Shawn McLaughlin came out as gay his freshman year of college, and he felt embraced as a college men’s volleyball player by his teammates. But then he became a college volleyball coach. “[It’s harder] as a coach, definitely as a coach,” McLaughlin said. “As a coach, there are some land mines.”
Christopher Ross and Allan Keech, both 68, are longtime partners who are approaching a time in their lives when, as Ross puts it, “it’s important to know our neighbors.” They face the normal vulnerabilities of aging – such as health challenges – but as members of the LGBT community, they also must cope with a legacy of discrimination that often makes finding a community of elders difficult for them.
Michigan is illegally allowing faith-based groups to reject same-sex couples who want to adopt children or become foster parents, the American Civil Liberties Union says in a lawsuit challenging the practice.
A British lesbian has won a landmark legal challenge allowing her residency in Hong Kong as a dependent, in a ruling Monday that could make it easier for gay couples to move to the Asian financial center.
Harry Styles showed love for the LGBTQ community during the kick-off show for his first-ever solo tour in San Francisco Tuesday night (Sept. 19). Sporting a floral suit, the heartthrob draped a rainbow flag over his microphone stand during the show.
The most alluring aspect of the New York Art Book fair is the sheer variety of innovative art publications represented from over 28 countries. Everything from a zine to a comic book will be available for purchase from booksellers, antiquarians, artists, institutions and independent publishers.
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