Children: The Victims of Broken, Bigoted, and Useless Laws and Rulings

A post shared by Sweet T (@tinashenow)There’s something about a child star who truly and utterly breaks the mold. Maybe it’s the constant reinvention, maybe its the inherent camp sensibility. Whatever the reason, following Tinashe—the singer, rapper and actress who’s been quietly churning out flawless albums since 2014’s “Aquarius,”—is a positive joyride.

The National Park Service will open a visitor center dedicated to LGBTQ+ history in New York City in the building adjacent to the Stonewall Inn, the iconic gay Manhattan landmark.Earlier this week, officials announced plans to reconnect the Stonewall Inn with its neighboring building in Greenwich Village, where the 1969 riot sparked the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.The Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center will be home to rangers working to preserve Stonewall Inn, which was designated a national monument by President Obama in 2016. LGBTQ+ rights group Pride Live spearheaded the planning for the center.In addition to in-person and virtual tours, visitors will also be able to explore LGBTQ+ history and culture through lectures, exhibitions, and visual arts displays.Several leaders hail the move as a historic step forward for the LGBTQ+ community, especially in light of right-wing attacks."The opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center is a remarkable moment in the history of Stonewall," Ann Marie Gothard, president of the Pride Live board of directors, said in the announcement.

press release posted on the department's Facebook.In one of the threatening posts on the social media platform Gab, which has a large far-right base, Dinsmoor wrote that he was “9mm away from fedposting two f*gg*ts at home Depot,” using a slang term for making statements about planned criminal actions that could later be used against him by law enforcement agencies. He also asked for prayers from his followers as he doubted his ability to “make it through this fag month.” In a subsequent post, Dinsmoor said he wished “death upon every single” gay person “before they get a chance to molest and groom anyone else.”In another post, Dinsmoor shared an image promoting the first annual Anacortes Pride Parade with the cryptic message “talk me out of it.” According to a report from local ABC affiliate KIRO, police had been called to the home of a woman who lives next to rental property owned by Dinsmoor on June 14, saying Dinsmoor had yelled an anti-LGBTQ+ death threat against her and her wife.“It used to be legal to kill gay people!” the woman claimed Dinsmoor had shouted.She said that she saw Dinsmoor a few days later with a firearm on his hip.

After compelling testimony before Congress on Tuesday, Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss became instant heroes. The mother-daughter duo of election officials spoke emotionally of the threats and intimidation they had to endure at the hands of Trump's thugs.

Elliot Page said he is “proud” of how The Umbrella Academy handled his character’s transition in the third season.

Paradise Point Resort & Spa conjures far-flung island paradises from the Caribbean or South Pacific.But the verdant 44-acre island resort sits not in the ocean, but instead in San Diego’s Mission Bay, a short boat ride to Sea World and a few minutes from downtown. Paradise Point offers more than 460 guest rooms, including spacious suites, garden rooms, lanai patios, and bayside bungalows.

A visitor centre is set to open next door to The Stonewall Inn in New York City to preserve the legacy of the historic LGBTQ+ landmark. Located in the Greenwich Village neighbourhood, the National Monument Visitor Centre will feature art displays, lectures, in-person and virtual tours all dedicated to the history of the LGBTQ+ rights […]

For the first time in two years, Pride will be taking place in person across the country! Here at GCN, we compiled some of the most exciting Irish Pride events to look forward to, and if you don’t see yours listed, be sure to get in touch so we can add it! Mayo Pride View […]

It’s no secret that being an LGBTQ+ traveler is not easy, from picking and researching travel destinations, to feeling comfortable in new communities, there are a million things to think about. However, especially during June, Pride travel can also be rewarding and celebratory. We as a community look forward to our yearly celebration and commemoration […]

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Bake Off’s Peter Sawkins sends love to LGBTQ+ community after 'coming out' confusionAs a trans man, I had to flee Saudi Arabia to live as my authentic self'There is still blatant homophobia': LGBT people in Qatar say they're 'ruled by fear'I'm a 12-year-old drag queen - but I started when I was 8Homophobia at work is still something some workers are living with daily.Arian, a 34-year-old Filipino immigrant who is non-binary, at first didn’t understand the slurs, such as ‘bender’, being thrown at them – as English is not their first language, so it was unfamiliar territory. They say: ‘One of the main ways I’ve experienced discrimination where I work is mostly through looks because of how I present myself.

