On Monday, June 26th, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned a discriminatory ruling by the Supreme Court of Arkansas. The state ruling in Arkansas allowed for the state to refuse to list both individuals of married same-sex couples on the birth certificates of their children. Arkansas had allowed for husbands of new mothers […]
Oregon has made history in the U.S. as becoming the first state to allow people who don’t identify as male or female to choose a third gender on their state IDs. Now Oregon citizens may choose “X” which stands for “not specified” as their gender. This selection will appear on state IDs like driver licenses […]
Monday was the anniversary of the Pulse Massacre. In a great show of unity, the city came together to remember the 49 who were lost. There was a ceremony on Monday morning in front of the Orange County Administration Center in downtown Orlando. The ceremony now marks the first day of Orlando United Day, a […]
It’s no secret that Russia isn’t kind to the LGBTQ+ community. There’s a “propaganda law” that’s used to shut down Pride parades, events, and media. However, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t organizations in Russia that are still holding out hope and fighting the good fight to make their families safe and accepted in their country. […]
Ashton Whitaker, 17, is a transgender boy who took his Wisconsin school district to court when they wouldn’t allow Whitaker to use the boy’s bathroom unless he completed physical gender transition. Last September, U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper gave Whitaker permission to use the boy’s bathroom at his school, however, his Wisconsin school district was not […]
LGBT activists in Asia are celebrating a wonderful win yesterday — Taiwan legalized gay marriage, and in doing so, they made history by becoming the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. The Taiwanese constitutional court declared on Wednesday that the current marriage laws are “in violation of both the people’s freedom of marriage […]
Grant Morse, his husband, three kids, and the children’s grandmother (83) were turned away from Southwest Airlines’ “family boarding” privileges last weekend. Morse and his family were flying from Buffalo to Fort Lauderdale and when the gate agent called for family boarding, the family stepped up as they have done many times before. However, this […]
Last week, Governor Bill Haslam of Tennessee enacted a new law that says that laws should be interpreted in a “natural and ordinary” way. What exactly does “natural and ordinary” mean? “Without forced or subtle construction that would limit or extend the meaning of the language” says the bill. Well, this interpretation could cause a lot […]
Judge W. Mitchell Nance of the Barren and Metcalfe counties in Kentucky has officially recused himself from any adoption cases that involve gay prospective parents. According to the Washington Post, Nance issued an order last week in which he wrote that it is his belief that by allowing a “practicing homosexual” to adopt would “under no […]
When Trump signed in Executive Order #13769, the unconstitutional travel ban, it incited fear among many minorities and questions for the future as to what our president could do to surmount over other groups as well. Though such actions may scare the LGBTQI+ family, we must use our anger and fear to incentivize bold action. […]
