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SALT LAKE CITY, UT — (03-07-22) — Last Saturday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox pledged to veto House Bill 11, the state's anti-transgender legislation that would ban transgender youth from participating in school sports. House Bill 11 was approved in the late night hour and sent to the governor’s desk for signature. With the governor’s pledge [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (02-24-22) — Florida's Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed their discrimination bill, 'Don't Say Gay' Thursday. The anti-LGBT bill would prohibit "classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity" in the state’s primary schools. The legislation — titled the 'Parental Rights in Education' bill aka "Don’t Say Gay" bill, now heads to the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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" [...]
NEW YORK — (01-02-22) — U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. of Western New York dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Christian wedding photographer who refused to photograph seven same-sex couple weddings. Emilee Carpenter represented by The Alliance Defending Freedom, a nonprofit religious organization with a history of litigating against LGBTQ rights, claimed "That [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-11-21) — Openly gay deputy director Gautam Raghavan, is set to become the first openly gay Indian-American that will be the highest-ranking member of the White House staff when he becomes director of the Office of Presidential Personnel. Raghavan has served as deputy director since President Biden took office. His promotion follows [...]
LAS VEGAS — (11-27-21) — The 34th Annual AIDS/LifeCycle World AIDS Day broadcast kicks off on December 1, 2021. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day is the first-ever global health day recognized worldwide. It is the one time per year that we all reflect on those lost to AIDS, to support the people living with [...]
RICHLAND, WA — (11-21-21) — Last Thursday a settlement was reached after a nearly decade-old case of a Christian flower shop owner who refused service to a gay couple in Washington state. The Christian flower shop owner refused to provide the ga couple flowers for their wedding despite Washington state's anti-discrimination laws. The U.S. Supreme [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (10-11-21) — In celebration of Coming Out Day, president Biden for the defeat of anti-LGBT bills in state legislatures across the country and for the U.S. Senate to pass the Equality Act to mark National Coming Out Day. “Despite the extraordinary progress our nation has made, our work to ensure the full [...]