Reclaiming the Mosaic: Dr. Tyler TerMeer on the weight of intersectional leadership
EDITOR’S NOTE: This opinion essay is by guest contributor Dr. TerMeer, CEO of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
Karine Jean-Pierre gives emotional final White House Press Briefing
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the first Black and out LGBTQ+ person to hold the position, wrapped up her final briefing on Wednesday in a heartfelt and historic farewell. Her last question and answer session with reporters in her tenure in the Biden-Harris administration ended with the announcement of a significant diplomatic victory: a …
Virginia lawmakers pass marriage equality, abortion & voting protections
Virginia is poised to take a historic step toward enshrining marriage equality in its state Constitution, as the House of Delegates approved a measure to repeal the state’s ban on same-sex marriage on Tuesday. While marriage equality is federally protected under the 2015 Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges and the 2022 Respect for …
Pam Bondi promises to ‘respect the law’ on marriage equality in Senate confirmation hearing
Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi told the U.S. Senate Wednesday she will respect marriage equality protections in U.S. law.
Meta is now a fake news free-for-all after company shuts down anti-misinformation technology
Meta has dismantled many of the tools it once used to curb misinformation on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, raising alarms about the safety of its platforms for marginalized communities, including LGBTQ+ people. According to Platformer, the company ended partnerships with fact-checking organizations and disabled machine-learning systems that reduced the spread of false information by more …
Jasmine Crockett’s office condemns Nancy Mace ‘threatening physical violence’ during House hearing
Texas Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s office has denounced South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace’s actions during a heated exchange Tuesday in the House Oversight Committee, describing her behavior as a “performative meltdown” intended to divert attention from meaningful policy discussions. Crockett’s spokesperson, Chloe Kessock, criticized Mace for threatening physical violence and resorting to inflammatory …
Sans alcool, la fête berlinoise est plus drôle
Depuis l’été 2023, une soirée queer «sobre», comprenez sans alcool, a lieu régulièrement au SchwuZ, le grand club queer de Berlin. La Lemonade Queers attire les fêtard·e·x·s LGBTIQ+ lassé·e·x·s des excès en tous genres dans la capitale de la fête et de la défonce. On y était. L’article Sans alcool, la fête berlinoise est plus …
Inventer un mariage queer
Dans leur pièce-performance Rouge est la couleur de…?, qui se joue du 15 au 19 janvier 2025 à l’Arsenic (Lausanne), Alice Oechslin et Mayara Yamada livrent une création scénique queer sur leur union civile. L’article Inventer un mariage queer est apparu en premier sur 360°.
Breaking news: Judge strikes down Biden’s Title IX expansion to LGBTQ+ students
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Breaking: Judge strikes down Biden’s Title IX expansion to LGBTQ+ students
A federal judge has struck down the Biden administration’s regulation interpreting Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ students, especially those who are transgender.