Grindr isn't just for sex – a quarter of users also there to network (www.thepinknews.com)
Around a quarter of Grindr users say they're not just on the LGBTQ+ dating app for hookups – they're also using it to network.
Vandal defaces memorial to LGBT victims of Nazis in Berlin - I24NEWS (www.i24news.tv)
The man was spotted by a security guard when he was throwing a burning object at the memorial
Lebanon moves to ban 'Barbie' film for 'promoting homosexuality' (www.jpost.com)
The Hezbollah-backed minister said the film was found to "promote homosexuality and sexual transformation" and "contradicts values of faith and morality."
Heartstopper: 'How the series helped me open up about my sexuality in later life' (www.bbc.com)
Runaway Netflix hit Heartstopper was a huge hit with teenagers when the first series came out last year....
Woman Who Detransitioned Calls On Congress To Ban Gender Confirmation Healthcare For Minors (piped.video)
Chloe Cole, a detransitioner and activist against gender affirming care for minors, testifies before the House Judiciary Committee.
LGBTQ-welcoming UU church in Plano firebombed - Dallas Voice (dallasvoice.com)
The front doors of Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Plano, 2875 E. Parker Road, which church officials say has been targeted by a hate group since at least June 25, were damaged early Sunday, July 23, in a firebomb attack, according to reports in the Dallas Morning News. The church went ahead with Sunday services […]
Vladimir Putin signs law banning gender changes in Russia (www.jpost.com)
The law also bans post-surgery transgender people from adopting children and annuls the marriages of post-surgery transgender people.
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The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic - Hannah Barnes | Modern Wisdom 611 (youtube.com)
Hannah Barnes is an award-winning analytical and investigative journalist at the BBC, and an author.Finding your place in the world can be hard. However, som...
Hungarian bookstore fined thousands for not concealing Heartstopper graphic novel in foil (www.thepinknews.com)
A Hungarian bookstore chain has been fined for not concealing Heartstopper, breaching a law prohibiting sharing LGBTQ+ content with minors.
Georgia’s crackdown on queer rights contradicts its EU ambitions (www.politico.eu)
Georgian officials are capitalizing on homophobia to boost their chances in 2024 elections. But that won’t help win EU membership candidate status this year.
Appeals court rules Catholic school can fire counselor over her same-sex marriage (thehill.com)
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that an Indianapolis Catholic high school was allowed to fire its guidance counselor because she is in a same-sex marriage. Shelly Fitzgerald was fired from R…
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Alabama’s first LGBTQ lawmaker on billboard: Part of ‘dangerous’ national trend (www.al.com)
Patricia Todd, who was an Alabama until 2018, said the anti-LGBTQ billboard injected into Mobile's special election on annexation represented a "first" in which anti-LGBTQ message was so public.
Iran's leader, visiting Africa, attacks Western support for homosexuality as among 'dirtiest' things (apnews.com)
Iran’s president on a rare visit to Africa has sharply criticized Western nations’ support for homosexuality as “one of the dirtiest things which have been done in human history.”
In notable stand, Israel’s ambassador to US says ‘trans rights are human rights’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
At Pride event hosted by embassy, Michael Herzog calls to stand up against those who spread 'intolerance and bigotry' targeting LGBTQ community in the US and Israel
Traverse City salon refuses to service transgender, queer patrons (www.freep.com)
A Traverse City hair salon is receiving backlash after announcing that their business will no longer serve transgender and queer people.
LGBT+ Pride event in Georgia evacuated as far-right protesters storm site (www.politico.eu)
Organizers say police refused to protect them.
Republicans threaten Alabama Archives funding over LGBT history lecture (www.alreporter.com)
After the Alabama Archives hosted a lecture on LGBT history in Alabama, Republicans are threatening its funding.
Tennessee can enforce ban on transgender care for minors, court says (apnews.com)
A federal appeals court has temporarily reversed a lower court's ruling that had prohibited Tennessee from enacting a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Leader of LGBT Uganda group trying to evacuate LGBT people from the country has been arrested for "promoting homosexuality" because of helping the LGBT community (www.youtube.com)
Rise of the far-right underminesLGBTQI+ rights in Europe (www.euronews.com)
As Pride month draws to a close, activists warn public debate on a number of issues is becoming increasingly polarised and violent.
Supreme Court of Nepal orders registration of marriages for same-sex couples (www.thehindu.com)
The Supreme Court of Nepal on Monday issued an interim order directing the office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers of Nepal and other relevant ministries to establish a “transitional mechanism” to ensure the registration of marriages for “same-sex and non-traditional heterosexual couples”.
Riot Act (streamstak.com)
Many shows come to Broadway, having originated in London. One show taking London by storm is the critically acclaimed, Off West End sensation, RIOT ACT. Written and performed by Alexis Gregory, RIOT ACT is formed word-for-word from interviews with three key players in the history of the LGBTQ+ rights movement: Michael-Anthony...
Republican candidates march off to the culture war (www.seattletimes.com)
[Cartoon] We've come to ask: what keeps Republican voters awake at night? Climate calamity? North Korea's nukes? Russian Aggression? Economic disparity? Artificial intelligence running amok? ....[go see]