Philadelphia-based Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput, who once said sexually active gays cannot take communion, now denies the existence of LGBTI people at all. Archbishop Chaput claims that church documents should refrain from using the term ‘LGBTQ’ in any official documents. He also blamed the church’s sexual abuse crisis on liberal beliefs about sexuality. ‘There is(…)
According to the state of New Jersey, educators can keep students’ transgender identities secret from their families. This new protection comes just months after the state passed three bills giving trans residents of Jersey more rights. LGBTI advocates are celebrating New Jersey’s recent guidance. They say it’s putting the state among national leaders for protecting(…)
Facebook has blocked ads containing LGBTI material for being ‘political’. Adverts for everything from a gay fairy tale cabaret in Las Vegas to a Spanish-language social group for Latino men were deemed political by the social media site’s monitors. This is despite none of them containing any form of advocacy or political views, according to(…)
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signs the bill into law surrounded by members of the LGBTI community (Photo: Twitter) 10 October 2018 New York City residents will be able to opt for the gender-neutral marker ‘X’ on birth certificates from 2019. They can also change gender without a doctor’s affidavit. Mayor Bill de(…)
As a first-time homebuyer, you may not know what to expect during the buying process. Finding a real estate agent to work with, getting pre-qualified for your first mortgage, what to do and what not to do after getting approved for your mortgage. And then on to finding the perfect home, and learning(…)
Titus Burgess will host the Proud Flight (Virgin Atlantic) The world’s first known flight fully staffed by LGBT+ people is due for take off from London Heathrow Airport in June 2019. The LGBT+ pilots and cabin crew will head the one-off ‘Pride Flight’ to New York, which is the first American city to host the World Pride event next(…)
San Francisco is making strides in reducing the number of new HIV infections that happen every year. But recent data released by the San Francisco Department of Public Health show that homelessness is a factor for HIV risk and in how people living with HIV receive treatment. Homelessness and HIV are tightly linked. People who(…)
The number of HIV infections happening in San Francisco continues to decline, with a record low number of HIV infections occurring in 2017 than ever before. The rate of decline, however, is slowing. As new data from the 2017 HIV Epidemiology Annual Report reveals, homeless people, people of color, trans women and people who use(…)
OTELS | DESTINATIONS | TOURS | CRUISES | WEDDINGS | BLOG | EVENTS Saturday, October 20, 2018 The annual Honolulu Pride™ Parade + Festival will commence on the third Saturday of October, and you don’t want to miss it! Held in honor of Hawaii’s LGBTQ+ community and their allies, this two-week extravaganza is witnessed by over 30,000(…)
Protesting intersex surgeries | Photo: Flickr/Stuart Crawford 18 September 2018 The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) in the United States has taken a stance against performing unnecessary surgery on intersex children. The organization, which was founded in 1947, issued the new guidelines earlier this year. Intersex people are those born with variations in their(…)