The anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church clan plans to picket the funeral of a lesbian soldier killed on Oct. 1 in Afghanistan. The funeral of Sgt. Donna Johnson, 29, of Raeford, N.C., takes place on Saturday.
Nneka Obazee, a lesbian asylum seeker in the U.K., recently attempted suicide after finding out that she would be returned to her home country of Nigeria, the Independent reports. Obazee, 34, was set to be flown on a charter flight to Nigeria along with her 19-year-old stepson, but she was hospitalized after overdosing on pain medication. Her stepson was ultimately deported.
The streets surrounding Lake Eola in downtown Orlando will bear their most vibrant colors on Saturday as the city gathers for the yearly Come Out With Pride Orlando parade. The celebration began with Thursday’s launch party, featuring a performance with “Ru Paul’s Drag Race” finalist Trinity Taylor at The Veranda at Thornton Park.
For the last 29 years, members of the LGBT community and its allies have celebrated National Coming Out Day on the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
Today, Celebrity Cruises announced that same-sex marriages performed onboard are now legally recognized, marking a historic first for the modern luxury brand. The motion follows a transformative vote in Malta, where a majority of the Celebrity fleet is registered, which passed the country’s parliament 66-1.
A leading researcher of vulnerable and marginalized adolescents including LGBTQ students said more inclusive school climates — including Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) — reduced suicides and suicide attempts by 50 per cent for straight males in B.C. last year.
A new PhD project has analysed how the dating app Grindr has affected dating culture among gay men. The study shows that Grindr has led to new ways for gay men to make themselves visible to one another and let each other know that they are available for intimate encounters.
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