Missourians Protest Removal of Pride Flags From School

Today is National Voter Registration Day, a chance to unite as a country in our democracy, and around the issues important to LGBTQ people and all Americans.GLAAD polling of LGBTQ voters has consistently shown our top concerns are the same as most Americans: abortion, healthcare, jobs and the economy, and climate change. The lives of LGBTQ people and especially queer people of color are deeply affected by these issues, and they are rooted in values every American cherishes: freedom, health and safety, love for our children, and a desire for a more prosperous future.GLAAD urges the media to include LGBTQ voices in the campaign conversation.

Editor's note: The following contains spoilers about the fifth episode of House of the Dragon, which premiered Sept. 18.(CNN) -- "House of the Dragon's" fifth episode is actually significant for logistical reasons, essentially marking the end of the chapter before the show time jumps ahead, featuring older versions of some characters and somewhat shuffling the deck.Yet the hour could generate as much buzz for a brutal death that occurred, inviting discussion of old concerns and wounds about the way that LGBTQ characters are treated -- and more to the point, killed off -- in TV dramas.The strides made in terms of greater inclusion have coincided with debate about how those characters are portrayed and the fates that they meet, giving rise to a much-discussed trope known as "Bury Your Gays." The phrase refers to a history in which gay characters have disproportionately died as a plot device, creating the impression they are more expendable in the eyes of storytellers.Given that, the "Game of Thrones" prequel potentially waded into controversy with its most recent episode, subtitled "We Light the Way," which again demonstrated, among other things, that in Westeros not much good ever happens at weddings.

Congressional Democrats hope to pick up what seems to be an increasingly attainable seat in California’s 41st district. The incumbent Republican has a remarkably anti-LGBTQ+ policy record, and a gay, out, and partnered Democrat is running against him.Applecart CEO Matt Kalmans said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe last week that Democrat Will Rollins has a realistic chance of defeating ultra-conservative Republican incumbent Rep.

Perth Theatre and Pitlochry Festival Theatre are both celebrating their original content winning at the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS).

A post shared by Erick Adame (@erickadameontv) “I have recently been terminated from my job as the meteorologist at Spectrum News NY1 in NYC. I am taking this opportunity to share my truth rather than let others control the narrative of my life,” he began.Related: Hunky gay weatherman fired from his job for standing up to anti-lockdown protestors“My psychiatrist calls my actions ‘compulsive behavior,’ others would call them reckless, stupid or brazen.

Billy Eichner’s rom-com, Bros, is released next month, but how do critics feel about the highly-anticipated film?

Jonathan Van Ness responded to criticism that claimed they and Antoni Porowski queerbaited fans in the announcement of their new business.

Rapper Cardi B responded to some biphobic comments on Twitter that accused her of not publicly dating women.

Joe Biden’s placement at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday. He went on to claim that if he were President, he’d have had a much better seat.Related: Mary Trump predicts uncle Donald Trump’s next move as his downfall acceleratesTrump posted on his Truth Social platform.

Louth teenager Ruairí Holohan will be advocating LGBTQ+ rights for school students today during this week’s UN General Assembly in New York. The Dundalk native is a UNICEF youth advocate and will be speaking on LGBTQ+ rights for young people at the assembly in partnership with the World Health Organisation. While attending the United Nations […]

On Monday, September 19, the state health department in Montana said it would comply with a judge’s ruling and allow Trans people to rectify their gender in birth records. The new development comes as a result of a lawsuit launched by two Trans women after the state introduced a new rule that violated their rights. […]

FreeState Justice Executive Director Jeremy LaMaster on Monday announced their resignation after they said the organization’s board of directors declined their request to step down.

meteorologist Erick Adame has issued a lengthy apology on social media after he was fired over his appearance on an adult webcam website.Citing a new lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the New York Post reported that Adame was terminated from his position after an unidentified person took nude photos of the TV personality on the site and sent them to his boss.Per the report, Adame stated in his lawsuit that the photos were taken without his permission, with the person in question sending the images to his mother and NY1 "with intent of harassing, annoying, or alarming [Adame] and tortiously interfering with [Adame's] employment relationship."Emmy-nominated broadcaster Adame, who had been a meteorologist at NY1 since 2017, is seeking a court order to compel the website—identified as Unit 4 Media LTD.—to reveal the name of the person so that he can sue them.Taking to his Instagram account on Monday, Adame confirmed that he had been dismissed from his position, as he explained he was sharing details of the incident to "share my truth rather than let others control the narrative of my life.""My psychiatrist calls my actions, 'compulsive behavior,' others would call them reckless, stupid or brazen," he wrote in the caption. "I'm not in a position to argue with any of these descriptions.A post shared by instagram"Despite being a public figure and being on television in the biggest market in the country in front of millions of people five days a week for more than a decade and a half, I secretly appeared on an adult webcam website."On this site, I acted out my compulsive behaviors, while at home, by performing on camera for other men.