Nate Byrne works for News Breakfast on ABC.Pride month found him visiting the Melbourne drag community, Yummy. The cabaret troupe tour internationally.Attending one of their workshops, Byrne received his first drag makeover.

GEMMA Collins looked stunning in a pink dress as she hit the clubs with her gal pals in Tenerife. The reality star, 41, glowed as she showed off her incredible weight loss on the Spanish island.

Related: Anti-gay hate pastor proudly spews his vile nonsense to little kidsIf elected, he said he wanted to bring back the House Un-American Activities Committee, the committee that was started in 1938 to investigate subversive citizens with ties to communism before it was abolished in 1975.“It is a committee that we should reenact that starts holding these people accountable for treason. Lindsey Graham should be held accountable for treason for supporting Joe Biden’s gun-grabbing Second Amendment law that he’s trying to push forward,” Burns said.“We need to hold people for treason, start having some public hearings, and start executing people who are found guilty for their treasonous acts against the Constitution of the United States of America, just like they did back in 1776.”You can watch the interview below.Asked for clarification, Burns later told Newsweek that “liberal media like CNN have gone easy on sex abuse and trafficking and grooming of minors, which should be a capitol [sic] offense punishable by death.”Related: North Carolina’s Lt. Gov. calls homosexuality “filth”, says guns are gift from GodThis week, talking to conservative podcasters Diamond and Silk, Burns expressed his frustration at how his hateful comments had been reported.He said if people had watched the show in its entirety, “then you would clearly hear me not say that we should be killing the LGBT or transgender community.

Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, remains a bellweather for the sector. It hit an all-time high of more than US$68,000 (£55,600) in November 2021, when the overall value of the cryptocurrency market was close to US$3 trillion. In the months since, however, most major cryptocurrencies have fallen by more 70% and bitcoin itself has dropped below US$18,000.

A post shared by JOHNNY SIBILLY (@johnnysibilly)Queer As Folk and Pose actor Johnny Sibilly poses in a variety of underwear for a new interview with Behind The Scenes magazine. Sibilly, who was born in New Orleans but raised in Miami, thankfully posted several of the shots to his Instagram.

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Elliot Page's real-life transition was reflected in an early season 3 episode of Netflix's when his character reintroduced himself as Viktor Hargreeves. Page publicly shared in December 2020 that he was transgender and would use he/him pronouns. In March of this year, Netflix confirmed with a photo that Page's character, who had been known as Vanya and used she/her pronouns for the first two seasons, would now be Viktor and use he/him pronouns.Even with another world-ending apocalypse looming large within the world of, the series dealt a sensitive hand in crafting Viktor's onscreen transition story.

In a devastating blow for the LGBTQ+ community in Turkey, all Pride Week events and activities have been forbidden in İstanbul, the country’s largest city. “All activities planned for the 30th Pride Week between June 21-27 have been banned in order to maintain peace and security,” reads a statement on the Kadıköy district governor’s office […]

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Gay and bisexual men considered to be at higher risk of exposure to monkeypox will be offered a vaccine to control the outbreak of the virus, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed.

Lil Nas X used a video resembling an ad for the BET Awards show to announce that his new single, Late To Da Party, will be released very soon.

Sport Ireland and Sporting Pride have teamed up again to launch the 2022 version of the #LetsGetVisible campaign. The initiative kicked off as a part of Dublin Pride Health and Wellbeing Week, and aims to acknowledge the importance of LGBTQ+ representation within the sports sector where queer visibility has not always been prominent. During the […]

LGBTQ+ rights groups are concerned that gay, bisexual, and transgender refugees could face persecution if they are sent to Rwanda under Britain’s policy to deport some asylum seekers to the East African nation.

supports HTML5 videoGreat British Bake Off winner Peter Sawkins has clarified a video he shared of him holding hands with a mystery man that went viral. The 21-year-old baker, who won the 2020 series of the Channel 4 series, was praised for sharing a video of himself walking alongside another man while on holiday in Morocco over the weekend, with the two holding hands. Many of Peter’s followers interpreted the footage to be him ‘coming out’ but the TV star has said this isn’t the case. In an update in his Instagram stories, Peter explained: ‘Clarification of a recent reel. I am trying to address this with sensitivity and kindness.‘I recently posted a reel from my holiday. ‘Some news sites and comments celebrated this as me coming out, and I can appreciate how this has happened.’ He then stated: ‘However, this is not the case.

