As of Sunday morning, 28-year-old figure skater Adam Rippon will be the first openly gay man to compete for the United States in the Winter Olympics. Despite a disappointing fourth-place performance at the U.S. figure skating championships Saturday night, Rippon was selected to join Nathan Chen and Vincent Zhou in Pyeongchang next month. Read the full article HERE.
In the upcoming book on Bill Jones’ life, there is one date — Feb. 13, 1969 — that neither he nor anyone else who knows the story can forget. On that day, Jones, then a 39-year-old single man living in San Francisco, officially adopted his son, whom he named Aaron, then nearly 3 years old. Read the full article HERE.
A former New Jersey high school teacher who posted anti-gay comments on her Facebook page several years ago has agreed to a three-year suspension of her teaching certificates. NJ.com reports that Jenye “Viki” Knox initially appealed a state Department of Education’s decision to revoke her three certificates to the Office of Administrative Law. Read the full article HERE.
A three-judge bench of Supreme Court headed by CJI Dipak Misra has agreed to reconsider and examine the constitutional validity of section 377 of Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Apex Court also issued a notice to the Center’s response on a writ petition filed by five members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ)… Read the full article HERE.
Later this year, a new law will go into effect in New York City, allowing workers to use paid family leave to care for anyone they personally define as family, regardless of whether that relationship falls into neat biological categories. The city will join only a handful of places in the US… Read the full article HERE.
Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil has broken stereotypes, traditions and taboos throughout his life. He is the only member of the Indian royal family to come out as gay, divorced a princess and launched a charity to help LGBT people. However, his latest plan might be the most audacious yet. Read the full article HERE.
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