Deemed by some as the “civil rights movement of our time”, progress towards rights, respect and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer (LGBTQ) people still has a long way to go. Universities campuses are often the frontlines of the LGBTQ rights struggle.
Infamous pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli has been jailed for seven years. Turing Pharmaceuticals founder Martin Shkreli came under fire in 2015 after buying the rights to 62-year-old drug Daraprim, which is used to treat conditions including AIDS-related toxoplasmosis, and jacking up the price to $750 a pill.
It’s been 25 years since I realised I was gay, and for the first time in as long as I can remember, I’m questioning why. The images flickering across my computer screen have jolted me. I’m logged into a “support group” run by Living Hope Ministries, one of the most prolific proponents of gay conversion in the world. And, for a moment, they’ve gotten under my skin.
There was a time when gay dating was an IRL affair, based around your local gay bar or well known cruising spot. Now, finding a guy usually means grabbing a phone and browsing your options. While a lot of people decry the decline of gay bar culture, there’s no denying that dating apps are the most popular method of meeting people in 2018.
Caitlyn Jenner is holding a tough line on President Donald Trump. The world’s most famous openly transgender woman—and proud Republican—now says Trump is the worst thing to happen to the trans rights movement. “As far as trans issues, this administration has been the worst ever,” Jenner told Newsweek at the Champions of Jewish Values International Awards Gala in New York City on Thursday night.
Jake Bain, the openly gay football star headed to Indiana State next fall, will be the center of love and joy on Monday as the community rallies around its hero. The reason for the outpouring of support is because the jerks from the Westboro group (I will not call them a “church” by any stretch of the imagination) plan to stage a hate-filled rally.
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