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Page shines in trans family drama ‘Close to You’
Nov 16, 2024 · As we approach Thanksgiving 2024, it seems safe to say that holiday dinners with the family back home are going to be even more stressful than usual. Those conversations with cousins and in-laws around the table have always been a minefield to navigate for queer people from traditional families. This year, knowing that the uncle seated across from you voted for somebody who might take away ...
Heritage Foundation praises effort to ban transgender healthcare …
Dec 11, 2024 · In a statement released Tuesday, the conservative Heritage Foundation praised House Republicans’ military spending bill, including the provision added by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) that would ban gender-affirming healthcare interventions for the children of U.S. service members. Victoria Coates, vice president of the organization’s Kathyrn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National ...
Man convicted of killing Kenyan activist, sentenced to 50 years in …
Dec 17, 2024 · Kenyan queer rights organizations have welcomed the sentencing of a freelance photographer to 50 years in prison for murdering prominent LGBTQ+ activist and fashion designer Edwin Chiloba nearly two years ago Justice Reuben Nyakundi on Monday sentenced Jacktone Odhiambo, 25, Chiloba’s partner, after the Eldoret High Court in western Kenya two weeks ago found him guilty of murder. The 2-year ...
Looking back at the 10 biggest A&E stories of 2024
Dec 25, 2024 · Reflecting on a year in queer entertainment is never one dimensional. You get stories of joy, hate, and everything in between. And 2024 was no different. For every Chappell Roan, you get a J.K. Rowling. But looking back on this year is vital in recognizing what progress was made in LGBTQ spaces, and which areas need more attention to make a better 2025. Though there are no 10 stories that are ...
Ysabel Jurado claims victory: A new era for Los Angeles City …
Nov 8, 2024 · Ysabel Jurado, the Highland Park resident and tenants rights’ attorney, is now Councilmember of Council District 14 after a battle for the hot seat against incumbent Kevin De León. “Today, I am humbled to officially declare victory in the race for Los Angeles City Council District 14. This win is not mine—it belongs to our community,” said Jurado shortly after the win was announced ...
Biden honors two LGBTQ+ advocates with Presidential Citizens …
Jan 5, 2025 · President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal on Thursday to LGBTQ+ advocates Evan Wolfson, founder of Freedom to Marry, and Mary Bonauto, senior director of civil rights and legal strategies at GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD Law). They, along with 18 other awardees, were honored in the East Room of the White House with a ceremony celebrating their exemplary deeds of ...
Top 10 international LGBTQ news stories of 2024
Dec 25, 2024 · Here are the top international stories of 2024. The extension of marriage rights to same-sex couples, anti-LGBTQ crackdowns, war, and . . .
LA’s lesbian fire chief under fire by bigots and blazes
Jan 14, 2025 · Though climate change, strong winds and other environmental factors and electrical systems are the biggest culprits, the alt-right is using this deadly disaster as their opportunity to blame LGBTQ+ people – particularly lesbian Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley and her DEI measures.
In photos: The aftermath of the Eaton Canyon fire in Altadena
Jan 11, 2025 · Parts of Los Angeles County and beyond are under mandatory evacuation orders due to severe wind warnings and quickly-spreading wildfires. The Eaton Canyon is the second largest fire burning through L.A.