LGBTQ

A gay Spanish teacher has won $90,000 after suing her school district for allegedly punishing her for supporting LGBTQ+ students. Eileen Brennock filed a lawsuit claiming she was subject to a hostile work environment at Oregon’s Mountain View Middle School in the Newberg school district because she spoke out against Principal Terry McElligot, who she

The Vatican is organizing its first-ever pilgrimage for LGBTQ+ Christians, their relatives and allies during its 2025 celebration of Jubilee, a Holy Year that only occurs every 50 years. The historic event is just the latest in numerous recent pro-LGBTQ+ overtures made by Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church. The pilgrimage — which is

Governor Phil Murphy attends the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemoration Launch at Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan, NJ Friday, November 1, 2024. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed the Freedom to Read Act into law on Monday, banning libraries and public schools from banning books. “Across the nation, we have seen

New court testimony casts doubt on 65-year-old Gerald Declan Radford’s claim that he fatally shot 52-year-old gay dog owner John Walter Lay in a Tampa area park on February 2 in self-defense. Radford is facing second-degree murder charges with possible hate crime enhancements. Radford reportedly testified that Lay had “completely” overpowered him and repeatedly hit

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) walks to a Republican members conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 as House lawmakers seek to elect a new speaker in Washington. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) claims that she tried to have transphobic wrapping paper made but that the vendors she contacted refused to make it

This article first appeared on Mother Jones. It has been republished with the publication’s permission. After contemplating a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors Wednesday, the Supreme Court appears likely to greenlight the prohibition on the theory that nine humble justices are not the best arbiters of complex medical questions. It’s a theory of a

U.S. Republican Presidential former President Donald Trump speaks to attendees in a rally at the Bojangles Coliseum on July 24, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina With President-elect Donald Trump just weeks away from taking office again, same-sex couples are rushing to get married and start families before Inauguration Day. Legal experts say fears that marriage

For Joy Wright, “not being a mother was not an option.” But by the time she reached 34, she was, as she described in an essay for Buzzfeed, “single, lesbian and feeling desperate.” Related: “The path to parenthood as a queer person can be a marathon ― it takes stamina and determination,” she wrote. “Just

Here are this week’s most popular positive stories, with some fun social media posts tossed in too. Like seeing uplifting content like this? Sign up for our Good News email. It seems like every week brings a few new instances of people making LGBTQ+ history. This week’s collection includes the world’s largest quilt, an award-winning trans

JULY 13, 2019: Munich rainbow refugees attending the Gay Pride parade also known as Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Munich, Germany. The Kenyan government is standing in the way of LGBTQ+ refugees seeking asylum in countries that are offering it, according to reporting from The Toronto Star. “It’s not a right as far as the

Nancy Mace at the 2024 Republican National Convention Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), who has a long history of anti-trans politics, used a slur to refer to transgender people in a video she posted to social media. Last month, in response to the first transgender person getting elected to Congress – Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) –

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Judge Felicia Pitts Davis A judge in New York state reportedly refused to officiate a wedding for a same-sex couple immediately after she officiated a wedding for an opposite-sex couple. Now Democrats are calling on her to resign. Judge Felicia Pitts Davis in Syracuse was scheduled to perform two weddings on November 16, 2024. She

King Penguins Magnus, fka Maggie, and Frank A precocious and sexually domineering king penguin enlisted for a breeding initiative in an England zoo — and thought to be a female — has turned out to be a boy. Penguin Maggie traveled from Denmark to the Birdland Park and Gardens in the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England in 2016.

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Accused cyberstalker David Ryan Winters A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging a Durham, North Carolina man with cyberstalking five gay victims. One of the charges alleges the harassment began in 2016 and continued through this year.  The grand jury found evidence to support allegations against the defendant, David Ryan Winters, who

Viersen, Germany – May 9. 2023: Closeup of american disco band Village People vinyl record album cover with YMCA hit from 70s (focus on center) Y.M.C.A co-writer Victor Willis says that starting in January, he will sue “each and every news organization that falsely refers to Y.M.C.A., either in their headlines or alluded to in

President Joe Biden marked World AIDS Day yesterday by displaying the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the White House lawn — a historic first — and placing a massive red ribbon on the White House’s southern portico, an annual tradition since 2007. In his speech, Biden noted the over 40 million people still affected by HIV

Anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) questioned the credibility of the organization behind the Nobel Peace Prize because President-elect Donald Trump has never gotten one. Tenney was speaking to Fox News host Jackie Deangelis about her belief that U.S. allies in the Middle East are excited about Trump’s return to the presidency because of his policies toward

The UK Supreme Court will soon rule on the legal definition of a woman, having taken up a historic case brought by anti-trans group For Women Scotland (FWS). The outcome will have a massive effect on transgender and nonbinary people in the UK. The case asks, “Is a person with a full gender recognition certificate

The following is an excerpt from “Raising LGBTQ Allies: A Parent’s Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground” by Chris Tompkins We cannot fully address the increase in anti-LGBTQ legislation, queerphobia, bullying, shame, and their effects without exploring trauma. When we think of trauma, most of us think of a rape, murder, death, catastrophic

Police in Greensboro, North Carolina, have arrested a 31-year-old man for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Quanesha “Cocoa” Shantel, a Black trans woman who was active in the ballroom and drag scene. Ira Owens, a family friend who described himself as Shantel’s “drag father,” remembered her as “a loving and caring person” in an interview

Here are this week’s most popular positive stories, with some fun social media posts tossed in too. Like seeing uplifting content like this? Sign up for our Good News email. Gobble, gobble and Happy Belated Thanksgiving, everyone! We’re grateful the holiday is increasingly focused on Indigenous and First Nation People — and we’re also thankful to

Security footage allegedly showing Benjamin Michael. A former marine and graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy has been charged with a hate crime for ripping down a Pride flag outside an Annapolis, Maryland, business. Dapper Dog Tattoo Shop owner Charlie Garrett reported the vandalism to police on the morning of Friday, November 15. According to

CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 18: Susan Sarandon attends the ‘Nelyobov (Loveless)’ screening during the 70th Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 18, 2017 in Cannes, France. Susan Sarandon is looking for love — anywhere she can find it. In a feature with The Times of London published over the weekend, Sarandon, 78, revealed

This holiday season may be especially challenging for many of us due to the results of the recent election, so we thought we’d bring a little levity to the day by asking AI to help us create some Pride turkeys to wish you a happy Thanksgiving. So if you need a break from family, friends,

Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and pro-LGBTQ+ initiatives, the company announced Monday. In the wake of a landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2023 ending affirmative action in college admissions, and a drumbeat of anti-“woke” messaging culminating in the election of President-elect Donald

A Christmas Parade in 2020 An Alabama anti-LGBTQ+ organization is trying to get an LGBTQ+ Pride group kicked out of a local Christmas parade because it claims the group will display transgender Pride flags or drag queens in violation of the parade’s “family friendly” policies against political messaging and “lewd and offensive” entries. Prattville Pride

Sir Elton John performs at the 2015 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Pop legend Elton John has revealed that he can no longer see very well after a severe infection in his right eye that he experienced over the summer. Despite this, a new song of his will soon premiere in a documentary about

WORCESTER – The LGBT Asylum task force helped this woman escape Uganda, where the punishment for homosexuality is life imprisonment. Her identity was not revealed. Last week, the Ugandan High Court of the Civil Division awarded $40,000 (the equivalent of 150 million Ugandan shillings) to 20 men who were tortured by police after their 2020