Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen turned anti-gay crusader, dies at 84
Bryant was perhaps most well-known for her 1977 “Save Our Children” campaign that painted gays and lesbians as a threat to the country’s youth.
Lucy Dacus Posts Music Video Casting Call: ‘Send to the Hot Mascs in Your Life’
The singer previously teased the new song that she “dedicated to lesbians”…
Instagram blocked LGBTQ hashtags and treated them as ‘sexually suggestive content’
Meta’s Instagram has been blocking LGBTQ-related hashtags for months, according to reporting by User Mag. This was done under the company’s “sensitive content” policy as an attempt to restrict “sexually suggestive content.” The blocked hashtags included stuff like #lesbian, #gay, #bisexualpride, #transwomen and dozens more. Those hashtags don’t seem that sexually suggestive to me but…
LGBTQ Vets and Pentagon Reach Historic Settlement Over ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Discharges
The agreement could restore veterans’ benefits to military service members discharged under the policy that ended in 2011…
Pentagon reaches historic settlement with veterans discharged under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
LGBTQ+ veterans who faced discrimination under policy can update paperwork to remove mention of their sexualityThe Department of Defense reached a historic settlement with more than 30,000 LGBTQ+ veterans who were discharged under the controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) policy, which allowed LGBTQ+ members to serve only if they concealed their sexuality.As a part…
Gay cruisers need to be wary of this Caribbean cruise port
Cruise lines are still stopping there and not warning LGBTQ+ passengers about serious violence and prison risks…
Richard Hays, influential scholar who changed his mind on same-sex marriage, has died
RNS) — The renowned New Testament scholar and former dean of Duke Divinity School described his most recent book as an act of repentance for the way his work had been used to harm LGBTQ people and to divide Christians. The post Richard Hays, influential scholar who changed his mind on same-sex marriage…
Biden made diversifying the federal bench a top priority. Here’s a look at his legacy
President Biden’s judicial picks have included the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, women of color to federal appeals courts and openly LGBTQ judges to serve on the federal bench…Comelec to release anti-discrimination guidelines for 2025 campaign
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will release guidelines on anti-discriminatory campaigns for the 2025 elections, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday. According to Garcia, some candidates from the women sector and LGBTQIA+ community experience discrimination and harassment. He also emphasized that being a public official and a voter should know…