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News (USA)
Nikki Haley went to pride & New Yorkers weren’t having it
This Republican with an anti-LGBT record is just shocked that New Yorkers at Pride don’t like her.
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News (USA)
Check out photos from Pride parades this weekend
This past weekend was the big one, with Pride celebrations taking place in New York and San Francisco.
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Commentary
Pride, in all its glory
In Prides past, I used to take offense that those were who got the ink and airtime, those groups of “extremes,” the uppercase versions of the LGBT spectrum.
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News (USA)
Catholic bishop orders diocese to deny funerals and communion to gay people
The Catholic Church does not have a general policy of denying funeral rights to all sinners, but this bishop believes that gay and bisexual people are an exception.
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News (World)
Supportive posters appear in Baghdad
It is unknown who put up the pro-LGBTI posters in Baghdad, and probably for a good reason.
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News (USA)
Oregon recognizes a third gender on drivers’ licenses, and more
The Weekly Debrief covers Trump’s new attempts to rollback LGBT rights.
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News (World)
Pakistan issues its first third-gender passport
The activist who received the passport posted a picture of it on social media.
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Commentary
When cyber-bullying comes from within the LGBTQ community
When community leaders are more viciously attacked by other queer people than by the right, something needs to change.
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News (USA)
LGB question brought back to federal survey
After outcry from organizations and politicians, a question about sexual orientation that was removed from a federal survey during the Trump Administration was brought back.
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Commentary
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 9 finale: Who should have won?
The finale of season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race was exciting…. that’s all I can say here without spoiling.
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News (World)
Thai drag queen performs as Britney in ‘Toxic’ spoof
To welcome the pop icon to her city, “Jenny Spears” performed a Britney classic.
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News (USA)
Military to seek another delay in opening doors to trans people
The military was supposed to be ready for transgender recruits next week, but they’re trying to push that deadline back.
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News (World)
Toronto puts up ads to combat transphobia
A campaign in Toronto attempts to address the intersection of transphobia and racism.
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Commentary
How Tipper Gore made me a better LGBT activist
It isn’t enough to have a fire in your belly for social justice. You have to know what the hell you’re doing too.
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News (USA)
Pence promises hate group they have President Trump’s ‘unwavering support’
Pence talked up the administration’s work to expand so-called “religious freedom” and promised that they will defund Planned Parenthood “once and for all!”
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Commentary
LGBT people are more sensitive to bias against other minorities
Being gay in America is a wake-up call to the fact that life isn’t fair, for us or for others.
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News (USA)
A Trump hotel was lit up in rainbow colors for pride (but not for long)
The Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago was lit up in rainbow colors for one night and one night only, and now they don’t want to talk about it.
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News (USA)
RuPaul is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
“Sweet Cheeses! My heart is beating so fast right now!”
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Life
Gay man sent home for wearing shorts to work on a hot day returns in a dress
He was protesting the double standard that requires men to wear long pants while women can wear short skirts.
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News (USA)
Mike Pence to give keynote speech for hate group’s anniversary celebration
Pence will be met by protesters during his trip to Colorado to speak, including some dressed in garb from ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’