Exclusive: Anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination most common in educational settings, survey finds

Contrary to what many still believe, sexuality is more than just gay, straight, or bisexual. Today, more folks are using micro-labels to define themselves as the collective knowledge about sexuality and gender roles develops.

learning disability and cerebral palsy. I volunteer at two charity shops and I play for the Brighton Seagals, a local football team. Being part of the team is really important to me as my teammates are all LGBTQ+. I think it’s hard to meet a partner if you have a disability, and even harder if you’re gay too. I find it difficult to meet people because of my disability.

was the laughingstock of D.C.

Big Brother experience. ET's Denny Directo spoke to Ameerah the day after her eviction from the house, and she admitted was was «shocked» to be put on the block.«Once I was put on the block, I assumed that I was a backdoor,» she told ET.

A delay of more than four months by a city regulatory agency in approving a certificate of occupancy for the Capitol Hill LGBTQ bar and café As You Are has raised concern among its owners and customers that one or more D.C. government bureaucrats may be subjecting the bar to biased treatment.

In a little-noticed development, an unidentified suspect or suspects used what investigators believe to be an “improvised incendiary device” to start a fire around 1 a.m. on April 1, 2021, that destroyed the Gaithersburg, Md. home of a lesbian couple and their two young children.

The Walt Disney Co., Comcast NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures Entertainment are among the major media and tech companies to sign on to a Human Rights Campaign letter, urging the Senate to pass marriage equality legislation amid fears that it could be rolled back by some future Supreme Court ruling.

don’t say gay or trans” law.Trans students in the Lee County School District who want to be addressed by their preferred name and pronouns will have to fill out a form with a school counselor called a gender support plan, and it will have to be signed by their parents, ABC News reports. The form also deals with restroom and locker room use, according to other news sources.

Beyoncé is the preacher, and her music is the gospel, then Renaissance is her Resurrection Sunday sermon. Her seventh studio album is not only a place for Beyoncé to breathe new life into the musical stylings of Donna Summer and Diana Ross, but an altar call to those who have forgotten who made house and disco music: Black queer and trans people. Lynnée Denise defines house music in Harper’s Bazaar as “joy, a rhythmic theory of escape, accentuated by what could be called fatal pleasure—the war on drugs and addiction, coupled with dangerous freedom marked by a lurking “big disease with a little name.”The album is a memoriam to Uncle Jonny, the singer’s late uncle.

Following the escalation of anti-LGBTQ attacks against a bakery northwest of Chicago last weekend, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the majority whip, and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker expressed to the Los Angeles Blade their concerns over the rise of hate and extremism in America. 

world’s first-ever “pro-gay” film was made.In that sense, No Hard Feelings is part of a long history of German features that have broken down boundaries through their explorations of LGBTQ characters and queer themes.The big-screen debut of writer-director Faraz Shariat, the smart and vibrant film has won fans the world over, as it traveled from film festival to film festival, premiering at the acclaimed Berlinale and eventually making its way stateside to San Francisco’s Frameline and, later, New York’s NewFest—which is where it first caught our attention.Now streaming for free via Germany’s Goethe Institute, it’s the perfect time to catch up with this future queer classic.No Hard Feelings is the story of the devil-may-care Parvis (Benjamin Radjaipour), a second-generation Iranian-German who spends his nights dancing at gay clubs and cruising on the apps, while his days are (reluctantly) spent working at a refugee center for community service.It’s there he meets the alluring Amon (Eidin Jalali) and his sister Bana (Banafshe Hourmazdi), who are new to Germany, seeking asylum from Iran. It’s not long before the two men begin falling for each other, sharing an electric sexual chemistry.

