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WASHINGTON D.C. — (09-20-23) — Democrats revive an investigation into discrimination committed by the US Military against the LGBTQ service members and veterans. The DNC marked the 12th anniversary of the repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on Wednesday by relaunching their efforts into investigating the lasting impacts of military policies that [...]
HARRISBURG, PA — (09-19-23) — Reading's LGBT Center Director Michelle Dech, has confirmed that she will be joining Governor Shapiro's advisory commission on LGBTQ affairs. Gov. Josh Shapiro's office announced Michelle Dech will be joining the commission on Tuesday. Director Dech is currently the executive director of the LGBT Center of Greater Reading. According to [...]
NEW YORK, NY — (09-18-23) — Billionaire Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter/X, is now floating the idea of charging Twitter users to utilize the platform. The story broke when it was published by Bloomberg’s Dave Lee, who posted on Twitter: "It’s not the first time Musk has proposed making people pay to use X, [...]
PITTSBURGH, PA — (09-13-23) — Pittsburgh City Council passed two bills Tuesday, both of which are aimed at protecting gender-affirming care for the city’s LGBTQ population. The two bills, sponsored by Councilmembers Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson, and Bruce Kraus, passed at a time where LGBT laws and protections are handled differently, depending on which state [...]
BELGRADE, RS — (09-11-23) — Hundreds of LGBTQ+ Serbians and activists turned out in the Serbian capital city Saturday for Pride March 2023, amid a heavy police presence and anti-gay messages sent by the country’s conservative leadership and far-right groups. Last year, the LGBTQ+ event was met with skirmishes between the police and anti-Pride groups [...]
HONG KONG — (09-05-23) — Hong Kong's top court ruled Tuesday in favor of same-sex civil unions but stopped short of ruling in favor of full marriage rights in a partial win for HK's LGBTQ community. Over the past decade, LGBTQ activists in Hong Kong have won piecemeal victories in court, striking down discriminatory government [...]
OTTAWA — (08-30-23) — Canada shocked the US State Department on Wednesday, issuing a new travel warning for its LGBT citizens planning on visiting the United States. According to Global Affairs Canada, anti-LGBT protests in the US rose 30-fold in 2022 compared to 2017. What also shocked the both Democrats and Republicans, was the part [...]
GREENBELT, MD — (08-25-23) — Maryland district judge Deborah Boardman, denied parents’ appeal to reinstate an opt-out policy for the LGBT Curriculum in Montgomery County Public Schools on Thursday, striking a blow to anti-LGBTQ activists. The case, Tamer Mahmoud v. Monica B. McKnight, was filed over the district’s May decision to rescind its opt-out policy [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — (08-20-23) — Last Thursday the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed the LGBTQ community a victory when it refused to allow Idaho to enforce a first-in-the-nation ban on transgender women and girls from participating in female sports leagues, saying the measure is likely unconstitutional. The Court delivered a victory for LGBTQ [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (08-18-23) — For the second time in less than a year, a Central Florida federal judge has backed the GOP's "Don't Say Gay" Law by dismissing a lawsuit challenging the 2022 state law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools. Last Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger issued [...]