Month: December 2017

5 THINGS TO KNOW

Atlanta’s LGBT community flexing their political power.

December 3, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Atlanta’s LGBT community flexing their political power.

Metro Atlanta’s LGBT voters have long been a force in local politics, but the gay community is marshaling its growing political clout in new ways ahead of Tuesday’s runoffs to decide Atlanta’s next mayor and other big-ticket contests. City Council president candidate Alex Wan and Fulton County Commission chair contender Keisha Waites are both openly gay… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

OPINIONS

It’s always been about discrimination for LGBT people.

December 2, 2017 compassq Comments Off on It’s always been about discrimination for LGBT people.

As a gay person, I grew up knowing I was different. Hearing other kids call anyone who deviated from traditional gender expectations a “fag.” Getting called a “lesbo” at age 11. I hadn’t come out to anyone and didn’t even really understand what it meant… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Powerful ad by Log Cabin Republicans against Roy Moore…a must see.

December 2, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Powerful ad by Log Cabin Republicans against Roy Moore…a must see.

A prominent Republican LGBT advocacy group is out with an ad opposing embattled Republican Roy Moore, calling on “good Christians” to reject him ahead of Alabama’s special Senate election. The ad from Log Cabin Republicans features people praying at church and around a dinner table… Watch the video HERE. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Louisiana governor takes his fight for LGBT rights to state Supreme Court.

December 2, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Louisiana governor takes his fight for LGBT rights to state Supreme Court.

Louisiana’s governor is going to the state’s Supreme Court in hopes of reviving his executive order aimed at protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in state government. Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, issued an order in April 2016 banning discrimination in state government and state contracts based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Nature vs nurture, the debate continues with new study.

December 2, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Nature vs nurture, the debate continues with new study.

Scientists searching for the root of human sexuality studied identical twins, one of them straight and the other a lesbian, who grew up in the same environment. Sarah Nunn and Rosie Ablewhite, 29, present a mystery for researchers looking to identify genetic and environmental interactions… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Police ‘disappointed’ Vancouver Pride Society banning uniforms from parade.

December 2, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Police ‘disappointed’ Vancouver Pride Society banning uniforms from parade.

Vancouver police say they’re “disappointed” in a decision to ban officers in uniform from the 2018 Vancouver Pride parade. Word of the decision came after parade organizers heard from members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer, or LGBTQ, communities who said they felt uncomfortable with a highly visible police presence. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality