By Thomas Maxheimer Missouri Lawmaker Says Being Gay and ‘Being a Human Being’ Are Different Missouri state representative Rick Brattin has cited the Bible and the Qur’an to prove that there is a distinction between being gay and being human. Brattin made this statement when arguing against an amendment which would have banned discrimination based […]
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LGBTQIA US News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Funeral Home Sued for Refusing Body of Gay Man: We Don’t ‘Deal with Their Kind’ – WATCH A funeral home in Picayune, Mississippi has allegedly refused to handle funeral arrangements after learning that the deceased was the husband of a gay man. The couple spent 52 years together and were married in […]
LGBTQIA Rights Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Same-Sex Couple Can Sue Kim Davis For Denying Marriage License, Court Rules Kim Davis, the county clerk from Kentucky who came to notoriety for repeatedly denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples, can be sued for damages. Davis made these refusals after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality applies nationwide, citing […]
LGBTQIA Entertainment Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Laverne Cox pilot The Trustee will not be a series on ABC Cox was chosen to play transgender attorney in the legal drama “Doubt” which was canceled due to low ratings. She was then picked up by the ABC show “The Trustee”, however, that was also scrapped. Remaining optimistic, Cox expressed her […]
LGBTQIA World News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Landmark win for gay Hong Kong civil servant over husband’s benefits In a landmark victory with far-reaching implications for Hong Kong’s sexual minorities, a gay civil servant’s husband will be entitled to the same benefits as his heterosexual colleagues’ spouses after a successful legal challenge against government policy. WATCH: Testimonies from gay […]
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By A. Faulkner What is your role in the GLBTRT? I really have not been active in the GLBTRT; although in 2001, my spouse and I made the first pledge and donation to start the book award endowment. What does the GLBTRT mean to you? I’ve been a member of the GLBTRT and its predecessor […]
LGBTQIA Politics Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Tennessee just passed a new law meant to undermine LGBTQ rights Family Action Council of Tennessee, which advocates for one-man, one-woman marriage, pushed for the law, which states any word undefined in state law must be used according to its “natural and ordinary meaning.” While not overtly stated, this is a duplicitous […]
LGBTQIA US News Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer WATCH: Bill Nye uses ice cream to demonstrate the absurdity of ‘gay cure’ therapy Leave it to the Science Guy to explain conversion therapy in such an interesting way. Judge Dismisses Lawsuit That Sought to Ban Transgender Wrestler Mack Beggs From Competing The judge points out that the lawsuit was more of […]
LGBTQIA Rights Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Here are the states who are failing LGBTI homeless youth With approximately 40% of homeless youth in the United States identifying as LGBT+, state governments are not taking this number into account when planning for child welfare, juvenile justice, and homelessness systems. 19 Senators ask Trump administration why it’s erasing LGBTQ […]
LGBTQIA Entertainment Roundup
By Thomas Maxheimer Out actor Charlie Carver talks about his father being gay Just over a year after coming out publicly, actor Charlie Carver talks about how his father challenged and inspired him. The ‘Golden Girls’ Miami Tour You Secretly Want To Do Joe’s Stone Crabs, the boardwalk, World Erotic Museum, 11th Street Diner; all […]