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Quickies: Scotland to Recognize Non-Binary Genders, The Simpson’s Smither’s Comes Out, More Anti-LGBT State Bills

By Jac

In Quickies

On April 4, 2016

Scotland FM Pledges Transgender Law Reforms – Under First Minister Nicola Sturgeon proposed reforms, Scotland will recognize nonbinary genders on legal documents such as passports and birth certificates, and it will become easier for transgender people to change their birth certificates. The Simpsons‘s Smithers Finally Comes Out – “When Waylon Smithers Jr. finally comes out Sunday night […]

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Quickies: Lady Gaga on Abuse, HIV+ Organ Transplants, Religious Liberty

By Jac

On February 22, 2016

“It Changes You Forever” – Lady Gaga talks to NPR’s Michel Martin about her song “Til it Happens to You,” written for the documentary “The Hunting Ground,

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Quickies: Portugal Gets Gay Adoption, Philly Gets All-Genders Bathrooms, Leelah Alcorn Memorial

By Jac

On November 23, 2015

“Portugal Grants Adoption Rights to Same-Sex Couples” – In addition to adoption rights, the new law will increase access to family planning services and reduce restrictions on aborti

Quickies: Terrorist Attacks, Trans Suicide, Religion Vs LGBT

By Jac

In Quickies

On November 16, 2015

“What Can We Do in the Face of Such Hate?” – By now you’ve all heard about the terrorist attacks that shook Paris and Beruit, and of the ongoing violence in Iraq and Syria. Our thoughts go out to all those injured, all those who lost someone special to them, and all those displaced by […]

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Quickies: Pride Interupted, Same-Sex Marriage, Transracialism

By Jac

On June 15, 2015

This week we continue our coverage of Pride Month, with celebrations occurring in several cities in American and abroad accompanied by reminders of #WhyWeNeedPride. Boston Pride, Interrupted –

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Dolce and Gabbana VS Elton John

By Laura

On March 24, 2015

Last week in an interview with the Italian magazine Panorama the world famous fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana spoke out about their dislike of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Their comments were not

Quickies 04/14/2014

By Jac

In Quickies

On April 14, 2014

Utah is trying to block adoptions by married same-sex couples. Chelsea Manning is seeking to have her name legally recognized. The army continues to misgender her and hold her in a men’s prison. In a win for intersectionality, there’s a new movie coming out of Brazil about a blind gay teen. The trailer looks good. […]

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Chivalry’s Not Dead: Surprise Parents

By Lux

On March 13, 2013

I have no idea how I missed this story, which came out in The New York Times’ Opinionator blog on February 28th. More than a decade ago, a man called Danny found an abandoned baby in a subway