The iconic flag is seen around the world and typically features six block colours. MILLIONS celebrate Pride month around the world and the colourful flag adds a splash of vibrance to celebrations. But why is a rainbow used as the pride symbol and what is the history behind it? Here’s the lowdown…
UCLA will play at Oklahoma despite state travel ban for LGBTQ rights. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has again issued a toothless edict forbidding state travel to a state he claims is dangerous for LGBTQ people. This time it’s Oklahoma, the state that hosts the Women’s College World Series and where the UCLA softball team…
While America’s LGBTQ population is highly visible in select metropolitan areas, LGBTQ people and their families live in every single geographic region of the United States, including rural communities. While challenges that contribute to a sense of LGBTQ isolation exist in rural America, many choose to remain, making homes and raising families with pride.
“It was hell to watch people die in the ’80s, but my personal hell was when long-term survivors were forgotten.” Sean McKenna, 55, was diagnosed with HIV in 1992. He takes 22 pills a day and deals with diarrhea, joint pain and HPV. He’s been on disability, unable to work, for over 20 years.
A Christian baker can refuse service to a same-sex couple for now, but only because the state called his beliefs ‘offensive.’ Even liberal justices agreed. Everyone is going to say the Supreme Court’s ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop is a win for the Christian baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex couple. They’re wrong. This case was forfeited by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
A study published in the journal Intelligence found a correlation between cognitive ability and anti-LGBTQ attitudes. The study, led by Francisco Perales at The University of Queensland, examined data from 11,654 individuals in Australia. According to PsyPost, the researchers used three tests for cognitive ability…
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