The job search is a major concern for students at Penn, but for those who are LGBTQ, looking for the right workplace can be even more complicated. Director of Career Services Patricia Rose said the department tries to ensure that students who identify as LGBTQ are connected to people and organizations that provide adequate help.
Christopher Ross and Allan Keech, both 68, are longtime partners who are approaching a time in their lives when, as Ross puts it, “it’s important to know our neighbors.” They face the normal vulnerabilities of aging – such as health challenges – but as members of the LGBT community, they also must cope with a legacy of discrimination that often makes finding a community of elders difficult for them.
The bonus of Jeffrey Mezger, one of the most powerful people in real estate, will be slashed by 25% after he went on an anti-gay tirade against his neighbor, comedian Kathy Griffin.
October is LGBT History Month, and for queer folks and allies alike, that means a month dedicated to spreading not only love for, but knowledge of and awareness about the queer community.
“This is historic, so close to the Russian border and still it feels safe,” says Valentina Likoshva, LGBT activist from Murmansk. She was one of about 50 people from Russia, Belarus and Kazhakstan who joined the first ever pride parade in Kirkenes, Norway’s border town to Russia in the north.
Just a few months ago, it was unclear if there would be a Pride event in Humboldt County this year. Within months of last year’s event, Humboldt Pride, the nonprofit that organized the event, dissolved. Operations ceased Nov. 30.
Matilda star Mara Wilson has revealed that she “often wishes” she did not come out as bisexual/queer when she did. The actress opened-up about her sexuality in the wake of the June 2016 Orlando Pulse nightclub tragedy, but has now revealed that she received a lot of backlash over the timing of her coming out.
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