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“People just really wanna go to their happy place right now,” says Heather Barnes. “And Awesome Con is a happy place for a lot of people. Some people look forward to it all year long.

Golden Girls actress Bea Arthur’s military service during World War II was reportedly scrubbed from the U.S. Department of Defense website as part of the Trump administration’s overzealous efforts to purge anything related to diversity or LGBTQ identity.Last week, X user @swiftillery noted that the article on Arthur — first published in October 2021 — had been removed from the Defense Department website.According to The Advocate, the Internet Archive documented a “404 — Page Not Found” message at the URL where the article had been housed.Bonus chapter of Women’s History Month in honor of the program scrubbing DOD web articles.

Well done,” wrote one user. “If people have the nerve to wear a symbol of hate and division into an establishment that promotes the opposite, you are well within your rights to express your displeasure and refuse service to those with intention to intimidate, insult and disrespect an specific group of people; the LGBTQIA+ community.”“MAGA gear in an LGBTQ+ bar? That’s like wearing a fur coat to a PETA meeting,” commented another user.Steven Bourasa, a Trump supporter, believes he is the person who prompted the nightclub to adopt the ban.

refused to recognize as an official campus organization.In the surprise move, the Orthodox Jewish educational institution said that it would end litigation related to its refusal to recognize the group, which it initially claimed was due to religious objections.As part of the settlement, the club — formerly known as the Yeshiva University Pride Alliance — would be renamed “Hareni” and would be allowed to operate with the same rights and privileges guaranteed to other student groups. Hareni will be allowed to publicly use the term “LGBTQ+” in communications and promotional materials, access university resources, and hold events on campus, such as charitable projects, movie and discussion nights, panel discussions, and networking events.

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according to Erin in the Morning. The anonymous statement Bell read said that the change happened without parental consent, and “goes against our Christian faith, the advice of [their] therapist and quite frankly common sense.”Bell then claimed that the school district was “purposely and secretively transitioning minors.”READ MORE: GOP Candidate Complaining She Wasn’t Allowed to ‘Have Kids Laugh At’ Transgender Students in Viral Video Draws RebukeState Representative Steve Toth—who represents a different district than the school is in—informed Abbott of the complaint in a letter on February 26.

Corporate Equality Index, which rates companies on their friendliness towards the LGBTQ community. Ratings are determined via surveys submitted to the HRC.

Jerusalem Post.But some victims have chosen not to report the attacks, making it more difficult for police to track down and arrest offenders.The Aguda has urged victims to file complaints with police to alert authorities to an ongoing problem and prevent further violence.The Aguda and the Israel Internet Association have issued warnings to Grindr users in the Haifa region, advising users against meeting with individuals who refuse to share updated photos or phone numbers or engage in video calls. They are also telling users to be cautious of profiles without photos or where images appear to have been altered, and to block and report any suspicious profiles.The organizations are advising users to only meet in well-lighted, public locations, and inform friends or family of their location and meeting details in advance.

particularly by U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC).

Obergefell v. Hodges, in which the court struck down all existing state-level same-sex marriage bans.

a broad ban on transgender service members, which, if carried out, could effectively purge an estimated 15,000 members of the U.S. Armed Forces.President Donald Trump early on issued executive orders targeting the LGBTQ community, including erasing federal recognition of transgender people by defining what he says is the U.S.

Bloomberg Government first reported. “I&A’s work has attracted close scrutiny for years because of its domestic focus, with intelligence often involving US citizens and others in the country.”According to The Advocate, an archived version of the text previously read:“OSIC Personnel are prohibited from engaging in intelligence activities based solely on an individual’s or group’s race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, country of birth, nationality, or disability.

Associated Press.Prosecutors and defense lawyers for the men said they accepted the sentence and will not appeal it.Indonesia is a majority-Muslim country, but only Aceh province currently enforces a version of Sharia law. As a result, more than 100 people are publicly caned each year.Additionally, the province instituted a criminal code that forces even non-Muslims to abide by Sharia law, with penalties for so-called “morality” offenses.

Metro Weekly cover in three decades, and I’m sheepishly begging forgiveness for how we handled the previous headlines, bastardizing her last name for the sake of a pun. “Cho-Zen.” “On With the Cho.” “Cho Girl.”“It’s all good,” she laughs, taking it in stride.

executive order from Donald Trump that seeks to compel government contractors to drop pro-diversity initiatives and programs.Those found in violation risk being rejected for opportunities to contract with the government on the grounds that, in the Trump administration’s eyes, pro-diversity policies constitute a form of illegal discrimination incompatible with the country’s civil rights laws.In response to Trump’s executive order, Booz Allen announced it would close its DEI department, remove diversity goals from employee and executive priorities, and eliminate all references to “DEI” in internal and external communications and training, as reported by Bloomberg News, which obtained a recording of a virtual company “town hall” meeting at which the changes were discussed. Booz Allen will also ban employees from using pronouns or accessing bathrooms that don’t match their assigned sex at birth if that is the rule of the government agency where an employee is assigned.“While our existing people programs comply with law, it is clear from these executive orders and other public statements, that the definition of what’s allowed is changing, so we must make changes,” Chief People Officer Aimee George Leary is quoted as saying.

a freeze on potentially trillions of dollars in federal funding, with limited specifics, to what he claims is false reporting from “left-wing media outlets.”Many have suggested the freeze itself is unlawful, citing the U.S. Constitution vesting the power of the purse with Congress, not the president, a 1974 federal law, and a 1975 U.S. Supremer Court case.

selected Attorney General Ashley Moody to succeed U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, should Rubio be confirmed as Secretary of State.

social media posts, comments that could lead to an awkward personal relationship between them.In a statement, Bruce said it is “a pleasure to serve in President Trump’s administration” and that she is “thrilled to work with Senator Rubio.”As reported by the LGBTQ magazine them, Bruce initially placed herself on the left side of the political spectrum, serving as the head of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Organization for Women from 1990 to 1996. She became the first openly gay woman in the United States to host a mainstream talk radio show, The Tammy Bruce Show.However, Bruce was radicalized by the acquittal of former football player O.J.

rules package, 12 bills that Republican lawmakers have long prioritized — primarily having to do with immigration, anti-abortion measures, and fracking — are to be voted upon “as read.”Among those is a measure to “amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with Title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”The description of the measure appears to be a reference to a bill re-introduced by U.S. Rep.

L’Unione Sarda.The couple, Ivano and Alfredo, were walking in Milan’s Barona neighborhood on December 21 when five youths accosted them for holding hands while walking home just before midnight.The youths shouted anti-gay insults at the couple, including “You are against God and nature.”Ivano, a 45-year-old nurse, later wrote on social media, “My partner and I were attacked because of homophobia … I got punched in the head.”Luca Paladini, regional councilor of Lombardy for Patto Civico and a friend of the couple, recounted the ordeal on social media, claiming that Ivano was admitted to the San Paolo hospital after the attack “due to a punch he received, which contributed to a worrying rise in blood pressure.” He was eventually released and allowed to go home.“Ivano will file a [police] complaint against unknown people,” Paladini wrote. “We must denounce an increasingly violent and discriminatory climate against people from the LGBT community.

year-in-review statistics, which compiled visitor searches and viewing habits.Delgaty, who also films straight and bisexual scenes, took the title for the second year in a row. He was followed by gay adult star Tyler Wu and Hunnypaint, a “femboy” couple, coming in third.