Community Comes Together for Unforgettable Back-to-School Bash at The CENTER @Joshua Home
Joshua Home an LGBTQ Safe Haven kicks off the opening of its new drop-in center for LGBTQ+ youth in the Inland Empire with the Queer Kickoff: Back-to-School and Open House event…
“How we are is who we are”: Dolly Parton’s support of transgender and broader LGBTQ+ community
The singer spoke out in the wake of anti-transgender legislation that had passed in her home state of Tennessee…
LGBT Museum Qtopia Sydney To Construct Dedicated AIDS Memorial
LGBTQI museum Qtopia Sydney will construct a dedicated AIDS memorial to commemorate those who lost their lives to the disease. This memorial will be five metres high and be located … The post LGBT Museum Qtopia Sydney To Construct Dedicated AIDS Memorial appeared first on Star Observer…
Sydney Catholic School Revokes Ban, Allows Student To Bring Her Girlfriend To Year 12 Formal
A Sydney Catholic school has rolled back its policy to ban students from bringing their same-sex partners to the Year 12 formal. LGBTQI advocates and public figures, including Premier Chris … The post Sydney Catholic School Revokes Ban, Allows Student To Bring Her Girlfriend To Year 12 Formal appeared first on Star Observer…
Tasmania Rejects Demands For Compensation For Victims Of Anti-Gay Laws
Tasmania’s Liberal government has rejected calls from LGBTQI advocacy groups to pay compensation to victims of the state’s former anti-gay laws. Attorney General Gyu Barnett recently introduced amendments to the … The post Tasmania Rejects Demands For Compensation For Victims Of Anti-Gay Laws appeared first on Star Observer…
Southern, out, and electable: Sexual identity is not the deciding factor
For LGBTQ+ politicians winning elections in the South, leading is more complicated than the culture wars suggest…
Mike Johnson’s anti-gay bigotry comes back to bite him yet again
Before entering politics, House Speaker Mike Johnson reportedly partnered with an organization that promoted so-called conversion therapy for LGBTQ people…
Mass Arrests Target LGBTQ+ People In Nigeria As LGBTQ Abuses Are Ignored, Activists Say
Law enforcement authorities in Nigeria are using the country’s same-sex prohibition law to target the LGBTQ+ community while ignoring abuses against them, rights groups and lawyers say…
Hungary bans teenagers from visiting World Press Photo exhibition over display of LGBTQ+ images
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — People younger than 18 have been barred from visiting this year’s World Press Photo exhibition in Budapest, after Hungary’s right-wing populist government determined that some of its photos violate a contentious law restricting LGBTQ+ content. The prestigious global photo exhibition, on display in Hungary’s National Museum in Budapest…