When Don Ward was a child, in Seattle, in the nineteen-sixties, his mother, each December, would hand him the Sears catalogue and ask him to pick Christmas gifts. By the time his parents filed for divorce, the catalogue had become…
It’s not every week that Congress hits a historical milestone. But this week, Congress did just that — in the worst possible way. In both the Senate and the House, Republicans members engaged in the kind of open anti-LGBTQ hostility that…
Republicans have been standing in the way of the Equality Act for so long that many of the bill’s original sponsors aren’t around to see its passage. LGBT+ advocates celebrated yesterday (25 February) as the sweeping equality legislation passed through the…
People in Washington D.C. are used to seeing political figures and government employees around the nation’s capital, and it seems that the new Secretary of Transportation isn’t going to be an exception to that. City sleuths noticed yesterday that Secretary…
This week, several Pride committees across the globe announced they are planning to hold in-person events in 2021, as COVID-19 vaccination efforts ramp up and cases decline in multiple countries. The plans vary from city to city and could change if…
Reminders to stay connected and reach out to loved ones have been constant during the pandemic. However, as shutdowns and quarantines continued, the safety precautions worsened a long-term issue for LGBTQ seniors – loneliness. It’s a feeling Lavina Tomer, executive director…
The first out Olympic gold medalist in history was so ashamed and frightened of being gay as a youth, he tried using pain to train him into being straight. Retired Australian diver Matthew Mitcham took home the gold in the…
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