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South Florida husbands among Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash

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A married gay couple from South Florida were among seven people killed Wednesday when a helicopter carrying tourists crashed in northern Kenya. Adam Hlavaty, 42, and Henry Parra, 55, lived in Coral Gables and married in 2017 at the city’s historic Biltmore Hotel. Friends remembered them as generous community members who built a life around family, travel, and service. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. “They were a loving couple who cherished their time together, especially traveling, making memories, and enjoying life with their family and […]

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Ghana Anglican Church officially speaks out against country’s new anti-LGBTQ+ laws

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The leader of Ghana’s Anglican Church has officially opposed harsher anti-LGBTQ+ laws that will soon be introduced in the West African country. Archbishop Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith spoke out against the impending laws last week while speaking to the BBC. The Draconian law will make simply identifying as anything under the LGBTQ+ umbrella a criminal offence. The bill also criminalises the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities, and introduces a “duty to report” acts that go against the law. Anyone that identifies as an ally to the community can also face imprisonment. Exemptions would be made for those who work in the legal, media and healthcare sectors […]

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Russian LGBT Network shuts down after ‘extremism’ ruling makes its work ‘impossible’

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Gay rights activists march in St. Petersburg in May 2013 (Image: Getty Images, stock) The Russian LGBT Network has announced it is shutting down after a St Petersburg court designated the group an “extremist” organisation, saying the ruling makes public operations too risky for staff, supporters and people seeking help. The group confirmed the decision in a statement on Telegram. A St Petersburg court in April declared the Russian LGBT Network “extremist” following a lawsuit by Russia’s Justice Ministry. The Russian LGBT Network said the label makes its previous public format of work impossible because “any connection to the organisation may create additional […]

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Gay New Jersey detective says supervisor groped him — and bosses did nothing

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A gay detective said supervisors in the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office failed to act after a supervisor allegedly groped him at work. Detective Russell Kingsland of the Division of Criminal Justice is seeking $1.5 million in a lawsuit alleging he suffered years of workplace harassment, including pressure from supervisors to come out to his colleagues and family, according to NJ.com. He also accused one of those supervisors of sexually assaulting him at work. Kingsland said in his claim that the supervisor came up behind him, pressed his body against him at a Trenton justice complex, moved his hand toward Kingsland’s crotch and asked, “Are […]

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The Trump Administration’s LGBTQ Brain Drain: What You Need to Know

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Since President Donald Trump regained office in January 2025, he and his administration have waged an all-out war against the LGBTQ community.  This has led queer Americans to move to other countries at unprecedented rates—Rainbow Railroad, a Canadian nonprofit that supports LGBTQ asylum seekers, reported receiving a huge increase in inquiries from the U.S. last year. The same pattern is playing out within the government. And it’s leading to a brain drain of competent queer employees and allies who are either resigning or being fired, often because of their LGBTQ identity or their belief that queer people deserve basic human rights. Here are six […]

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Gay Republican group abandons transgender people, calling decision a return to ‘moral’ clarity

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The Log Cabin Republicans officially abandoned the transgender community, pulling the ladder of progress and support that benefited its members up behind themselves. Ross Hemminger, president of the nation’s most prominent gay Republicanorganization, announced that Log Cabin had reversed a decision from 2015 to include transgender rights in its mission statement. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. In an op-ed published by Townhall, he wrote that the board of directors had voted to instead “concentrate specifically on issues of sexual orientation and conservative values — in other words, we are an LGB […]

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Five LGBTQ+ Democrats advance after winning Florida primaries

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Florida voters delivered a series of wins for out LGBTQ+ candidates Tuesday (18 August), with five out Democrats advancing in races for the Florida House as LGBTQ+-backed candidates also made gains in school board contests across the state. The five candidates, Jane Aman, Felipe Sousa Lazaballet, Samuel Vilchez Santiago, Luis Salazar and Todd Delmay, were among the candidates endorsed by Equality Florida, whose political arm reported that 81 percent of its endorsed candidates won their races. Equality Florida Action PAC celebrated the results as a sign that voters are pushing back against the state’s increasingly conservative political landscape. “Last night, Florida voters […]

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Support Positive Image’s Queer Library

I mean who doesn’t love reading! Because I know I do! Getting lost in a new world, a new story, and meeting new characters. Or diving into deep and rich history about our ancestors, our motherland, and significant periods in times.  If you haven’t had the opportunity to visit our center and browse our Queer Library, come take a peak! We have over 900 books available for FREE for our community to check out and take home or enjoy while hanging out at the center.  While we have a myriad of books available in English, we would love to expand our Bilingual and Bicultural […]

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Fall Pride Bowling Starts Soon — Info & Sign-Ups August 25

Sonoma County Pride Bowling Sun, Aug 23, 10:47 PM (14 hours ago) to bcc: me Fall bowling is almost here, and we’re excited to welcome everyone back for another season of Sonoma County Pride Bowling! Before the season begins, we’ll be hosting our Fall League Informational & Sign-Ups Meeting: Tuesday, August 25 at 6:30 PMDouble Decker Lanes – Bar/Lounge300 Golf Course DriveRohnert Park, CA 94928 This meeting is a great opportunity for returning and new bowlers to: We expect teams and lanes to fill quickly this season, so we encourage bowlers to sign up early. Once we reach capacity, we may need to […]

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Trump: “Hospitals Are Now Doing Reverse Transgender Surgery On My Order, Nobody Ever Heard About It”

“The Democrat who Darlene is running to defeat is a far left political hack who supports transgender for everybody and believes in telling confused children they’re trapped in the wrong body. By the way, you notice how that’s changing now? In fact, hospitals now are doing reverse surgery at my order. They’re doing reverse surgery. Nobody ever heard about it.” – Trump, last night at his South Carolina rally for Sen. Darline Graham ahead of Tuesday’s runoff election.

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