Transgender Democrat Danica Roem is facing a transphobic ad blitz as she seeks re-election
Virginia lawmaker Danica Roem is facing transphobic attacks from lobby groups as she fights for re-election. Roem made history as the first out transgender state lawmaker in 2017, when she won a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. Although she primarily campaigned on local issues, Roem’s opponents have sought to...
Republican congresswoman Vicky Hartzler is not sorry for promoting gay cure therapy
Republican congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, whose office hosted a group promoting gay cure therapy has refused to apologise. The Missouri Republican refused to back down after her staffers helped arrange a Washington DC forum for a group promoting the discredited idea that homosexuality can be cured. Hartzler’s office...
Meet James Baldwin, the black, gay, angry novelist who pathed the way for the Stonewall uprising
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the June 28, 1969 Stonewall Inn rebellion in New York City. Fortunately, the commemoration has been kind to its leading African-American figure, Black transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson, who as historian Martin Duberman recounts helped trigger the rebellion by climbing a lamp...
African HIV experts are calling on Uganda to legalise homosexuality
Four leading African HIV experts are calling on the government in Uganda to decriminalise homosexuality in order to tackle the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS. Serge Paul Eholié from Côte d’Ivoire, Keletso Makofane from Harvard University, James G. Hakim from Zimbabwe and Kenneth Ngure from Kenya issued a statement following...
Thugs storm gay club in Slovenia, smash windows and threaten to beat up ‘f****ts’
A gay club in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana was attacked by unknown assailants in an incident being treated by police as a hate crime. Tiffany Club – one of the city’s few LGBT+ venues – was targeted at 4am on Friday, when a group of assailants stormed the club shortly after closing time. Thugs...
San Francisco City Hall lit up in trans flag colours for Trans Awareness Month
A transgender flag will fly over City Hall in San Francisco in honour of the city’s Trans Awareness Month. The flag was raised over city hall in a ceremony on Friday, as part of efforts to celebrate the local trans community. Trans people from across the city joined Mayor London Breed, Senator Scott Wiener and...
Delta will restore gay love scenes to LGBT films after anger at censorship
Delta Air Lines has said it will change its procedures after it emerged that it was airing versions of LGBT+ films that gutted all same-sex romance. The US airline has come under fire this week for showing “airline edits” of Elton John biopic Rocketman and high school drama Booksmart that removed scenes of...
The Trump administration says it’s OK for adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBT people
The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) announced today that adoption agencies will be allowed to discriminate against LGBT+ people. Ironically, the rule change was announced on the first day of National Adoption Month (November 1). The rule change, effective immediately, means that any...
The Trump administration just scrapped healthcare protections for LGBT patients
The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) has scrapped nondiscrimination protections for LGBT+ people in federally funded health programmes, effective immediately. In a rule change announced on Friday (November 1), health programmes receiving grants from HSS will no longer have to abide by...
