By Thomas Maxheimer Trump Taps LGBTQ-Rights Opponent Sam Brownback as Religious Freedom Ambassador Mr. Trump has nominated Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, a staunch and outspoken opponent of LGBTQ rights, as the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. This section of the U.S. Department of State is responsible for promoting religious freedom as a fundamental goal of […]
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LGBTQIA US News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Phoenix LGBT Youth Center Arson: Suspect Arrested Darren Beach Jr, 26, was arrested on suspicion of arson, and can be seen on video pouring liquid on the floor before leaving as the room goes up in flames. Beach was once a member of the one-n-ten center. After Anti-LGBTQ Bill Becomes Law, HRC […]
LGBTQIA Rights Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer I am a trans veteran and I want Trump to hear my message “…these young trans troops, as well as the older ones who re-enlisted or are about to retire, are their putting their lives on the lines for us. Whether you agree with them or not, they are doing the job […]
LGBTQIA Entertainment Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Dive into a Gay Brooklyn Teen’s Sexual Awakening in the First Trailer for ‘Beach Rats’ The upcoming film portrays the sexual awakening of a gay teen in modern day Brooklyn. The film is said to be “a story about the tension of masculinity and heteronormativity set in the present.” Check out the […]
LGBTQIA World News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer ROM voids marriage between same-sex couple After being married several years, the male of the male and female couple transitioned to female. After changing her state-issued identification card, the Singaporean Registry of Marriage (ROM) voided their marriage. Theresa May: I’ve changed my mind on LGBTI rights The UK Prime Minister was referring […]
LGBTQIA Politics Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Every LGBTQ Rights Group You’ve Ever Heard Of Opposes Two Of Trump’s Judicial Picks A total of 27 LGBT rights groups signed a letter to the Senate that asks them to reject President Trump’s judicial nominees. Democratic Lawmakers Sued For Displaying Rainbow Flag Outside Capitol Hill Offices The same person who attempted […]
LGBTQIA US News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Mormon university professor fired after refusing to recant pro-gay Facebook post The professor was told to recant or be fired, and she was unwilling to disavow her belief that homosexuality is not a sin. According to the University’s website, “Homosexual behavior includes not only sexual relations between members of the same sex, […]
Perci Chester Photography Exhibit in Minneapolis, MN
By A. Faulkner From our contact form, info about an upcoming photography exhibit in Minneapolis, MN. Free and open to the public: In Search of the Glass Slipper, San Francisco, 1974 Photographs by Perci Chester When August 28 – September 29, 2017 Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm and by appointment Free and […]
LGBTQIA Rights Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee on Trump’s Total Transgender Ban: Not So Fast Republican Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee which oversees the U.S. Military, released a statement indicating that neither he nor his Committee were consulted or informed about Trump’s ban on transgender service members. There are […]
LGBTQIA Entertainment Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer The Queen Biopic Is Finally Going To Happen, For Real This Time The film, directed by Bryan Singer of X-Men and The Usual Suspects fame, will star Mr. Robot’s Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury. Celebrities, politicians, and more respond to Trump’s transgender military ban In addition to emergency rallies attracting tens of […]