Tag: Gays and lesbians
Karine Jean-Pierre makes history giving White House briefing
WASHINGTON — Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday became the first openly gay woman to deliver the White House press briefing and only the second Black...
AP Investigation: Myanmar’s junta using bodies to terrorize
Two black pickups speed down an empty city street in Myanmar before coming to a sudden stop. Security forces standing in the back of...
Tennessee moves to the forefront with anti-transgender laws
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Conservative lawmakers nationwide introduced a flurry of anti-LGBTQ bills this year, but no state's political leaders have gone further than Tennessee...
‘Head lesbian,’ singer and feminist, Alix Dobkin, dies at 80
NEW YORK — The lesbian singer and feminist activist who appeared in an iconic and recently resurgent 1975 photo wearing a t-shirt that read...
Tennessee governor OKs transgender youth treatment ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After signing two bills into law targeting transgender people over the past week, Tennessee's Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation that...
Tennessee to mandate bathroom signs about transgender use
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee will become the first state in the United States to require businesses and government facilities open to the public to...
Tennessee gov signs transgender ‘bathroom bill’ for schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed legislation that puts public schools and their districts at risk of losing civil lawsuits if...
NYC Pride says no police can attend; Gay officers
NEW YORK — Organizers of New York City’s Pride events said Saturday they are banning police and other law enforcement from marching in their...
German government makes hate-motivated insults a crime
BERLIN — The German government passed a new law on Wednesday making hate-motivated insults a criminal offence that can be punished with a monetary...
German Catholics to bless gay unions despite Vatican ban
BERLIN — Germany's powerful Catholic progressives are openly defying a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions by offering such blessings...
