LGBTQ RELIGION - Jeff T. Green, Utah’s richest native, has announced he is leaving the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. In a blistering letter to LDS President Russell Nelson, Green accused the Mormon church of “actively and currently doing harm in the world.”
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Over 20 Million Americans Identify As LGBTQ People
LGBTQ - At least 20 million adults in the United States identify as LGBTQ, according to a recent report from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.
Supreme Court Judge Says Gay Rights Case Proves Vaccine Mandate Is Illegal
JUSTICE OPINION - In a dissenting opinion, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch uses the Court’s decision in favor of an anti-gay baker to support his belief in religious exemptions to vaccine mandates.
Pro Wrestler Kisses His Boyfriend In Front Of Homophobic Protestors To “Stand Up Against Hate”
LGBTQ POLITICS - An out professional wrestler had the best response to extreme anti-LGBTQ protestors: kiss a boy in front of them.
More Texas Angst: Dad Rejected Trans Daughter Then Runs For Office On A Platform Of Transphobia
LGBTQ - For years, Jeff Younger has made national headlines for vehemently opposing his transgender daughter’s ability to live as her true self.
GOP Candidate Wants Libraries To Out Kids Who Check Out LGBTQ Books
LGBTQ POLITICS - A conservative Republican running for the school board in Waukee, Iowa has a radical plan for fighting diversity and education.
The Supreme Court’s Eagerness To Overturn Roe V. Wade Is A Bad Sign For LGBTQ Rights
COMMENTARY - The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the case of a Mississippi law that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Supreme Court Justice Shoots Down Lawyer’s Wild Claim About LGBTQ Rights
LGBTQ POLITICS - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor practically accused a lawyer of lying when he said that he didn’t think that LGBTQ rights will be put in danger if the Court overturns the right to abortion.
Bitter Caitlyn Jenner Says Ellen Degeneres “Burnt My Ass” & “Alienated” Her From The LGBTQ Community
LGBTQ POLITICS - Caitlyn Jenner is still mad at Ellen for allegedly ruining her relationship with LGBTQ people in 2015 when Ellen asked Jenner her position on marriage equality, saying that she almost considered banning her famous adult children from appearing on Ellen’s show.
Virginia’s Governor-Elect Appoints Several Anti-LGBTQ Leaders To Transition Team
LGBTQ POLITICS - After narrowly winning the Virginia gubernatorial race over a week ago, governor-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) has begun naming officials to his transition team as he prepares to take the oath of office on January 15.
Texas Removes Suicide Hotline From LGBTQ Site Because It Could Hurt GOP Governor’s Reelection
LGBTQ YOUTH - The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) quietly removed information intended to help prevent LGBTQ youth suicide from one of its websites after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) was criticized by a primary opponent for “promoting transgender sexual policies to Texas youth.”
Architect of Texas Abortion Ban Takes Aim at LGBTQ+ Rights While Urging Reversal of Roe
RIGHTS WRONGED - Advocates for reproductive freedom and LGTBQ+ equality on Saturday pointed to a legal brief filed in a U.S. Supreme Court case that could soon overturn Roe v. Wade as a crucial example of the broader goals of those fighting to end abortion rights across the United States.
The Supreme Court allowed Texas to ban most abortions & LGBTQ people are speaking out
LGBTQ NATION - The Supreme Court has allowed a draconian ban on most abortions to go into effect in Texas and LGBTQ people are speaking out against it.
LGBTQ+ Immigrants Must Be Released from Detention
LGBTQ IMMIGRATION - Imagine: You are an entrepreneur with a passion for cooking who dreams of one day opening your own food truck. You have lived in the United States for 20 years.
Legislators beg Biden administration to evacuate LGBTQ Afghans before the Taliban kills them
LGBTQ WAR ZONE - Gabir, a 26-year-old gay man living in Afghanistan, was dining at a restaurant with his boyfriend of eight months.
Anti-LGBTQ Megachurch Loses Lawsuit to Get People to Stop Calling Them a Hate Group
LGBTQ POLITICS-A federal court rejected a Florida megachurch’s defamation and religious discrimination lawsuit over how the SPLC labeled them a hate group for their anti-LGBTQ statements.
LGBTQ Athletes Win More Medals at the Olympics Than Nearly 200 Other Nations
LGBTQ SPORTS - Although they’re taking place more than a year after they were initially planned and amidst an ongoing pandemic affecting millions around the world, the 2020 Olympics were still held, and just like that, they’ve come to an end.
Tom Daley gets first Olympic gold medal & has a message for LGBTQ people
SAY WHAT? - After earning the adoration of the world at four straight Olympic Games, decorated champion diver Tom Daley has finally collected Olympic Gold. He and his partner, Matty Lee, won the 10-meter synchronized platform diving competition this morning in Tokyo.
“I feel incredibly proud to say I am a gay man and also an Olympic champion,” the out Briton said at a press conference after.
Daley, 27, has represented the U.K. at the Olympics since 2008, when he was 14. He is married to Oscar-winning filmmaker and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, and they have a son, Robbie, together.
Daley already had six World Champion medals, including three gold, eight European Champion medals, including five gold, four Commonwealth Games gold medals, and one silver. He also won three Olympic bronze medals, but until now the gold had eluded him.
These were Lee’s first Olympics, but he has won a gold medal in 10-meter platform at the 2015 European Games as well as the mixed 10-meter synchronized platform at the 2017 European Diving Championships. Lee was also the European junior champion on the three-meter springboard twice before.
Will the Biden administration retract a Trump-era policy harming LGBTQ refugees?
LGBTQ POLITICS-Trump instituted a policy to block refugees during the pandemic. The Biden administration is considering revisions to the policy, but not the part that singles out LGBTQ people.
Christian organization attacks fast food for being too pro-LGBTQ
LGBTQ POLITICS-A consumer group allied with anti-LGBTQ hate groups told supporters to avoid Burger King and McDonald's "whenever possible" and instead go to Wendy's, although they also don't like their "progressive" company culture.
Stonewall Inn bans Anheuser-Busch beers after company donates big bucks to anti-LGBTQ politicians
LGBTQNation-The iconic Stonewall Inn is banning beers manufactured by Anheuser-Busch after it was revealed the company has donated over $35,000 to anti-LGBTQ state-level politicians.