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Gardaí Investigating After Teens ‘Set Up Homophobic Attack Using Gay Dating App’
The Independent reports that Gardai are investigating an alleged premeditated homophobic attack on a man who had arranged to meet someone through a gay dating app. Read the full story at The Independent
Gay Man Murdered As Uganda Denies Revamping ‘Kill The Gays’ Law
Out reports that a Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist has been murdered as the African nation denies reports it is reintroducing its repealed “Kill the Gays” law. Read the full story at Out
Matthew Shepard’s Parents Assail Trump Administration On Transgender Rights
The New York Times reports that the parents of Matthew Shepard, the gay college student whose murder led to the passage of a groundbreaking federal law that expanded the definition of violent federal hate crimes, […]
Mormon Church Urges Utah Not To Bar ‘Conversion Therapy’ For LGBTQ Minors
CBS News reports that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it’s against a proposed ban in Utah of so-called conversion therapy by psychologists for LGBTQ minors. Read the full story at CBS […]
After Statewide Ban Fails, Minneapolis and St. Paul To Outlaw Conversion Therapy
City Pages reports that when Minneapolis City Council Member Phillipe Cunningham first walked into his office last year, conversion therapy was one of the issues he was determined to tackle. Read the full story at […]
School Turns Down Free Chick-fil-A Out Of Respect To LGBTQ Staffers
AL.com reports that the principal of a prestigious New Orleans charter school has declined a free lunch offer by Chick-fil-A, the massive fast-food restaurant known for its chicken sandwiches, for its opposition to opening on […]
Gay Icelandic Minister Unleashes On Anti-LGBT Trump Lackey Who Compared Homosexuality To Alcoholism
Pink News reports that the gay minister for the environment and natural resources in Iceland called out the US secretary of energy for his anti-gay views during a meeting last week. Read the full story […]
Artist Made ‘Hate Shield’ To Drown Out Anti-Gay Protesters At Pride
Out reports that an Atlanta-based artist has come up with a novel way to deal with the time-honored fixture of right-wing picketers at LGBTQ+ Pride Parades called a “hate shield” to drown out the sound […]
Saudi Police Arrest Gay 23-Year-Old For Wearing A Swimsuit
LGBTQNation reports that a gay 23-year-old Saudi Arabian YouTuber named Suhail al-Jameel says that he has been arrested for “sharing nudity online” and now faces prison time because he posted a picture of himself wearing […]
Trans Woman Referenced By Dave Chappelle Dies By Suicide
Advocate reports that up-and-coming transgender performer Daphne Dorman died by suicide on Friday, the Office of Transgender Initiatives for the City & County of San Francisco confirmed to the New York Daily News. Read the […]
