Month: December 2017

HEALTH

Gay conversion therapy to be banned in NYC under Council bill.

December 1, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Gay conversion therapy to be banned in NYC under Council bill.

Conversion therapy meant to turn gay people straight will be banned in New York City under a bill passed by the City Council Thursday. The bill will make it illegal for anyone to charge a fee for therapy intended to change a client’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

POLICIES

White House bars LGBT journalist from attending Christmas party.

December 1, 2017 compassq Comments Off on White House bars LGBT journalist from attending Christmas party.

The White House, in all its Christmas cheer, decided not to invite Chris Johnson to their annual holiday party which is, the reporter said, “just kind of consistent with the policy of the administration to exclude LGBTQ people.” Chris Johnson is the chief political and White House reporter for the nation’s oldest LGBT paper the Washington Blade. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality