#lgbtq-rights

#lgbtq-rights

"Support for nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans and same-sex marriage remains high, including among most people of faith," said Melissa Deckman, CEO of the research nonprofit.

The report indicates that while 72% of Americans support LGBTQ+ rights, the backing is deeply divided along political, religious, and generational lines, reflecting a complex societal landscape.

I interact on policy, not politics. I'm not a political person on either side. I'm kind of straight down the middle. Cook appeared on the show to discuss the approaching 50th anniversary of Apple, plus his views on philanthropy, artificial intelligence, data privacy, and global affairs.

The student, identified as Matthew N. to protect his privacy, is a senior studying physics who had spent months unable to fully register for classes due to unpaid balances, according to a GoFundMe campaign organized by fellow student Irene Dong. Dong said Matthew's parents cut off financial support after learning he is transgender. Because MIT calculates financial aid based on parental income, he did not qualify for institutional aid.

I am very excited but also feel the responsibility on my shoulders. Our constitution has provisions for our community but they have not translated to laws and policies. Our community expects me to raise our issues [in parliament].

Heaven forbid people know who they're communicating with over email when face-to-face conversations aren't possible. We'll let the Taylors and Shannons and Lindsays of the world, and anyone else, go misgendered for the sake of my Republican colleagues' feelings. Frankly, this amendment is an embarrassing use of this committee's time when we have so many other pressing issues to address.

In effect, the Trump administration is attempting to roll back civil rights enforcement in housing at the federal level, and pressure states to weaken their own protections as well. That's not just bad policy, it's unlawful.

The law allegedly restricts any flags that 'represent a political party, race, sexual orientation, gender, or political ideology' from being flown on government property and public schools. However, the law has exceptions for the flying of the Confederate flag - a racist banner that shows support for owning Black slaves - as well as for the 'official' flags of 'any county, municipality, special district, or other political subdivision within the state.'

HF1434, Minnesota's proposed age-verification bill, simply won't protect children. It mandates that websites hosting speech that is protected by the First Amendment for both adults and young people verify users' identities, often through government IDs or biometric data. The bill's definition of speech that lawmakers deem harmful to minors is notoriously broad—broad enough to sweep in lawful, non-pornographic speech about sexual orientation, sexual health, and gender identity.

We're just so f****** divided right now. The working classes, no matter what colour your skin is, are fighting each other and the elites are taking the f****** p***. It's now very apparent they're taking the p***, but instead of everyone coming together and looking up, we're just fighting and blaming each other.

In April 2023, Eric Anyango and his friend Joe Ochieng suffered hours of violence and verbal abuse after they traveled to the house of a man they met on Facebook. Soon after they arrived, three other men crashed through the door. The young men in their 20's were stripped, kicked, slapped, and beaten, called homophobic slurs, and blackmailed into getting friends and family to send their kidnappers hundreds of dollars through bank transfers.

A lot is going against [the queer community] with the existence of the criminal laws and prevailing homophobic attitudes, but some of us still trust that we can find justice, so this case encourages us. Kenya is one of 31 countries in Africa that still criminalises homosexuality. Gay sex is punishable by up to 14 years in prison and many members of the queer community are shunned by society.

I grew up in Qatar as a queer person. In Qatar, LGBTQ+ people are silenced. Stepping out of line comes with severe punishment. It is not safe to challenge your family, the country, or religious teachings. You are forced to disappear in order to survive. The open and vibrant Qatar presented through Art Basel is not the state that exists.

Yes, I lost my job for this flag. But this wasn't the first way that the Trump administration had been scaring us into silence as federal workers. There's been no problem with hanging flags up until this point. It's been something that climbers have been doing since humans have been climbing El Cap.

After her speech, Spencer was making her way across Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre and was confronted by anti-trans activists who questioned her views, before a scuffle broke out between groups. Video footage taken at the screen and subsequently shared on social media shows Spencer being chased by two men, one which was wearing a placard that read 'There's No Such Thing As A Transgender Child' and the other wearing one that said 'Keep Men Out Of Women's Spaces'.

How strongly must we love knowing we are unconvicted felons under Section 377? My Lords, this is love that must be constitutionally recognized, and not just sexual acts.

Much of the backlash came over reports from 2011 which revealed that the Chick-fil-A Foundation had donated almost $3 million to campaign groups opposing marriage equality. Two years later, reports revealed that the chain's anti-LGBTQ+ donations had doubled.

The image shows a rainbow-colored Star of David with pictures of several trans rights leaders and points out that they're Jewish, including NCTE founder Mara Keisling and GLSEN director Eliza Byard, who isn't transgender. Non-Jewish trans rights leaders are not included in the image.