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WASHINGTON D.C. – (02-15-22) – The DC Center for the LGBT Community announced on Tuesday that Kimberly Bush has been named executive director. Bush has been serving as the interim executive director under executive order but now its official. “I am most fortunate and truly honored to be of service to our LGBTQIA2S+ siblings and [...]
WELLINGTON, NZ — (02-15-22) — A victory for humanity is being celebrated in New Zealand tonight as the government bans the controversial Gay conversion therapy practice. The bill passed with a near unanimous vote, after all but eight National party members voted in favor of the law banning gay conversion therapy. Conversion “therapy” refers to the [...]
HUNGARY — (02-15-22) — LGBT rights activists and the groups that work to protect them are under new pressure in Hungary from its judicial branch, says Human Rights Council. On February 1, an appeals court in Hungary ruled against Labrisz Lesbian Association, saying that an article pusblished in a pro-government newspaper likening them to pedophiles [...]
TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN — (02-14-22) — LGBT activists in Taiwan protested in the rain on Valentine’s Day on Monday against the island’s same-sex marriage law which critics say falls short of full recognition for many international same-sex couples. Under the law, Taiwanese citizens can legally wed foreigners but only from countries that also recognize same-sex [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (02-13-22) — The Lincoln Project draws the anger from its party once again with the release of 'Last Week in the Republican Party' political attack ad, highlighting the conservative party's problem with its members alternate reality conspiracies. The new political attack ad against their fellow Republicans has already been viewed by nearly [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — (02-13-22) — The conservative Russian government got slapped down by a St. Petersburg Court in their attempt to shut down the Russian LGBT Network, one of the country’s largest LGBTQ rights groups. A court in St. Petersburg set aside a lawsuit brought by Russia’s Justice Ministry last Tuesday. The suit accused the [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (02-10-22) — The U.S Senate made history on Tuesday confirming Chantale Wong, the first openly LGBTQ Person of Color to an Ambassador-Level position. President Biden nominated her for the position back in July. “As the first out LGBTQ person of color confirmed to an ambassador-level position, Ambassador Wong is also a symbol [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (02-09-22) — Senior advisor to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Bishop Garrison, is calling for more “diversity, equity, and inclusion” in the US military. Garrison insisted the policy has nothing to do with ideology or a “culture war,” saying that the approach would strengthen the US military and make it a [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (02-09-22) — After nationwide outrage, the Florida Senate Education Committee passed its controversial 'Don't Say Gay bill' late Tuesday along party lines. The bill would bar school districts from encouraging classroom discussion on sexual orientation or gender identity. The 'Parental Rights in Education Bill', commonly referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" [...]
MIAMI, FL — (02-08-22) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his anti-LGBTQ campaign on Monday when he voiced his support for the GOP's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill. A piece of legislation that would prohibit the discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in the state's primary schools. Asked by reporters at a Miami event Monday, [...]