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 | 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 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 admin | Feb 28, 2014 | Articles, Equality, News
Earlier this month, American newsrooms, policy makers, and First Amendment advocates were up in arms about a proposed initiative by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to monitor newsrooms for alleged biases. According to Newsmax, “The agency has proposed an...
by admin | Nov 22, 2013 | Articles, Equality, News
A recent legal dispute in New Mexico is covering all of the hot button bases. Freedom of speech? Check. Freedom of religion? Check. Same-sex relationships and discrimination lawsuits? Check and check. The controversy was sparked when Vanessa Willock and Misti...
