RNS) — The church court stripped the Rev. Thomas Jay Oord of Nampa, Idaho, of his preaching credentials and expelled him from membership in the 2.5 million-member global denomination. The post Church of the Nazarene expels LGBTQ affirming theologian appeared first on Religion News Service…
In an unprecedented display of inclusivity, drag queens took center stage at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, showcasing the vibrant and influential role of the French LGBTQ+ community. But it also attracted criticism over a tableau reminiscent of “The La…
Meryl Streep’s daughter Louisa Jacobson has come out as LGBTQI+ with a radiantly queer series of photos on Instagram during Pride Month. Louisa, who is the daughter of Streep and … The post Meryl Streep’s Daughter Louisa Jacobson Comes Out As a Lesbian appeared first on Star Observer…
Just.Equal Australia has released a survey in order to learn how the Australian LGBTQI+ community feels about police at Pride events. The community survey has been released in response to … The post A New Survey Wants To Know How You Feel About Police At Pride Events appeared first on Star Observer…
Over the past decade, Pride Month celebrations saw the high street decked out in rainbow-coloured displays, with retailers offering themed items and brands releasing targeted ad campaigns to support the LGBTQ+ community. To some queer people, it smacked of rainbow capitalism, where businesses seek to profit from the LGBT movement…
In May the National Science Foundation (https://www.science.org/content/article/lgbtq-ph-d-graduates-will-soon-be-counted-key-u-s-survey) plans to add questions about sexual orientation and gender identity to its Survey of Earned Doctorates, an annual exit survey of all individuals who will receive a research doctorate from U.S. institutions. The survey’s data have been used since 1957...
Members of the LGBTQI+ community and sex workers have told of the ill-treatment they suffer under public health officials. They said they are denied medication for chronic diseases and are also judged and insulted whenever they go to public health facilities. A 35-year-old unemployed queer man from Vosloorus in Ekurhuleni said he had now changed…