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Man Details Sexual Abuse by University Doctor who Treated ‘All Gay Men’ 50 Years Ago

A man has detailed the alleged sexual abuse he suffered 50 years ago at the hands of a now-deceased university doctor who treated “all the gay men”. Robert E Anderson was formerly a director of the health service at the University of Michigan, and worked at the university from 1968 until 2003. He passed away in 2008. According to The Detroit News, University of Michigan officials announced on Wednesday, February 19, that since July 2018 they had been investigating multiple reports of “sexual misconduct and unnecessary medical exams” by Anderson’s former patients. Most of the alleged incidents took place in the 1970s, […]

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Mormon-owned BYU Eases Rules on ‘Homosexual Behavior’

Brigham Young University in Utah has revised its strict code of conduct to strip a rule that banned any behavior that reflected “homosexual feelings,” which LGBTQ students and their allies felt created an unfair double standard not imposed on heterosexual couples. The university is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which teaches its members that being gay isn’t a sin, but engaging in same-sex intimacy is. BYU’s revisions to what the college calls its honor code don’t change the faith’s opposition to same-sex relationships or gay marriage. The changes were discovered by media outlets Wednesday. Gay […]

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Dem KY Gov Is State’s First To Attend LGBT Rights Rally

The Associated Press reports: Gov. Andy Beshear spoke against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and supported a ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth during a historic appearance at a gay-rights rally Wednesday at Kentucky’s Capitol. Beshear became Kentucky’s first sitting governor to attend a rally staged by the Fairness Campaign in the Capitol Rotunda, a few steps from the governor’s office. The rallies by gay-rights supporters date back to the 1990s, activists said. The Democratic governor received loud cheers from the crowd. “Diversity and inclusion, they aren’t buzz words,” Beshear said. “They are values. And they are […]

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Polish Court Rules Campaign Linking Homosexuality and Pedophilia is ‘Educational’

A Polish court has dismissed a lawsuit against the organisers of an anti-LGBT+ campaign that linked homosexuality with paedophilia, ruling that it was “informative and educational”. The campaign was run by ultra-conservative NGO Fundacja Pro, which drove around Poland in vans with loudspeakers and banners bearing the slogan: “Paedophilia is 20 times more common in homosexuals. They want to teach your children. Stop them!” The group also publicises various claims regarding the alleged prevalence of child abuse among LGBT+ people, based on controversial and contested research by American scholars Mark Regnerus and Paul Cameron. Last year lawyer Bartłomiej Ciążyński filed […]

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Occidental Center for the Arts’ Literary Series presents The Ice Palace Waltz by local author Barbara L. Bae March 1

Sunday March 1st, 2-4 pm. Occidental Center for the Arts’ Literary Series presents The Ice Palace Waltz by local author Barbara L. Baer. Her latest novel explores remembered stories of tragedy and loss following two early 20thcentury stock market crashes. In this compelling saga, she weaves the lives of two Jewish immigrant families who come together in a riveting saga amid the financial and social turmoil of early 20th Century America. Klezmer music will welcome audience in, then selected readings with a slide show, a Q&A facilitated by Judith Moorman, followed by book sales and signing. Admission is free, and all donations gratefully accepted.  Refreshments, Jewish nosh, […]

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LGBT groups Banned from Marching in NY St Patrick’s Day Parade for 10th Year

An LGBT+ Pride group is urging a boycott of the historic Staten Island St Patrick’s Day Parade after it was banned from marching for the 10th year running. The Staten Island St Patrick’s Day Parade has been running for over 50 years and draws more than 50,000 spectators. Around 150 organisations typically march in the parade, ranging from the New York fire and police departments to local businesses, private men’s clubs and high school football teams. But the Pride Center of Staten Island has not been allowed to participate in the march since 2011, having reportedly been told that their […]

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Mormon Church Confirms Harsh Punishments for Trans Members in New Handbook

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has doubled down on transgender Mormons with a new handbook that spells out the consequences for those who transition. Released on Wednesday, General Handbook: Serving in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints includes an entire section on “Transgender Individuals”. While it advises church members to treat transgender people with “sensitivity, kindness, compassion, and an abundance of Christlike love”, it also warns transgender people against any form of social transition. “Gender is an essential characteristic of Heavenly Father’s plan of happiness,” the chapter begins. “The intended meaning of gender in the family proclamation […]

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Calls for LGBTQ CA Supreme Court Judge

Two prominent state politicians are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to nominate an LGTBQ judge to fill a vacancy on the California Supreme Court .  Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-San Diego), on behalf of the California Legislative LGBTQ caucus, sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom asking him to nominate an LGBTQ judge to the vacancy on the California Supreme Court. With Associate Justice Ming W. Chin retiring, Governor Newsom is able to nominate a new judge to the Supreme Court. The text of the letter follows: Dear Governor Newsom,On behalf of the California Legislative LGBTQ […]

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Gay Teacher Brutally Beaten and Threatened with a Knife by Student’s Parent

A newly employed teacher was left “emotionally broken” after the parent of a pupil threatened to stab him because he is gay. Thando Dyamara IS a teacher at the Masakheke Combined School in Cape Town, South Africa. The incident occurred last weekend off school grounds after he attempted to reprimand a student for spouting a homophobic slur towards him, IOL reported. What happened to the gay teacher? “I heard a child calling me a moffie [African slang for an effeminate, gay man], and I went to reprimand him,” the Robertson local said. “I later went to report the incident to his parents, and […]

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Chelsea Manning’s Lawyers Demand her Release, Decry ‘Punitive’ Incarceration

Lawyers for Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning on Wednesday filed a motion for her release, saying her continued incarceration for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury is unlawful. The motion, filed in the Alexandria, Virginia-based federal district court for the eastern district of Virginia, says that Manning’s “incarceration is not serving its only permissible purpose”—to coerce her testimony. Rather, the motion argues, the detention is clearly punitive. Manning has been held in contempt of court and locked away at the Alexandria Detention Center nearly continuously since March 2019. She may be held as long as 18 months unless she agrees […]

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