A Statement From Lavender Media On The Death Of George Floyd
Photo courtesy of BigStock/herreid Today is the beginning of Pride Month, but lately, it feels as though there’s not much to take a lot of Pride in. The last several days have been a horrific and painful reminder of the inequities many still face on a daily basis. Another beautiful soul has been...
Trans Official Andrea Jenkins Sings ‘Amazing Grace’ For George Floyd
Photo courtesy of BigStock/AlenaPo Advocate reports that Andrea Jenkins — the vice president of the Minneapolis City Council and one of the first out trans people of color elected to any office in the United States — delivered an emotional rendition of ‘Amazing Grace’ at a press conference for...
Gay Widower Wins Landmark Legal Battle For The Social Security Benefits Of The Man He Loved For 43 Years
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Yastremska Pink News reports that a US federal court has ruled that a gay widower is entitled to claim spousal benefits of his husband, who tragically died just six months after their wedding. Read the full story at Pink News
Canadian Catholic College To Hoist Rainbow Flag For Gay Pride Month
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Emmoth The College Fix reports that in a “historic first,” Canada’s St. Jerome’s University, a public Catholic institution in Waterloo, will raise the gay pride rainbow flag in honor of June’s Pride Month. Read the full story at The College Fix
Gay People In Myanmar Have Adopted A Secret Language
Photo courtesy of BigStock/makistock The Economist reports that a dialect of Burmese spoken by gay and transgender people in Myanmar, bansaka, meaning slang, involves switching vowels within words (coffee, a loan word from English, becomes keefaw) and giving new meaning to Burmese words that can...
‘Criminal Minds’ Team Sued For Unchecked Male Sexual Harassment
Photo courtesy of BigStock/New Africa Advocate reports that a suit has been filed by California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing alleging that Gregory St. Johns, a former director of photography on CBS’s Criminal Minds, sexually and verbally harassed men while on set. Read the full...
‘Cowardly’ Thugs Repeatedly Vandalize Town’s Rainbow Crossing, Proving That Homophobia Is Alive And Well Even Under Lockdown
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Mbruxelle Pink News reports that residents of an Australian town have been appalled to see a rainbow pedestrian crossing repeatedly defaced with tire skid marks left by “homophobic” thugs. Read the full story at Pink News
BigGayNews for Thursday, May 28, 2020
Today's Top Headlines Vadnais Heights Council Member Craig Johnson Resigns After Exposure Of Bigoted Social Media Posts Survivor Of Racist Central Park Incident Is A Pioneer Of Queer Representation In Comics Larry Kramer, Playwright And Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies At 84
Larry Kramer, Playwright And Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies At 84
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Mbruxelle The New York Times reports that Larry Kramer, the noted writer whose raucous, antagonistic campaign for an all-out response to the AIDS crisis helped shift national health policy in the 1980s and ’90s, died on Wednesday morning in Manhattan. Read the full story...
Survivor Of Racist Central Park Incident Is A Pioneer Of Queer Representation In Comics
Photo courtesy of BigStock/MicroOne Them reports that the survivor of a racist incident in Central Park, whose viral video of a white woman calling the cops on him has sparked national outrage, is also a pivotal figure in the history of queer representation in comics. Read the full story at...
Vadnais Heights Council Member Craig Johnson Resigns After Exposure Of Bigoted Social Media Posts
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Gustavo Frazao The Star Tribune reports that a Vadnais Heights City Council member abruptly resigned Tuesday after an anonymous person publicly confronted him about nearly 40 inflammatory social media posts that disparaged Muslims, transgender and gay people. Read the...
BigGayNews for Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Today's Top Headlines One of Donald Trump’s Only Gay Officials, Richard Grenell, Is Stepping Down As Ambassador To Germany Morocco To Try Opposition Editor Accused Of Sexual Assault Trans People In Maryland Can Now Get Help Paying For The Cost Of Changing Their Name
Trans People In Maryland Can Now Get Help Paying For The Cost Of Changing Their Name
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Vdovichenko LGBTQNation reports that Trans Maryland (formerly Trans Healthcare MD) will cover the cost of filing a petition with a court, posting requirements, a new birth certificate, a new ID, and printing and mailing fees. Read the full story at LGBTQNation
Morocco To Try Opposition Editor Accused Of Sexual Assault
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Fredex Reuters reports that Morocco will next month hold a preliminary hearing in the trial of the editor of a newspaper critical of the government for sexually assaulting a man, an official source said. Read the full story at Reuters
One of Donald Trump’s Only Gay Officials, Richard Grenell, Is Stepping Down As Ambassador To Germany
Photo courtesy of BigStock/artursz Pink News reports that gay ambassador Richard Grenell, one of the only out LGBT+ officials appointed by Donald Trump, is reportedly set to step down, a departure welcomed by lawmakers in Germany with whom he has had a tense and frosty relationship. Read the full...
BigGayNews for Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Today's Top Headlines Pixar Short Film ‘Out’ Features Studio’s First Gay Main Character The NHS Coronavirus Contract Tracing App Could Put LGBT+ Rights In Danger, Experts Warn Marie Cau Becomes The First Trans Mayor To Be Elected In France
Marie Cau Becomes The First Trans Mayor To Be Elected In France
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Golden Sikorka Gay Times reports that Marie Cau has made history in France after becoming the first trans person to be elected as mayor in the country’s history after she was unanimously voted in as mayor by the council of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes in northeastern France on...
The NHS Coronavirus Contract Tracing App Could Put LGBT+ Rights In Danger, Experts Warn
Photo courtesy of BigStock/sobolevskyi Pink News reports that the new NHS coronavirus contact tracing app could put LGBT+ rights in danger in the future, a democracy advocate has warned. Read the full story at Pink News
Pixar Short Film ‘Out’ Features Studio’s First Gay Main Character
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Vantage_DS The New York Times reports that the animated film follows a gay man’s journey into acceptance as he prepares to move into a city with his boyfriend. Read the full story at The New York Times
Truck Painted With “OPEN OUR GYMS F****T”” Cruises Colorado To Protest Colorado Safer At Home Order
Photo courtesy of BigStock/Golib LGBTQNation reports that a website has posted images of what appears to be a far-right extremist angrily calling Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) a “f****t” over anti-coronavirus measures taken in the state. Read the full story at LGBTQNation