Virginia lawmakers are on the verge of rolling back a state law that allows faith-based adoption and foster-care agencies to refuse service to LGBTQ families. The legislation has spurred heated debate, with representatives of Catholic charitable organizations arguing that being…
Alain du Chemin and Paul Gazzard were married this Valentine’s Day in a small ceremony on the British Channel Island of Jersey. They’ll be spending their honeymoon — and the duration of their marriage, if the plan stands — near Zurich, Switzerland…
There’s an old adage in sports that records are made to be broken. For Katie Sowers, the sentiment is personal. Sowers has a lot of firsts under her belt already. For example, the 34-year-old Kansas native was the first female…
A New York court has dropped charges against Amy Cooper, the woman who called the police last year after a Black, gay man asked her to leash her dog in Manhattan’s Central Park. The incident — in which she falsely claimed…
Pennsylvania state Sen. Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia) on Monday announced he is running for lieutenant governor. “I want to be your next lieutenant governor,” said the Philadelphia Democrat in his campaign announcement. “We need adults in the room and I want…
Under a new scheme to remedy historical injustices, former service personnel can apply to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to restore honours. It follows Falklands veteran Joe Ousalice’s successful battle to return awards he lost after being forced out of…
Nightclubs – including queer venues – could reopen using rapid coronavirus testing, Boris Johnson has suggested. During a Downing Street news conference on Monday (15 February), Johnson said rapid lateral flow tests could be used by “those parts of the economy we couldn’t…
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