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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 [...]
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 [...]