#SexualOrientation

https://www.mlive.com/politics/2023/12/meet-the-first-ever-members-of-michigans-lgbtq-commission.html

12 hours ago

Meet the first ever members of #Michigan’s #LGBTQ+ #commission.

“From including #explicit #protections for #SexualOrientation and #GenderIdentity in the #ElliottLarsenCivilRightsAct to protecting #youth from the #harmful #practice of ‘#conversiontherapy’ #Michigan is #leadingbyexample.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Michigan #Politics #Progress

#LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Fashion #Representation #Culture #HIV #AIDS

3 days ago

#NastyPig's #Cofounder Reflects on #Love, #Sex & #WorldAIDSDay. The popular #menswear brand Nasty Pig was founded in 1994, during the peak of the #AIDS crisis in the #USA.

#DavidLauterstein opens up about the #AIDS #epidemic, #kink #pride, and #rubberchaps.

https://www.hivplusmag.com/world-aids-day/nasty-pig-world-aids-day

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #GenderIdentity #Sexuality #Intimacy #Representation #Culture

3 days ago

10 #Sexualities You May Not Have Heard Of

The #terms keep expanding, but here are a few to help you keep up!

https://www.pride.com/identities/types-of-sexuality#rebelltitem1

5 days ago

— They want to place #LGBTQ #FosterKids with #Christian #families who will #mercilessly #torture them by subjecting them to denial of their #sexualorientation or #genderidentity; basically the harmful practice of #ConversionTherapy which is both #ChildAbuse, and #ReligiousGrooming.

https://wcfcourier.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/iowa-lgbtq-students-file-lawsuit-over-new-state-law/article_f61f502a-5899-5db9-a359-5c175afa8596.html

6 days ago

#Iowa #LGBTQ #students file #lawsuit over new #state #law.

The #ACLU of Iowa joined two #lawfirms in filing a #lawsuit challenging #Iowa #SF496, which #prohibits the #instruction of #genderidentity and #sexualorientation through sixth grade, #prohibits #books with #descriptions of #sex #acts and #requires #parentalnotification when a K-12 student wants to be referred to by a different #pronoun or #name in school.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Relationships #Representation #Culture

#Gays who #met their #partners #offline & not on an #OnlineDating #app describe those #meetcutes.

https://www.queerty.com/gays-who-met-their-partners-offline-not-on-an-app-describe-those-meet-cutes-20231119

#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Representation #Culture

Being a butch lesbian is not only about masculinity – here’s why

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/20/lesbian-butch-identity-video-lgbtq/

#Women #Bisexuals #Lesbians #Queer #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Representation #Culture

#Sapphic: What is the #history of the #word, and how is it linked to #ancient #Greece?

#Sapphic is an #umbrellaterm describing #women who love Women (#WLW)

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/20/sapphic-what-is-the-history-of-the-word-and-how-is-it-linked-to-ancient-greece/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Intimacy #Representation #Culture

What does it mean to be #asexual?

Across the #spectrum of #ace #identities, many people have #romantic or #sexual #relationships. For others, #sex is not part of their #lives.

https://theconversation.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-asexual-216748

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Representation #Culture

Think you might be #bisexual? These are the #signs to look for.

#Research showed there are as there are as many #bisexual and #pansexual #people as there are #gay and #lesbian people, highlighting how #bi #experiences are often #erased within the #LGBTQ+ #community.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/17/signs-bisexual-bisexuality-identity-explainer/

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/11/14/latin-americas-first-nonbinary-judge-found-dead-in-mexico-home/

3 weeks ago

#LatinAmerica’s first #nonbinary #judge found #dead in #Mexico #home.

#Authorities say #JesúsOcielBaena showed signs they were #stabbed. #Violence based on #genderidentity and #sexualorientation remain commonplace in #Mexico.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #TERFIsland

3 weeks ago

#Conversiontherapy #ban to finally be #debated in #parliament – but not because of the #Tory #government.