Key West’s annual 10-day costuming celebration, Fantasy Fest is back in full force October 21-30.Started in 1979 by a group of Key West locals, the party was created to bring visitors to the island in what was a typically quiet season. Since then Fantasy Fest has grown enormously and now draws tens of thousands to participate, with 70,000 turning out for the annual parade.Last year, many of the events were canceled, but the popular LGBTQ+ destination plans to return to a full schedule in 2022.

Mary McAleese has submitted a letter to Pope Francis calling on him to remove what she deems to be “offensive sexist material” from a Vatican website. The former president referred specifically to a document which appears on the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life’s website, a department established by Pope Francis in 2016 […]

When we choose our dream university, cost, ranking, and how close or far from home the school is, are common factors to consider. However, for an LGBT student, the level of acceptance in the workplace is just as important. So we asked ourselves, what are the best cities for gay students?

Sam Smith will play two highly anticipated headline shows at the Royal Albert Hall following the release of their fourth album’s lead single.

Back in the early aughts, when Liz Fairbairn found herself creating costumes for a lucha libre (the term used in Mexico for masked professional wrestling) show in Mexico and dating one of its featured wrestlers, she came up with a brilliant, albeit a bit wild, idea.“My second career is special effects costuming, so I made these baboon costumes [for some of the wrestlers]. I was sent down there to babysit the baboon costumes,” she recalls with a laugh.Even before her “baboon babysitting” days, Fairbairn had lived a storied life.

LONDON: Hackers have stolen digital assets worth around US$160 million from crypto trading firm Wintermute, its CEO tweeted on Tuesday (Sep 20), the latest heist to hit a sector long plagued by cybercrime.

Republicans breathed a sigh of relief this past week when Democrats announced they would postpone a vote on their Respect For Marriage Act in the Senate. The bill, which seeks to enshrine the right to gay marriage in federal law, passed easily in the House of Representatives with the votes of every Democrat and 47 Republican members.

Drag superstar Shangela made her debut on Dancing with the Stars last night, with fans reacting to her historic performance on social media.

marry a gay man because he's her "best friend" has gone viral on Reddit.In a post shared under the username Lost-Ad6537, the 20-year-old woman said her parents have had "these family friends since immigrating to America ages ago," and they have a 22-year-old son. "Both families had decided to marry us off to each other pretty much since my birth."The Redditor said: "He's my best friend, my soulmate, and my ride or die...we're honestly both so excited to do this."An August 2020 small study of 116 Bangladeshi women, published in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Psychology, found that regardless of marriage type (be it arranged or "couple-initiated"), women with "greater influence over their partner selection reported higher levels of intimacy, passion, commitment and positive marital quality."The study said: "Results suggest that influence over partner selection is a better predictor of these outcomes than marriage type, with marriage type offering little if any information beyond that provided by perceived influence."A 2012 small study of arranged and love-based marriages among 58 Indian Americans in the U.S.

Fox News host urged parents to "fight back" against teachers engaged in what he described as the "sexualizing" of children.Carlson criticized a transgender teacher and showed footage of her wearing large, prosthetic breasts. He also played clips of teachers talking about how they had discussed LGBTQ issues with their students and compared it to meeting a stranger in the park."If you were walking through the park with your kids and a stranger came up and started talking to them, say to your fifth grader, your five-year-old, even your 14-year-old about sex, what would you do? Well, you would call the police, of course. That's not allowed, it's a crime," Carlson said."But teachers are allowed to do it and then to brag about it.

Cardi B had the perfect response to a tweet about her bisexuality, which fans have hailed as the "bisexual awareness week tweet we needed."The "WAP" rapper went viral after she retweeted a Twitter user who seemingly called out artists who identified as bisexual.Along with a photo of Harry Styles, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and Cardi B, Twitter user @Thelightiscumin caught the hip hop star's attention with their controversial caption."Celebrities that came out as bisexual but never dated someone of the same gender," they captioned their post.Cardi quickly clapped back saying she does not have to prove her sexuality to anyone."I a*e b****es out before you was born .....Sorry I don't have razr phone pics to prove it to you," Cardi wrote.She also later retweeted a fan who asked, "didn't you have a girlfriend in high school?" Cardi replied to that fan saying, "Lmaaooo yes when I was freshman."Fans were quick to defend Cardi and celebrated her response."Bisexuals don't owe you a rundown of their sexual and romantic histories," wrote one fan.Author Lane Moore added: "the bisexual awareness week tweet we needed.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Chinese-owned video streamer iQiyi has confirmed that it has blocked access in Singapore to ten gay-themed TV series. But it says that the move is temporary. “The content was temporarily removed in compliance with the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s guidance towards R21 content,” a company spokesman told Variety by email. R21 restricts viewing to people aged over 21. The shows blocked include iQiyi’s Thai-language original “KinnPorsche and “Until We Met Again” that fall into the ‘Boys Love’ or BL genre. Soft-core romances between (mostly young and handsome) men have become hugely popular in Southeast Asia. And much of the audience for them is adult and female.

