In this week’s podcast: • President Biden issues first-ever presidential proclamation for Transgender Day of Visibility • Arkansas has passed a series of anti-LGBTQ laws in a week • The Pentagon erases…
Podcast: Captain America, Japan & Marriage Equality, The LGBTQ Tribe Takes The Call
In this week’s podcast: • Japan takes a baby step towards marriage equality • A transgender student won a large settlement in his discrimination lawsuit against a school district in Minnesota •…
SCOTUS Turns Away Attempt To Undermine LGBTQ Parents’ Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case that could have undercut marriage rights for same-sex couples. Even with a 6-3 conservative majority on the high court, SCOTUS refused to…
Supreme Court Justice Alito Criticizes High Court’s Marriage Equality Ruling
While delivering the keynote speech at the Federalist Society’s convention last night, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito surprised some by going full-on anti-same-sex marriage by openly criticizing the high court’s 2015 Obergefell…
Midday Brain Break: Adorable Wedding Flashmob Dance
Awww… It’s been a while since we saw a flash mob dance at a wedding – but today we get this little uplifting nugget. Fitness guy Brock Dalgleish shared this clip from…
New Data Shows Changing Attitudes On LGBTQ Acceptance
June 26 has become such a special day in LGBTQ history in the United States many now view the date as ‘National Gay Pride Day.’ It was on this day in 2003…
Celebrating 5 Years Of Marriage Equality In The US
It was five years ago today that the U.S. Supreme Court issued its historic ruling, Obergefell v. Hodges, making same-sex marriage legal across the entire United States. In light of the happy…
Same-Sex Weddings Have Added $3.8 Billion To Economy Since 2015
During the years leading up to same-sex marriage being legalized nationwide in 2015, LGBTQ activists often extolled the financial upside marriage equality would bring to the economy. According to researchers at the…
News Round-Up: May 26, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • Washington Post: Costa Rica became the latest country to legalize same-sex marriage early Tuesday when a ruling from its supreme court went into effect…
Study Shows Suicide Rates Dropped Significantly After Marriage Equality
A new study shows suicide rates among LGBTQ people in Sweden and Denmark fell significantly after same-sex marriage was legalized in the Scandinavian countries. From The Guardian: The joint study by the…
UK Parliament Passes Marriage Equality In Northern Ireland
Lawmakers in Parliament have voted overwhelmingly to extend same-sex marriage rights to LGBTQ citizens of Northern Ireland. The vote, by a lopsided margin of 393 to 73, will bring marriage equality to…
Alabama Legislature Passes Total Abortion Ban
In case you were wondering why conservatives/Republicans continue to support Donald Trump. Because he’s appointing judges that will uphold laws like Alabama’s new near-total-ban on abortion. From The New York Times: The…
NY State: Town Clerk Forced To Apologize For Refusing Marriage License To Gay Couple
Town clerk Sherrie Eriksen apologizes for denying gay couple a marriage license On July 30 last summer, Thomas Hurd and Dylan Toften went to the office of their town clerk in Root,…
News Round-Up: January 24, 2019
Ryan Worley (photo: Vinnie Cassidy) Some news items you might have missed: • Las Vegas based photographer Vinnie Cassidy captures a gorgeous sunset moment (above) with Chippendales’ hottie, Ryan Worley. • Australia’s postal…
Austria Celebrates Marriage Equality In The New Year
Shortly after midnight, two women in Velden, Austria, exchanged wedding vows becoming the first same-sex couple to officially marry in the country. After being engaged for four years, Daniela Paier and Nicole…
LGBTQs In Brazil Rush To Marry Fearing New Anti-Gay President
Even though same-sex marriage has been legal in Brazil since 2013, LGBTQ couples are hurrying their wedding plans before right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro is sworn into office as the country’s new president.…