LGBTQ

In Georgia, a bill to sever all connections with the American Library Association (ALA) is advancing through the state legislature. This move comes amid concerns from some conservatives over the ALA’s perceived politicization, particularly regarding its influence on public and school library collections. The bill, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Larry Walker, was motivated by […]

Over the weekend there’s a mass shooting at a LGBTQ+ nightclub involving 5 people being killed and 25 injured. The attack happened Saturday night right before midnight, Reports say 2 people stopped the shooter from hurting more people. Police arrested a 22 year old man for the shooting and the violent attack is being called a […]

Niecy Nash has been asked to host this year’s virtual 2021 GLAAD Media Awards Ceremony. The announcement came yesterday via GLAAD’s youtube channel and included that the event will take place on April 8th at 8pm. The event will be live streamed, but will also be available for replay until the end of June. Nash […]

Governor Andre Cuomo announced a comprehensive package to combat domestic violence in his 2021 State of the State. Governor Cuomo’s package includes a reimagined domestic violence agency. The agency would become the Office to End Domestic Violence and Gender-Based Violence. It would handle partner violence which includes domestic violence and sexual violence, in a survivor-centered […]

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren released a statement regarding the arrest of the man who committed a hate crime. Police arrested 24-year-old Rashad Turner on Monday in connection with the investigation of the hate crime. The assault of a transgender man took place on July 31, on Denver Street. The victim said he was targeted because […]

A big win for the LGBTQ+ community in the United States Supreme Court Monday. The Supreme Court ruled the employers can not fire or discriminate against you based on sex. The landmark ruling covers gender identity and sexual orientation under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Trumps Administration argued the authors of the […]

On Tuesday, April 14, organizers of the San Francisco Pride announced that the COVID-19 pandemic and associated social distancing forced them to cancel the 50th Anniversary SF Pride that had the theme Generations of Hope. Although organizers initially hoped to merely suspend the event until later this year, there is still so much unknown about […]

While acknowledging the strides that its LGBTQ+ community has made toward inclusion and acceptance, Rochester’s Black Pride community also acknowledges the long road still ahead of them. Adrian Elim, Rochester’s Black Pride organizer and activist, reflected on the past five years since Rochester’s Black Pride movement became an organized movement. As Elim discovered through his […]