The #bipartisan #PrivateMember’s #Bill “#ConversionTherapy #Prohibition (#SexualOrientation and #GenderIdentity)” was announced to have been drawn first in the #HouseofLords ballot# on Thursday (9 November).

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/10/conversion-therapy-ban-bill/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Intimacy #Representation #Cult

4 weeks ago

10 Ways You're Totally Wrong About #Demisexuality.

Let's address these #myths shall we?

https://www.pride.com/identities/ways-youre-wrong-about-demisexuality#rebelltitem5

William Lindsey :toad:

#SouthernBaptists #discrimination #abortion #SexualOrientation #GenderIdentity
/2

"The convention’s Ethics and Religious Commission has written the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to object to proposed new guidance on workplace harassment that allows employees to allege they were harassed because they had or didn’t have an abortion, because they were denied access to bathrooms aligning with their chosen gender identity, or because they were not addressed by their chosen pronouns."

William Lindsey :toad:

#SouthernBaptists #discrimination #abortion #SexualOrientation #GenderIdentity
/1

"The Southern Baptist Convention wants to allow workplace discrimination related to abortion, sexual orientation and gender identity views."

~ Mark Wingfield

https://baptistnews.com/article/sbc-ethics-agency-opposes-eeoc-guidance-on-what-constitutes-workplace-harassment/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GenderIdentity #SexualOrientation #Representation #Culture

Your must-know #guide to what It means to be #pangender

Starting with: No, it's not the same as being #pansexual.

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/relationships/a45749847/pangender/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #DemocraticParty #Allies

#ElizabethWarren #condemns #Republican #plan to take #free #school #meals away from #needy #LGBTQ+ #kids.

The joint resolution, sponsored by senator #RogerMarshall (R-KS), would have #nullified an #antidiscrimination #law, issued by the #USDA's #FoodandNutritionService (#FNS), that #prevents #schools #withholding #free #meals on the basis of #genderidentity and #SexualOrientation.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/02/elizabeth-warren-republicans-free-school-meals/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #GenderIdentity #Transitioning #ComingOut #Representation #Culture
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/27/google-searches-am-i-gay-lesbian/

#Google #searches for ‘Am I #gay’ or ‘Am I #lesbian’ #increase 1,300% since 2004.

A “#poignant” #searchterm, “#howtocomeout” being #Googled the most in traditionally #conservative #areas, including #Mississippi and #Kentucky, which it noted “could indicate a more #challenging #environment for #selfdisclosure of #identity”.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Intimacy #Representation #Culture

My #Gender #Transition Helped Me Realize I Am #Demisexual.

As I became more comfortable with who I was, I became more willing to admit what I did and didn’t want, and more open to the #feelings I did – and didn’t – have.

https://gomag.com/article/my-gender-transition-helped-me-realize-i-am-demisexual/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate

#Texas #judge defends #decision not to #marry #samesex #couples at #SupremeCourt.

The Commission warned that Judge Hensley’s actions might affect her “#capacity to act #impartially to #persons #appearing before her as a #judge due to the person’s #sexualorientation.”

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/26/texas-judge-same-sex-couples/

#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Relationships #Sexuality #Intimacy #Stereotypes #Tropes

Your #False #Narratives About #Lesbian #Friendships Aren’t Just #Tired, They’re #Harmful.

There have been so many false narratives about #queer #women told that over time they have gotten so built up and solidified as truth. The one that I really hate is that nearly every #lesbian #friendship started as a #stalled #flirtation.

https://www.pride.com/identities/lesbian-stereotypes

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Intimacy #Representation #Culture
https://www.queerty.com/older-gays-tell-younguns-what-dating-hooking-up-was-like-before-the-apps-took-over-20231022

#Older #gays tell #younguns what #dating & #hookingup was like before the #OnlineDating #apps took over.

Here are some of those #recollections, #abridged for #brevity and #edited for #readability.

