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High-ranking cop could be suspended for alleged ‘homophobic and racist’ comments
A high-ranking Chicago police official could be suspended for making inappropriate comments about LGBTQ+ people after a protest during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) over the war in Gaza....
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Michigan man admits to plotting mass killing of LGBTQ+ people
On Dec. 17, Michigan resident Mack Davis pleaded guilty to one count of committing a hate crime by attempting to carry out a mass killing, according to a Department of Justice press release. Davis, of...
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WORLD Activist honored, Japanese court, PinkNews claims, Vatican
Ebenezer Peegah. Photo courtesy of the U.S. State Department Ghanaian LGBTQ+-rights advocate Ebenezer Peegah was among eight human-rights defenders honored by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on...
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Viewpoint: ABC News vs. The Lincoln Project, a 1st Amendment study in contrasts
Since 2012, the U.S. Dept. of Justice has defined rape as “the penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object… without the consent of the victim.” To be...
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Texas AG files suit to stop trans women’s participation in college athletics
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) to try to prevent transgender women from competing in women’s college sports,...
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NATIONAL Trans girl’s death, school board member, HIV/AIDS news, Nissan
The National Black Justice Collective (NBJC) issued a press release mourning the death of Cameron Jamal Miikquise Thompson, a 16-year-old Black transgender girl. On Dec. 16, she was shot and killed in...
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WORLD Australia stats, Lithuania, gay envoy, Notre Dame
The Australian Bureau of Statistics released a report titled Estimates and characteristics of LGBTI+ populations in Australia, per its website. Among the key takeaways were that an estimated 4.5% of...
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Illinois legislators to introduce bill decriminalizing sex work
State legislators are introducing a bill this week that would decriminalize sex work in Illinois. State Rep. Will Guzzardi (39th District) and state Sen. Celina Villanueva (12th District) announced...
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Illinois expected to remove barriers for name changes
State legislators passed a law last week making it easier for people to change their name in Illinois. The legislation repeals a former requirement that name changes be published in a newspaper,...
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Coalition announces opposition to potentially weakened Welcoming City Ordinance
A coalition of community organizations, activists, legal experts and Chicago City Council members held a press conference Jan. 13 at City Hall in to announce opposition to a proposed anti-sanctuary...
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U.S. House passes bill that bars trans women and girls from school sports
On Jan. 14, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would effectively ban transgender women and girls from school sports, The Advocate reported. The so-called Protection of Women and...
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LGBTQ+ officials canvas with immigration rights information ahead of...
Chicagoans are bracing for a potential immigration crackdown amid reports that now-President Donald Trump’s incoming border czar called the city “ground zero” for mass deportations. Cook County...
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Everything to know about Trump’s anti-trans executive order
LGBTQ+ people and allies learned what they can do in the face of President Donald Trump’s first-day executive order targeting transgender people during a virtual community meeting Jan. 28. The...
View ArticleFederal judge blocks Trump order targeting medical care for transgender...
BALTIMORE – In a victory for transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers, a federal district court today issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a Trump...
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago sues Trump administration over discriminatory...
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is among three nonprofits suing President Donald Trump and his administration over his discriminatory executive orders related to diversity, equity and transgender...
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SCOTUS to hear straight sexual-orientation discrimination case arguments Feb. 26
While the eyes of the world look on in disbelief and horror at the dismantling of the U.S. government, the U.S. Supreme Court dances on. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the court will entertain arguments as to...
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Fed appeals court upholds school policy protecting LGBTQ student privacy
A federal appeals court has ruled that a public school does not violate parents’ rights when school officials do not inform them that their child is grappling with the possibility or reality of being...
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WORLD Blogger at fault, gay cruise, Saudi trans woman, foreign aid
NOTE: This week’s news mentions suicide. In Canada, a blogger in Thunder Bay, Ontario, has been ordered by Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice to pay $380,000 in damages after making Facebook posts in...
View ArticleSupreme Court: Poised to ease burden on straights, scrutinize books in school
Long-time observers of the U.S. Supreme Court might have been wondering last Wednesday why the court would have spent its scarce oral argument time on an issue on which all sides already agree. The...
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Judge blocks Trump’s anti-trans order for those under 19
On March 4, U.S. District Judge Brendan Hurson issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Trump administration’s executive order threatening federal funding for institutions that...
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