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Gay teacher allegedly threatened by police officer after reporting homophobic bullying
Two police officers showed up to the teacher’s home, allegedly asking him to either quit his job or come to the school – on a Friday night. Officials claim the visit was a welfare check.
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West Hollywood replaces crosswalk’s rainbow flag design with Progress Pride flag
“You’re saying that queer Black and Brown representation is who we are, that Black and Brown trans lives are precious and ought to be celebrated.”
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School blamed gay student for the horrific bullying he endured. His two dads are suing.
The child was allegedly told he was “destined to burn in hell” and the school told him to stop talking about being gay. Fortunately, his dads knew what he was going through.
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Rightwing trolls call SF Gay Men’s Chorus “pedophiles” & threaten violence over satirical video
It was supposed to be a fun song with a message: “We’ll convert your children, we’ll make them tolerant and fair.” Now choir members are getting death threats.
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Conservatives accuse US women’s soccer team of “disrespecting” the flag. They didn’t.
An out-of-context picture is being misused to attack the very LGBTQ U.S. women’s soccer team.
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Florida parents sue Catholic school for not being anti-LGBTQ enough
A Florida couple claims that “White, non-Diverse students” of “all ages” were exposed to advice on “how to be a good ally to LGBTQ+ individuals.”
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Teen punched, choked & gouged eyes out of a man he thought was gay
The 37-year-old victim was beaten and choked so badly he was left for dead. The teen “expressed no remorse.”
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Black wedding guest punched cop unconscious for making racist remarks
The cop claimed to be Black and told the guest he “didn’t know they let Black people in the reception hall.”
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Conversion therapy practice forced to pay $3.5 million after losing appeal in historic lawsuit
The organization told gay and bi men to strip naked, call each other anti-gay slurs, and cuddle with older men to receive “Golden Father Energy.” The jury said that’s not therapy.
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Ohio governor signs bill with exemption that could allow doctors to refuse LGBTQ patients
A religious exemption that could allow health care professionals and insurers to refuse care was inserted into an over 2000-page bill signed this past week. LGBTQ and women’s rights advocates are sounding the alarm.