The NSW Government will provide $2.3 million to support trans and gender-diverse communities as part of the 2022-23 NSW Budget.According to the NSW Health Ministry, the $2.3 million includes $1.3 million for ACON’s new Trans Mental Health and Wellbeing service, which will provide trans women, trans men and non-binary people with up to 12 counselling sessions, free of charge. $725,400 will go to expand youth counselling service, Twenty10’s counselling and support programs for trans and gender-diverse youth and their carers, and $300,000 will go to Equality Australia in order to develop leadership in trans and gender-diverse communities.“This funding boost will enable ACON, Equality Australia and Twenty10 to respond to the needs of the trans and gender diverse community and ensure access to safe, inclusive and responsive services.”Independent Member for Sydney Alex Greenwich welcomed the initiative saying, “The NSW LGBTIQ+ Health Strategy identified significant poor health and mental health across all LGBTIQ+ communities as a result of stigma, discrimination and social isolation.“Outcomes for trans and gender diverse people were found to be the worst with shocking rates of attempted self-harm and suicide, with the strategy identifying this cohort for priority action.“I strongly welcome the NSW Government’s support for our state’s trans and gender diverse communities through the funding of key and targeted services to support and promote their health and well-being.”ACON CEO Nicolas Parkhill noted that the funding “would help ACON establish a tailored service that will deliver safe, inclusive, and affirming counselling and mental health peer support services to trans people (binary and non-binary).”In addition to health

Pride month and the upcoming local Pride parade.

The stars were out last night to honour the nation’s inspirational unsung heroes at our glittering People’s Oscars.

ruling Thursday in the case of Lange v. Houston County.

Five Rivers Fostering is run as a Non-Profit/Social Enterprise, established in 2002 and they have Foster Families based throughout the country. They are urgently seeking foster carers for children and young perople.  Five Rivers Fostering operates under the same regulations and standards required of all Foster Care providers in Ireland.  Providing emergency care, respite, short, medium, […]

It is 10 years since Argentina made LGBTQ+ history by allowing anyone to change their legal gender by self-declaration, tapping into a wider global debate about the progress of transgender rights.

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A landmark ruling by Zagreb’s Administrative Court has passed, legalising same-sex adoption in Croatia. According to Telegram, the court ruling deemed the current legislation to be unjust: “Taking into account the position of the European Court of Human Rights, the Court states that a different treatment of persons in similar situations, based exclusively on their […]

court in Derby heard.This was despite him being aware he could pass on Fragile X, a genetic condition that can cause learning disabilities, facial disfigurement and cognitive impairment, according to an exclusive report from the Daily Mail.The condition means MacDougall would not be able to donate sperm through an official donation clinic.He had brought a case to Family Court in an attempt to gain parental access to four of the children born from these arrangements.One 25-year-old woman named only as SW had two children now aged two and three from MacDougall after contacting him through an advert, with her first-born currently non-verbal and showing 'challenging' behaviour.The court heard that the woman had difficulty reading a complex legal contract she signed for him and did not look at the section where he mentioned Fragile X without giving an explanation of the condition.She made contact with him soon after the child's birth and after a number of visits he eventually moved in to her house during the first national lockdown in early 2020, before being asked to leave in June 2020.

