A federal appeals court is considering a 70-year-old woman’s potentially landmark case that alleges a Chicago-area senior living center did nothing to stop residents from hurling slurs, spitting on her and physically harassing her because of her sexual orientation. The 7th U.S. Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Marsha Wetzel’s case on Tuesday.
Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic academic institution in America, has approved residential housing for students interested in examining gender identity and sexual orientation. An LGBT-centric “Living Learning Community” (LLC) was initially rejected last April, before the Office of Residential Living gave it the green light last mnoth. Called “Crossroads: Gender and Sexuality,” it’s intended to…Read the full article HERE.
An LGBT homeless shelter in honour of Golden Girls star Bea Arthur has just opened just in time for Christmas. Bea Arthur, who died in 2009, left $300,000 in her will to the Ali Forney Center, which works to help LGBT homeless youths in New York… Read the full article HERE.
Head north on Halsted Street in Chicago’s Boystown neighborhood—just one block of Wrigley Field—and you’ll see it: a modern, multi-unit residence decked in green and blue hues. No, this isn’t a new condominium for the city’s young, urban professionals, but rather an affordable housing unit that has become… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
Formerly homeless young adults will have a new place to call home in Philadelphia. The LGBTQ-friendly development will be the first of its kind in the state, according to nonprofit developer Project HOME, which will break ground on the project Dec. 6. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
A rainbow-colored crosswalk honoring the LGBT community in Lexington, Kentucky, is a distracting safety hazard and should be removed, a federal official says. Officials painted the crosswalk at a busy intersection across from the county courthouse earlier this year to… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
Hundreds of cities are vying to be Amazon’s second home. But a history of controversial legislation could hold some of them back. Amazon says 238 cities and regions across North America put in bids to become its second headquarters, the company’s largest expansion outside Seattle. The winner gets tens of thousands of jobs and a lift for the local economy. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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