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WASHINGTON, D.C. — (09-20-21) — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shocked the LGBTQ Community on Monday with the announcement that LGBTQ veterans who were discharged from the military over their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status are now eligible for full VA benefits. Service members who were given other than honorable discharges for [...]
DENVER, CO — (09-16-21) — Openly Gay Governor of Colorado Jared Polis made more history on Wednesday marrying his long-time partner Marlon Reis. Jared Polis is the first openly gay governor of any state in the USA and now he has made history for a second time by marrying Marlon Reis. “The greatest lesson we [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (09-14-21) — The Biden Administration's Justice Department on Tuesday announced a sweeping investigation into the Georgia state prison system plagued with an extreme culture of violence and neglect against LGBT inmates, staffing shortages and the alarming number of 44 inmate deaths by homicide since last year. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke told [...]
JACKSONVILLE, FL — (09-13-21) — Owners of a dozen Jacksonville adult stores selling sex toys and adult-themed products are asking U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan for protection from zoning citations their lawyers have called harassment by the City Council's zoning board. “Although there has been no change in the substantive law … the city suddenly [...]
NEOSHO, MO — (09-09-21) — A Missouri openly gay teacher identified as John M. Wallis, resigned from his position at a middle school following the order to remove his gay pride flag in his classroom. Wallis also alleges that the school instructed him not to discuss topics related to sexual identity to students. He resigned [...]
LOWNDES, GA — (09-08-21) — Assault charges have been filed after a Georgia high school student was caught on camera beating a classmate wearing an LGBT pride flag. Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk announced last Friday that a juvenile suspect at Lowndes High School had been charged with disorderly conduct, simple battery and disruption of [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C — (09-06-21) — White House Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten announced on Saturday they have officially become parents of two newborn children. Secretary Buttigieg shared a beautiful pic of him and his husband holding their daughter, Penelope Rose, and son, Joseph August, on Twitter. Secretary Pete Buttigieg welcomes two children [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C — (09-03-21) — An LGBT exhibit documenting the history of LGBT rights has been removed from Missouri’s state Capitol after officials received numerous complaints from conservatives about it. Openly Gay Missouri state Sen. Greg Razer (D), tweeted on Thursday that the exhibit had been in the Missouri State Museum for just four days before [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C — (09-01-21) — President Joe Biden slammed the newly passed Texas six-week abortion law that effectively bans abortions in the state. In a statement released to the press on Wednesday, Biden ripped the law saying that it “blatantly violates the constitutional right established under Roe v. Wade and upheld as precedent for nearly [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C (08-31-21) — The U.S. Supreme Court has shocked the nation this evening by moving forward with a controversial ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy that's set to take effect on Sept. 1, 2021. The American Civil Liberties Union confirmed the news late Tuesday night with the following statement: "The Supreme [...]