News

/ /

Half of Americans Don’t Think the Country is Ready for a Gay President

As Pete Buttigieg continues his campaign to become the first openly gay US president, a new poll has suggested that America isn’t ready for an LGBT+ commander in chief. According to the Politico/Morning Consult poll, 44 percent of voters don’t think that the country is ready for an openly gay president, with 40 percent saying the opposite. But for many, the problem seems to be a societal one rather than any personal prejudice. When asked if they themselves could accept a gay president, 50 percent answered with either definitely or probably, compared to 37 percent who said definitely or probably not. […]

/ /

Almost 30% of Bisexual Women, Trans People Live in Poverty, Report Finds

A new report from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law found the relatively high rate of poverty in the LGBTQ community is not evenly distributed, with bisexual women and transgender people shouldering a disproportionate poverty burden. When grouped together, almost 22 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people reported earning less than the federal poverty level of $12,490 per year for a single-person household. The cisgender straight community, on the other hand, reported a poverty rate of almost 16 percent. When researchers separated the L, G, B and T, however, they found cisgender (or non-transgender) gay men and […]

/ /

Police Officer Told to ‘Tone Down his Gayness’ to Get a Promotion Awarded $19m

A gay police officer has won $19 million in damages from his employer, after he was told to “tone down” his sexuality. Sgt. Keith Wildhaber, an officer within Missouri’s St. Louis County Police Department, had filed a lawsuit in 2017 after he was passed over for promotion to lieutenant despite 15 years’ service. Police officer was told his sexuality is a ‘problem’ According to Wildhaber’s lawsuit, a member of the St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners had told him: “The command staff has a problem with your sexuality. If you ever want to see a white shirt [be promoted], […]

/ /

LGBT Muslims to Make Dream of First Pride Festival a Reality

A new LGBT+ Muslim Pride festival is just £400 away from reaching its crowdfunding goal. Imaan, Europe’s biggest charity sporting LGBT+ Muslims, is trying to raise £10,000 to put on an event which will “provide a space for LGBTQI Muslims from across the UK to be empowered, engaged and to make no apologies for being practising Muslims and LGBTQI people”. With a day left until the campaign ends on Tuesday afternoon, October 29, the crowdfunder is £403 short of its goal. Imaan posted on Twitter: “With now just 1 day left – dare we dream we can do it? The […]

/

Kincade Fire Evacuation Orders Lifted For Guerneville, Sebastopol

A day of calm winds and an intense air attack aided firefighters battling the Kincade Fire Monday to gain a foothold on the western edge of the massive blaze, allowing evacuation orders for nearly a dozen communities including Guerneville and Sebastopol to be downgraded to warnings. The Sonoma County Sheriff said residents of the far western reaches of the massive evacuation zone that extended from Geyserville, Healdsburg and west to the Pacific Ocean at the height of the firefight over the weekend could return home. Officials said residents could return to their homes unimpeded by law enforcement officers patrolling the […]

/ / /

Exclusive LGBTQ+ Senior Housing in Palm Springs

More than 39 million people in the U.S. are age 65 years or older including 2.4 million people who identify as LGBTQ+, according to the American Psychology Association.  As the baby boomer generation ages, the senior population will increase from 12.8 percent to an estimated 19 percent in 2030. Psychological service providers and care givers for older adults need to be sensitive to the histories and concerns of LGBTQ folks and to be open-minded, affirming and supportive towards LGBT older adults to ensure accessible, competent, quality care. As GBTQ people age, they find themselves facing unique challenges, including access to […]

/ /

Bogota, Colombia’s Capital, Elects First Woman and Lesbian Mayor

Colombia’s capital city elected its first female mayor Sunday in what is being hailed as an important advancement for both women and LGBTQ rights. Claudia López won the race for mayor of Bogota on a platform promising to combat corruption and advance equal rights for minority communities. The Alianza Verde candidate captured over 1.1 million votes, or about 35 percent of the vote, defeating runner-up Carlos Galán by 2.7 percentage points. Related NBC OUT Chicago’s Lightfoot leads way in what could be ‘year of the lesbian mayor’ With her victory, López also becomes the first openly lesbian mayor of a […]

/ /

What Justin Trudeau’s Win Means for the LGBT community

Justin Trudeau has won a second term as Canada’s prime minister and the country’s LGBT+ community have breathed a “sigh of relief”. The win for the Liberal Party has kept Trudeau’s opponent Andrew Scheer, who is against marriage equality, out of the top seat at Parliament Hill. inRead invented by Teads Trudeau, battered by scandal across his campaign, will no longer retain a majority in Canada’s House of Commons but will keep enough seats to allow him to form a government, with support from two left-leaning parties. His victory in 2015 touted him as a fresh-faced, shirtless jogging, LGBT+ rights championing […]

/ /

Pete Buttigieg Surges into Third Place in Democratic Presidential Race in Key Poll

Pete Buttigieg has surged into third place in the key state of Iowa, according to polling. The out South Bend mayor is proving surprisingly popular in the traditionally-conservative state, surpassing Bernie Sanders to make it into third place. Pete Buttigieg is third in Iowa, ahead of Bernie Sanders. According to the Suffolk University/USA Today poll, 13 percent of Iowans support Buttigieg, behind only Elizabeth Warren on 17 percent and Joe Biden on 18 percent in the crowded Democratic field. Sanders, who has seen his left-wing support eroded by Warren, is in fourth on 9 percent, with no other candidate receiving above 3 percent in […]

«‹ 413 414 415 416›»