Thirty four years ago a young newly graduated police constable Tim Dooley arrested LGBTQI activist Rodney Croome, who was calling for the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Tasmania. Last week the two met for the first time after over three decades in very different circumstances. This was just the second encounter between Cooley, now a Commander with the Tasmanian Police, and Croome, a former Tasmanian of the Year, who was appointed Member of Order of Australia for his LGBTQI activism in 2003. Croome recalls that in 1988 the LGBTQI community’s relationship with the local police were “at a low ebb”. In 1988, Tasmania’s LGBTQI community started their decade long battle to call for the repeal of the law that criminalised homosexuality with up to 21 years imprisonment.

An Emmy nominated, out gay New York-based Meteorologist and TV presenter, Erick Adame, said he was fired from his “dream job”, after someone took screenshots of him performing on an adult cam website and sent it to his mother and employer. Adame, who has over over 15 years broadcast journalism experience, was the resident weatherman on the ‘Mornings On 1′ show on weekdays on Spectrum News’ NY1 channel since 2017. He was part of the NY1 team that was nominated twice for the Emmys for their coverage of Hurricane Ida and Tropical Storm Isaias. “Despite being a public figure and being on television in the biggest market in the country in front of millions of people five days a week for more than a decade and a half, I secretly appeared on an adult webcam website,” Adame revealed to his social media followers. “On this site, I acted out my compulsive behaviors, while at home, by performing on camera for other men.

SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors have asked Interpol to issue a fugitive alert for the founder of Terraform Labs as they investigate a US$40 billion crash of the firm’s cryptocurrency that devastated retail investors around the world.

After finishing the 2022 season in third place in the WNBA Western Conference with an 18-18 record, the Dallas Wings are looking for a new head coach, according to a press release today (Monday, Sept. 19) from the team’s head office.

Original Sin was recently renewed for a second season on HBO Max. Yay!

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The Roy and Jeanne Grogan Historic Plaza on the campus of Weatherford College (Photo via WikiData)

I'm excited for Billy Eichner's Bros, the Judd Apatow-produced rom-com that is being billed as the first gay entry in the field to be released by a major studio.

World leaders joined the British royal family and 2,000 other dignitaries for the hourlong state funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey Monday.

Lil Nas X was unfazed by homophobic protesters camped outside his recent show in Boston, instead extending an olive branch in the form of pizza.The rapper (real name Montero Hill) performed at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway last Sunday (September 20). Across the street from the venue’s entrance, a small group of Christian protestors convened to spout their bigoted messaging at those lined up for the show.Reposting a video taken by one of his fans, Hill joked that the protesters offered “really good promo”, noting that he’d “just told my team to send them pizza”.

Stop de doodsvonnissen tegen twee LHBTI-activisten in Iran en trek alle aanklachten tegen hen in. Die oproep doen ILGA World, ILGA Asia, 6Rang, COC Nederland en andere organisaties.

Welcome to Curtain Call, our mostly queer take on the latest openings on Broadway and beyond.A renewed interest in our country’s formative years unearths itself on stages across the country. Broadway soon welcomes an all-female/nonbinary production of 1776, the Tony Award-winning musical about our founding fathers reimagined through the creative lens of co-directors Diana Paulus and Jeffery L.

an advice-seeker who contacted Slate started dating his long-term best friend. “We’re a perfect match and stupidly attracted to each other,” he wrote, “but our sex life has been floundering recently.”The problem seems to be that the two are so used to hanging out platonically, that they both feel a little uncomfortable and clueless about how to relate sexually.The two are so used to playing video and tabletop games together that when they had an evening in with no plans, the boyfriend suggested they play the card game Uno.

Last week the news media was filled with reporters and many others investigating Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ transporting 50 asylum seeking Venezuelans to Martha’s Vineyard, with the week ending on reports the State of Florida paid Vertol Systems $615,000 to execute the flights.