#Women #Pansexuals #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Pansexuality #ComingOut #ForcedOuting #Politics #Media #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia

#LaylaMoran on being #forced to #comeout: “It has left some #scars”

“I do think that there comes a point where I should have been allowed my #privacy to #workout what was going on”

https://diva-magazine.com/2023/10/23/layla-moran-on-being-forced-to-come-out/

#Women #Asexuals #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Asexuality #Representation #Culture

Celebrating #Ace's #Glorious #Queerness This #AsexualityAwarenessWeek

#Asexual #folks are not only a #queer #minority in their own right, but they also significantly overlap with other queer minorities, with many aces identifying as #bi, #gay, #lesbian, #pansexual, as well as #transgender, #genderqueer, and #nonbinary

https://www.autostraddle.com/ace-week-celebration/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Intimacy #Aromantics #Representation #Culture

I'm Almost 30 And I've Never Even Had A #Crush. I Finally Figured Out Why.

"I think #romantic #love is #beautiful, and I’d #love to #experience it for myself one day. I also accept that maybe it just isn’t in the cards for me."

H/T: Church of Jeff (@jeffowski)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aromantic-love-sexuality-gender-queer_n_6526197ee4b09f4b8d423b53

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/plaintiffs-supreme-courts-lgbtq-workplace-ruling-inducted-labor-hall-h-rcna121051

#Plaintiffs in #SupremeCourt's #LGBTQ #workplace #ruling #inducted into #LaborHallofHonor.

The court’s 2020 ruling in #BostockvClaytonCounty, Georgia, found that existing #federal #law #prohibits #workplace #discrimination based on #sexualorientation and #genderidentity.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Activism #RoleModels #Courts #Rulings #Representation #Culture `

Shine My Crown

ICYMI: Woman Wrongly Assumed To Be Transgender And Physically Attacked At Deli Files Lawsuit https://shinemycrown.com/woman-wrongly-assumed-to-be-transgender-and-physically-attacked-at-deli-files-lawsuit/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #News #Assault #Hatelanguage #lawsuit #Sexualorientation

Steve Dustcircle 🌹

https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-2022-crime-in-the-nation-statistics
https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2023/10/fbi-releases-2022-hate-crime-statistics.html
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/10/16/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-hate-crime-statistics/

#FBI Releases 2022 #HateCrime Statistics;
There were over 11,000 single-bias #hate #crime incidents.... [T]he top three bias categories ... were #race/ #ethnicity/ #ancestry, #religion, and #sexualorientation.

Shine My Crown

Woman Wrongly Assumed To Be Transgender And Physically Attacked At Deli Files Lawsuit https://shinemycrown.com/woman-wrongly-assumed-to-be-transgender-and-physically-attacked-at-deli-files-lawsuit/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #News #Assault #Hatelanguage #lawsuit #Sexualorientation

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #EuropeanUnion #Bulgaria #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #DefundBulgaria

#Bulgaria #court #rules in favour of #woman who called all #gay #people ‘perverts’.

They ruled that she didn’t intend to #cause #harm to the #dignity of a #particular #person due to their #sexualorientation, #Euractiv reported.

— No she intended to cause harm to the dignity of all #LGBTQ people due to their #sexualorientation.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/12/bulgaria-supreme-court-milena-slavova/

#Men #Gay #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Intimacy

This #bottom’s #message to small-dick #tops has the #gays #raving

#Porn would have you believe that #size #matters—in the “#biggerisbetter” sense. It's not necessarily.

https://www.queerty.com/this-bottoms-message-to-less-endowed-tops-has-the-gays-raving-20231008

A person's sense of their #gender doesn't determine their #sexualorientation. There can be #heterosexual, #bisexual, and #lesbian, #TransWomen, just as there can be heterosexual #gay or bisexual #TransMen, and so on. Each person's #experience is unique, with both #GenderIdentity and sexual orientation being aspects of the complex mosaic that makes up each individual.

