Maddison Kleeman Rose chose to speak publicly (HBO/VICE News) A 12-year-old girl who is being forced to flee her hometown after transphobic knife threats has spoken out about what’s happening. Police shut down schools in Achille, Oklahoma for two days earlier this month after threats emerged to a transgender student, Maddie. Messages had come to(…)
California Democratic Party Chair Eric Bauman is calling for a boycott of In-N-Out Burger after the fast-food chain donated $25,000 to the California GOP to boost party coffers ahead of the November election. Bauman called for the boycott of the popular California-based chain via his Twitter account late Wednesday with the following: “Et tu In-N-Out?(…)
Pope Francis has said that families shouldn’t shun their children for being gay, but should seek psychiatric help instead. The head of the Catholic Church made the comments while travelling back from a visit to Ireland, where LGBT+ rights had been a key dividing issue. The country’s leader Leo Varadkar called for acceptance of LGBT+(…)
Imagine working in the State Department as an openly gay employee in 2015. There were Pride month celebrations featuring senior leadership. Prominent speeches in support of LGBT equality from the secretary. And you enjoyed expanded benefits for your partner thanks to marriage equality. Then Donald Trump came to town. The arrival of Trump and his(…)
The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) announced today an expanded partnership that includes discounted membership rates for businesses that join both organizations. Both organizations have a long history that spans the globe, with IGLTA members located in more than 80 countries and conducting business in(…)
Police across the US are overwhelmingly using the birth names of transgender murder victims, it has been revealed. Transgender women, and specifically trans women of colour, are one of the demographics most at risk of being murdered in the US. Despite the frequency with which they are killed, their deaths are often handled in an(…)
For possibly the first time in history, LGBT+ issues will be on the agenda at an event organised by the Catholic Church. And the priest giving the talk, Father James Martin, says it was proposed by the Vatican. This would mark a historic step by the Catholic Church to embrace the LGBT+ community. Martin will give(…)
As use of PrEP continues to grow, epidemiological evidence is starting to show a link between increased use and declines in new HIV infections. A study presented at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam shows an association between higher PrEP use and lower HIV incidence in the U.S. These figures highlight ongoing disparities in PrEP use, with(…)
An estimated 78,000 transgender Americans may be barred from voting in the upcoming US elections due to strict voter ID laws, according to a new report. Research by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law found people without identification or documentation that accurately reflects their gender identity are at risk of losing their ability(…)
The international telecommunications company Verizon presented a check on Monday for $250,000 to PFLAG, which advocates for families and allies of LGBT people, at the group’s headquarters in Washington. PFLAG said in a statement that the donation came at the conclusion of a month-long campaign by Verizon in support of PFLAG that included the release of a(…)