Tag: USA
A lesbian couple in the U.S state of South Carolina are heading to court to fight policy that enables discrimination against same-sex couples seeking to foster children.
Brandy Welch and Eden Rogers were told that they failed to meet the criteria by a government-funded adoption agency simply because they are...
The state of Virginia has signed several LGBTI+ rights bills into law, that includes a repeal of the states statutory same-sex marriage ban, and extensions to transgender rights.
The new bills which were signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam will officially come into effect from the 1st of July,...
Due to the unprecedented demand for blood supplies in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has announced a significant loosening of eligibility for blood donations from gay and bisexual men.
The organisation is now suggesting that the time that men who have had sex with men should wait...
With many people fixated on the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, Idaho's Governor has used the opportunity to push through anti-transgender legislation.
The 66-year-old Governor, Brad Little signed the 2x anti-trans legislation into law just ahead of the International Transgender Day of Visibility.
One of the laws known as House Bill 500,...
A Kentucky teenager has been thrown out of her Christian school following celebrating her birthday with a rainbow cake and wearing a rainbow top.
According to reports by Wave3 News, Kayla Kenney celebrated her 15th birthday at a restaurant with her family, however, following her mother Kimberly Alford, innocently posted...
Openly gay teen, Keagan Roberts, has become one of the youngest elected officials in United States history after winning a place on his local council.
The 19-year-old from South Berwick, located in Maine, won the second-largest share of the votes for a seat on the South Berwick Town Council –...
Students at a Catholic high school have staged a walkout following the school’s teachers threats to out a gay classmate to her parents.
The teachers at the Californian school are reported to have attempted to blackmail the student if she refused to attend counselling for her sexual orientation.
Speaking to BuzzFeed News High...
A new study out of the United States has shown that LGB teens are approximately twice as likely to have feelings of depression when compared to their heterosexual counterparts.
The study which was a follow-up on a 1999 report, showed that the rates of depression among LGB teens remained almost unchanged during...
