Category: GLBT News

By Tricia Boucher Criminal code revamp plan sends chill through Indonesia’s LGBT community Indonesia, pushed by Islamic fundamentalists and politicians looking to gain the conservative vote, is working towards criminalizing same sex relationships. Bermuda becomes first jurisdiction in the world to repeal same-sex marriage Bermuda’s Senate and House of Assembly voted to legalize same-sex marriage […]

By Tricia Boucher Openly gay US skier sends message to Pence in Instagram post Oh, to be a young, gay and out Olympian.  One uses his position to comment to Vice President Pence. Fox News pulls executive’s column on U.S. Olympic team diversity The executive vice president of Fox News wrote an opinion piece saying […]

By Thomas Maxheimer South Dakota considers ban on teaching about gender identity in schools Lawmakers have proposed legislation that would ban teachers in public schools from talking about gender identity in middle and elementary schools.  Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) reports that South Dakota would be the first U.S. state to enact such […]

By Thomas Maxheimer A Brief History Of LGBTQ Characters, People, Mentions & Moments On (Mostly Primetime) U.S. TV — 1920s-2000 The BoyCulture.com blog has written up a lengthy yet fascinating blog post highlighting LGBTQ people and references going back to the early days of TV. Jimmy Kimmel demonstrates why ‘freedom to discriminate’ against gay couples […]

By Tricia Boucher Indonesia police probe Aceh abuse of transgender women Police in the majority-Muslim, semi-autonomous Aceh province publicly humiliated transgender women and are facing an investigation.  The police have the support of the local community. Costa Rica votes for new president amid gay rights debate The recommendation of a Latin American court that Costa […]

By Tricia Boucher Gay Rights Activists Urge Amazon to Avoid These 9 States for Its HQ2 Amazon’s short list of cities for their new headquarters includes 11 cities in states without protections for LGBTQ persons.  Advocates have launched a campaign to urge Amazon to locate in a state that does protect the LGBTQ community. Merriam-Webster […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Tolerance takes a hit: Americans less accepting of LGBT people in 2017, survey shows For the first time in many years, fewer than half (49%) of U.S. citizens are “somewhat” or “very” accepting of LGBTQ people according to the Accelerating Acceptance report released Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. […]

By Thomas Maxheimer The A-List Gay Cast of ‘Boys in the Band’ Talks About the Play’s Significance in New Teaser In preparation for the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking 1968 play The Boys in the Band, the star-studded cast gathered to make a photoshoot and video highlighting the upcoming show.  Watch the video here. ‘Tom […]

By Tricia Boucher Transgender woman in male prison ‘nightmare’ on hunger strike Marie Dean, a prisoner in Lancashire, UK, has engaged in a hunger strike to protest the Ministry of Justice’s refusal to recognize her as a woman.  Friends and family have not heard from her since receiving her letter stating her plans and are concerned. […]

By Tricia Boucher Ohio judge to decide on transgender boy’s therapy An Ohio judge will be deciding the fate of a 17-year-old transgender boy in Ohio by deciding who will have custody – his grandparents, who support his gender identity, or his parents, who want him to take part in “Christian-based therapy”. Across U.S., LGBTQ Christians […]