Category: GLBT News

By Thomas Maxheimer Hello Again Check out the trailer for the upcoming film HELLO AGAIN, which follows 10 love affairs across 10 different historic time periods in New York City. Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman courted to appear in gay conversion therapy drama Boy Erased, the film adaptation of the 2016 memoir of the same […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Nearly 50 years after Stonewall, trans people still feel excluded at pride Not only do transgender people report not feeling welcomed at pride events, they say they get more love from straight people than they do from gay men and lesbians. Survey Finds Broad Opposition to ‘License to Discriminate’ Laws The 2016 […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Germany grants rare humanitarian visa to gay man fleeing Chechnya At the time of this writing, Germany has granted two rare humanitarian visas for gay men escaping persecution in Chechnya. More are expected in the coming months reports Der Tagesspiegel. Gay man wins election for Irish prime minister The gay son of […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Trans candidate in Virginia makes history by winning House primary Danica Roem will not face anti-LGBT+ Republican Bob Marshal in the general election. Commerce Department walks back attempt to kill LGBT+ protections The Commerce Department recently changed their equal opportunity employment statement, removing LGBT+ protections. They have since said that was an […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Redesigned pride flag recognizes LGBT+ people of color Brown and black stripes were added above the rainbow colors and represent LGBT+ people of color, a group that can feel overlooked in the overall LGBT+ umbrella. McDonalds produce rainbow fries boxes for Pride and this evangelist is furious Christian evangelist Joshua Feuerstein, who […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Portland Gets Its First-Ever Queer Comedy Festival More than 40 comics will visit five venues on July 13-16 for Portland Queer Comedy Festival. Cher Musical to Hit Broadway in 2018, She Confirms Cher confirms via Twitter that her new show is a go! 29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced The Lammys […]

By Thomas Maxheimer CHINA: LGBTI activists arrested by police According to a Reuters report, police told the LGBT+ activist group “Speak Out” that the city did not welcome gay people.  The nine activists were held by police for approximately eight hours and then released.  They had planned to hold an LGBT+ rights conference in the […]

By Thomas Maxheimer An LGBT group says it was barred from a Pride parade because it supports Trump North Carolina’s “Deplorable Pride” group had its parade entry application rejected by North Carolina Pride who indicated it “reserves the right to decline participation at our events to groups or organizations which do not reflect the mission, […]

By Thomas Maxheimer One Year After Pulse Shooting, Orlando Honors Those Who Died Victims friends, family members, medical professionals who treated victims, and the larger Orlando community reflect on their loss, and struggles to come to terms what has happened in the year since the attack. Illinois tells foster parents that they must be ‘LGBTQ-affirming’ […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Instagram Rolled Out Stickers and a Rainbow Brush Tool for LGBTQ Pride Month 2017 To celebrate pride month, Instagram worked with LGBT+ artists to create stickers and a rainbow brush tool from its own global community. Matt Bomer is dashing 1930s movie executive in new series The Last Tycoon The new Amazon […]