Category: News
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We are back!
What does that mean? We will be sharing posts from the past on our social media sites and releasing new posts starting January of 2026. Why did we return? Given the current state of the world as well as the uptick of hate, violence, fear, and uncertainty due to politics in the United States, we…
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Post Roe and what’s coming for the LGBTQ community
“At the core of each movement is the belief that our most personal decisions should be free from political interference,” Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas said in 2015. How the times have changed. As a majority of us know by now, in the U.S. and beyond, the trademark case that protects the inherent right of abortion to anyone…
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Corporations who financially support anti-LGBTQ+ figures
Corporate rainbow-washing isn’t even funny anymore.
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Rainbow Cops: A look into what we can do better to serve our LGBTQIA+ Community
This may be no surprise to any of you, but I work for a police agency and serve an absolutely amazing community. If you didn’t know that, well… surprise! The one thing that’s always had me scratching my head was “why don’t we have LGBTQ Liaison Officers within our police departments as well as pieces…
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International LGBTQ networking site gains expansion funding
Global LGBTQ+ recruitment and networking platform myGwork, based in London, has secured £1.6 million for further international expansion, product development and continued user-based growth, citing success throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. UK-based private capital firm 24Haymarket has awarded myGwork with the funds in addition to £0.75 the firm acquired at the end of 2020. The company, which…
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A comprehensive analysis to understanding bullying and cyberbullying of LGBTQ youth compared to their heterosexual peers
We’ve seen it here in Wisconsin: The risk for LGBTQ youth to be bullied online and in person is significantly increasing. But how does it compare to their heterosexual counterparts? This analysis from 2020 is derived from a Spanish study published by Scipedia entitled “Bullying and cyberbullying in LGBT adolescents: Prevalence and effects on mental…
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An exploration of intersections: Neurodivergence and being LGBTQIA
An explanation of why neurodivergencies are common among the LGBTQIA population Diversity is a multifaceted reality that includes many marginalized communities. Common diversity includes the BIPOC, LGBTQIA and disability communities. There are intersections between all the aforementioned groups, but recently the focus has been on LGBTQIA intersectionality with neurodivergent individuals. Intersectionality is an approach in…
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LGBTQ nonprofit expands unsafe campus list
Campus Pride, a national nonprofit promoting a safe environment for LGBTQ college students, recently released the most expansive update to its worst and most unsafe universities for those in the community. Based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, the organization added 50 universities to the list since 2016 and includes “shameful mentions” to campuses such as…
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Hot take: Get involved in local government to create tangible change
At a recent Oshkosh Area School District (Wis.) Board of Education meeting, public commenters threatened members for being “ignorant or compliant” to a “fake” pandemic and demanded they not require their children to mask on campuses district-wide. Just a few weeks prior, the board walked out of their regularly-scheduled in-person meeting because protesters made their…
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Being transgender in the UK
By Vicki Faith I read yesterday — with much relief — that the Court of Appeal has overturned an earlier decision to ban prescription of puberty blockers to those under 16 years old who don’t have parental consent. I had been pretty wound up about this and was glad to see that the courts had…
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Race and gender identity-motivated hate crimes on the rise
A couple weeks ago I got my haircut, and like any other time one goes to the hair stylist, it starts with some rather light conversation, like “How’s your day?” “Any big plans?” “How’s work?” etc. Through all that we got to talking about issues the Black community faces and what my stylist has seen,…
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Job discrimination of LGBTQ workers continue amid pandemic
We’ve been over it before, bringing change from bathrooms to boardrooms. However, a recent study by UCLA’s school of law and the Williams Institute found nearly one in ten LGBTQ employees have faced job discrimination in the last year. Let’s review the facts from the other queer professionalism article back in February: 4.5% of the…
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Fighting for more than equality – an interview with Cathy Renna
By Anthony T. Eaton In 1973, most states had sodomy laws, homosexuality was considered a mental illness and it was not uncommon for youth who came out to be institutionalized. In October 1973, Dr. Howard Brown, Martin Duberman, Barbara Gittings, Ron Gold, Frank Kameny, Nathalie Rockhill and Bruce Voeller founded The National Gay Task Force,…
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Why are we seeing more LGBTQ folks?
Gallup’s latest LGBTQ+ identification poll from February shows that today, 5.6% of Americans identify as LGBTQ+ from 4.5% in 2017. Nearly a decade ago, it was just 3.6%. Why could that be? Fast facts: A majority of LGBTQ+ Americans say they are bisexual (54.6%) 24.5% identify as gay 11.7% of identify as lesbian 11.3% identify…
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Pride Police: Hidden observations
This year’s pride was pivotal and very different in many ways: We came back from a pandemic, from riots over blatant abuse of power, and it was my first one ever! Yes folks, at the radiant age of 30, I finally went to a pride event. It was everything I hoped and dreamed it would…
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Human Rights Campaign launches new sexual health initiative
The Human Rights Campaign, alongside Gilead Sciences, will be launching their “My Body, My Health” campaign to educate the public and bring society closer to “a generation free of HIV and stigma.” “In partnership with minority-led and minority-serving community-based organizations and youth advocates, MBMH centers the lived experiences of Black and Latinx gay and bisexual…
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Give for a future: Ugandan trans youth initiative seeks visibility and support
It may not be known to many about the hardships trans and intersex individuals face outside of the United States and Europe. One Ugandan group is seeking help and visibility to address these difficulties among their youths. Operating in Northern Uganda, Kampala and Wakiso, Africa, the Pride for Youth Initiative (PFYI) aims to “create a…
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Local sign with hate speech gathers LGBTQ attention
TW: photo with F slur, other uses censored At the 200 block of North Richmond Street in Appleton, Wis., a digital billboard at the side of a locally owned business flashed “Now those f*****s” as part of a string of messages to the local government in attempts to show disgust in a recent project. In…
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Wisconsin bar raises over $9,000 for name changes and gender-affirming surgeries
A bar in Wisconsin’s Fox Valley raised almost $10,000 to help transitioning folks with their legal name change to help celebrate Trans Day of Visibility (TDoV). The idea for the GoFundMe came several weeks before TDoV when Ivy (she/her) was speaking to a good friend of hers at a local bar, Dr. Jekyll’s. “I was…
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