by Beth Holmes | Oct 17, 2022 | Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT
Italy changes the game for LGBT rights right before their new far-right government takes the reins. On September 25, the Brothers of Italy party won an election which allowed them to seat a new prime minister. The party, which political experts describe as...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 10, 2022 | Civil Rights, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Kharkiv had its pride parade, stepping over bomb damage in the streets as the LGBT population of Ukraine worried about what will come next. Ukraine doesn’t recognize any kind of same-sex union, bans same-sex couples from adopting, refused to back an EU domestic...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 26, 2022 | Civil Rights, Education, Homophobia, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion
Yeshiva University must allow LGBT student groups, according to a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling. Yeshiva University is a Jewish “Torah-based” university in Manhattan. Students formed a club there, called the Y.U. Pride Alliance, meant to be a supportive organization for...
by admin | Sep 19, 2022 | Civil Rights, Equality, Homophobia, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, Queer Community
EuroPride rally banned in Serbia, just a few days before its debut in the country. Authorities are saying it’s just not safe. The EuroPride march is held in a different country each year, and has been since 1992. The pan-European international celebration of...
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 | Sep 5, 2022 | Civil Rights, News, Power LGBT
A Nebraska school has shut down its student newspaper rather than allow it to print LGBT content. In March, the principal at Northwest High School in Grand Island, Nebraska visited the journalism classroom to deliver a new rule, allegedly from the school district...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 29, 2022 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Gender, Human Rights, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Vietnam has declared homosexuality “not a disease” and banned conversion therapy in a single move, in a landmark victory for LGBTQ citizens of the conservative country. In early August, the Vietnamese health ministry issued a dispatch that outlined five new primary...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 22, 2022 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, Power LGBT, Science
Tom Wolf, Governor of Pennsylvania, has signed an executive order banning conversion therapy for minors in the state. Specifically, the EO directs state agencies to discourage conversion therapy for all ages, promoting instead evidence-based practices for supporting...
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....
