DOVER — A Somersworth man is facing charges for allegedly posting an anti-LGBTQ message on the front door of the First Parish Church at 218 Central Ave. Isaac Santiago, 49, was charged with criminal threatening, a Class A misdemeanor, according to Dover Police Chief William Breault. The sign was discovered on the morning of June […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — For most of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s two terms in office, he approached the job like a CEO running a business. The wealthy former software executive, now on a shortlist to be Donald Trump’s running mate, was laser-focused on priorities like strengthening the state’s economy and cutting taxes. He mostly […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates began making historic changes in their policies on sexuality on Tuesday — voting without debate to reverse a series of anti-LGBTQ policies. The delegates voted to delete mandatory penalties for conducting same-sex marriages and to remove their denomination’s bans on considering LGBTQ candidates for ministry and on funding […]
(Bloomberg) — The UK said it imposed sanctions on Uganda’s speaker of parliament for being involved in corruption, but the legislature says the lawmaker is being punished for supporting anti-LGBTQ legislation. Most Read from Bloomberg Anita Among and two others were sanctioned “for stealing from the poorest communities in Uganda,” Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell […]
Police announced Tuesday that they identified seven suspects in connection to an alleged assault on two college students that took place at their school’s main library the day before. Michigan State University Police said in a statement that the suspects targeted the two victims on Monday potentially for bias against the victims’ sexual orientation. They […]
Editor’s Note: If you are in the US and you or a loved one have contemplated suicide, call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to connect with a trained counselor. Outside the US, a worldwide directory of resources and international hotlines is provided by the International Association for Suicide Prevention, and you can turn […]
Anti-LGBTQ+ bills flooded the Oklahoma legislature this session as state lawmakers filed over 50 bills targeting the queer community. The overflow of bills targeting LGBTQ+ Oklahomans, especially transgender and non-binary Oklahomans, coincided with the death of Nex Benedict and the statewide outcry against bullying and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric in the Capitol. As the state grapples with […]
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s president said Tuesday his government will wait for a Supreme Court ruling before taking action on a bill that would further criminalize members of the LGBTQ+ community in the West African nation. President Nana Akufo-Addo said he sought to reassure the diplomatic community that Ghana would not be turning its […]
Ghana’s finance ministry has urged the president not to sign a controversial anti-LGBT bill passed by parliament last week. It warns the country could lose a total of $3.8bn (£3bn) in World Bank funding over the next five to six years. The bill prescribes three years in jail for identifying as LGBT+ and five years […]
The University of Florida has fired an entire department dedicated to diversity initiatives. The move by the state’s most prominent public university marks another in Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ exorcism of such programs throughout the state’s educational institutions. The Independent Florida Alligator, a student-run newspaper, first broke news that all 13 employees in the […]
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana ‘s parliament passed a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill on Wednesday that could send some people to prison for more than a decade. The bill was introduced to parliament three years ago and criminalizes members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as its supporters, including promotion and funding of related activities […]
Many questions still remain unanswered about the circumstances surrounding the death of Nex Benedict, the 16-year-old nonbinary student in a Tulsa, Okla., suburb, who died earlier this month after being involved in a fight in a high school bathroom. Though police have said they do not believe the teenager died as a result of injuries […]