Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that “substantial elements” of a draconian anti-LGBTQ bill being considered by its parliament have been modified after an intervention by his government. He made the announcement Monday during a joint press event with US Vice President Kamala Harris.
The small town of Montgomery, New York was thrown into chaos this weekend this weekend as the Montgomery Book Exchange hosted a drag queen story hour featuring drag performer Cookie Doe. Todd DeGroat, the owner of Popp’s Trophies in the town.
Grammy award-winning Michael Bublé, best known for his hit festive album Christmas, addressed the rising anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric in a new interview with The Guardian. In the interview he said, “I’m not a politician. I don’t want to be a politician, but I see all these people talking about the LGBTQ+ community
A federal judge in Tennessee has blocked the state’s anti-drag law from going into effect for now.
The law, which restricts drag performances, was signed into law last month by Republican Gov. Bill Lee. It passed along with a bill banning gender-affirming care for youth.
More than one thousand people marched from the Pride Center, up Dixie Highway and down Wilton Drive in Pride colors, and the brave ones wore heels.
The March In Heels was a rally against anti-LGBTQ+ bills making their way through the legislature. After speeches, groups made the march, stopping at Action Stations along the way. At one stop, some registered to vote, others, including myself, re-registered for mail-in ballots.
The International Transgender Day of Visibility is observed annually on March 31st to raise awareness about the transgender community and celebrate their contributions. The day was created in 2010 by trans advocate Rachel Crandall to shift the focus from the violence faced by transgender people to their lives and achievements.
The video discusses the historic number of anti-LGBTQ+ laws being introduced in the United States in 2023, with nearly 400 bills being proposed across the country. These laws target LGBTQ+ people, particularly trans youth, in areas such as healthcare access, school and education, free speech and expression, access to accurate IDs, weakening civil rights laws, and public accommodations.
This week, a principal at a Tallahassee charter school was forced to resign after a handful of parents complained that their sixth-grade children were shown a photograph of Michelangelo’s David—who is famously nude—without the parents being notified about the lesson beforehand.
Madonna has added a Tennessee date to her upcoming Celebration Tour, with proceeds from the show benefiting trans rights organizations. The concert will take place on Friday, December 22nd at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
A slew of anti-LGBTQ+ bills is moving through the state Legislature, including bans on preferred pronouns in schools and gender-affirming care as well as restrictions on drag performances that could make public events like Pride illegal.
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