Nineteen of the 20 top Christian Facebook pages were run by troll farms out of Kosovo and Macedonia in 2019 according to a leaked internal report, reports LGBTQ Nation. In the run up to the 2020 presidential election, Facebook executives commissioned Read more
Scotland has made history by becoming the first country in the world to make teaching LGBTQ+ history in schools mandatory, reports Gay Times. All school staff will have access to a toolkit of LGBTQ-inclusive teaching resources as well as having to Read more
Tessa Ganserer. Photo By Michael Lucan, via Wikimedia Commons Two German politicians made history when they were elected to the country’s parliament on Sunday. Tessa Ganserer and Nyke Slawik, both of the Greens party, are the first transgender women to Read more
Liz Cheney Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) in a new interview said she was wrong for opposing same-sex marriage in 2013, a policy stance that broke with her father and her sister, who is gay, reports The Hill. Cheney was asked about Read more
Switzerland voted by a wide margin to allow same-sex couples to marry in a referendum on Sunday, bringing the Alpine nation into line with many others in western Europe, reports USA Today. Official results showed the measure passed with 64.1% Read more
Starting September 30, California will not allow any trip from the Golden State to the state of Ohio to be paid entirely by state funds. It’s a ban as part of a state law that prevents state employees from organizing Read more
Race Bannon Greater Palm Springs Pride announced today the recipients of its 2021 Palm Springs Pride Honors Awards. The prestigious awards honor individuals for their work advancing the causes of LGBTQ individuals and their allies. Six awards celebrate extraordinary voices in the community, a leather icon, an internationally recognized artist, a celebrated musician, a compassionate business owner, a chef, and someone Read more
By Greg Hernandez In what Los Angeles LGBT Center Director of Youth Services Lisa Phillips describes as “a once in a lifetime opportunity,” 22 youth members experiencing homelessness have been selected to receive 10 years of rental housing assistance from Read more
Police are searching for two men who attacked a man and left him unconscious, while yelling anti-LGBTQ slurs, as he was leaving a Barrio Logan festival earlier this month, reports 10news.com. San Diego Police said the incident occurred on Sept. Read more
Rolando Perez The rainbow ranks of pro wrestling grew yet again on Wednesday when independent pro wrestler Rolando Perez came out publicly as bisexual, reports Outsports. The Alabama-based grappler, known colloquially as “Miami Ice,” made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday morning, getting Read more
For years, LGBTQ military members were only allowed to serve so long as nobody openly acknowledged their sexual orientation or gender identity. On Monday, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that those service members who received other than honorable discharges Read more
Marlon Reis (L), Gov. Jared Polis. Photo: United States Congress, via Wikimedia Commons Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis wed his longtime partner, Marlon Reis, on Wednesday, marking the first same-sex marriage of a sitting United States governor, reports NPR. In Read more
By Joe Marcellus It was my pleasure to attend a live performance of the Troubadour Theatre Company’s production of Lizastrata (Get it? Because it’s an adaptation of the Ancient Greek Comedy Lysistrata by Aristophanes about the women of warring nations Read more
Health insurance company Aetna has been sued for allegedly discriminating against LGBT people in a case in which a claimant says they were required to pay more out of pocket for fertility treatment coverage than straight couples, reports The Hill. Read more
Bob Enyart A Christian radio and TV host who was known for mocking people who died of AIDS has died of COVID-19 at age 62, reports LGBTQ Nation. Denver Bible Church pastor Bob Enyart made local headlines last year when Read more
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America installed its first openly transgender bishop in a service held in San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral on Saturday, reports NBC News. The Rev. Megan Rohrer will lead one of the church’s 65 synods, overseeing nearly Read more
President Biden will fly to California on Monday and urge voters to reject the GOP-backed effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom as part of a three-state Western swing, a White House official confirmed, reports the Los Angeles Times. Biden and Read more
Overcoming child abuse, bullying and depression. One man’s harrowing journey BY MARK ARIEL | PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM There is a saying in Japan: “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.” In a country where conformity and social Read more
Melissa Etheridge goes back to her roots Iconic Grammy and Academy award winning singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge has released the third single—“As Cool As You Try”—off her upcoming album—“One Way Out.” Filmed at Molly Malone’s in Los Angeles, the video was Read more
