LGBTQ couples in Missouri flocked to the St. Louis City Hall last week to get married before far-right Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed. Senate Republicans have prioritized the judicial extremist’s confirmation over COVID relief negotiations in a bid to ensconce her in the seat before the upcoming election. Fear has spread through the queer…
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POPE FRANCIS ENDORSES CIVIL UNIONS BECAUSE SAME-SEX COUPLES “HAVE A RIGHT TO A FAMILY”
Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, has a reputation for being progressive, despite normally couching his language in vague or convoluted manners. But in a new documentary making waves in Italy, the Pope was much more direct: he supports some rights for LGBTQ people. Nations should recognize civil unions for same-sex couples, he said, because…
COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG DEAD AT 87
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died, the court announced this evening. Her death is a shock, and yet not a surprise. Ginsburg has been battling a series of illnesses for years. She was diagnosed with colon cancer more than 20 years ago, and ten years later pancreatic cancer, which finally claimed her. She had…
GOLD MEDAL OLYMPIAN CASTER SEMENYA BLOCKED FROM DEFENDING MEDAL UNLESS SHE TAKES HORMONES
Track athlete Caster Semenya has lost an appeal against a rule that would force her to artificially lower her testosterone levels in order to compete at next year’s Olympic games. “I am very disappointed,” she said. “I refuse to let World Athletics drug me or stop me from being who I am.” The South African…
STATE PARK RENAMED TO HONOR LEGENDARY TRANS ACTIVITY MARSHA P. JOHNSON
A state park in New York was renamed yesterday in honor of legendary trans activist Marsha P. Johnson. In an announcement yesterday – which would have been Johnson’s 75th birthday – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said that the East River State Park in Brooklyn will now officially be known as the Marsha P….
BLACK LESBIAN POLITICAL POWERHOUSE ANNOUNCED AS KAMALA HARRIS’S CHIEF OF STAFF
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign has assigned an out woman to be chief of staff to his running mate, putting a lesbian in one of the campaign’s most senior positions. Shortly before announcing that Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) would be his running mate in the 2020 general election, the Biden campaign announced that senior…
BY PICKING KAMALA HARRIS, BIDEN CHOSE A MAJOR LGBTQ ALLY & A FORMIDABLE WARRIOR AGAINST THE GOP
In choosing Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, Joe Biden has picked the safest candidate–if you can call putting the first black woman on a national ticket safe. And while all of Biden’s possibilities had strong LGBTQ records, Harris certainly stands out. Harris checks all the boxes for a vice-presidential candidate. She’s a Senator,…
TRANS TEEN WAS SO BRUTALLY BEATEN THAT HE WAS PUT ON A VENTILATOR FOR A MONTH & NEEDS SURGERY
An 18-year-old transgender man, Kristian Rouse, was brutally attacked in Bakersfield, California. The attack hospitalized him for a month afterward. Thus far, police haven’t mentioned any suspects or made any arrests. According to Rouse’s mother, Euryduce Darrington, Rouse used to call to check in with her every day. One day he didn’t call, so Darrington and her…
LAVERNE COX’S DOCUMENTARY DISCLOSURE LOOKS @ TRANSGENDER REPRESENTATION ON FILM
Laverne Cox serves as executive producer in the Netflix documentary Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen. The documentary takes a look at transgender representation in film. According to Indiewire, the film’s creative team, cast, and crew were “almost exclusively transgender.” Cox, who is best known for playing transgender inmate Sophia Burset on the Netflix dramedy Orange is the New…
TRANSGENDER WOMAN FOUND STABBED TO DEATH IN BALTIMORE
Johanna Metzger was stabbed to death in Baltimore on Saturday. She is at least the sixth transgender person in the U.S. to die a violent death this year. Metzger’s mother told local news that her daughter was a college graduate who taught herself how to play multiple instruments. Baltimore Safe Haven, an LGBTQ center, held…
