By John Mack Freeman A Gallup poll found that LGBT people have a lower rate of well-being than non-LGBT people. LGBT people scored 58 on their scale while non-LGBT people scored 62. Via Gallup: The financial and physical well-being of LGBT people when broken down was also lower, 10 and 7 points respectively. The numbers […]
Category: GLBT News
San Francisco Police Welcome Trans Officer
By John Mack Freeman This week, Mikayla Connell became the first trans person in San Francisco Police Department history to enter and graduate from the police academy. Watch an interview with her while she describes the experience:
Vikings Donate to LGBT Rights Groups to Settle Kluwe Suit
By John Mack Freeman Earlier, GLBT News reported that Chris Kluwe was suing his former NFL team, the Minnesota Vikings, due to their unwillingness to release a report detailing that organization’s alleged homophobia and anti-LGBT practices. The Vikings announced that Kluwe’s termination had nothing to do with his staunch pro-LGBT stance, however. To settle the threatened suit, […]
Marriage Equality News in Florida
By John Mack Freeman In recent weeks, four counties inside of Florida have found for LGBT couples seeking rights related to marriage equality. However, the results of all of these rulings have been stayed pending appeal. In addition to this, a federal judge ruled for the first time today that Florida’s ban on same sex […]
Encourage Wattpad to Include LGBT Sections
Via GLBTRT-Mailing List From Care2 Petitions: Wattpad is a massive writing community that promises to help writers connect with readers all over the world — giving writers a chance to find an audience and win recognition for their work. There’s a category for almost everything on Wattpad: if you want to read fiction for teens […]
Smithsonian to Add LGBT History to Collection
Via Ashley R. Lierman The Smithsonian Institute announced this week that they are planning on adding hundreds of items related to LGBT history to their collection in the coming months. Here’s is the full press release from the Associated Press: Hundreds of photographs, papers and historical objects documenting the history of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender […]
Rare Cuban “No” Vote Cast Because of LGBT Rights
By John Mack Freeman It’s a rare occasion when a no vote is cast in the Cuban legislature. In fact, some Cuban experts say that a no vote hasn’t been cast in the legislature since the Revolution. But when a workers’ rights bill came before the legislature, Mariela Castro voted against the legislation due to […]
Tennessee: Same-Sex Marriage, Don’t Say Gay, and Benefits
By John Mack Freeman It’s been a busy week in Tennessee on the LGBT front. First, Chattanoooga voters overturned a domestic partners ordinance by a margin of about 20 points. The council had originally passed it 5-4 last year, but it was put on the ballot through a referendum process. Via Joe. My. God.: Following […]
By the Numbers: LGBT Religion, Parenting, and Support
By John Mack Freeman Gallup released a new poll this week showing that LGBT people were significantly more likely to be non-religious than were non-LGBT people. Additionally, there were much less likely to attend worship services, and much more likely to say that religion does not play a major role in their daily lives. The […]
“Cameron Post” Ends Summer Reading in Delaware
By John Mack Freeman The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a 2012 book that chronicles the life of Cameron Post. After her parents die, she is forced to move to Montana to live with a conservative aunt while trying to blend in to survive. When she meets Coley Taylor, though, things change. Via Goodreads: “She and […]