by admin | Jun 19, 2019 | Featured, homophobia, News
Tennessee pastor and police detective Grayson Fritts has been barred from Cracker Barrel for inciting violence against the LGBT community. On June 2, Fritts delivered a vile sermon titled “Sodomite Reprobates” in which he called for the prosecution and killing of...
by admin | Jun 5, 2019 | Featured, News
A Georgia motel manager who refused to rent rooms to an LGBT group has been fired, 11Alive reports. It all started when Antwon Stephens, founder of the Rural American Pride Committee, called the Americas Best Value Inn in Clayton to inquire about vacancies and group...
by admin | May 29, 2019 | Featured, trans, Transgender
On Saturday, May 25, the governing body of the World Health Organization (WHO) voted to declassify gender nonconformity as a mental illness. They also decided replace the term “gender identity disorder” with “gender incongruence.” “The WHO’s removal of ‘gender...
by admin | May 17, 2019 | Featured, Politics
The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives has passed an anti-discrimination bill that would protect the civil rights of LGBT people across the nation. Called the Equality Act, the bill would extend existing protections to include areas such as education,...
by admin | Apr 30, 2019 | Featured, LGBTQ Youth, News
The Trevor Project is now able to save more lives than ever before, thanks to financial backing from some major corporations. Founded in 1998, The Trevor Project has long operated a nationwide, toll-free, 24-hour suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ youth. But now,...
by admin | Apr 24, 2019 | Featured, Politics
Running for president as a marginalized person takes guts—the kind of guts Obama had when he ran for president as the nation’s first black candidate. His courage to challenge the status quo has inspired other minorities, like Pete Buttigieg, to do the same. Earlier...
by admin | Apr 4, 2019 | Featured, LGBT
Americans typically associate the LGBT population with major cities like San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, and New York. And there’s a reason for that. Statistically speaking, these cities do have some of the highest gay populations in the U.S. However, eye-opening new...
by admin | Mar 28, 2019 | Featured, News
The Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT civil rights group in the U.S., has suspended Google from its Corporate Equality Index—an annual report that ranks companies based on how LGBT-friendly they are. The decision was made after Google refused to pull a gay...
by admin | Mar 15, 2019 | Featured, Politics
On Thursday, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar introduced his same-sex partner, Matthew Barrett, to Vice President Mike Pence. The meeting took place at Pence’s private residence in Washington, D.C. Social media users were quick to point out the hilarity of the...
by admin | Mar 8, 2019 | Featured, News
When it comes to fame, some celebrities use their stardom for good, while others selfishly bask in the spotlight. Christina Aguilera is an example of a celebrity who has put her notoriety to good use. Over the years, the pop star has used her public platform to...
