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Faith-Based Adoption Agency Sues State Over Adoption Case Settlement

A recent Michigan settlement that bans state contracts with foster and adoption agencies that refuse to work with LGBTQ couples has sparked backlash. On Monday, April 15, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of St. Vincent Catholic Charities and two adoptive families it’s served. The lawsuit, alleging the new rules violated the group’s First Amendment rights, was filed against the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon, Children’s Services Agency Director Herman McCall, Attorney General Dana Nessel, the federal Health and Human Services department and its secretary, Alex Azar. […]

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Caregivers Offered Free, LGBT+ Older Adults Awareness Trainings in May and June

Sonoma County caregivers can earn $25 and become certified to care for older and disabled adults at free, LGBT+ Awareness Trainings in May and June. The four-hour classes help improve caregivers’ skills when working with two often hidden and underserved populations, LGBT+ older adults and LGBT+ adults with disabilities. Family members who are care providers and professionals working for In-Home Supportive Services, private home care agencies, and assisted living or skilled nursing facilities are encouraged to attend. Pre-registration online is required for all Awareness Trainings: ·       Thursday, May 2, 1 – 5 p.m., Petaluma Senior Center, 211 Novak Drive, Petaluma. Register: ihss050219.eventbrite.com. ·       Thursday, May 16, Noon – […]

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First Hotel Owned and Run by Trans Women Opens in India

A group of trans women has realized its dream and will open their own hotel in Kerala, India. The women planned to open the hotel called Hotel Ruchimudra in the state capital of Kochi in south east India. Aditi Achuth, Saya Mathew, Preethi Alexander, Pranav, Ragaranjini and Meenakshi received US$14,320 in local government funding to set up the hotel. The six women decided to start their own business to help promote a more positive representation of trans people in Kerala. ‘The major aim of ‘Ruchimudra’ is to change the negative attitude of the society towards transgenders,’ she told Mathrubhumi. Along with the […]

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Sister: Security Guard Murdered my Brother for Being Black and Gay

A man was shot and killed by a Walgreens security guard for being black and gay, the man’s sister has claimed. Jonathan Hart was shot in the back of his neck and killed in December 2018. Armed guard Donald Vincent Ciota II suspected Hart of shoplifting. However, Hart’s sister Psykssyanna believes her brother was a victim of racism and homophobia. A suit filed with the Los Angeles County Superior Court states Hart was ‘maliciously, wrongfully, internationally, negligently and/or carelessly’ shot and killed. Ciota, Walgreens and two security companies are named in the suit. What allegedly happened in that Walgreens store Ciota, 28, […]

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House to Vote next Week on Equality Act to Ban Anti-LGBT Discrimination

The U.S. House is expected to hold a floor vote next week on the Equality Act, legislation that seeks to ban anti-LGBT discrimination, a senior Democratic aide told the Washington Blade on Monday. The official announcement on the vote, the aide said, was set for Friday, which is the normal day for when the next week’s schedule is announced in the House.  The floor vote on the Equality Act, legislation that was introduced for the first-time ever this year with a Democratic majority in the House, will mark the first-time ever either chamber of Congress has considered the pro-LGBT legislation. […]

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Horrific Evidence Emerges of more Torture in Chechnya’s Gay Purge

Graphic new evidence has emerged of the torture of gay men at the hands of authorities in Chechnya. The new evidence comes from the most recent crackdown of the LGBTI community. Earlier this year new reports revealed Chechnya had conducted another round up of LGBTI people in its ‘gay purge’. Authorities rounded up about 40 people and detained them at the Grozny Internal Affairs Department in the region’s capital. Two people died as a result of torture. Chechnya, a Russian federal subject in the Northern Caucasus, began its ‘gay purge’ in 2017. It is a highly conservative majority-Muslim society and homosexuality is […]

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AARP Finds Today’s Grandparents Are more Accepting of LGBTI Grandchildren

A study by AARP (American Association of Retired Persons), an organization supporting elders, found that today’s grandparents are more open-minded when it comes to LGBTI grand kids.T The online survey was conducted between 20 August and 4 September 2018. The results were published April 2019. The survey included 2,654 grandparents ages 38 and up. According to the study, 4 in 5 of today’s grandparents would be accepting of an LGBTI grandchild ‘In contrast to former generations, today’s grandparents are more accepting of their grandchildren’s different sexualities as well, with a majority saying they would support an LGBT grandchild,’ the report states. […]

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Mayor Pete And Husband Make Time Magazine Cover

An excerpt from Time‘s cover story: To some Americans, Buttigieg may just be the man to vanquish America’s demons. In a field of more than 20 candidates­—including six Senators, four Congressmen, two governors and a former Vice President—Buttigieg (pronounced Boot-edge-edge) has vaulted from near total obscurity toward the front of the Democratic pack, running ahead of or even with more established candidates and behind only Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. Buttigieg is a gay Episcopalian veteran in a party torn between identity politics and heartland appeals. He’s also a fresh face in a year when millennials are poised to become the largest […]

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Nancy Pelosi Slams Trump over ‘Bigoted, Deadly Attack’ on LGBT+ People

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has hit out at the Trump administration’s newly-announced ‘freedom to discriminate’ rules for healthcare workers. Pelosi led a stinging rebuke after Trump unveiled new rules that permit healthcare workers the right to discriminate based on their religious beliefs before an audience of conservative evangelical leaders at a May 2 White House reception. The Department of Health and Human Services issued the new rules, extending rights for religious objection against an alleged “culture of hostility to conscience concerns in health care.” It advises healthcare professionals: “You have the right under Federal law to decline to perform, assist in the performance of, […]

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Brunei Announces it Will Not Enforce Death Penalty for Gay Sex, Following Global Condemnation

Following global condemnation, Brunei has announced it will not enforce the death penalty as a punishment for gay sex. The small country in Southeast Asia was met with a great deal of criticism after announcing on 3 April that it will uphold Sharia Law. With this, they would be punishing sodomy, adultery, and rape with death, including by stoning. Numerous corporations, governments, rights groups, and high-profile individuals like Richard Branson, Sir Elton John, and George Clooney have come out against Brunei’s new law. Backtracking Now, the nation’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has backtracked. He stated that the death penalty would not be enforced in the implementation […]

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