Yeshiva University suspends activities after SCOTUS ruling on LGBTQ club
Yeshiva University suspended all student club activities this week after the U.S. Supreme Court denied its request to overturn a lower court ruling requiring the New York college to recognize an LGBTQ student group. Driving the news: An attorney for the stude…
California enacts law to help LGBTQ military veterans
California’s governor has signed a law he says will help military service members who were discharged under “don’t ask, don’t tell” policies to reestablish eligibility for Veterans Affairs benefits. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Saturday many veterans who were disch…
Queen Elizabeth II ruled through decades of change on gay rights, but her LGBTQ legacy is complicated.
In 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne after the death of her father, same-sex sexual relations were criminalized in Britain.
Yeshiva University halts clubs amid High Court LGBTQ ruling
Yeshiva University has abruptly suspended student club activity in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this week that ordered the school to recognize for now an LGBTQ student group. In an email to students, university officials on…
LGBTQ Rights Are in Peril—as Senate Marriage Equality Mess Reveals
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyThere will not be a debate or vote on marriage equality in the Senate until after the midterm elections. Democrats accept that there aren’t yet the 10 Republican votes to get the vote over the line, but remain optimistic that there will be at some point…
Texas court expands protections for families with trans kids
A Texas judge expanded an injunction on Friday to block state officials from investigating families with trans children that belong to PFLAG National, an LGBTQ advocacy group, the ACLU announced. The big picture: The decision expands on a district court’s pre…
Man buys his own ‘baby castle’ after lifelong fascination with historic homes
Mok O’Keefe has been interested in stately homes for all his life, but said he struggled to find LGBTQ+ history represented within them…
Yeshiva University is forced to accept an LGBTQ club
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Drag performer, 25, dies mid-performance at Philadelphia bar
A Philadelphia drag performer beloved by the local LGBTQ community died Monday night during a performance at a popular gay bar.