BREAKING: LGBTQ+ cruise rescues 11 refugees adrift in the Gulf of Mexico
An LGBTQ+ cruise turned into a life-saving mission Wednesday when Brilliance of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean ship currently chartered by an LGBTQ+ vacation company, rescued 11 refugees who had been adrift in the Gulf of Mexico.
Yellowjackets’ Melanie Lynskey & Simone Kessell hold space for their friendship on and off screen
A shared history including wilderness rituals, cannibalism, and occasionally typical teen girl stuff circa the mid-90s binds the women of Yellowjackets together for decades, often to their dismay. Showtime’s buzzy, queer series, now in its third season, centers women’s friendships, though not quite in the vein of Sex and the City or a teen mystery …
7 key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s ‘reverse discrimination’ case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, a case that could redefine how discrimination claims are handled under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. At issue is whether so-called majority-group plaintiffs—such as heterosexual employees alleging discrimination based on sexual orientation or white employees claiming they …
Most Americans support transgender health care and sports bans — yet they oppose discrimination
The majority of Americans support transgender sports and health care restrictions — yet they also support anti-discrimination laws protecting trans people.
Ohio university posts ‘biological sex’ restroom signs, then says it was a mistake
The University of Cincinnati has put up signs on restrooms saying they are for “biological men” or “biological women,” supposedly to comply with a new Ohio law, but now the university president says the signage was an error.
An out former USAID official speaks on the fatal global fallout of dissolving its LGBTQ+ programs (exclusive)
The week began with the layoffs of 2,000 USAID employees, with most of the remaining agency’s workforce on leave. The dissolution of the critical U.S. humanitarian department has sent shockwaves through the international human rights and public health communities globally.
DHS quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity
The Department of Homeland Security has eliminated policies preventing the investigation of individuals or groups solely based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Exploration sensuelle: j’ai testé la Liquid Love
Notre correspondante à Berlin, Annabelle Georgen, a testé pour nous un atelier de Liquid Love, une expérience sensorielle et sororale où les corps se mêlent dans une danse d’huile et de caresses. Entre sensualité, douceur et exploration du toucher, elle nous raconte cette immersion au cœur de la scène sex-positive lesbienne. Une pratique qui traverse …
Los dias afuera: Après la case prison
En cette 15ème édition du Festival Antigel, la Comédie de Genève accueille cette semaine le spectacle Los dias afuera de Lola Arias, une pièce chantée et dansée tirée de son film Reas, portrait choral d’anciennes taulard·e·x·s d’une prison pour femmes de Buenos Aires, actuellement en salles. L’article Los dias afuera: Après la case prison est …
Reas, utopie queer en milieu carcéral
D’anciennes détenues rejouent leur histoire et leurs rêves dans un pénitencier de Buenos Aires. Dans le film Reas, Lola Arias déploie un dispositif original, entre docufiction et comédie musicale. L’article Reas, utopie queer en milieu carcéral est apparu en premier sur 360°.