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Jun 02 2023
News
LGBTQ Month Proclaimed In Elmhurst
It appears to be the first such proclamation in Elmhurst. The mayor is set to announce the development at Monday's City Council meeting. In the proclamation, the mayor said Elmhurst is dedicated to all of its residents, regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, identity, race, religion, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation. "Elmhurst's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and
Patch.com
May 26 2023
Perspectives Blog
Is the Term “Anti-LGBTQ” Biased?
Does the term “anti-LGBTQ” show clear media bias?
As various state legislators introduce bills restricting transgender medical treatments, children at drag shows, and the teaching of gender and sexuality issues in elementary schools, we’ve seen journalists describe such legislation as “anti-LGBTQ legislation” or “anti-LGBTQ laws.” The term has also been used to describe criminalization
Julie Mastrine
May 29 2023
News
EU's Borrell Rips Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ Law
Uganda's anti-LGBTQ law, which President Yoweri Museveni signed on Monday, goes against international human rights law and will impact the country's ties with international partners, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. "This law is contrary to international human rights law and to Uganda's obligations under the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, including commitments on
Newsmax (News)
Jun 01 2023
News
Record number of Americans support LGBTQ+ rights, report finds
Support for LGBTQ+ rights in America is at an all-time high, according to a study by leading queer advocacy organisation GLAAD.
Its ninth annual Accelerating Acceptance study shows 84 per cent of non-LGBTQ+ Americans support equal rights for the queer community, while 70 per cent agree companies should publicly support the community.
PinkNews
Jun 01 2023
News
LGBTQ+ Pride month kicks off with protests, parades, parties
The start of June marks the beginning of Pride month around the U.S. and some parts of the world, a season intended to celebrate the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ communities and to protest against attacks on hard-won civil rights gains.
This year’s Pride takes place in a contentious political climate in which some state legislators have sought to ban drag shows, prohibit gender-
Associated Press
May 26 2023
News
Woman Charged with Threatening to Shoot Up LGBTQ Businesses
A grand jury has indicted a New York woman for making threats against Denver-area LGBTQ businesses, threatening mass shootings on par with the one at LGBTQ nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs last year. Sharon Robinson, 40, of Brooklyn, appeared in federal court on Wednesday to face four counts of transmission of threats in interstate commerce. A grand jury found last week that there was
Metro Weekly
May 30 2023
News
Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ law spurs bipartisan uproar in US
Leaders in Congress are forcefully condemning a new sweeping anti-gay law in Uganda, calling on the Biden administration to reconsider assistance to the East African nation. “Uganda’s appalling Anti-Homosexuality Act is the latest indication of Pres. Museveni’s hostility to human rights & fundamental freedoms,” Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said on Twitter
The Hill
May 30 2023
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Ugandan LGBTQ Activists Challenge New Anti-Homosexuality Law
Ugandan LGBTQ activists filed a lawsuit in the nation’s Constitutional Court challenging a new law that provides for violators to be sentenced to lengthy prison sentences or even death. Ten individuals and a civil rights organization filed a petition for the Anti-Homosexuality Act to be struck down because it criminalizes consensual same-sex relations, Richard Smith Lusimbo, one of the
Bloomberg
May 20 2023
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Trudeau slams Meloni over LGBTQ+ record
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out Italian leader Giorgia Meloni’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights in a meeting Friday on the margins of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan.
“Obviously, Canada is concerned about some of the (positions) that Italy is taking in terms of LGBT rights,” Trudeau told Meloni, who was visibly annoyed, according to multiple media outlets.
“But I look
Politico
May 29 2023
News
Now Kohl’s Facing Backlash For Pushing LGBTQ Clothing To Children
Kohl’s has become the latest retailer to incur public backlash over its “Pride” line of clothing marketed to children. Kohl’s Pride Month merchandise has come under scrutiny on social media, which includes rainbow onesies for babies 3-months, 6-months and 9-months old. Other products includes a “Love Is Love” banner, towels, bibs, candles, shorts, and pillows, and shirts that say “Be Proud”
InfoWars