Results for: queer parenting
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Score One for Lesbian Parental Rights with Judge’s Landmark Ruling
A Virginia Beach judge ruled a lesbian parent has the right to custody of her non-biological child, California’s got a lot of LGBT-friendly laws going into effect this year, more “religious freedom” bills in Georgia, Creating Change un-invites ICE from speaking at the conference, and more!
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Daily Fix: This Straight Couple Will Divorce If That’s What it Takes to Save Marriage and More News Stories
Eric Casebolt of McKinney is resigning, Apple’s new period-inclusive HealthKit, India has its first lesbian couple in a commercial, abortion access restrictions being upheld in Texas, and more!
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Times A-Changing: Even the Church of England Thinks This Ridiculous Homophobic Vicar Is Wrong
Aimi and Victoria Leggett wanted to have their son baptized into the Church of England but were rejected by the local vicar. Thankfully, the rest of the Church of England also thinks this is ridiculous.
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Survey Says: Gay is Still Not Okay in Singapore, Won’t Be Any Time Soon
A national survey using homophobic language yields homophobic results: 47% of Singaporeans “reject gay lifestyles.” What does this mean and why is it important?
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From India to Singapore, Queer Visibility in South and Southeast Asia is On the Rise
It’s been a big summer for South and Southeast Asia when it comes to LGBT/queer news. The most important aspect of this news, however, is that it was reported at all.
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A Few Anti-Gay Apples Ruin the Bunch in Manitoba, Help Make the Case for Bill 18
In Winnipeg it proves difficult for restauranteurs and citizens to thrive when homophobia is the only thing being dished out. But hopefully Bill 18 can change that.
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Québec Government Wants to Know What Your Deal Is With Homosexuality
A new government campaign asks simple questions to win all the points.
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France Wins A Thing: Gay Marriage for All for Real!
France gets gay married! And French Autostraddlers were there through it all!
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EU Wants To Fix Gender Inequality… By Banning Porn?
The European Parliament is set to vote March 12th on a proposal that seeks to ban all forms of “pornography” from “the media” without really specifying to which pornography or media they’re referring.
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France Removes “Mère” and “Père” From French Forms For Gay Families, Which Is Magnifique
While the change in language may seem like a small thing, it’s indicative of something quite a bit larger brewing en France.
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It’s Getting Better for Gays in Latin America Thanks to Todo Mejora
“There is someone looking out for them …and it will get better.”
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Hong Kong Business Tycoon Offers $65 Million to Make His Gay-Married Daughter Straight
Get ready to face-palm.
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Toronto Decides Whether It Needs Separate Gay High Schools, Or Just Gay Equality
Yes, it’s good for there to be a safe refuge where gay students can learn and thrive in safety, but the goal should be to create this kind of safe environment in mainstream schools.
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Canadian Government Figured Out You’re Gay, and All It Had To Do Was Secretly Track Your Internet Use
“As a regular recipient of Gmail and Facebook ads for dog food and gay cruises, I’m well aware that companies are trying to make money off my personal information. While it’s a little creepy but expected that Target will try to use my private information to market to me, I hold the Canadian government to much higher standards.”
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Australia’s Anti-Homophobia Ads Are Awesome, A Long Way Off For America
A new anti-homophobia ad has come out in Australia and it made me tear up a little bit. Luckily, I won’t have to see anything like them in America.
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Nepal’s Colorful, Musical March to Even Greater LGBT and Gender Equality
Today Nepal’s queer community has fought to end fear, shame, and invisibility — and they made it fun.
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Obama and Hillary Officially Care About Global Gay Rights, a.k.a. “Human Rights”
The Obama administration’s decision to take treatment of gays and lesbians into account when making foreign aid decisions is actually really historic, and here’s why.
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More Schoolgirls in India Might Be Lesbians
“The fact that they are mustering the courage to come for help on their own is indeed a paradigm shift.”
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Coptic Church Defends Students’ Rights to be Homophobic
“We don’t discriminate, we just don’t believe in homosexuality.”
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Being A Gay “Good Example” in Australia
All sorts of things are being done and said about gay and trans people in Australia; here are some of them.