Sexual orientation and #GenderIdentity (I hate the term are two distinct aspects of an individual, though they are often mistakenly intertwined. #SexualOrientation refers to whom an individual feels attracted to, either emotionally, romantically, or sexually. This encompasses orientations such as #heterosexual, #homosexual, #bisexual, #asexual, #pansexual, and more. I personally am a bisexual #woman.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Gay #lobbyist’s #shocking #allegation against #actingspeaker #PatrickMcHenry tracks with his #antiLGBTQ+ #record.

#JimmyWilliams, who now works as a #socialmedia #consultant, #tweeted Tuesday night that McHenry once #banned him from his #office due to his #sexualorientation.

https://www.queerty.com/gay-lobbyists-shocking-allegation-against-acting-speaker-patrick-mchenry-tracks-with-his-anti-lgbtq-record-20231004

Jack Daddy Paul

#SexualOrientation is not about sex acts

You can be homo-, hetero- or bisexual and never have sex because orientation is only about attraction, the innate, persistent pull to connect and bond erotically with a particular sex (male, female or intersex).

Sexual orientation is attraction to a sex or sexes. It's broad.

Gender is identity and expression.

Sexual preference is more about partner specifics and acts (who and what works for us). It's specific.

No act makes you gay or straight.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #SexualOrientation #GenderIdentity #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #TERFIsland

One in 10 #young #women in #UK identify as #LGB, new figures suggest.

— One has to wonder why questions about gender identity and trans people are left out of this UK government survey.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/sexuality/bulletins/sexualidentityuk/2021and2022

joe•iuculano :mastodon:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/california-gov-gavin-newsom-signs-bills-to-enhance-the-state-s-protections-for-lgbtq-people-1.6575608

«The new laws include #legislation that focuses on support for #LGBTQplus youth. One law sets timelines for required cultural competency training for public school teachers & staff, while another creates an advisory task force to determine the needs of LGBTQ+ students & help advance supportive initiatives. A third requires families to show that they can & are willing to meet the needs of a child in #FosterCare regardless of their #SexualOrientation or #GenderIdentity. »

cseiler

#Gender #Sexuality #SexualOrientation

Born This Way?

#RadioLab looks into the #BornThisWay idea—its history and how it is being questioned by “both sides”

https://radiolab.org/podcast/born-way

#Women #Bisexuals #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Intimacy #Representation #Culture

What Does “#Bisexual” Mean? 6 #Bi+ #People #Explain

#Them spoke to bi+ people about their #personal #experiences and how the term “bisexual” has evolved over the decades.

https://www.them.us/story/what-does-bisexual-mean-bi-people-explain

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MilitaryService #Representation #Culture #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia

#Democrats #revive #effort to #investigate #military #policies that #discriminated against #LGBTQ #people.

The #proposal, would create a 15-person #commission to #study former #DepartmentofDefense #actions “#policing #sexualorientation and #genderidentity in the #uniformed #services, from the beginning of #WWII onward.”

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4214821-democrats-revive-effort-to-investigate-military-policies-that-discriminated-against-lgbtq-people/

BC Info Bot

Global News BC: B.C. human rights commissioner calls out anti-2SLGBTQIA+ rallies planned across Canada https://globalnews.ca/news/9971646/anti-lgbtq-rallies-opposed-bc-commissioner/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCHumanRightsCommissioner #1MillionMarch4Children #SexualOrientation #Discrimination #KasariGovender #HumanRights #transrights #2SLGBTQIA+ #Education #Politics #hatred #LGBTQ #SOGI

Steve Dustcircle 🌹

#Gender, #SexualOrientation and #Religion Among #American #College #Students
https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/gender-sexual-orientation-and-religion

#Men #Bisexuals #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Intimacy #Representation #Culture

All the reasons why 2023 is the year of the #bisexual #man

"I wanna see you out that (closet) door. Baby, bi, bi, bi."

https://www.queerty.com/is-2023-the-year-of-bisexual-men-20230914

Nonilex

#AbortionRights
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/09/supreme-court-republican-civil-rights/675265/

The sweeping #redstate drive to roll back #CivilRights & #liberties

by Ron Brownstein

Since 2021, #Republican-controlled states have passed a swarm of #laws to restrict #VotingRights, increase penalties for #public #protest, impose new restrictions on #transgender youth, #BanBooks, & limit what #teachers, #college #professors, & #employers can say about #race, #gender, & #SexualOrientation.

#LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Aging #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Hookups #Representation #Culture

[#AskJake] I make sure I’m “#ready” any time a #maintenance #guy or #delivery #man comes over. Am I #insane?

I’m an #older #gay #man, and being in your late 60s in “the gay world” is basically being #invisible, especially when you’re #attracted to #young, #hot “#masc” types in their 30s and 40s.

https://www.queerty.com/i-make-sure-im-ready-any-time-a-maintenance-guy-or-delivery-man-comes-over-am-i-insane-20230907

SLCW💥

https://www.advocate.com/politics/vivek-ramaswamy-lgbtq-people-tyranny

#Ramaswamy is a piece of shit. Full stop. #Clergy members are not forced to #officiate weddings they oppose. That's just a flat-out #lie. And someone's #sexualOrientation, or #genderIdentity isn't an "#ideology". It's a biological fact. #Children cannot be #indoctrinated into being #gay, or #trans. All his so-called complaints amount to a #redHerring based on intentional #falsehoods. Nobody this #dishonest should ever be elected #president.

https://www.newschainonline.com/news/man-found-guilty-of-public-order-offence-after-drag-queen-story-time-protest-351927

#Man found #guilty of #publicorderoffence after #dragqueenstoryhour #protest

#LanceOConnor, of #Plaistow in east #London, was accused of being “#aggressive and #intimidating” towards #organisers and #attendees – and making a series of #comments that were #motivated by “#hostility relating to #sexualorientation and #GenderIdentity”.

#LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Family #Relationships
https://www.queerty.com/my-sister-in-law-keeps-demanding-to-know-if-im-a-top-or-a-bottom-and-its-getting-downright-weird-20230804

My #sisterinlaw keeps #demanding to know if I’m a #top or a #bottom and it’s getting #weird.

She seems #fascinated with #knowing, and I’m not sure why. I’ve never answered because…1) I don’t think it’s any of her business and 2) My husband is her younger brother. If I answered, I’d also be #sharing #privateinformation about his #sexlife.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Education #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#AP #Psychology Effectively #Banned in #Florida Over #Lesson on #SexualOrientation, #GenderIdentity.

"Sadly, it's all part of #Fascist #Florida #Governor #RonDeSantis #playbook of #eroding #rights, #censoring those he disagrees with, and undermining access to #knowledge," said one #critic.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/florida-ap-psychology

Nonilex

Under an expanded #Florida rule, instruction on #GenderIdentity & #SexualOrientation is now restricted in most cases through 12th grade. The #FloridaDepartmentOfEducation had asked the #CollegeBoard & other providers of advanced, college-level courses to search their offerings for potential violations.

But the College Board said that it would not modify its content, & that any course that did not address gender & sexual orientation should not be labeled “#AdvancedPlacement.”

#FLDOE #Education

#Bisexuals #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Relationships #SexualOrientation #Sexuality

What it’s like being a #bisexual #man #married to a #woman

‘I was #worried and #confused. Was I actually #gay? Had I been #lying to myself? If I was into #men, did that mean that all my previous #relationships had been a #lie?’

https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/came-out-bisexual-most-men-years-realise-2511511

beSpacific

@arstechnica "#Threads (#Android, SApple) potentially collects a wide assortment of #personal ata that remains connected to you, based on the information available in Apple’s App Store, from your purchase history and #PhysicalAddress to your #BrowsingHistory, #HealthInformation. #Sensitive information” is also listed as a type of data collected byThreads app. Some information this could include is your# race, #SexualOrientation, #pregnancy status, and #religion as well as your #biometricdata."

