House set to pass Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, with renewed hope for Senate action
Corrected 6:40 p.m. | The House will vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act this week, after standoffs over LGBTQ issues and gun rights prevented an update of the law for years. Authorization for the law, which provides funding for federal prosecution of domestic violence as well as state and local grant programs, lapsed…
Japan court makes landmark ruling on same-sex marriage
Court says not allowing same sex marriage is ‘unconstitutional’ in major victory for LGBTQ community.
For some queer teens, school clubs were their only safe space. Covid upended that.
For many LGBTQ young people, Gender-Sexuality Alliance clubs, or GSA clubs, are safe spaces at school. But the pandemic has made them largely inaccessible.
LGBTQ Catholics Are Stung by the Vatican’s Rebuff of Same-Sex Unions
Marianne Duddy-Burke, the head of DignityUSA, said the Vatican’s refusal to extend blessings to same-sex couples was “just tragic”
Police Arrest Queer Activist At FABalice Rainbow Flag Raising Ceremony
The Northern Territory Police on Friday arrested a queer activist during the FABalice Rainbow flag raising ceremony outside Alice Springs police station. Local LGBTQI+ activists … The post Police Arrest Queer Activist At FABalice Rainbow Flag Raising Ceremony appeared first on Star Observer.
LGBTQ supporters rally outside Regina church over sermon
Amid loud, electronic dance music and a chilly wind, approximately 130 people gathered across the street of Regina Victory Church to be part of the rally.
The ‘super straight’ campaign taking over TikTok is actually just ugly transphobic trolling
News flash: The “super straight” trend on social media, where users claim a “new sexuality” which demands the same respect as those with marginalized sexual identities, is actually just blatant transphobia mocking LGBTQ people and their activism. Over the last two weeks, (mostly cis) people on social media have started openly identifying as “super...
Amazon Responds To Republican Sens. On Book Ban, Says Won’t Sell Books That Frame LGBTQ+ Identities As Mental Illness
Updated Mar 12, 2021, 09:40am EST Topline Amazon will not sell any books on its platform that portray transgender, other gender identities and sexual orientations as mental illnesses, the company explained in a letter to three Republican senators who had sought an explanation from the e-commerce giant about its decision to delist a book written…
Openly Trans Senator Sarah McBride To Headline LGBTQI Health Conference
Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender state senator in US history, will headline a panel at the upcoming 11th Health In Difference conference and the … The post Openly Trans Senator Sarah McBride To Headline LGBTQI Health Conference appeared first on Star Observer.