Authorities in Oklahoma will release video from inside the school where the family of an LGBTQ student said the teen was attacked and assaulted in a bathroom one day before their death, police said Wednesday. Hallway cameras inside Owasso High School West Campus show the student, Nex Benedict, before and after the Feb. 7 fight, […]
Columbia has declared itself a sanctuary for its LGBTQ residents. Roughly three hours of public comment and approximately 30 minutes of council discussion led to a 6-1 vote on an amendment to the sanctuary city ordinance, which included language referencing potential future state laws barring bathroom access for transgender individuals or public drag performances, and […]
The extremist Russian government has targeted a top instructional app for its inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters. Duolingo, the popular language learning application, is under investigation by Roskomnadzor (RKN), Russia’s media regulatory authority, according to Russian media outlet Meduza. The crux of the investigation lies in allegations against Duolingo for purportedly disseminating “LGBT propaganda” through the […]
Activists and LGBTQ+ community members have handed out colourful chocolates for Valentine’s Day in Tokyo, marking the fifth anniversary of the launch of a legal battle to achieve marriage equality for same-sex couples. Japan is the only member of the G7 group of nations that still excludes same-sex couples from the right to legally marry […]
TOKYO (AP) — Activists and LGBTQ+ community members handed out colorful chocolate candy for Valentine’s Day in Tokyo on Wednesday, marking the fifth anniversary of the launch of a legal battle to achieve marriage equality for same-sex couples. Japan is the only member of the Group of Seven nations that still excludes same-sex couples from […]
A 19-year-old man from Clearwater turned himself in Monday after police said he intentionally vandalized the LGBTQ pride mural at an intersection in Delray Beach, the same one vandalized in 2021 a day after it was unveiled. Dylan Brewer was booked into the Palm Beach County jail shortly before 11 a.m. on one count of […]
Equality Utah issued a joint statement with Wyoming Equality and Equality Arizona over the weekend strongly criticizing recent episodes of “Mormon Stories” for the podcast’s treatment of two gay individuals, calling the episodes “an egregious example of the culture of surveillance, harassment, and bullying that is far too common in our society.” Mormon Stories describes […]
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The first publicly known cases have emerged of Russian authorities penalizing people under a court ruling that outlawed LGBTQ+ activism as extremism, Russian media and rights groups have reported, with at least three people who displayed rainbow-colored items receiving jail time or fines. The Supreme Court ruling in November banned what […]
Update: The University of North Florida has announced the phase-out of all four diversity centers, including the LGBTQ+, Womens, Interfaith, and Intercultural Centers due to new regulations on Prohibited Expenditures focusing on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion approved by the Florida Board of Governors. Below is the full statement released by UNF President Dr. Moex Limayem: […]
Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! EFF ARGUES PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURE COULD LEAD TO ANTI-LGBTQ CENSORSHIP An attempt to hold social media companies accountable could result in anti-LGBTQ censorship, according to a letter from a civil liberties advocacy group sent to California Attorney General Rob Bonta last week. The Electronic Frontier Foundation wrote […]
Building trust is an important element of any relationship, and The Gay Officers Action League of Central Florida promotes positive relationships and interactions with LGBTQ+ law enforcement professionals with the community that they serve. From pantry food drives, holding hate crime symposiums and meetings that offer the LGBTQ+ community safe spaces to have a voice, […]
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board defied state law Thursday by not requiring its schools to notify parents when their students ask to be identified by a different name or pronoun at school. The district’s new policy also does not prohibit classroom instruction about gender identity, sexuality or sexual activity in grades kindergarten through fourth grade. […]