By John Mack Freeman A Gallup poll found that LGBT people have a lower rate of well-being than non-LGBT people. LGBT people scored 58 on their scale while non-LGBT people scored 62. Via Gallup: The financial and physical well-being of LGBT people when broken down was also lower, 10 and 7 points respectively. The numbers […]
Year: 2014
New Internet domains to raise money for HIV prevention
By John Mack Freeman A new domain ending was released this week, and it seeks to provide websites with a tool to raise money for HIV prevention and research. The dotHIV initiative will be providing web addresses to businesses and nonprofits that end in “.hiv”. Dubbed the digital red ribbon, it is the first top-level […]
Dominican Republican Bans Miley Cyrus For “Promoting Lesbian Sex”
By Ashely R. Lierman A concert scheduled for September 13th in Santo Domingo has been canceled by the government of the Dominican Republic, apparently on moral grounds. Among the charges against the singer is that she promotes lesbian sex. Via The Advocate: In a statement released Thursday, the commission said the concert was to be called off because […]
Meet John Sandstrom!: An RT member profile by Tess Goldwasser
By Tess Goldwasser John has served several roles in the GLBTRT (and its predecessor, the GLBTF). He served on the book award committee back in the late 1980’s, and was co-chair the year they had Quentin Crisp and Armistead Maupin as guests. He also served as our Stonewall Book Award Brunch chair for a few years. […]
Survey Respondents Needed for LGBT Mental Health Survey
By John Mack Freeman King’s College London researchers are looking into how stigma increases mental health problems among the LGBT community. To read more about the study, click here. To participate in the study, click here.
San Francisco Police Welcome Trans Officer
By John Mack Freeman This week, Mikayla Connell became the first trans person in San Francisco Police Department history to enter and graduate from the police academy. Watch an interview with her while she describes the experience:
Vikings Donate to LGBT Rights Groups to Settle Kluwe Suit
By John Mack Freeman Earlier, GLBT News reported that Chris Kluwe was suing his former NFL team, the Minnesota Vikings, due to their unwillingness to release a report detailing that organization’s alleged homophobia and anti-LGBT practices. The Vikings announced that Kluwe’s termination had nothing to do with his staunch pro-LGBT stance, however. To settle the threatened suit, […]
Marriage Equality News in Florida
By John Mack Freeman In recent weeks, four counties inside of Florida have found for LGBT couples seeking rights related to marriage equality. However, the results of all of these rulings have been stayed pending appeal. In addition to this, a federal judge ruled for the first time today that Florida’s ban on same sex […]
Encourage Wattpad to Include LGBT Sections
Via GLBTRT-Mailing List From Care2 Petitions: Wattpad is a massive writing community that promises to help writers connect with readers all over the world — giving writers a chance to find an audience and win recognition for their work. There’s a category for almost everything on Wattpad: if you want to read fiction for teens […]
Laverne Cox Interview Discusses Childhood Suicide Attempt
Watch actor and trans activist Laverne Cox in her recent interview with ABC News, as she talks candidly about bullying, her childhood suicide attempt, and the value of transgender representation. Watch more news videos | Latest from the US]