Category: GLBT News

By Thomas Maxheimer TRAILER: A Very Sordid Wedding The all-star cast of the movie and TV series Sordid Lives will be back in the film sequel, A Very Sordid Wedding.  The film is set in Winters, Texas in the weeks following the US Supreme Court’s ruling on marriage equality.  The film will have a two […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Why LGBT Hatred Suddenly Spiked In Indonesia A series of discriminatory comments from various government officials and agencies have fueled the unprecedented and sudden tide of violence against sexual and gender minorities. Where Are The Most Difficult Places In The World To Be Gay Or Transgender? To summarize: Iraq, Iran, Honduras, Uganda, […]

By Thomas Maxheimer 13 Shots Fired Into Tulsa, Oklahoma LGBT Equality Center: WATCH Offices Of LGBTQ Organizations Nationwide Are Being Vandalized Man who attacked couple with shopping cart for hugging guilty of hate crime Police release photos of 5 men who brutally attacked gay couple on train NYPD: Man Yelling Anti-Gay Slurs Slashes Man In […]

  By Thomas Maxheimer Trump Administration Begins To Show Its True Hand On LGBTQ Rights Attorney General Jeff Sessions is not a friend to the LGBTQ community and he again proved this fact by instructing the DOJ to withdraw its request for stay of anti-transgender ruling. Arkansas Senate Approves Resolution Calling For Constitutional Convention To […]

By Thomas Maxheimer U.S. Customs Blocked A Canadian Gay Man Over The Content Of His Scruff Profile The Customs officials seemed to believe the gay man, who’s husband lives in New Orleans, LA, was a prostitute due to certain slang words in his social media profile.  He was twice denied entry, the second attempt was […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Same-Sex Marriage Laws Linked To Powerful Drop In Teen Suicide Rate This groundbreaking study demonstrates that states which enacted marriage equality had fewer teen suicide attempts than those who did not. Most Americans Oppose‘Religious Freedom’ Laws That Allow For Discrimination While the White House reportedly continues to prepare an executive order granting […]

By Thomas Maxheimer RuPaul’s Drag Race Is Getting Two New Online Spin-Offs Haus of Edwards and Detox’s Life Rehab, which will have eight episodes each, will run for roughly 30 minutes.  They are expected to be released in April.  Untucked, a show that gives a behind-the-scenes look at RuPaul’s Drag Race, currently airs on the […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Different Countries, Their Laws, and Their Behavior Towards LGBT Communities Also referred to as the “The Shameful 76”, which are 76 countries that make being LGBT illegal.  The site also includes information about the worst offenders, shareable maps, and tips for travel. Fascists Carry Coffin Draped In Italy Flag To Protest Gay […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Bisexual Gov. Kate Brown leads Oregon lawmakers in fight against Trump Governor Kate Brown (D-Oregon), the nation’s first openly gay governor, issued her own executive order insisting her state would not participate in President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees or any future Muslim registry he may propose.  “I will uphold the civil […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Anti-LGBTI Betsy DeVos Confirmed As Education Secretary There are some suggestions that Betsy DeVos’ confirmation was bought. Huffington Post has listed DeVos’ financial contributions to the Republican Senators who voted for her.  In addition, Vox reports unknown actors paid random internet users to write notes supporting her contentious confirmation. The Washington Post has also reported ethics […]