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CLEVELAND, OH — (05-28-23) — Cleveland 19 News received a bomb threat last Friday afternoon against five Target stores in the area that were selling LGBTQ+ merchandise for PRIDE Season 2023. The threat was received via email to the news station at 12:26 p.m. Immediately jumping to action, Cleveland 19 News staff made reports with [...]
PLANO, TX — (02-28-23) — A megachurch in Texas voted overwhelmingly to leave the United Methodist Church (UMC) for ordaining LGBTQ clergy and officiating at or hosting same-sex marriages. The church's departure comes as more than 2,000 U.S. churches have disaffiliated from United Methodist Church since 2019, when they publicly came out in support of [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA — (12-14-22) — The Barbados Supreme Court made history on Tuesday ruling the decriminalization of consensual gay sex relations. The written judgement will be handed down at a later date, according to the court. The Human Rights Campaign released the following statement: "Barbados becomes the third Eastern Caribbean country in 2022 to [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-13-22) — President Joe Biden along with thousands in attendance, celebrated the signing of the Respect for Marriage Act into Law at the White House on Tuesday. Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act Law with a back drop of bipartisan politicians that reflect the growing acceptance of same-sex unions. The triumphant [...]
RICHMOND, VA — (12-01-22) — Richmond scores another perfect score of 100 for LGBTQ Protections for its third year in a row by the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI) scorecard for the City’s work in LGBTQ protections. “We are working hard every day to build a welcoming, inclusive and equitable city, and [...]
YEREVAN, ARMENIA — (10-26-22) — A young gay couple jumped to their deaths from a bridge in Armenia after sharing a kiss in a final photo, according to Pink America, a local LGBTQ group. The organization reported that the two young men who were identified only as Arsen and Tigran, jumped from the 301-foot Davitashen [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (10-20-22) — The GOP's war on LGBTQ Americans continues as congressional Republicans introduce a bill dubbed 'Stop the Sexualization of Children Act of 2022', which would prohibit the use of federal funds “to develop, implement, facilitate, or fund any sexually-oriented program, event, or literature for children under the age of 10, and [...]
HYATTSVILLE, MD — (10-07-22) — Lisbeth Melendez Rivera, well known Lesbian activist and diversity consultant, lost her race for the Hyattsville City Council by only 17 votes in a three-candidate special election on Tuesday. The Hyattsville Board of Supervisors of Elections posted on its official website that candidate Emily Strab had 280 votes, Melendez Rivera [...]
LAS VEGAS — (08-14-22) — Anti-LGBTQ hate speech surged 400% online following the passage of Florida's bigoted law known as 'Don't Say Gay Bill'. The new law that allows bigotry at all levels in public schools throughout the state. Right wing extremists began their anti-LGBTQ online hate speech campaign with their political pundit created slogan, [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (06-02-22) — The White House is celebrating Pride Month by releasing its Official Pride Month Proclamation, amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation instituted by Republicans. In fact the Human Rights Campaign says there have been more than 300 anti-LGBTQ bills proposed by states controlled by Republicans and at least 28 states so [...]