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Police used pepper ball guns to clear a clash between pro-choice and anti-choice activists outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Modesto, Calif., on Saturday. Three people were arrested after counter-protesters descended on a "straight pride" event outside the clinic.In one video posted by the director of the One People's Project, Daryle Lamong Jenkins, smoke grenades and glass bottles appear to have been thrown.

New York City gay nightlife entrepreneur Michael J. Cohen is being accused of sexual misconduct by numerous young queer men, NBC News reported Thursday.These include “accusations that he groped or pressured men to have sex or send nude photos, as well as a claim of sexual assault,” according to NBC.

A school district in Nebraska has eliminated an entire journalism program after students published a year-end edition that featured LGBTQ+ content and imagery.The Northwest High School Saga had previously been reprimanded by the Northwest Public Schools for including students’ preferred pronouns in bylines and articles, and in the latest issue, school adminstrators forced a transgender staffer to use his deadname, reports The Grand Island Independent.“The very last issue that came out this year, there was … a little bit of hostility amongst some,” Northwest Public Schools board Vice President Zach Mader told the Independent. “There were editorials that were essentially, I guess what I would say, LGBTQ.”The issue in question was the June 2022 year-end edition.

A school district in northern Texas has adopted a policy restricting the discussion of sexual orientation, gender identity, and race in classrooms.Only 72 hours before the Monday board vote, the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District — located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area — released a 36-page document of proposed policies to be implemented for the upcoming school year, the Texas Observer reports. The policies prohibit teachers from discussing “gender fluidity” with students and restrict other topics, such as banning talk of sexual orientation and gender identity until after fifth grade.They also allow teachers to refuse to use students' preferred pronouns, even if their parents approve, and bar trans students from using the multi-occupancy restrooms and changing rooms consistent with their gender identity, alhough schools could make other accommodations, according to The Dallas Morning News.Among the proposed policies are restrictions on which books to allow in classrooms and libraries, banning anything that contains “inappropriate material.” What the board deems “inappropriate material” is vague, with the document defining it as “patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable for minors.”The section on gender fluidity reads, “For purposes of this policy, ‘Gender Fluidity’ means any theory or ideology that (1) espouses the view that biological sex is merely a social construct, (2) espouses the view that it is possible for a person to be any gender or none (i.e.

In Tuesday's election, a controversial Florida school board member lost her seat after student activists rallied to replace her. Her removal comes during a time when Florida has become a flash point for LGBTQ+ people.Flagler School Board member Jill Woolbright lost to challenger Sally Hunt in her first reelection bid.

A high school in Springfield, Missouri welcomed back students for the first day of classes on Monday, but just outside the campus, protesters gathered.In fact, two separate protests were held Monday at Kickapoo High School after Principal Bill Powers told teachers to remove any LGBTQ Pride flags from their classrooms before the school year kicked off.The teachers were told the flags violate a school district policy on employee speech and conduct, but that explanation isn’t cutting it for local LGBTQ and ally activists.Related: Florida high school enacts insane new LGBTQ policy and everyone’s thinking the same thingOne of the protests was organized by drag artist Brett Baxley, who graduated from a school in the same district in 2018.“Issues in Springfield Public Schools are really close to my heart. As an existing queer person in SPS, I know how difficult it can be in this area,” Baxley told the Springfield News-Leader.

As monkeypox, or MPV, continues to spread primarily among gay, bi, and queer men and men who have sex with men, local communities are implementing a new Biden administration pilot program to get MPV vaccines into at-risk peoples' arms at large gatherings. This weekend, the Mecklenburg Health Department was the first to roll out the new program as more than 275,000 people attended events during Charlotte Pride, and while many said information about the vaccine availability was lacking, officials are satisfied with the results.During a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Mecklenburg County Health Department director Dr.

A Florida teen who made headlines this spring as the first openly gay president of his school and who is suing the DeSantis administration for its "don't say gay" law received some encouragement from a man in the Biden administration who is also known for his firsts.Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg sent a heartfelt thank you and message of inspiration to Zander Moricz, the Florida teen who went viral for his graduation speech in which he spoke of his curly hair instead of using the word gay, to highlight the ridiculousness of the state's anti-LGBTQ+ law."After Chasten and I saw your graduation speech earlier this year and heard about your appearance at the Department of Education, I wanted to be sure to personally thank you for your voice and advocacy. Your combination of wit and courage has reverberated across the country in ways that will benefit people you'll never even meet," Buttigieg wrote.Buttigieg says that he's aware that his position as the first out gay cabinet secretary rests upon the work of those who came before him, "and there is no doubt that your example will open doors for many others who now look up to you, even as you are just starting your path forward following your graduation."Moricz tweeted a photo of the letter with the caption, "Thank you@PeteButtigieg.