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The Sexual Revolution Hits Another Speed Bump

Well, it looks like the sexual revolution has hit another speed bump. As it continues its long press toward completely redefining all we’ve ever …

Mary Beth Maxwell Human Rights Campaign leader resigns after saying n-word twice

The leader of the nonprofit arm of the Human Rights Campaign (the HRC Foundation) has resigned after an investigation found she’d used the n-word …

Talking with Our Children About Homosexuality

I was in the public library, quickly looking through the books my children wanted to check out when I saw it: <i>My Uncle’s Wedding</i>.<p><i>Hey, little book, I</i> …

Georgia Corrections Employee Resigns After Ties To Neo-Nazi Group Revealed

Leaked chat logs from the fascist group Vanguard America showed a member claiming to be a Georgia Department of Corrections officer.<p>The Georgia Department of Corrections confirmed for HuffPost this week that one of its employees resigned after an investigation into his alleged membership in the …

He’s our new Prime Minister, so who the heck is Scott Morrison?

He is Australia’s sixth prime minister in 11 years… but who is Scott Morrison? We’ve pulled together all you need to know about our new prime …

White Supremacists Celebrate Trump After His Racist South Africa Lie

President Donald Trump excited white nationalists on Wednesday when he announced that his administration would look into farm seizures and the …

Columnist Mona Charen's criticism demeans transgender people

Mona Charen’s column published by the Sun-Times on Aug. 16 belittles and demeans the lived experiences of transgender people (“Liberals go gaga over …

Here's Everything You Need To Know About Australia’s New Prime Minister Scott Morrison

He loves Tina Arena.<p>The next year he was elected as the federal member for Cook in Sydney's south.<p>He's delivered three Federal budgets in that role.

Religious liberty is for everyone, not just Christians

On July 30, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of a new “ religious liberty task force” in the Department of Justice to help …

The Comment Awards Are Eating Those Sweet Little Figs

Hello, my friends! Are you taking care of yourself? Did you remember that you are made of love and light? Did you know your hair looks great today? …

What you need to know about ScoMo

IT seems extraordinary that moving to the Treasurer’s role would soften a politician’s image, but that is what has happened to Scott Morrison.<p>His …

PSNI out and proud with rainbow coloured Land Rovers as Foyle Pride turns 25

Derry's getting into the mood for the 25th annual Foyle Pride parade in the city on Saturday with even the PSNI getting in on the act with their …

HRC and Fundación Iguales Launch LGBT Workplace Survey in Chile | Human Rights Campaign

Today, HRC is launching its first LGBT workplace inclusion survey in Chile -- <i>HRC Equidad CL: Programa de Equidad Laboral</i>, a groundbreaking effort to …

Civil Liberties Group Fighting To Keep Ontario’s Graphic Sex Ed For Kids

12:41 PM 08/24/2018<p>The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is fighting to keep a graphic sex-education program for children alive in Ontario. …

62 Trans Women Have Been Murdered in Pakistan Since 2015 — And the Community Is Outraged - them.

A wave of violence continues to threaten Pakistan’s transgender citizens, with Sajid urf Nazo becoming the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region’s 62nd murder …

Don’t Typecast Conservatives: They, Too, Respect the Dignity of LGBT Persons

A thoughtful approach to anti-discrimination laws crosses political divides and respects the freedom of all.<p>Do you support religious liberty or LGBT …

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Which Hill Will You Absolutely Insufferably Die On?

Friends, countryqueers, please lend me your ears.<p>I am on a mood stabilizer that is working and I feel U N S T O P P A B L E! Which is great in one …

What Keeps You Alive Movie Review (2018)

Colin Minihan’s tense thriller “What Keeps You Alive” takes the old adage of “You never know who you’ll fall in love with” and twists it into a …

Teachers bearing arms makes as much sense as people arming bears. None.

Ontario minor hockey players to get talks on gender diversity, expression

Before they polish their power plays and develop their defensive strategies, minor hockey players in Ontario will be getting a pre-season chat about gender identity and gender expression next month.<p>The Ontario Hockey Federation, which oversees the majority of minor hockey in the province, said it …

Between Two Worlds: TERF’s, Transphobia and Transgender Violence

I recently read The Wild Hunt article about the “Pussy Church” and was appalled. When are TERF’s and others who spout hatred for the transgender …

Scott Morrison, a fractured party's desperate choice for a healing

A former tourism industry tsar, he arrived in Federal Parliament in 2007, following a particularly brutal preselection in his electorate of Cook, an …

100 leaders commit to advancing LGBTQ diversity | McKinsey & Company

July 26, 2018On a brisk March evening in 1995, in Washington DC, 14 colleagues gather at the home of a McKinsey partner. Their objective: to build a …

Why I Skipped Pride This Year

I attended a slightly different kind of Pride event this year. There were no colorful floats, naked dancing men, chanting protests, or, sadly, even …

Should Massachusetts residents in November vote to retain the state’s transgender law?

<b>YES</b><p><b>Vanessa Ford</b><p><i>North Shore resident; Director of training, curriculum, and evaluation for national nonprofit; spokesperson for the Yes on 3 ballot</i> …

A beginner’s guide to Scott Morrison, the new Australian PM

<b>The roulette wheel of Australian politics has spun again, with the marble landing on the conservative MP Peter Dutton, who has come through the</b> …

Boobs on Your Tube: Canada Out-Gays Itself Again With “Burden of Truth”

Fall TV is creeping closer so I hope you’re ready for our annual Queer Fall TV preview and also a post called MAKE IT GAY YOU COWARDS about all the …

Brecon's bursting with gay pride

The Pride flag, which is the symbol of the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community, has been flying for the first time in Brecon this week.

#AM_Equality: August 24, 2018

<b>TODAY -- TRUMP, RENACCI AND DEWINE BRING DANGEROUS ANTI-LGBTQ ATTACKS TO OHIO:</b> Donald Trump is scheduled to raise money for anti-LGBTQ U.S. Senate …

Remember When Madonna Kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the 2003 VMAs?

It was one of pop music's most iconic moments, but for budding gay girls like we were back then, it felt like that and somehow also so much more.