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FRANKFORT, KY — (02-23-22) — Keturah Herron, who uses gender-neutral pronouns, scored a crushing victory on Tuesday defeating Republican Judy Martin Stallard with a vote total of 1,950 votes to 119 votes. Democrat Keturah Herron won the Kentucky House District 42 on Tuesday in a special election to fill the open Kentucky House seat. By [...]
SAN DIEGO — (02-23-22) — The San Diego LGBT Center announced on Wednesday that they are now offering free testing and treatment services for sexually transmitted infections, with hopes of lowering local rates that have grown at an alarming rate over the past few years. “Anyone who wants to receive a free STI screening can [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (02-22-22) — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday, to review an argument in the case of 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, a case about a Colorado wedding website designer's refusal to make her services available for same-sex weddings. Nearly four years after the SCOTUS declined to decide whether compelling a Colorado [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (02-21-22) — A new amendment introduced by Florida State Rep. Joe Harding (R) to Florida’s “Don't Say Gay” bill, would require teachers to inform parents of their child's sexual orientation within six weeks of learning the student isn't heterosexual. The CS/CS/HB 1557 Amendment filed Friday by the bill’s co-sponsor, state Rep. Joe [...]
QUEENS, NY – (02-21-22) – Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is proposing to rename a Queens post office that already honors LGBT rights pioneers and its sparking outrage among LGBT activists. Cortez is asking for suggestions for the renaming of the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building in Jackson Heights, said a representative for the New [...]
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – (02-20-22) – Utah Republicans continue their never ending anti-LGBT campaign by introducing a bill to analyze Trans Kids' bodies. Yes, conservative Republicans have introduced a first-of-its-kind anti-trans sports bill that would form a “commission” to determine student athlete eligibility on a case-by-case basis. According to the legislation, the commission would [...]
NEW YORK, NY – (02-19-22) – Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the United Nation’s independent human rights expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, says that 69 States around the world currently criminalize homosexual relations between consenting adults. This means that in just this one area of human rights violations, two [...]
LAS VEGAS – (02-17-22) – A new Gallup poll released on Thursday shows the percentage of U.S. adults who identify as LGBT has increased to a new high of 7.1 percent. The Gallup poll also found that 86.3 percent of respondents said they are heterosexual or straight, while 6.6 percent did not reveal their sexual [...]
UNITED KINGDOM – (02-16-22) – Congratulations to Jurgen Klopp who has scored a nomination for Celebrity Ally of 2022 at the British LGBT Awards. He is being acknowledged for his part in helping to promote awareness and positivity for the LGBT community. The 54-year-old Jurgen Klopp continues to show his support for the LGBT community [...]
MUMBAI – (02-16-22) – Bollywood superstar Sonal Chauhan made headlines on Wednesday when the actor called for the LGBT community to be more represented in Bollywood, the Indian Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai. While the evolving portrayal of the LGBT community in Bollywood have increased in the recent past, Sonal Chauhan feels the representation [...]