Category: GLBT News

By Thomas Maxheimer Will a gay Dumbledore feature in Fantastic Beasts 2? In 2007, JK Rowling hinted at a gay character, indicating that Dumbledore was gay.  The next film in the franchise focuses on Dumbledore’s younger life, and many are wondering if this could be the opportunity to explore the concept farther. Louis C.K. releases […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Angela Merkel has dropped her opposition to same-sex marriage Markel had long held fast to her anti-marriage equality stance and after changing her posture, and some are questioning if it was a political move. Gay Pride Parades around the world Check out this gallery of the amazingly colorful and varied LGBT celebrations […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Supreme Court will decide if civil rights laws have broad religious exemptions The Colorado case of discrimination that has been making its way through the court system will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.  Two gay men brought the case against a bakery who refused to bake a cake to celebrate […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Gallup Poll Shows Increase in Weddings for Gay Adults Prior to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling clearing the way for nation-wide marriage equality, less than 8% of LGBT couples were married to a same-sex partner.  That increased to 9.6% in 2016, according to the poll.  LGBT people over the age of 50 […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Mississippi’s controversial anti-LGBTI law to go into effect after appeals court ruling This law is considered by advocacy groups as one of the worst current “religious freedom” laws, gives license to anyone, including organizations and businesses, to discriminate against any queer person based on only “sincerely held” religious or moral beliefs. Texas […]

By Thomas Maxheimer ‘Assassination of Gianni Versace’ – First Look at ‘American Crime Story’! With Penelope Cruz, Darren Criss, Edgar Ramirez, and Ricky Martin, the show will air on FX next year. Even in a Post-Moonlight World, It’s Nearly Impossible to Get a Gay Movie Made Six LGBT directors reflect on the struggle to get […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Man Arrested for Threatening ‘Terror Attack’ at Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade The arrest was made after the 20-year-old suspect allegedly called in a terrorist attack threat against the parade. ‘They Told Me I Wasn’t A Human Being’: Gay Men Speak Of Brutal Treatment In Chechnya Two gay men speak about emotional […]

By  Thomas Maxheimer Collecting LGBT Census Data Is ‘Essential’ To Federal Agency, Document Shows The U.S. Census Bureau has said, when questioned why they don’t count LGBT+ citizens, that there is no need to. However, this data is used by many governmental and non-governmental agencies to make funding decisions.  NPR, through a Freedom of Information […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Google grants $1 million to preserve Stonewall oral history Sen. Chuck Schumer announced that the funding will go to The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center to start the project, which will work with the National Park Foundation to preserve and educate future generations about what really happened during the Stonewall […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Oregon Becomes First State to Add Third Gender to Driver’s Licenses Residents will soon have the option of a third category under gender when applying for driver’s licenses or state ID cards.  The options will be: female, male or “X”. Canada’s Senate Just Passed a Landmark Transgender Rights Bill “Gender identity and […]