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 8, 2022 | Civil Rights, Health, Human Rights, Politics, Religion, Women's Rights
Idaho’s abortion law conflicts with federal law guaranteeing pregnant people with full care, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Justice Department. Idaho’s abortion law was already on the books when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade....
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 18, 2022 | Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Religion
Homophobic Russian law to be expanded, if current lawmakers have their way. Russia passed their existing law targeting “gay propaganda” in 2013. It bans any “promotion” of homosexuality or transgenderism to minors, with a vague definition of promotion that has been...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 11, 2022 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion
Death by stoning is the sentence for three men convicted of ‘engaging in homosexuality’ in Nigeria, just two weeks after their arrest. The state of Bauchi in northern Nigeria is under Sharia court law. While a regular criminal court handles matters like...
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...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 1, 2022 | Business, Civil Rights, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Gender, Health, Human Rights, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, News, Power LGBT, Resources & Info, Transgender
David Ige, the governor of Hawaii, signed three new bills to support the state’s LGBTQ community last Thursday. House Bill 2405 requires health insurers to include medically necessary gender affirming care in their regular coverage. It will specifically prevent...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 20, 2022 | Civil Rights, Education, Health, Homophobia, Human Rights, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+ Youth, News, Politics, Power LGBT
“You are loved. You are heard. You do belong,” said President Biden to LGBT youth, signing an executive order to push back against anti-LGBT state laws. Signed on Wednesday, Biden’s new executive order directs the federal Department of Health and Human Services...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 13, 2022 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion
Digital targeting is a risk LGBT people in Egypt and the Middle East run when using social media right now, according to Human Rights Watch. Since 2017, the Egyptian government has cracked down hard on any public displays of being LGBT. As of October 2017, there had...
