Gay and Lesbian Rights Archives

Portland public school teachers will now take students’ gender identity and race into account before disciplining them under new union bargaining agreement in move slammed as ‘completely backwards’

December 6, 2023 by broread

Public schools in Portland now have to take students’ gender identity and race into account before disciplining them as part of a new collective bargaining agreement that ended a month-long strike. Portland Association of Teachers union called off industrial action after securing a 13.75 percent raise for educators over the next three years last week. The … Read more

St MPs, batst ideas and s**thole northern towns: The times ex-soldier James Cleverly got into trouble for swearing like a trooper (and admitting he would snog Theresa May)

December 1, 2023 by broread

James Cleverly is at the centre of a row over ‘unparliamentary’ language aimed at a Labour opponent. Exactly what the Home Secretary said at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday is disputed. Stockton North Labour MP Alex Cunningham says the senior Cabinet minister branded his County Durham seat of Stockton North a ‘s**thole’ as he asked … Read more

Trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney is named in Forbes ’30 Under 30′ list – despite deal with Bud Light that cost the beer company $400 MILLION in lost US sales

November 29, 2023 by broread

Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney has been named on Forbes’ annual ’30 Under 30′ list, with the magazine praising her for withstanding the fall-out from the disastrous Bud Light campaign, and Mulvaney herself accusing the beer company of throwing her to the wolves. Mulvaney, 26, shared the digital cover on Instagram, writing: ‘Businesswoman special!!! This was … Read more

Moment new House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed abortion was ‘truly an American Holocaust’ as he agreed with Justice Clarence Thomas in overturning Roe v Wade – before suggesting SCOTUS look at gay rights

November 26, 2023 by broread

New Speaker of the House Mike Johnson once called abortion ‘truly an American Holocaust’ and suggested the Supreme Court follow the overturning of Roe v Wade with a further look at gay rights. Johnson, a Louisiana conservative who has endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2024, made the comments on abortion on a radio show … Read more

Europe’s swing to the right continues: How Geert Wilders’ sweeping victory in the Netherlands is just the latest example of the continent turning to ‘populist’ parties to tackle social issues

November 25, 2023 by broread

Right wing nationalist Geert Wilders has won a ‘monster victory’ in the general election in the Netherlands sending shockwaves around the nation and the rest of Europe. The 60-year-old heads up the Party for Freedom (PVV), which ran on an anti-immigration and anti-Islam platform, taking 37 seats in the election – more than any other party. … Read more

American Idol’s David Archuleta says his Mormon friends gave him the ‘cold’ shoulder after he left the church in the wake of coming out as queer: ‘I just need to move on’

November 22, 2023 by broread

He came out to the world as a member of the LGBTQ community in 2021. But former American Idol star David Archuleta revealed that his friends from his time growing up in the Mormon church have been ‘cold’ toward him after he left the church the following year. While speaking to People at the unveiling of … Read more

Jewish cancer doctor, 67, sues NYU after being fired for pro-Israel post that said ‘you don’t make a deal with Hitler… you wipe him out’ – as he claims he was a ‘sacrificial lamb’ to justify physician being dumped for anti-Semitism

November 18, 2023 by broread

An acclaimed Jewish cancer doctor has sued New York University and its Langone Medical center after being fired for making a pro-Israel post on social media. Dr Benjamin Neel, who led the hospitals’ prestigious Perlmutter Cancer Center, has alleged that his contract was terminated without due process. Neel has claimed he was fired last week, … Read more