The SMART Ride Invites You To Go Bowling With Friends
The annual Bowling With Friends Fundraiser supporting The SMART Ride is here. The 2023 event is organized by SMART Ride, Marcia Chaves, and Mike Trottier.
Russia Sues Google For LGBTQ+ Propaganda
A Russian court fined Alphabet’s Google 3 million roubles for failing to delete YouTube videos it said promoted “LGBT propaganda” and false information about Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine.
Biden Extends Title IX To Protect Trans Student Athletes In All States, Republicans Melt Down
The U.S. Education Department has announced a change to Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs. The proposal would make it illegal for schools to broadly ban transgender students from sports teams that align with their gender identity, rather than their assigned sex at birth.
Gay Former Bachelor Colton Underwood Marries Jordan C Brown In Super Gay 3 Day Event
Colton Underwood, former lead of The Bachelor, recently tied the knot with his husband, Jordan C. Brown, in a beautiful and fun-filled three-day wedding.
Savannah Film Festival Launches LGBTQ+ Shorts Competition With Help From Amazon Prime
The 2023 SCAD Savannah Film Festival (SAVFF) and Amazon Studios have partnered to launch the SAVFF LGBTQ+ Short Film Competition, which will premiere during the festival’s Oct. 21–28 run.
South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble ‘Blows Away’ Huge Audience
One of America’s largest LGBTQ+ symphony orchestra musical groups held a concert at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts this week. South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble performed ‘A Night At The Pops’ as a nostalgic return to a summer concert theme like the Boston Pops esplanade concerts.
SAVE Gala Draws All LGBTQ+ Eyes To November 2024 ‘Election Of Every Lifetime’
This week equality voices and fund raising was front and center in South Florida as SAVE, Miami-Dade County’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group held it’s annual Gala at the Miami Beach New World Symphony Hall.
Florida’s Governor DeSantis Signs Bill That Allows Discrimination In Healthcare
Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Destin last week. During the conference, the governor signed multiple pieces of legislation into law. One of the bills signed by the Governor was Senate Bill 1580, which is what DeSantis is calling the Physician’s Freedom of Speech.
After 3 Decades Of Ban The FDA Updates Blood Donation Policy To Include Gay Men
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) loosened restrictions on blood donations by men who have sex with men, a change that could ease blood shortages by allowing more people to donate.
Supreme Court Ruling On Trans Immigrant Celebrated For Correct Pronoun Use
On Thursday, May 11, the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of a trans woman seeking asylum after she faced persecution in her home country of Guatemala and is now fighting deportation. Santos-Zacaria has also got another chance to make her case to the Fifth Circuit.