Every year on National Coming Out Day, we celebrate coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) or as an ally. On Oct. 11, 2017, we will mark the 29th anniversary of National Coming Out Day.
In October 1977 the LGBT community throughout California was embattled. Conservative Orange County state Senator John Briggs was circulating a statewide ballot initiative that would ban homosexuals from working in the state’s public schools.
While American businesses have made strides in improving parental-leave policies, many still reinforce the stereotype that parenting is woman’s work. That can leave gay men in dire straits if they decide to start a family.
America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer civil rights organization has endorsed the re-election bid of Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, the nation’s first openly bisexual governor.
Before you start boasting about attending your first gay wedding, pause and ask yourself why you chose to qualify it as a gay wedding. If you’re someone who still says “that’s so gay” or refers to Tom as “you know, my gay friend,” then please pump the brakes. READ MORE OF THE STORY HERE: https://www.brides.com/story/why-we-should-drop-the-gay-in-gay-wedding
In a historic, unprecedented move, a Georgian political party has nominated an openly gay candidate for public office. Running on the non-parliamentary opposition Republican Party ticket, Nino Bolkvadze, a 40-year-old lawyer and LGBT rights advocate, is seeking a city councillorship in Tbilisi, the nation’s capital and largest city.
The LGBTQ Resource Center launched a new mentorship program for underclassmen and transfer students this past week. The program, “Passages,” which was announced earlier in the semester, is entirely student-led. Several upperclassmen developed the program over the summer.
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