Politics, pop culture and entertainment news of interest to the LGBTQ community
O’Shea Sibley (photo: Kemar Jewel)A suspect has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of 28-year-old dancer O’Shae Sibley at a gas station over the weekend.
The suspect reportedly turned himself in to police at a Brooklyn station house. Continue reading “Suspect In O’Shea Sibley Stabbing Taken Into Custody”
Police have reportedly identified a suspect in the stabbing death of 28-year-old O’Shae Sibley, a professional dancer, who was killed Saturday night for dancing while fueling his car at a gas station in Brooklyn. Continue reading “Police Have Identified Suspect In Fatal Stabbing Of Young Dancer”
A professional dancer, identified as 28-year-old O’Shae Sibley, was stabbed to death late Saturday night during an altercation at a gas station in Brooklyn.
The assailant reportedly told the victim and his friends that the young man’s dancing while gassing up his car offended him due to his religion.
Surveillance footage captured the fatal incident that police are now investigating as a hate crime. Continue reading “28-Year-Old Dancer Stabbed To Death At Brooklyn Gas Station”
(image via Depositphotos)I write a lot about the hideous anti-transgender laws that have been and continue to be passed across the country. And I know regular readers understand the impact bans on gender-affirming care are having.
But I highly recommend reading this very well-written report by award-winning writer Casey Parks for the Washington Post about a mother in Mississippi who had to drive her 17-year-old son 8 hours to another state just to fill a testosterone prescription. Continue reading “Mother Drives 8 Hours To Keep Son’s Gender-Affirming Care On Track”
President Joe Biden (photo: White House by Cameron Smith)President Joe Biden has issued a statement on today’s ruling from the Supreme Court in the case of 303 Creative v. Elenis, which delivered a license to discriminate against LGBTQ people.
“When one group’s dignity and equality are threatened, the promise of our democracy is threatened and we all suffer.” Continue reading “Biden Concerned SCOTUS Ruling ‘Could Invite More Discrimination’ Against LGBTQ Americans”
U.S. Supreme Court – Fall 2022 (public domain)The Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who has never designed a wedding website – but doesn’t want to design one for a same-sex couple in the future – won’t have to.
In its ruling, 303 Creative v. Elenis, the high court decided the designer has a First Amendment right to refuse services for same-sex marriages even though the state of Colorado, where the woman lives and works, has laws prohibiting such discrimination against gay people. Continue reading “Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of LGBTQ Discrimination”
John Russell Howald (mug shot)A Montana man was sentenced to 18 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for shooting into a residence with the intent of ridding a town of LGBTQI+ residents. Continue reading “Montana Man Gets 18 Years In Prison For Shooting Into Lesbian’s House”
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) officially declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the United States for the first time in its more than 40-year history. Continue reading “Human Rights Campaign Declares National Emergency For LGBTQs”
Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa signed a new education bill into law this week that will restrict teaching about LGBTQ topics and ban books from school libraries that contain any sex acts.
The legislation, signed in a private setting, was an omnibus-bill of education priorities for Iowa Republican lawmakers. Continue reading “Iowa Gov. Signs New Law Banning Books, LGBTQ Teaching”
Darcy Schoening (screen capture)“Moms for Liberty” chair Darcy Schoening told CNN’s Elle Reeve that she believes there’s a coordinated effort to make more kids gay and transgender. Continue reading “‘Moms For Liberty’ Chair: Teachers Are Trying To Make More Kids Gay/Trans”