The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has revealed that he was threatened with parliamentary action to force same-sex marriage into the Church of England. He made the comment while addressing the global Anglican Consultative Council
Brooklyn Nets player Cam Thomas has issued an apology after making an offensive, antigay comment during a post-game interview on Thursday night. Thomas, who was being interviewed alongside teammate Spencer Dinwiddie by TNT’s Jared Greenberg,
The City Council of Huntington Beach, California, has made a controversial decision to ban the flying of the Pride flag over City Hall. In a move that has sparked debate, the council has voted to only allow government flags to be flown over City Hall, effectively banning the Pride flag.
The granddaughter of the infamous Italian fascist leader, Benito Mussolini, has made headlines for her remarkable transformation from anti-LGBTQ+ bigot to ally. Alessandra Mussolini, a former Italian politician and actress, has taken a stand against discrimination and hate crimes, a shift that is notable given her grandfather’s history of targeting marginalized groups.
Professional footballer Jake Williamson has shared his experience of coming out as gay to his team, which resulted in him being isolated by some of his teammates. Speaking on the BBC’s LGBT Sports Podcast in 2021, Jake revealed that he felt “shut out” after publicly declaring his sexuality. “I then experienced homophobia for the first time,” he told PinkNews.
The meeting took place amidst Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s crackdown on LGBTQ and intersex rights in Hungary. Hungary’s legal system makes it impossible to change gender legally due to a 2020 law that banned legal gender recognition of transgender and intersex people. In addition, an anti-LGBTQ propaganda law, “copy and pasted” from Russia, took effect in 2021.
Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, has claimed victory in his ongoing battle against Walt Disney World in Florida, after both houses of the Florida state legislature backed a change in state law, giving DeSantis the power to appoint the members of the board that oversees the development of the Walt Disney World Resort.
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation filed a complaint against the Orlando Philharmonic Plaza Foundation on Friday, February 10, 2023. The complaint states that the drag show, hosted on December 28, 2022, was advertised as “all ages” and that the warning about inappropriate content was “barely visible”.
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes have accounted for nearly one in five of all hate crimes motivated by bias. There have been at least 174 anti-LGBTQ+ demonstrations across the country, according to a report from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED).
The lawsuit alleges that the decision to cancel a contract with the Department of Health in December was discriminatory, resulting in the loss of a nearly $136,000 grant from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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