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Year: 2018
LGBTQIA+ World News
“Surveillance squads” in Tanzania created to hunt down gay people; Mexico courts rule for gay marriage (in the US); Anglican schools in Australia won’t fire teachers for being gay. Tanzania: Anti-gay crackdown in Dar es Salaam Mexico Ruling Backs Same-Sex Couple Sydney Anglican principal rejects right to sack gay teachers
LGBTQIA+ US News
‘You Are Safe Now’: Matthew Shepard Laid To Rest At National Cathedral Matthew Shepard’s ashes were buried on October 26, 2018 at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.-20 years after his death. “Transgender” Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration The Department of Health and Human Services is leading an effort to provide […]
LGBTQIA+ World News
Being LGBT is a crime in Malawi, so of course crimes against LGBT persons there go unreported; self-described homophobe Jair Bolsonaro is expected to win Brazil’s presidential election; a great story about code-switching to share with straight people. Malawi: Arrests, Violence against LGBT People Brazil’s fearful LGBT community prepares for a ‘proud homophobe’ Code-switching: How […]
Advocacy: Book Burning in Iowa
Orange City Public Library is not currently responding to a recent Facebook Live video in which library-owned LGBTQIA books were burned by a local “pro-life, pro-family” activist during the city’s annual “OC Pride” event. It might be kind to offer letters of support to both local librarians and LGBTQIA organizations. Please note, no one has […]
LGBTQIA+ World News
The Netherlands courts decide who gets gender-neutral passports; Cuban evangelical churches unite against constitutional changes that would allow gay marriage; and Kerryn Phelps tips the balance of Australian parliament away from the Liberal (actually center-right) Party. First Dutch gender-neutral passport issued In rare campaign for Cuba, churches advocate against gay marriage Lesbian Wins Key Seat […]
Queer Comics Database
Queer comics database is a great tool for discovering comic books and graphic novels that have LGBTQ characters. It’s a fun way to use reader’s advisory and find some hidden gems. It also contains 193 titles of comics. To quote the database, “Our mission is to facilitate access to comics that contain queer representation.” The database […]
LGBTQIA+ US News
LGBTQ-positive books to be donated to Plymouth-Canton schools A local chapter of PFLAG in Michigan is doing more to encourage the acceptance of diversity among their youth by launching a program to donate LGBTQ positive books to area schools. HRC Releases 2018 Municipal Equality Index Rating Cities on LGBTQ Inclusion The Human Rights Campaign has […]
LGBTQIA+ World News
Australia’s government doesn’t want religious discrimination against LGBTI students; same-sex marriage is illegal in Poland, but same-sex couples can now register their kids; the EU stops unnecessary surgeries on intersex children. Coalition ‘united’ over laws to stop schools expelling gay students, Cormann says Gay couple can register child in conservative Poland: court Medical Experts Call […]
#TBT – National Coming Out Day
There are many ways LGBTQ+ persons have advocated for themselves throughout history, whether it be with friends or family, in the workplace, or on the political stage. One of the most personal forms of activism in and of itself has been “coming out”–revealing to the world through an act of self-disclosure that one identifies as […]