India’s first and only LGBTI choir, Rainbow Voices Mumbai, were formed in 2014 and offer support for LGBTI people in India and raise awareness around LGBTI rights. Homosexual activity remains illegal in India under Section 377 of the country’s penal code. The choir are championing the work of local advocates in their efforts to overturn…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — LGBT advocacy groups have praised a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives voting down a vicious amendment that would have ripped away medically necessary health care for transgender service members and military dependents. Proposed by Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), the amendment would have barred access to transition-related health care — including…
WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Republicans unveiled a revised version of their health care repeal bill Thursday. While the Congressional Budget Office has yet to score this latest draft of the legislation, a previous projection estimated the legislation will result in 22 million Americans losing their health insurance by 2026 — with 15 million losing their…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House just defeated the discriminatory Hartzler Amendment by a close 214-209 vote. The measure, which would have barred the Defense Department from expending funds on transition-related care, was introduced by Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) as part of the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill. The Washington Blade reported that Hartzler had insisted…
LOS ANGELS, Calif. — L.A.-based cartoonist Sonya Saturday has launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish her latest satirical coloring book, this time featuring “portraits of sexy White Ladies giving empty lip service to some of today’s major social issues.” From a bikini-clad poser “supporting” Standing Rock to selfie-styled ladies stating platitudes like “I don’t see…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reps. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.), with the full support of the American Civil Liberties Union, reintroduced the Do No Harm Act in Congress today to ensure that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) continues to protect religious freedom without being used to discriminate against women, the LGBT community, and…
Monday, Oscar-nominated actor James Woods attacked the family of a gender nonconforming child, C.J. Duron, and C.J.’s parents, Lori and Matt, celebrating their city’s 2017 Pride celebration. The Durons faced intense and relentless harassment on social media following Woods’ tweet, but rather than retreat against the barrage of hate, they chose to speak to HuffPost about their…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump granted a one-on-one interview with Pat Robertson, a longtime anti-LGBTQ activist and Televangelist. The interview aired today at 10 a.m. on the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN). Robertson is infamous for calling for so-called “religious exemptions” to push a dangerous anti-LGBTQ agenda, accusing LGBTQ people of deliberately spreading HIV and…
FTW+ Liberation, wrote this Letter to the Editor in direct response to Nicole Murray Ramirez’s recent commentaries on San Diego Pride: Reclaiming Pride: A response from FTW+ Liberation Anyone who grew up under the tyranny of sodomy laws should remember the fear the police could instill in queers and gays. So when the San Diego…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) introduced an amendment onto the National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday evening that would deny health care coverage for transgender service members and their military dependents. Hartzler earlier tried to ban transgender people from serving altogether in the House Armed Services Committee, and when that failed, she turned to…