Jeremy Joseph, the owner of the iconic London and Manchester clubs G-A-Y, G-A-Y Late, and Heaven, announced that he intends to form a charitable foundation to support LGBTQ+ charities. The move has been spurred on by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. As Joseph explained, in a statement released on Twitter earlier this week, “Throughout […]

Whether we like it or not, nowadays, dating apps are part of our dating journey. It does not matter about your sexual preference, or if you are looking for casual sex or the love of your life – socialising with people online is a reality. With that in mind, here’s a list of five tips […]

Neil Patrick Harris makes his long-awaited return to TV comedy in this Netflix series from super-producers Darren Star (Sex And The City, Younger) and Jeffrey Richmond (Modern Family, Frasier). Harris stars as Michael Lawson, a successful, forty-something Manhattanite whose life is turned upside down when his long-term partner suddenly leaves him, finding himself navigating an unfamiliar, app-centric modern gay dating scene.Stream it now on Netflix.Following up his witchy Sundance favorite You Won’t Be Alone, filmmaker Goran Stolevski delivers an achingly personal coming-of-age story.

Tom Daley wore rainbow colors to protest the anti-LGBTQ+ views and laws found in some throughout the British Commonwealth at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham on Thursday. Daley, 28, entered the stadium with a group of LGBTQ+ rights activists from several Commonwealth countries carrying Pride flags.Starting in 1930, the Commonwealth Games is a worldwide multi-sport competition with athletes that come from 56 countries that were primarily former British colonies. However, the games have been widely criticized for the criminalization of the LGBTQ+ community that occurs in 35 of the countries competing.

pic.twitter.com/u4s6H1eXmt— Evan (@ebintosh) April 17, 2022One full month later on May 10, Somers arrived at a GCN photoshoot for the portraits accompanying this story still wearing a boot to protect his ankle on which he had surgery as a result of the attack.“The bones were smashed in the ankle and there were two fractures and a dislocation,” he told GCN. “They weren’t clean breaks so the boot is on ‘til May.

RuPaul’s Drag Race World Tour, “WERQ THE WORLD” will be in the D.C. area on Saturday, Aug. 6 at The Theatre at MGM National Harbor. 

OutWrite’s annual LGBTQ Literary Festival will begin on Friday, Aug. 5, and end on Sunday, Aug. 7. The festival will take place virtually on the DC Center for the LGBT Community’s YouTube page.

Whitman-Walker Health and Team Rayceen Productions will join forces to host the return of Silver Pride on Monday, Aug. 15 at 4 p.m. at Studio Theatre. 

For many, the journey to finding themselves can be incredibly difficult. We’re constantly inventing and reinventing new hobbies, relationships, and styles. Personally, it seems I’m always ‘finding’ my way back to my ‘friend-disapproved’ ex or swapping style for sweatpants – but that’s neither here nor there. However, along with those things, it’s also common to […]

June was incredibly busy this year with Pride parades, shows, and festivals happening all over the world. A great way to cool down after all of the celebrations is to sit back, relax, and watch some brand-new LGBTQ+ films and TV series. Fire Island  Fire Island was inspired by the classic Pride and Prejudice. This […]

Florida’s “don’t say gay” law, passed this March, has inspired more than a dozen other states to consider similar restrictive legislation, banning LGBTQ+ content from school curricula and placing queer and questioning students in peril.   Furthermore, Clarence Thomas’s audacious concurring opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization specifically questions the legitimacy of the Lawrence and Obergefell decisions and puts LGBTQ+ relationships in the crosshairs.Given that political climate, it’s no surprise that Pride organizers across the nation are worried about opposition protestors and even violence at events meant to celebrate their communities’ vibrancy and accomplishments.But this is not the first time that gains in LGBTQ+ rights have triggered a legislative backlash, nor that “protecting” schools and children has been used as a strategy to justify homophobic legislation.

Tom Daley showed his support for LGBTQ+ people living in countries that still criminalise homosexuality during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday (28 July).

‘Magic Season: A Son’s Story’By Wade Rousec.2022, Hanover Square Press$27.99/ 304 pages

There are several sayings that I keep in my “Realtor tool kit,” aside from those catty, snarky comments, I hold two true and use them on a daily basis: “Date the rate – marry the home” and “You’re paying a 100% interest rate when you rent.”

