Category: GLBT News

By Thomas Maxheimer Actor Jim Parsons marries longtime boyfriend in swanky ceremony Jim Parsons, most widely known for his role as Sheldon on Big Bang Theory, married his partner recently in a ceremony held at the Rainbow Room at the top of the Rockefeller Center. The Trailer for the New Season of ‘Will & Grace’ […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Trans people are being ‘blocked from voting’ in the UK Just weeks prior to the UK general election, trans citizens are finding it difficult, if not impossible, to register to vote. In Hong Kong’s bid for Gay Games, a bid for equality in Asia Many hope the gay games would bring critical […]

By Thomas Maxheimer ‘A death sentence’: What changes to US healthcare could mean to the trans community The protections put in place by the Obama administration could be stripped away by Trump.  From listing gender dysphoria as a pre-existing condition in the Affordable Care Act to removing prohibitions on gender discrimination, the lives of trans […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Meet the first trans woman running for office on a major ticket in New York Trans women Kristen Browde, Chappaqua, New York, will be the first trans woman to run for office on a major party ticket in the state. Man Beaten In Anti-Gay Attack In South Beach: ‘Faggots Need to Die’ […]

By Thomas Maxheimer ‘American Gods’ Episode Boasts ‘Hottest And Most Pornographic Gay Sex Scene’ Ever on Mainstream TV The series, adapted from Neil Gaiman’s 2001 novel of the same name, may push out “Sense 8” for the steamiest sex scene on mainstream TV. Wonder Woman Trailer American superhero “Wonder Woman: Rise of the Warrior” is […]

By Thomas Maxheimer “Bathroom bill” in House misses key deadline — but issue stays alive The proposal to gut Texas’ city and school trans inclusive bathroom policies missed a deadline, but this does not mean the initiative is dead.  The proposal, by Republican state Representative Ron Simmons, would ban the protections of any class of […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Indonesian university refuses to enroll LGBTI students The Universitas Andalas in Padang, West Sumatra has brought attention to itself due to a portion of their website insisting students sign a letter declaring they do not identify as LGBT+.  While the page has been removed, the school states LGBT+ students will not be allowed […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]