Category: GLBT News

By Tricia Boucher Trump Administration Bans CDC from Using the Word Transgender The Center for Disease Control has been prohibited from using seven specific words or phrases in any official documents for the 2018 budget.  One of these is transgender. Hawaii case draws attention to same-sex child support issues Will same-sex couples with children be […]

By Thomas Maxheimer CDC director says there are ‘no banned words’ at the agency After many news agencies had reported that the CDC was banned from using seven terms including “transgender,” “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “diversity,” “fetus,” “evidence-based” and “science-based,” the CDC Director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald announced that there are no banned words.  The New York Times […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Check out the first look at the return of Roseanne Entertainment weekly gives us a first glimpse at the return of Roseanne which ran on ABC from 1988 through 1997.  The premier is scheduled to air in 2018. This short film about trans people will warm your heart Like You is a […]

By Tricia Boucher Austrian constitutional court legalizes same-sex marriage Beginning in 2019, same-sex couples will be legally able to marry in Austria.  Civil unions, legal since 2010, will continue to be available after the law changes, to both same-sex and opposite-sex couples. Justin Trudeau Makes History on the Cover of Attitude Magazine The Canadian Prime […]

By Tricia Boucher This Doctor Wants To Transform Transgender Care In America Dr. Maurice Garcia is working to narrow the knowledge gap in transgender care by creating new “gender-affirming” curricula at the medical schools of the University of California at San Francisco and  at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Gay man to run against […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Bea Arthur’s homeless LGBT youth residence opens just in time for Christmas Upon her death, Bea Arthur bequeathed $300,000 for the shelter and NYC added $3.3 million.  The Bea Arthur Residence will help LGBTQ youth transition from homelessness and is part of the Ali Forney Center.  NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio declared […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Marvel’s new animated film stars Latina LGBTQ superhero Miss America Marvel characters are becoming more diverse including a LGBTQ Latina, a Muslim, a Latino, and a young black man.  Watch the trailer here. 10 LGBTI films that were amazing in 2017 Check out ten of the incredible films of 2017 including trailers! […]

By Tricia Boucher LGBT Center Arson Leads to Rebirth, Outpouring of Support After Abounding Prosperity LGBT Resource Center in South Dallas was burned last July, the CEO was not sure the center would reopen.  But $100,000 in donations and several months later, the Center is planning to reopen a few blocks away. The LGBT community […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Under Trump’s Tax Plan, LGBT People Suffer The plan will make deep cuts in accessibility of healthcare and other programs to LGBTQ Americans, especially transgender people says Newsweek. Study: LGBT people of color face greater discrimination “People of color who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender are also six times more likely […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Here’s the First Trailer for the Gay, Coming Out Romance ‘Love, Simon’ Becky Albertalli’s coming-of-age/coming-out novel Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda is being adapted into the film Love, Simon.  Watch the trailer here. How Designing Women Addressed AIDS 30 Years Ago Sometimes we forget the pioneers who brought important issues to […]