A transgender woman has won a seat in Virginia’s House of Delegates. Danica Roem defeated an incumbent who had sponsored a bill earlier this year that would have restricted which bathroom transgender people could use. It’s the first time someone who’s said they were transgender has been elected to a state legislature. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
The U.S. General Services Administration has become the latest federal agency to be accused of removing mentions or references to sexual orientation and gender identity from its Equal Employment Opportunity statement, stoking the anger of activists who already see the Trump administration as hostile to LGBTQ rights. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
Robbie Rogers has retired from soccer. The openly gay professional soccer player has hung up his cleats, according to a joint announcement by Rogers and his current team, the LA Galaxy. Rogers’ retirement is no surprise. He has battled injuries his entire career. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
Hundreds of cities are vying to be Amazon’s second home. But a history of controversial legislation could hold some of them back. Amazon says 238 cities and regions across North America put in bids to become its second headquarters, the company’s largest expansion outside Seattle. The winner gets tens of thousands of jobs and a lift for the local economy. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
The Kentucky county clerk who drew worldwide attention for her refusal to issue marriage licenses to gay couples two years ago will run for re-election next year, her attorney said on Tuesday. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis will run to retain her seat in 2018 despite suggestions from some people that she run for a higher local or statewide political position, said Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
In a world where marriage between individuals of the same sex is increasingly recognised in law, opponents desperately cling to the belief that children raised by gay couples fare worse when deprived of a parent of either gender. The bulk of research just doesn’t back this up. And there is a lot of research out there. Yet the debate persists, so this latest study digs a little deeper into the problem in an effort to clear up persisting arguments. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
Jenny Durkan has been elected mayor of Seattle, making her the city’s first out lesbian mayor and its first woman mayor since the 1920s. Durkan won 61 percent of the vote, more than 21 percentage points ahead of her opponent, Cary Moon, The Seattle Times reports. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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