news fix

homophobia

news fix

politics + activism

Lesbian Couple Arrested for Kissing in Hawaii Finally Get Justice

A lesbian couple wins their lawsuit for being wrongfully arrested; Purvi Patel, the woman convicted for feticide, appeals her case; three men are wanted in the attack of a trans…

Yvonne —

May 24, 2016

bathroom bills

link roundup

politics + activism

Black Trans Woman Assaulted by Guard in DC Restroom, Proving Bathroom Bill Fight Is Far from Over

Mexico’s President is pushing for marriage equality, what happened at the Dem convention in Nevada, the first openly gay secretary of the US Army, and more.

Rachel —

May 19, 2016

anti-discrimination laws

canada

politics + activism

Canada Moves Forward to Ban Transgender Discrimination

Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau backs an important bill that would ban trans discrimination, immigration and LGBT activists are on a hunger strike to protest the detention of trans women, a…

Yvonne —

May 17, 2016

gay marriage

gay statistics

politics + activism

What Marriage Equality Had Going for It That Other Movements Don’t (Maybe)

Looking at how marriage equality came to be in comparison to other social movements, Massachusetts’ state Senate passes a bill with trans protections in public accommodations, girlfriends who are prom…

Rachel —

May 12, 2016

bathroom bills

Daily Fix

news

The Other Shoe Drops: North Carolina and Mississippi Both Face Federal Lawsuits for Anti-LGBT Laws

Attorney General Loretta Lynch says some truly awesome words to trans people and against North Carolina’s HB2, The ACLU of Mississippi is challenging the state’s “religious freedom” law, a group…

Yvonne —

May 10, 2016

bathroom bills

link roundup

politics + activism

Justice Tells North Carolina to Hold its Horses on HB2, Because It’s Illegal

The Justice Department told North Carolina not to enforce its bathroom bill, HB2; Trump and Bernie won the Indiana primaries, and Trump is the presumptive GOP nominee; trans woman Pearl…

Rachel —

May 5, 2016

bathroom bills

link roundup

politics + activism

Ding, Dong the Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills in Kansas and Rockwall, TX Are Dead

A city in Texas debates a bathroom ordinance similar to North Carolina’s HB2 and it dies without a votes but there’s no telling what’s gonna happen in the state’s legislature…

Yvonne —

May 3, 2016

bathroom bills

link roundup

politics + activism

Oxford, Alabama Takes Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills to a New, Dire Level

One city in Alabama has drawn a new line in the sand with bathroom bills, organizing against police violence, a bill about counselors in TN that’s dangerous for LGBT people,…

Rachel —

Apr 28, 2016

bathroom bills

news fix

politics + activism

News Fix: North Carolina Democrats Motion to Repeal HB2, Don’t Get Your Hopes Too High

North Carolina Democrats file to repeal HB2 and 54 protestors are arrested; Florida’s 24-hour waiting period before an abortion is halted — for now; three teenage girls drowned in a…

Yvonne —

Apr 26, 2016

LGBT youth

link roundup

politics + activism

LGBT Youth Get New GSA Name and Tagline; LGBT Elders Get Left Out of Key Legislation

The GSA is now more inclusive of all genders and sexualities but the Older Americans Act isn’t inclusive of LGBT elders; Islan Nettles’ killer will go to prison for 12…

Rachel —

Apr 21, 2016

anti-discrimination laws

link roundup

politics + activism

Lesbian Firefighter Wins the Day and Her Discrimination Lawsuit, Awarded Over $800,000

A lesbian firefighter was harassed and discriminated against for years by her co-workers and her complaints were ignored by her superiors; Tennessee’s “bathroom bill” is dead, at least for now;…

Yvonne —

Apr 19, 2016

gay families

gay statistics

politics + activism

New Study with Conservative-Approved Methodology Shows Same-Sex Parents are Totally Legit

Even more proof that same-sex parents raise kids with good outcomes, a bathroom bill supporter in TN who’s a rampant sexual harasser, new data on police violence and more.

Rachel —

Apr 14, 2016