Tag: Law

Name: Fort Lauderdale HIV+ Gay Discussion Group
Start: 2024-11-27
End: 2024-11-27
Location: ArtServe

Montana Senate Passes Unbelievable Law That Excludes LGBTQ+ People From Protection Under State Law

If it becomes law, LGBTQ+ people would be prohibited from bringing claims of sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination in areas like employment, housing, public accommodations, health care, credit, and education. It would also require applications and records such as marriage licenses, death certificates, cemetery interment records, and child support registration to list sex based on biology rather than gender identity.

Smit Makwana March 21, 2023

DeSantis Does It Declares War On LGBTQ+ As Hyatt Miami Liquor License Jeopardized Over RuPaul Drag

A complaint filed with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) reported that during the December break, the high-end hotel hosted “A Drag Queen Christmas” featuring prosthetic genitals, performers rubbing fake breasts on audience members, simulated masturbation as well as graphic depictions of childbirth and/or abortion.

Smit Makwana March 16, 2023

The Fight for Transgender Equality: What’s at Stake in the B.P.J. Case

The Supreme Court is set to hear a landmark case involving transgender rights, which has ignited a debate about the place of LGBTQ+ people in society. The case, known as B.P.J., involves a transgender student who has been barred from using the bathroom that corresponds with his gender identity. While the outcome of the case is uncertain, it has already revealed a deep divide in society over LGBTQ+ rights.

Smit Makwana March 15, 2023

Star-Studded Benefit Concert To Fight Tennessee’s Drag Ban

Queer artists performing at the festival include Allison Russell, Brittany Howard, Brothers Osborne, Jake Wesley Rogers, Joy Oladokun, Julien Baker, Mya Byrne, and The Rainbow Coalition Band.

Smit Makwana March 15, 2023

Survey Says Tennessee’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Could Cost State $2 Billion (And Growing)

According to the Tennessee General Assembly Fiscal Review Committee, Tennessee could lose up to $2 billion in revenue if the state legislature passes an anti-trans bill that defines sex as “biological anatomy at birth.”
A February 28 report from the committee says that the bill could result in increased state and local spending to comply with the new law.

Smit Makwana March 14, 2023

White House Says Attacks In America Are ‘Dangerous’ To LGBTQ+ America

The White House on Friday condemned what it described as “hateful and dangerous” attacks on LGBTQ+ people, as Republicans in various U.S. states pursue laws targeting the community’s rights.
Speaking to reporters, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre pointed to Republican calls to ban gay marriage through legislation in Iowa and Tennessee, as well as moves to limit protections for same-sex couples in Florida.

Smit Makwana March 14, 2023

Texas GOP Creates Drag Queen Bounty Hunting Bill To Chase Queens

Houston-area state Rep. Steve Toth has filed HB 4378 where he seeks to define a cause of action for drag performances performed in the presence of a minor. According to the bill, “An individual who attends a drag performance as a minor may bring an action against a person who knowingly promotes, conducts, or participates as a performer in the drag performance that occurs before an audience that includes the minor.”

Smit Makwana March 14, 2023