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☆ Boycotts rarely work — but anti-LGBTQ+ backlash is forcing companies into tough choices
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

For companies like Target and Disney, it is unclear if boycotts will hit sales. The company said it has not changed any policy on decorations and is encouraging stores to celebrate Pride Month. Despite the mounting headlines and sustained criticism of Bud Light, corporate boycotts are "overstated," and those offended by campaigns tied to Pride Month are in the "minority," Ellis said. Bud Light appears to be an outlierIn April, the brewer ran a March Madness promotion with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who shared a customized Bud Light can on Instagram. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesIt isn't just Bud Light — brands across the board are facing calls to boycott their goods or services.

Persons: Gene Kim, Bud Light, Anson Frericks, Starbucks baristas, Sarah Kate Ellis, Ellis, Dylan Mulvaney, Brendan Whitworth, — Alissa Heinerscheid, Daniel Blake —, Bump Williams, Busch, Frericks, Bud, Marcel Marcondes, Marcondes, Justin Sullivan, Jack Daniel's, Lawrence Glickman, Glickman, baristas, hasn't, Disney isn't, Ron DeSantis, Lindsey Roeschke, Brayden King, King, David Cliff, Nurphoto Organizations: Anheuser, Busch, Target, Disney, Starbucks, Pride Month, Target's, Pride, GLAAD, Mulvaney, CNBC, Gay, Chamber, Commerce, Cannes Lions International, Creativity, Brands, Kohl's, Nike, Adidas, Ford, Associated Press, American Studies, Cornell University, Consumer, Walt Disney Co, Florida Gov, Brand Intelligence, Morning, Northwestern University, Getty Locations: U.S, America, San Francisco , California, Oklahoma, Florida

For LGBTQ+ couples, starting parenthood can be a complicated, expensive process. Having a financial plan can make a lot of difficult questions easier to answer. Whether it's IUI, IVF, reciprocal IVF, surrogacy, or adoption, all paths to parenthood are a major financial decision. "It's a great time to get a financial plan and work out all the details on the front end," she said. A financial plan can help answer the challenging questions lesbian couples face.

Persons: —, Jonathan, it's, Jess Dinney, Dinney, I, I'd, Kathy Fish, Fish, It's, Sara Swikard, Swikard Organizations: Service, Brookings Institution, Dinney, Fish, Associates Locations: Florida

☆ After Salesforce's Chief People Officer offended some employees during a Pride event, the company edited his comments out of a recording and deleted a related Slack thread
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Salesforce's Brent Hyder offended some employees during the company's LGBTQ+ Pride month kickoff. The company later removed Hyder's comments from a recording of the event and deleted a Slack thread about them. Because Salesforce removed the comments from the recording, Insider has not verified Hyder's exact comments and Salesforce repeatedly declined to provide Insider with a transcript of Hyder's comments. But according to people who heard them, Hyder made a number of controversial statements including that members of the LGBTQ+ community should compromise with opponents. "Allyship is a constant journey," Billy Lewis, a Salesforce employee who was global head of Outforce for four years, said in an interview arranged by Salesforce.

Persons: Salesforce's Brent Hyder, Brent Hyder, Hyder, Salesforce, Brent, Brent Hyder's, Slack, I'm, Billy Lewis, Jessica Romig, Ashley Stewart Organizations: Pride, Employees, Equality, Allies

☆ Estonia becomes first ex-Soviet state to legalize same-sex marriage
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Estonia’s parliament passed on Tuesday a law legalizing same-sex marriage, becoming the first ex-Soviet country to do so. Two adults will be able to marry “regardless of their gender,” after the parliament approved amendments to the country’s Family Law Act, according to a press statement. The amendments to the Family Law Act also mean that same-sex couples can now adopt children. Geoff Moore/ShutterstockSame-sex relationships have been legally recognized in Estonia since 2016, when the Registered Partnership Act took effect. “I am delighted that the decision has now been taken for a more forward-looking Estonia that cares for all.”

Persons: CNN —, Kaja Kallas, ”, Geoff Moore, “, Signe Riisalo, ” Riisalo Organizations: CNN, ”, Estonian Human Rights, Estonia’s, Social Locations: Soviet, Estonia, Tallinn

☆ A majority of Republicans now say same-sex relations are immoral after a year of 'groomer' attacks on the LGBTQ community
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Only 41% of Republicans say gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable, according to Gallup. In the survey conducted last month, just 41% of Republicans said that gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable, a 15% drop from 2022. Independents who say same-sex relations are morally acceptable has remained steady in recent years, with 73% expressing approval in 2023 compared to 72% the year before, according to Gallup. Americans have come a long way since 2001, when just 40% of respondents to the same poll expressed approval of same-sex relations. Approval of gay and lesbian relations hit a record high last year, when 71% of Americans told Gallup that such relations were morally permissible — including 56% of Republicans.