Daniel Yanez puts the finishing touches on the mural he painted on the outside wall of TMC. The image, Yanez said, is meant to honor his LGBTQ daughter and the LGBTQ community as a whole. (Photo above courtesy of Caven Enterprises)

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DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com Last December, a woman called 911 to report that a person in her address in Grapevine was exper

Gemma Collins has spoken out about her struggles with weight after having an underactive thyroid and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).The 41 year old opened up her “constant battle” with her weight recently after being diagnosed with PCOS, a condition that effects how ovaries work, which can lead to weight gain as the body becomes more resistant to insulin. Gemma said “its not been easy for me” as she discussed her weight issues in a new interview. Speaking at her Essex home, the TOWIE star told The Mirror: “It’s not as easy for me, hormonally, to keep my weight stable all the time.

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In a 5-2 decision on Thursday, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in Rouch World, LLC v Department of Civil Rights that the state’s 1976 Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

As a queer community, we’re always looking for the best ways to express our individuality and authenticity.

A study commissioned by the HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme has been released, providing details on abortion access and individuals’ experiences when using abortion services. The study, Unplanned Pregnancy and Abortion Care (UnPaC) was conducted by Dr Catherine Conlon of the School of Social Work and Social Policy at Trinity College Dublin. The […]

Depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues increase threefold among transgender children as young as nine, a new study found.Dr Ken Pang, who runs a paediatric practice that focuses on the care of transgender children and adolescents, is one of the authors of the study. He said that the reasons for this could range from gender dissatisfaction, the stress of experiencing stigma, and the children experiencing other forms of discrimination like transphobia. The researchers also found that transgender children are almost six times as likely to feel suicidal than cisgender children.

Another drag brunch in The Colony is being targeted by right-wingers. Organizers of The Cantina Dolls Drag Brunch set for noon on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Lava Cantina, 5805 Grandscape in The Colony, said they have received “hundreds of insults and threats” and have even been contacted by the FBI who warned that The Proud Boys are planning on protesting the event next weekend.

All hail the queen! Her Majesty Nancy Peoples, reigning empress of the Imperial Court de Fort Worth/Arlington (Reign XLII), is turning 65, and there is no way such an auspicious occasion could be allowed to pass without a party worthy of such an amazing woman. That’s why Urban Cowboy Saloon is hosting Nancy’s RED 65th Party on Friday, July 29, starting at 9 p.m. (See details in listings.) Nancy, known as The Texas Scarlett Cowgirl, has been active and involved in the LGBTQ community as an ally and volunteer since the late 1980s and has been especially active in the Imperial Court and in TGRA. And if you want to honor her majesty with a gift, her favorite flowers are snow fire roses and Gerber daisies; she likes to drink wine and margaritas, and her favorite shots are cactus juice and Josh’s raspberry lemon drop. It’s gonna be a royal good time.

Texas embarrassment Ted Cruz said something shockingly reasonable this week — or, at the very least, a spokesperson of his did.The Cruz camp recently voiced the senator’s apparent support for repealing the archaic, still-on-the-books sodomy ban in Texas.“Consenting adults should be able to do what they wish in their private sexual activity, and government has no business in their bedrooms,” the spokesperson told The Dallas Morning News.This law and those like it around the country were all rendered unenforceable by the Supreme Court in its Lawrence v. Texas ruling in 2003, but have still remained dormant in their state’s crime codes.Related: Ted Cruz says Supreme Court “clearly wrong” on same-sex marriage rulingTo be clear, the senator won’t be winning any GLAAD awards any time soon; he’s openly called the legalization of gay marriage “clearly wrong,” mocked personal pronouns, objected to trans athletes and trans youth, and racked up a laundry list of other anti-queer infractions.However, in this one specific instance, he somehow cleared the unspeakably low bar that some of his conservative peers have run headfirst into.For instance, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently made it clear that, given the chance, he would be completely “willing and able” to enforce sodomy laws in the state once again.The repeal of currently inactive sodomy laws is especially prescient in the aftermath of the SCOTUS ruling on Roe v.