Nonilex

#SupremeCourt #law #legal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/30/supreme-court-decision-student-loan-forgiveness/

#SCOTUS killed #StudentDebtForgiveness & says #businesses can #discriminate based on #gender / #SexualOrientation

gme :heart_pride: :heart_trans: :verified_gay:

A #federal #AppealsCourt has #ruled that a #KatyTexas company and #church can #deny #employment to #LGBTQ #workers without legal recourse. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (#5thCircuit) #overturned a #lower #court's #ruling that the company, #BraidwoodManagement, and the church, #BearCreekCommunityChurch, #violated #TitleVII of the #CivilRightsAct of 1964 by #discriminating #against LGBTQ workers.

The #court determined that the two entities are not mandated to abide by #federal #discrimination law because they are #religious #organizations. The court's opinion said that Braidwood Management follows the belief among some Christians that "marriage is between one man and one woman."

The ruling is a #setback for #LGBTQRights advocates, who had hoped that the 5th Circuit would follow the lead of the Supreme Court (#SCOTUS), which ruled in 2020 that Title VII protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination. The Supreme Court's ruling was a landmark decision, but it did not explicitly address the issue of religious exemptions.

The 5th Circuit's ruling leaves open the possibility that other religious organizations could also deny employment to LGBTQ workers without legal repercussions. This could have a significant impact on LGBTQ workers, who could be #denied jobs or #fired simply because of their #SexualOrientation or #GenderIdentity.

The ruling is also a reminder of the importance of the ongoing fight for LGBTQ equality. Despite progress in recent years, there are still many challenges that LGBTQ people face, including discrimination in the workplace. It is important to continue to fight for the rights of LGBTQ people and to ensure that they are protected from discrimination.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/katy/article/katy-company-and-church-can-deny-lgbtq-workers-18167418.php

Rat Can't Read (she/her)

#Bisexual #Bisexuality #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #ComingOut

Last year at my community's #Pride festival, I only showed up for a few minutes before I went home. My #QueerImposterSyndrome got the better of me, I was the only one wearing a mask, and I just felt like I didn't belong.

This year at my community's #PrideMonth festival, I walked around masked with fellow #queer, #CovidCautious friends, reconnected with some folks I used to know through #EconomicJustice organizing, and listened to music by some awesome, local #LGBTQ singer-songwriters.

For anyone who's #Questioning their #SexualOrientation, #Sexuality, or #GenderIdentity, or wondering if it's too late to come out or if #ComingOutAsAnAdult is worth it, it can be really, really hard, and I want to acknowledge that. It can be lonely (though I wish it weren't!). Some days will be more difficult than others, but it can also get better and it can be worth it.

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙😷

Katiame

6 months ago

#SexualOrientation is not a #Choice.
#Race is not a choice.
#PlaceOfBirth is not a choice.
#EthnicGroup is not a choice.

#Hate is a choice.

Mufasa

6 months ago

#Iowa governor signs bill restricting lessons on #GenderIdentity, #SexualOrientation in schools

#LGBTQIA
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4023336-iowa-governor-signs-bill-restricting-lessons-on-gender-identity-sexual-orientation-in-schools/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #Mexico #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Representation #Culture

6 months ago

At #Mexico’s #gay #cowboy #conventions, #men connect with each other — and their country’s rugged past

Each spring, hundreds of men from across #Mexico and the #UnitedStates make a #pilgrimage to this colorful colonial #city for an annual gathering of #gay #vaqueros — or cowboys.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-05-22/inside-mexico-gay-cowboy-convention

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Canada #Immigration #PoliticalAsylum

7 months ago

O Canada: A #Refuge for #LGBTQ+ 3People #Worldwide?

#Canada welcomes those facing #persecution for #sexualorientation or #genderidentity—but the #process to claim #asylum may not be straightforward.

https://daily.jstor.org/o-canada-a-refuge-for-lgbtq-people-worldwide/