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.
By the End of Summer, Arkansas Doctors Can Refuse to Treat LGBTQ Patients
The governor signed a bill granting doctors and medical professionals the right to refuse medically necessary treatment to patients based on moral, ethical or religious grounds
‘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.