Persons: —, Biden Organizations: Gallup, Service, Republican, Republicans, Independents, Fox News, White

☆ Japan passes watered-down LGBT understanding bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Japan on Friday passed a much-contested bill to promote understanding of the LGBT community amid criticism that the legislation provides no human rights guarantees and may tacitly encourage some forms of discrimination. However, wrangling over the bill and its wording meant it was only submitted to parliament for consideration the day before the summit began. “But now I’ve begun to think it might be better to have nothing at all.”Japan has come under pressure from other G7 nations, especially the United States, to allow same-sex marriage. Opinion polls show a vast majority of Japanese approve of same-sex marriage. Roughly 70% of the country now allows same-sex partnership agreements, although the partnership rights fall short of those guaranteed by marriage.

Persons: “, ”, Takeharu Kato Organizations: CNN, Liberal Democratic Party Locations: Japan, United States

☆ Japan parliament passes watered-down LGBT understanding bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A participant holds a sign as they march during the Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade, celebrating advances in LGBTQ rights and calling for marriage equality, in Tokyo, Japan April 23, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File PhotoTOKYO, June 16 (Reuters) - Japan on Friday passed a much-contested bill to promote understanding of the LGBT community amid criticism that the legislation provides no human rights guarantees and may tacitly encourage some forms of discrimination. However, wrangling over the bill and its wording meant it was only submitted to parliament for consideration the day before the summit began. Japan has come under pressure from other G7 nations, especially the United States, to allow same-sex marriage. Opinion polls show a vast majority of Japanese approve of same-sex marriage.

Persons: Issei Kato, Takeharu Kato, Elaine Lies, Lincoln Organizations: Tokyo, REUTERS, Liberal Democratic Party, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, TOKYO, United States

☆ Fox News leaned in on anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, saying the Pride flag promotes 'grooming and pedophilia'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A story headline on Fox News suggested the Progress Pride flag promotes "grooming and pedophilia." Fox News faced fierce backlash this week after it linked a new version of the Pride flag to "grooming and pedophilia," the latest anti-LGBTQ rhetoric from the conservative media giant. "White House flew controversial new transgender flag that promotes grooming and pedophilia, say critics," read a now-deleted Fox News tweet and the headline on a story posted on Wednesday. Fox News is straight up saying the pride flag promotes 'grooming and pedophilia.' Meanwhile, Fox News' parent company used the Progress Pride flag design on its logo last year in a "Corporate Social Responsibility Report."

Persons: Jaimee Michell, —, Alejandra Caraballo, Benjamin Siemon, Siemon, Ari Drennen, Greg Gutfeld Organizations: Fox News, White, House, Fox, GLAAD, Target, Media Matters, Twitter

☆ Miriam Margolyes poses nude for British Vogue
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Tim Walker/VogueActor Bella Ramsey, the youngest of those featured, expanded on their experience coming out as non-binary earlier this year. Discovery)Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes came out as a lesbian in 1966. The July issue of British Vogue is available via digital download and on newsstands from June 20. Tim Walker/VogueStill, the actor, who posed nude for the magazine, said she remained proud of her identity and her community. “I think gay people are very lucky, because we are not conventional, we are a group slightly apart,” she said.

Persons: Janelle Monáe, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma D’Arcy, Rina Sawayama, Bella Ramsey, Tim Walker, “ I’ve, ”, “, ’ ” Ramsey, HBO Max, Harry Potter, Miriam Margolyes, Pomona, Margolyes, Vogue Organizations: CNN, British Vogue, HBO, Warner Bros, Vogue, Pomona Sprout Locations: British

☆ Opinion: What Germany’s most famous trans woman could teach us about queer joy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Opinion Samuel Huneke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Talking about queer persecution in the past gave activists a language with which to combat queer persecution in the present. But the relentless focus on queer persecution — while politically necessary — often has the unfortunate effect of shunting to the side an equally important history of queer joy. In my own research on sexuality in modern Germany, queer joy also appears in the unlikeliest of places. Reports from the Gestapo, the Nazis’ feared secret police, chronicled monthly fetes attended by hundreds of Berliners: queer women and trans men sporting elegant evening coats, queer men and trans women dressed to the nines in flowing gowns. Understanding how and why trans, queer, gay, bi and lesbian people were and are persecuted is vital to recognizing and combating oppression of all sorts today.

