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Nepal Courts Refuse to Register Same-Sex Marriages
Two lower courts in Nepal have denied a couple recognition of their marriage, in defiance of the Supreme Court’s recent interim order to register same-sex marriages while legislative change is pending. The couple – Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey – are considering seeking redress at the Supreme Court. Gurung, a transgender woman who is legally recognized as male, and […]
Sex education classes often don’t include LGBTQ students. New restrictions could make it worse.
In fifth grade, Stella Gage’s class watched a video about puberty. In ninth grade, a few sessions of her health class were dedicated to the risks of sexual behaviors. That was the extent of her sex education in school. At no point was there any content that felt especially relevant to her identity as a […]
EU Launches New Hate Speech/Terrorism Probe Into X
Via press release from the European Commission: Today the European Commission services formally sent X a request for information under the Digital Services Act (DSA). This request follows indications received by the Commission services of the alleged spreading of illegal content and disinformation, in particular the spreading of terrorist and violent content and hate speech. The […]
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SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to California Businesses and Residents Affected by the Hopkins Fire
Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to California businesses and residents affected by the Hopkins Fire that occurred Sept. 12-20, 2021, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster in response to a request SBA received from Governor Gavin Newsom’s designated representative, Mark S. Ghilarducci, director of the Governor’s Office […]
Save the Date: Dining Out for Life Happens Thursday, December 2
Dining Out For Life, on December 2, is Food For Thought’s biggest and most delicious fundraiser of the year! This year we celebrate our 20th annual Dining Out For Life and the event lands the day after World AIDS day. See below for all the ways you can participate in the event and support our […]
Arts & Entertainment
World Book Day: 14 LGBT+ inclusive books that every child and young adult deserves to read
Today (4 March) marks the World Book Day 2021 celebration. The day aims to promote reading to children across the globe as well as offering every young person the opportunity to have a book of their own.ADVERTISING Both World Book Day and schools will be promoting and recommending different books for children to read in […]
Fran Lebowitz: Professional New Yorker
I suppose it makes sense that when I sat at my desk to write about Pretend It’s a City, Martin Scorsese’s hugely entertaining series on Fran Lebowitz, I stared at the screen most of the afternoon without pressing a key. After all, Lebowitz has made an entire career out of having writer’s block. After her highly […]
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2021 Pride Announces “Thrive With Pride” Theme
LA Pride has announced its 2021 pride theme this year called “Thrive With Pride”. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the infamous Los Angeles Pride parade in West Hollywood was cancelled, which would have been its 50th anniversary, and in its place a protest march was held on June 14th for All Black Lives […]
Outloud: Raising Voices Live LA Celebration Happens June 4-6
OUTLOUD: RAISING VOICES IS A LGBTQ+ EVENT SERIES THAT’S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE LOVE, ACCEPTANCE, INCLUSIVENESS, IDENTITY AND SUPPORT WHILE BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN A COLORFUL CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO BRING LGBTQ+ ENTERTAINMENT FROM ACROSS THE WORLD TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE WHILE SPREADING IT’S UNIQUE MESSAGE IN A VISIBLE AND VIBRANT WAY. […]