LGBTQ+ Policy Organization Releases Report About Effort To Erase LGBTQ+ Identities Nationwide
Movement Advancement Project (MAP), an organization that tracks policies on LGBTQ+ issues and voting, reported that bans on gender-affirming care are just the tip of the iceberg that is a “coordinated effort to eliminate LGBTQ+ people of all ages from public life.” The MAP’s five-part report on the national trend, entitled Under Fire, notes that […]
After Prominent Streamer Makes Anti Trans Remarks, Gaming Community Comes Together For LGBTQ+
Halo players and developers have come together to show support to the LGBTQ+ community after a prominent live streamer refused to allow trans women to participate in practice matches. On September 13, Esports caster and Twitch streamer Magick Moonshot came under fire when she made a post on X, formerly Twitter, stating that a ladies’ […]
Visit Lauderdale Wins Top Tourism Awards In Florida For Embracement Of Diversity And Inclusion
Visit Lauderdale was honored with six coveted Flagler Awards during the 2023 Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism hosted by VISIT FLORIDA on September 6, 2023, at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida. Each year, leaders across Florida’s tourism industry are chosen by selection committees to recognize outstanding marketing strategies and campaigns. The awards are […]
Miami Dade College Announces The 40th Anniversary Of The Miami Book Fair
Miami Dade College’s (MDC) 40th Miami Book Fair (MBF) will take place November 12 to 19, 2023, in downtown Miami. In advance of this milestone anniversary, the Miami Book Fair unveiled its official poster created by Miami-based Peruvian artist and graphic designer Jose Chocce, a New World School of the Arts (NWSA) senior in the Bachelor of […]
Rugby World Cup Honors The Founder Of France’s First Gay Rugby Club
The founder of France’s first gay rugby team was honored before the first game of the Rugby World Cup on September 8 in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris. Leroy posted on Instagram that the French Rugby Federation (Fédération Française de Rugby) named Cyril Leroy, founder of Les Galliards, the official ball carrier for the match. […]
Nearly Half Of Grindr Employees Resign After Remote Work Policy Ends
Work From Home became a worldwide norm in the wake of the pandemic. Since Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, companies are asking their staff to return to the workplace. However, not everyone is comfortable with the idea. Nearly half of LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr’s employees have resigned after they were told to […]
Mother Of Trans Child Confronts Mike Pence At Iowa Town Hall
An Iowa woman who is the mother of trans child broke down in tears when confronting former Vice President Mike Pence over his anti-LGBTQ+policies during a News Nation town hall. Melissa McCollister, a social work professor at Grand View University, cried during an emotional exchange with the staunch conservative who’s running to become the 2024 […]
Palm Beach County To Recognize LGBTQ+ Pride Month Despite ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law
Teachers in Florida have legal restrictions to follow when it comes to certain topics due to the Parental Rights in Education law, known by critics as Don’t Say Gay, which forbids instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity all the way up to high school seniors. Despite strict boundaries on both students and faculty, teachers […]
New Pokemon Game Expansion Features Gender Neutral Bathrooms
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s first downloadable content, The Teal Mask, is out, and it takes the player and all their pocket monsters on an exchange student program to the land of Kitakami. In this wondrous land, they’ll find new Pokémon to catch, new friends to make, and, as fans have discovered, restrooms that are gender […]
European Court Rules Bulgaria Must Recognize Same Sex Marriage
The European Court of Human Rights, ECHR in Strasbourg ruled in favor of a same-sex couple, Darina Koilova and Lilia Babulkova, whose marriage in the UK was repeatedly not recognized by Bulgarian institutions. Bulgarian authorities refused to recognize their marriage, and after losing multiple appeals in the country, the couple brought the case to the […]
