Category: GLBT News

By Tricia Boucher Victims of Canada’s ‘Gay Purge’ to Get Apology from Trudeau Justin Trudeau will formally apologize to members of the military, public service, and police who were discriminated against, lost jobs, and imprisoned due to their sexual orientation.  This follows the start of a class-action lawsuit against the government that is attempting to […]

By Tricia Boucher Virginia GOP Devises Transphobic Way to Refuse to Call Danica Roem ‘Gentlewoman’ In order to not call duly elected democrat (and trans woman) Danica Roem “gentlewoman”, which is the customary address for women in the Virginia House of Delegates, GOP Delegates will do away with the 400-year-old tradition of gendered titles.  Roem […]

By Thomas Maxheimer This upcoming Virtual Reality drama centers the LGBTI experience The VR experience will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2018 and tells the story of a mother from Missouri who found her gay son’s diary after he dies of an AIDS related illness.  The director, Illya Szilak, wants the project to […]

By Tricia Boucher Turkish capital bans LGBT cinema, exhibitions LGBT-themed films and exhibitions have been banned in Ankara, Turkey.  While homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, Pride parades have been banned in Istanbul for the last two years. Australian voters approve gay marriage After a hard-fought battle, Australian voters approved gay marriage by a […]

By Tricia Boucher HRC & Trans People of Color Coalition Release Report on Violence Against the Transgender Community The HRC and TPOCC released A Time to Act: Fatal Violence Against Transgender People in America in 2017 in time for Monday’s Transgender Day of Remembrance. LGBT Conversion Therapy Is Dying in Florida—and Fast 17 local bans […]

By Thomas Maxheimer California Joins Lawsuit Against Trump’s Trans Military Ban California, with upwards of 130,000 active duty military personnel, will join the plaintiffs of Stockman v. Trump. 2017 Is The Deadliest Year Yet For Transgender People According to the Human Rights Campaign, at least 25 transgendered people have been killed this year so far. […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Sara Ramirez Stands to Break More Ground on Madam Secretary The Tony Award winner and LGBTQ advocate shares some traits with her character on Madam Secretary.  She shares some information with The Advocate. This Disney cartoon shows that boys can be princesses, too Check out the clip here. Full-length trailer for The […]

By Tricia Boucher Hundreds Join Pride March in India, Where Gay Sex Is Illegal At New Delhi’s 10th annual Queer Pride march, people marched to fight against Indian laws that make gay sex a crime punishable by 10 years in prison, leaving LGBT persons open to harassment, abuse and extortion by the police. Boys should […]

By Tricia Boucher California Is First State to Approve LGBT-Inclusive History Books for K-8 Schools Newly approved history textbooks for the state of California are LGBT-inclusive.  Those that did not include LGBT history were rejected as they did not conform to the 2011 Fair Education Act. Virginia’s First Openly Transgender Elected Person Says, ‘I’m… Danica […]

By Thomas Maxheimer How LGBT Candidates Won So Big on Election Night Get the full run-down from the recent election that ushered in big wins for LGBTQ candidates and their supporters. Wal-Mart’s Perfect LGBT Equality Score Suspended After Employee Complaints While the retailer insists it is working to correct the issues, civil rights groups point […]