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By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON, D.C — In a shock to many gay activists, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday Dec. 11, refused to hear the appeal of Jameka Evans, the Georgia security guard who said she was harassed and forced from her employment simply because she is a lesbian. By doing this action, [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer After only a few months where LGBT couples in Bermuda were allowed to conduct same-sex marriages under a Supreme Court ruling, the country's parliament reinstated a ban under a new law refuting the Supreme Court ruling. Member of Parliament Lawrence Scott stated...."The Domestic Partnerships Act of 2017 helps the LGBTQ [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer AUSTIN, TX — The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of the Texas Supreme Court ruling that bans same-sex spouses from having the same workplace insurance benefits as their heterosexual counterpart couples. In a surprising unanimous ruling in June, the Texas Supreme court acknowledged that same-sex marriage was [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA — It was priceless watching 37 year-old Australian lawmaker Tim Wilson make history by proposing marriage to his gay partner during the Parliament's debate on same-sex marriage and the response from fellow lawmakers was priceless in a positive way as the chamber erupted in applause. The Parliament’s debate [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer PALM SPRINGS, CA — For the first time in history, the new all-LGBT City Council is set to convene officially for the first time on Monday Dec. 4, and the council members makeup — three gay men, a transgender woman and a bisexual woman, have stated that they are ready [...]
By: Michael "The Sizzler" Jacobs, Staff Writer NEW YORK — NBC has sent shock waves through the entertainment industry has it was announced this morning by Matt Lauer’s co-host, Savannah Guthrie, the news on “Today” Wednesday morning that Matt Lauer had been fired over allegations of sexual misconduct. Guthrie made the announcement while on the [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer With 80 percent of Australia voters approving same-sex marriage in polls across the country, Australian lawmakers are moving quickly to pull back anti-discrimination laws to reduce barriers for Australian citizens and visitors to the country who would boycott gay weddings. In a government-commissioned two-month postal survey, nearly 80 percent of [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON, D.C — Transgender Military Ban set it motion by president Trump, fell off the wagon today when LGBT rights advocates scored a victory today when a federal court decision ruled on Monday, Oct. 30, that the Pentagon is banned from enforcing the Trump administration’s executive order to ban from [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer It's official, the first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, is set to officially apologize on behalf of the Scottish government to gay men who were convicted of the state's now-abolished sexual offences pertaining to homosexual sex. Nicola Sturgeon will make the apology at Holyrood on Nov. 7 to coincide with [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer RICHMOND, VA — Gay marriage continues to be a hot topic in the state of Virginia especially during an election season as attorney general Mark Herring who angered many anti-gay marriage voters when right after his inauguration back in 2014, he announced he would not defend the state's constitutional amendment [...]