Trump tweets ban on transgender individuals in U.S. military
President Donald Trump announced via Twitter July 26 that transgender people will not be allowed to serve in the United States military. In a string of tweets, Trump stated that he consulted with...
View ArticleRick Perry: ‘I totally support’ Trump’s transgender military ban
Energy Secretary Rick Perry took time Friday during his visit to an air conditioning manufacturer in Texas to declare support for President Trump’s ban on transgender military service. Perry told...
View ArticleArizona county bans paid “conversion therapy” for minors
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – The Pima County Board of Supervisors in Arizona approved a resolution banning paid sexual orientation “conversion therapy” of minors. The decision made Aug. 1 echoes decisions in...
View ArticleTrump on trans ban: ‘I’m doing the military a great favor’
President Trump said Thursday he’s “doing the military a great favor” by seeking to ban on transgender people from the armed forces, insisting he has “great support” from the LGBT community. Trump made...
View ArticleZeta Phi Beta: There is no ‘ban’ on transgender women
A historically black sorority founded at Howard University nearly a century ago said on May 12 there is no “ban” on transgender women who may want to join. The Washington Blade last month obtained a...
View ArticleIssue 26.22: The Long Road Back
Central Florida and Tampa Bay survivors of conversion therapy tell their stories, filmmaker Jaymes Thomspon checks into “The Gay Bed & Breakfast of Terror,” Central Florida entertainer Carmella...
View ArticleGermany bans so-called gay conversion therapy
ABOVE: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (pictured) and her Cabinet banned conversion therapy countrywide. (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) BERLIN (AP) | Germany is banning so-called gay conversion therapy...
View ArticleMarist, not subject to NY’s state ban on travel to North Carolina, will play...
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke has filled the hole in its men’s basketball schedule. Officials said Aug. 16 that the Blue Devils will play host to Marist on Nov. 11 and Grand Canyon the following night as...
View ArticleWith a ban in Tampa and a proposed ban in St. Petersburg, the Bay area is...
TAMPA – The practice of conversion therapy has not only been deemed ineffective, but has been called harmful by every major medical organization, including the American Psychological Association, the...
View ArticleMore than 10K participate in anti-LGBTQ rights march in Turkey
ABOVE: Anti-LGBTQ+ protestors in Istanbul Sept. 18. Photo courtesy Kürşat Mican/Twitter. Despite heavy downpours mixed with light rain showers, more than 10,000 anti-LGBTQ protestors gathered in this...
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