‘It is bleak’: How the pandemic economy has affected LGBTQ people
The pandemic has exacerbated the existing issues for LGBTQ people, including employment and housing discrimination and higher rates of mental health problems.
Rainbow colored LGBTQ pride lifeguard stand burned down in alleged ‘act of hate’
California authorities are investigating a recent fire that destroyed a lifeguard tower painted with a rainbow in honor of LGBTQ Pride Month — a potential arson that one official called an “act of hate,” a report said. Fire officials in Long Beach, Calif., are investigating the blaze, which was apparently set just before midnight on…
9 LGBTQ+ Books We’re Looking Forward to This Spring
These works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic novels, and beyond make for great reading any time of the year (not just Pride Month).
In House Committee Testimony, Megan Rapinoe Asks: When Will We Invest in Women’s Sports?
Megan Rapinoe, soccer star, bestselling author, and gender equality activist, made the most of her time speaking to a House of Representatives committee today. Testifying at a “hybrid hearing” for the Oversight and Reform Committee on Equal Pay Day, Rapinoe’s task was to help legislators understand the “long-term economic impacts of gender inequality,” and...
Can Religion Give You PTSD?
When Ana Sharp Williamson came home from her honeymoon in the summer of 2019, she moved in with her husband and began the process of deciding which church they should go to. She didn’t want to go to her childhood church, so decided to go to his until they found the right fit. It was…
Queen ‘to hire diversity tsar’ for minority representation push at Palace
Palace seeking ‘independent views” on how to better represent ethnic minorities, disabled people and LGBTQ+ communities
DC’s Batwoman Show Recasts Kate Kane, Wallis Day Takes On Role
The role of Kate Kane in The CW’s DC show Batwoman has been recast. The most recent episode, Season 2’s Episode 8, revealed that British actor Wallis Day has replaced Ruby Rose as the character.Kane was the lead character in Batwoman Season 1. When Rose left the show, Javicia Leslie joined as Ryan Wilder, the…
A Leftist, an Alien Abductee and Miss Cleo Walk Into a Memoir…
Patricia Lucia’s debut memoir surprises with emotional depth, LGBTQ appeal and intimate encounters with people on the fringes of American culture and politics.
British royal family to consider possible appointment of diversity chief
Buckingham Palace is understood to be working on plans around diversity, which would include LGBTQI+ and disability issues.