WASHINGTON, D.C.– Breaking faith with top generals and admirals, President Trump’s White House has issued guidance to the Department of Defense, which would effectively purge anyone found to be transgender from the armed services. This policy would purge thousands of currently serving transgender troops over the coming months and years by denying them re-enlistment; threatening to cut…
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio was convicted of criminal contempt last month for violating a 2011 order that barred Arpaio and his office from detaining individuals solely based on suspicions about their legal status. Arpaio, 85, was scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 5. “Throughout…
Australia is gearing up for a postal survey on same-sex marriage, which could pave the way for marriage equality in the country. Gay Star News reported that a record number of Australians have signed up to vote in the upcoming plebiscite on same-sex marriage. The Australian electoral commission revealed today that 90,000 new voters had…
INDIA — In a historic decision Thursday, India’s Supreme Court declared that an individual’s sexual orientation is protected under the country’s Right to Privacy law. “Sexual orientation is an essential attribute of privacy. Discrimination against an individual on the basis of sexual orientation is deeply offensive to the dignity and self-worth of the individual,” the Supreme…
OTTAWA– Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen today announced that the Government of Canada will be working to implement an “X” gender designation in Canadian passports, as well as other documents issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to support LGBTQ2 rights and advance the Government’s agenda on gender equality, diversity…
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras recently hosted the Diversity in the Arts and Culture Festival in Tegucigalpa’s Parque Central Amphitheater. The festival aimed to showcase talent from the country’s LGBTI community, and to encourage the public to safeguard LGBTI rights. “I am extremely grateful for the artists and organizers who made this event a success,” said President…
Iconic black civil and gay rights leader Bayard Rustin died in 1987 on this date. Rustin served as co-organizer of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington in which his friend, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. At the time this March on Washington was the biggest…
With the White House announcing new rules for implementing President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition on Change.org to allow transgender people into the U.S. military. The petition, started by Kaitlin Jozokos, has nearly 230,000 signatures and and momentum continues to build. The petition states:…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Equality NC and MeckPAC, a local pro-equality political action committee, have announced their endorsement of Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts in her bid for re-election this November. “Mayor Roberts is a champion of LGBTQ equality and unwavering in her commitment to moving Charlotte forward as a welcoming and inclusive…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House has issued new rules for implementing President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the new guidance will “allow Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to consider a service member’s ability to deploy in deciding whether to kick them out of the…
