGBTQ+ community, a federal judge in Texas has shut down S.B.12, a controversial law taking aim at drag performers. U.S. District Judge...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 25, 2023 | Gay and Lesbian, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, News, Power LGBT, Queer Community
Pulse Nightclub will be bought by the city, in a move to preserve the memory of the tragedy there. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer revealed on Wednesday that the city intends to acquire the Pulse Nightclub, the LGBTQ+ establishment where a tragic event occurred in June 2016,...
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 | Oct 1, 2023 | Civil Rights, Education, Politics, Power LGBT, Racism
Locs have gotten Darryl George, a black student in Texas, suspended for a week. George’s mother, Darresha George, has hired a lawyer and is considering legal action against the school district. According to the Barbers Hill Independent School District dress and...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 29, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Politics, Power LGBT, Racism
Florida has to re-district, and they tried to use that to erase black voters, but a judge threw their efforts out. A judge in Florida has ruled in favor of civil rights groups, deeming a congressional district map supported by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis...
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...
