BigGayNews for Friday, January 15, 2021
Today's Top Headlines Steelers: How Anti-Gay Row Inspired Rugby Film Transgender People Killed In Chicago & Puerto Rico As Waves Of Violence Continues Gay Professor Allegedly Told He Didn’t Qualify For Job At Christian University Because Of His Sexuality
Gay Professor Allegedly Told He Didn’t Qualify For Job At Christian University Because Of His Sexuality
Photo courtesy of BigStock/stuartmiles Pink News reports that Jéaux Rinedahl started working as an adjunct professor in the school of health services at Seattle Pacific University (SPU) in July 2019, but he was later denied the opportunity to join on a full-time basis because of his sexuality, his...
Transgender People Killed In Chicago & Puerto Rico As Waves Of Violence Continues
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Leonard Zhukovsky LGBTQNation reports that two people were shot to death in the past few days as an ongoing wave of violence against transgender Americans continues, with trans women of color being targeted in the majority of killings. Read the full story at...
Steelers: How Anti-Gay Row Inspired Rugby Film
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Wavebreak Media Ltd. The BBC reports that conventional perceptions around sexuality, gender and manliness are challenged in a new documentary about Kings Cross Steelers - the world's first gay rugby club. Read the full story at the BBC
Community And Competition During COVID-19
The coronavirus is no competition for Stonewall Sports - Minneapolis, a beloved LGBTQ+, community-based sports league. Photos courtesy of Stonewall Sports If you're looking for sports, supportive friends, and social events, look no further than Stonewall Sports - Minneapolis, a Twin Cities based...
Uptown Fitness – If You Can Dream It, We Can Help You Achieve It
Photo courtesy of Andy Gunsaullus, Director of Personal Training/Owner, Uptown Fitness. With the New Year right around the corner, quite a few of us are revisiting last year’s resolutions (yikes) and brainstorming new ones for 2021. If you are putting the quintessential “Work Out More” on your...
Recruitment and the Rainbow: A Decade Beyond Repeal
Major General Shawn Manke. Photo courtesy of MN National Guard Ten years have passed since the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Four years after the repeal, the United States legalized gay marriage. A decade of positive trajectory (always accompanied by speed bumps) has paved the way for...
LGBTQ+ Sports Directory 2021
Produced by Linda Raines The Twin Cities area is home to a remarkable number of athletes who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community. The sports range from soccer to basketball to Quidditch, and the teams are all welcoming and hardworking. Whether you want to join or watch a sport, here’s a...
Skirting the Issues: Never Say Never
Photo by BigStock/Alex_Ugalek A good chunk of my life can be summed up with variations of the theme, “Never say never”: “I’ll never do that again.” “I’m totally and completely done with it.” “No way in hell will you find me repeating that.” Oh, the countless number of times that I vowed to never...
A Word In Edgewise: Marshmallows – To Eat or Not To Eat
Photo by Bigstock/SoNelly1 Thanksgiving’s history, turkey’s remains reheated or frozen; all that’s left in 2020 is to survive your winter holiday–or holidays–there’s at least eight, nine if you stretch “winter” out to February or March (hey, it’s Minnesota) to include Mardi Gras. First Hanukkah,...
Serve Our Society: Nate’s Community Garage
Lloyd Weller. Photos courtesy of Nate's Community Garage Veterans who need to get back on the road can do so with the help of a Cannon Falls based nonprofit. Nate’s Community Garage helps low-income individuals and any Veteran living in Dakota, Goodhue, and Rice Counties with necessary car...
A Personal Journey Requires a Custom Fit
Photo by BigStock/Poramate Personal fitness doesn’t have to be a pipe-dream. We’ve entered 2021; it’s that time of year when more people than ever plan to be healthy. For many, joining a gym isn’t enough—we need that extra dose of expertise and direction to get started and to keep us motivated....
Travel Memories Are Made by People
Photo by BigStock/Innovated Captures They call me one of those obsessive, do-it-all tourists, madly checking items off a destination’s must-see list. And they might be right. But I’ve come to learn that it’s the unplanned moments, stolen from a trek from museum to monument, that fuel the kind of...
Mindful in Middle America
I’m a road-trip guy. In 2019, I drove my way through 11 states–for all sorts of reasons. I bought a car in Pennsylvania. I visited an old pal in Colorado. I went to Chicago just because it’s Chicago. But 2020 was decidedly different. Duh. And was 2020 normal for anyone? It wasn’t—and we’ve all...
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The Disappearance of Butterflies Joseph H. Reichholf Polity $35 Evolutionary Biologist Reichholf has estimated a near 80% decrease in Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) since 1959, when he first started counting as a schoolboy in Germany. With enthusiastic and accessible prose and 43 color...
Leather Life: Leather Archives & Museum to Celebrate 30th Anniversary
Gary Wasdin, Executive Director of the Leather Archives & Museum in Chicago, enjoys a cigar on the LA&M's front steps. Photo Credit: LA&M/D.S. Trumbull Photography. How one leather organization has dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic The Leather Archives & Museum (LA&M) in Chicago...
Justin Thomas’ Homophobic Language Reflects Negative Aspect Of Golf Culture, Says Gay Golfer Who Quit Sport
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Vicheien Petchmai Sky News reports that Maya Reddy, who quit pro golf after facing bigotry for being gay, says the sport must learn from Justin Thomas' casual use of homophobic language. Read the full story at Sky News
Cadbury Defends Ad Featuring Gay Couple Sharing Crème Egg, After A Twitter Storm
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Aussie_bluey Ad Age reports that Mondelez-owned Cadbury has defended a new U.K. campaign for its Cadbury Creme Egg, in which a gay couple passes a Creme Egg from mouth to mouth, after the spot attracted both celebrity praise and homophobic trolling on social media. Read...
Pope’s Phone Call Helps Children Of Italian Gay Couple Become Catholic
Photo courtesy of BigStock/romrodinka The National Catholic Reporter reports that thanks to the personal intervention of Pope Francis, three young children of one Italian gay couple are being brought up in the Catholic faith and even ministering as altar servers. Read the full story at the...
BigGayNews for Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Today's Top Headlines Mike Pence’s Home State Seeks To Be The Next to Ban So-Called “Conversion Therapy” Anderson Cooper: ‘Being Gay Is One Of The Blessings Of My Life’ Montana Republicans Target Transgender Youth In Two New Bills