Related: Jesse Tyler Ferguson is raising his son to be “gay until he decides he’s straight”Over the weekend, actor Ferguson announced the next member of their family is due this fall.“@justinmikita and I have some exciting news, we’re expecting number 2! Our growing family will be a family of four later this fall! We are so excited for Beckett to have a sibling.”  A post shared by Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) Ferguson, who shot to fame in Modern Family, also took the opportunity to announce the nonprofit he and Mikita founded, Pronoun, is making donations of $25,000 to ACLU, the National Abortion Federation, and Everytown for Gun Safety.“Like the majority of people in this country right now, we are heartbroken at the attacks all over the country — from senseless gun violence to state by state attacks on our transgender family and an onslaught of attacks on women’s reproductive health,” said Ferguson.“Our non-profit @pronounorg continues to raise funds for the incredible organizations on the ground fighting for LGBTQIA+ equality — which of course includes the fights for reproductive health, sensible gun reform & transgender equality — to name a few.“We are so proud to be partnering with @shopmilimili [baby brand MiliMili], a female (mommy) owned small business made in LA, on a gorgeous custom collection of sleep sacks, crib sheets, eye masks & robes designed by queer artist @katiekaapcke with 100% of the proceeds going to PRONOUN.“We will be using these resources to target states where reproductive health and transgender rights are currently under constant attack, starting today with a $25,000 donation each to @aclu_nationwide, @nationalabortionfederation & @everytown.”“We are so excited to have a little one joining

A historic ruling from Croatia’s High Administrative Court means that same-sex couples will be entitled to apply to adopt children.

Book Now Sculpted by wind and sea, the beauty of Norway’s stunning fjords is almost indescribable. And now, in another first for LGBT+ cruising, you can experience all the wonder with VACAYA as we sail from Bergen to Oslo on PONANT’s 5-star Le Dumont D’Urville!Bergen is one of the world’s true undiscovered gems and is sure to delight with her perfect blend of rustic cosmopolitanism.

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Don’t ask, don’t tell" was the policy of the U.S military from February 28, 1994, through September 20, 2011. The policy prevented the military from asking service members about their sexual identity, but also prevent service members from disclosing their LGBTQ+ identity.

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Wizard of Oz dress may not be in Kansas anymore, but its final home is still to be determined.The Catholic University of America had planned to auction off the gingham dress Tuesday, but a federal judge Monday blocked the move, The Washington Post reports. U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe ruled that a lawsuit over ownership of the dress must be resolved first.The dress is one of six that have been authenticated as worn by Garland in the LGBTQ-beloved 1939 film, although only one other is known to still exist.

national tracking poll of 4,410 adults conducted between April 20-23 in the aftermath of Florida’s “don’t say gay” law by Morning Consult.The poll found that 68 percent of all respondents strongly or somewhat supported sexual education being taught in K-12 schools, with only 23 percent of those polled opposed. Those numbers include both Democrat and Republican respondents.There was far less support for teaching the history of the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement in K-12 schools.

Learning your child has a disability can be a cause for huge concern, and at some points, be both physically and mentally exhausting. It is common for parents to feel alone and isolated from the rest of the world, so read on to find out how one couple  developed the Diffability podcast to create a […]

Child abuse victims who are LGBTQ+ face a unique set of challenges in disclosing their experiences, accessing support and forming adult relationships, a ground-breaking report has found.

Red Table Talk: The Estefans.“That was hairy, because Emily was very raw at that moment,” says Estefan. “And we didn’t discuss it beforehand, because we wanted it to be natural. I wish that the whole two-hour conversation could have been aired….

KFOR. Shortly thereafter, the couple had a son via artificial insemination. While Wilson carried the child, Williams was there for the birth, cut the umbilical cord, and was listed on the birth certificate. The couple’s son was even named after a family member on Williams’ side.The couple has since filed for divorce and Wilson petitioned the court to remove Williams’ from the birth certificate.

Sunday, 22 May 2022, marked the five-year anniversary of the tragic Manchester Arena bombing that occurred during an Ariana Grande concert in 2017. Popular soap opera Coronation Street paid a moving tribute to the victims of the attack, including gay superfan and ex-winner of Come Dine With Me Martyn Hett. The episode which aired on […]

It's no secret that Sarah Ferguson is all about her family, even going as far as to describe her "chief role" as being a mum. But not many will be aware of her close bond with her son-in-laws Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Jack Brooksbank.The Duchess of York, fondly referred to as Fergie by most, is mum to two daughters Princess Beatrice, 33, and Princess Eugenie, who she shares with the Queen's son, Prince Andrew, 62. Sarah, who recently described Andrew as a "wonderful father and good grandfather", has often spoken highly of her children and has approved of their choice of partners as Princess Eugenie married bar manager and brand ambassador for Casamigos tequila, Jack, 36, back in 2018, and shares son August, one, with him.