It was when the Texas Supreme Court justices reversed themselves on benefits to same-sex partners, that Harris County District Judge Steven Kirkland decided he’d had enough. Just the year before those exact same nine judges had upheld a ruling that… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
Liz Smith, the longtime queen of New York’s tabloid gossip columns, who for more than three decades chronicled little triumphs and trespasses in the soap-opera lives of the rich, the famous and the merely beautiful, died on Sunday at her home in Manhattan. She was 94. Her friend and literary agent, Joni Evans, confirmed her death. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
From tiaras to tutus, firemen’s helmet and superhero cloaks, boys and girls should wear what they want without conforming to gender stereotypes, the Church of England said on Monday, in a bid to combat homophobic bullying in schools. The Church said schools should be a safe haven for play and exploration, and children’s behaviour should not be labelled “problematic just because it does not conform to gender stereotypes”. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
As a self-described straight crocodile hunter from the country’s rugged and socially conservative far north, Australian lawmaker Warren Entsch doesn’t fit many people’s mold of a gay-rights activist. But if results of a nationwide postal survey this week reveal that most Australians want same-sex marriage legalized, it is Entsch — from the country’s leading conservative party, no less — who plans to introduce legislation that could make it a reality as soon as December. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
From very early on, Randy Gardner wasn’t totally in the closet. As a young Olympian transitioning into professional figure skating in the early 1980s, he found a small circle of support, including other gay men in the sport, who knew he was gay. Wary of the rejection of the outside world at that time, he kept his true self to that small circle. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
America saw three firsts this week: the first openly transgender person—Danica Roem—to be elected to a state legislature; the first black transgender woman—Andrea Jenkins—to be elected to a city council; and the first Sikh—Ravi Bhalla—to be elected a city mayor in New Jersey. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
On July 26, when President Donald Trump unexpectedly tweeted his plans to ban transgender servicemen and women from the U.S. military, Anastasia Biefang was more than 4,000 miles away from Washington. Still, she could not hide her shock. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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