The Biden administration’s top health official got defensive on Thursday in response to questions about its response to monkeypox, suggesting localities and “communities at risk” weren’t doing enough on prevention efforts and asserting the federal government has “done our homework” in addressing the outbreak.

A popular restaurant and pub in the City’s Wynwood neighborhood is under threat of losing its liquor license after Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that the state is targeting its liquor license to shut it down. DeSantis added that “children didn’t need some agenda shoved down their throats all the time.”

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In a recent Spotify podcast episode, Joe Rogan, describing himself as “a bleeding heart liberal,” directly addressed comments that he’s a “secret conservative.” He also defended same-sex marriage and claimed the conservative opposition against gay marriage is one reason he is not a conservative.

Equality Virginia and a number of other advocacy groups on Wednesday asked the Virginia Supreme Court to uphold the West Point School Board’s decision to fire a teacher who refused to refer to a student by pronouns that corresponded with their gender identity.

Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date with the latest LGBTQ newsExperts say that this is not a viable treatment for the vast majority of people living with HIV. The procedure requires bone marrow from a small group of people with a specific mutated form of the CCR5 protein.

U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) is under fire after threatening bipartisan support of legislation to protect same-sex marriage because Democrats were finally able to put together a historic tax and climate change bill – a huge win for Democrats, the Biden administration, and Americans.“I just think the timing could not have been worse and it came totally out of the blue,” Senator Collins told HuffPost Thursday.

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Jason Vallejo is the Founder & Executive Director of Elevate North Texas – Youth Emergency Shelter. Elevate North Texas’ mission is to fill in the gap of youth homelessness with emergency shelter. They provide a safe, affirming environment through access to immediate shelter and reunification with family, when possible. Jason founded Elevate North Texas in 2020 in the midst of a global pandemic that we know as COVID-19. He saw a gap in the homeless system when it came to youth who were between the ages 18 to 24. While North Texas had transitional living programs for youth in this age range, he knew that there was still no emergency shelter for these youth that would meet the immediate need of youth experiencing homelessness. Jason created three core programs that will allow Elevate North Texas to provide emergency shelter for youth, 18 to 24, experiencing homelessness: 1. Hotel Voucher Program: They partner with several hotels here in North Texas to provide hotel vouchers for those youth in immediate need of shelter. 2. Host Home Program: They work with trusted families that have a spar

Trevor Project.The study, “Trauma and Suicide Risk Among LGBTQ Youth,” used data from the Trevor Project’s 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health, collected in an online survey conducted between September and December of last year of 33,993 LGBTQ+ youth recruited via targeted ads on social media.“Individual trauma happens when a physically or emotionally harmful or threatening event, or series of events, is experienced by a person and has lasting effects on their well-being,” the study explains. “Therefore, experiences of discrimination or physical threat or harm based on one’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity may be experienced as individual trauma.

A lawsuit filed by more than 20 Republican attorneys general challenges the Biden administration over a Department of Agriculture policy prohibiting discrimination in the school lunch program based on sexual orientation and gender identity for school meals.Tennessee attorney general Herbert Slatery filed the lawsuit claiming the federal government misinterprets the law on antidiscrimination measures.Attorneys general hope this challenge will achieve a similar result to the one in which a federal judge in Tennessee temporarily barred two federal agencies from enforcing LGBTQ+ protections earlier this month.The judge ruled for the 20 state attorneys general that the directives violated states’ rights, including state laws that prohibit students from playing on sports teams based on their gender identities as well as requiring schools and businesses to provide transgender students access to appropriate bathrooms and showers.“This case is, yet again, about a federal agency trying to change law, which is Congress’ exclusive prerogative,” Slatery said in a statement to the Associated Press. “The USDA simply does not have that authority.