Persons: Samuel Huneke, Huneke, Samuel Huneke Hugh Ross, ’, Harvey Milk, revel, ”, John Boswell, George Chauncey, Germany —, Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, Sally Bowles, fetes Organizations: George Mason University, Democracy, State, CNN, Pride Month, Briggs Initiative, Initiative, Gay, Stasi, Gestapo, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Europe, States, Liberation, Cold, Germany, Nazi Germany, York, East Germany, Nazi

☆ Opinion: This Trump indictment will change history. The question is how
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Jane Carr | Opinion Jane Greenway Carr | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. “Big Brother” is a fierce indictment of a power structure that surveils and oppresses while poverty and suffering proliferate. Clay Jones“Next year will mark 50 years since President Richard Nixon resigned as a result of the Watergate scandal. And yet, “Trump denies any and all wrongdoing and continues to remain the leader of the pack. “When former President Donald Trump took office in 2017, he left the rules in place.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Philippe Petit, Henri Matisse, Petit, Stevie Wonder, Jackson, Richard Nixon, —, interjected, “, Donald Trump, Clay Jones “, Julian Zelizer, “ Trump, Trump, Norman Eisen, Jack Smith, Eisen, Barack Obama’s, ” Eisen, Jennifer Rodgers, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Cornel West, Cupp, –, John Avlon, …, Avlon, Pence, televangelist Pat Robertson, Nicole Hemmer, “ Long, Robertson, Robertson “, David Mark, Geoff Duncan, Jason Lancaster, Kirsi Goldynia, Virginia Sole, Smith, ’, demonize fatness, Nick Anderson, Tess Taylor, Laura Schifter, Taylor, Marc Eichenbaum, Michael Nichols, “ Houston, Lawrence Downes, ” Eric Adams, ” —, ” Downes, Ellis, Evgeniy, it’s, Frida Ghitis, Reinhold Matay, Aaron David Miller, LIV, ” Miller, Octavio Jones, Jill Filipovic, ” Filipovic, Allison Hope, Justin Sullivan, Peter Bergen, Biden, Afghanistan Ana Homayoun, Amy Bass, Rose Zhang, Marty Irby, I’m, Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Hannah McKay, Reuters Prince Harry, Queen Victoria’s, King Edward VII, Harry, Prince Harry, Holly Thomas –, Thomas Organizations: CNN, GOP, Republican, Trump, Florida Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, Getty, Former New Jersey Gov, Adobe, Tribune, East Coasters, …, The, Democratic, Ukraine Ukrainian, Orange County National, USA, Sports, PGA, Saudi, Hillsborough High School, Reuters, Human Rights, Apple Vision, Apple Worldwide Developers, Court, Daily Locations: Manhattan, Florida, New Jersey, Pence’s, Washington ,, ” Houston, “, Texas, Chicago , New York, Sacramento, New York, New York City, White, Ukraine, Kherson, Russia, Nova, Orlando , Florida, USA, Saudi Arabia, Tampa , Florida, U.S, United States, Cupertino , California, Afghanistan, London, England, British, Botswana

☆ Japan court rules that not allowing same-sex marriage is 'in a state of unconstitutionality'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Elaine Lies | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TOKYO, June 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Fukuoka District Court ruled on Thursday that not allowing same-sex marriage was "in a state of unconstitutionality" in a complicated ruling that fell short of marriage-equality activists' expectations. The ruling came a week after another district court said it was unconstitutional to not allow same-sex marriage, bolstering hopes of the LGBTQ community in Japan, the only Group of Seven nation without legal protection for same-sex unions. Five rulings on same-sex marriage have now been handed down around Japan - two saying bans on it are unconstitutional and one saying they were not. A Tokyo ruling upheld the ban on same-sex marriage but said a lack of legal protection for same-sex families violated their human rights. Opinion polls show about 70% of the public supports same-sex marriage, but the conservative ruling party of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida opposes it.

Persons: Fumio Kishida, Kishida, Elaine Lies, Chang, Ran Kim, GErry Doyle Organizations: Japan's, Partners, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Japan's Fukuoka, Japan, Tokyo, United States

☆ ‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ Is a TV Rarity With Familiar Drama
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Trish Bendix | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The finale of Netflix’s latest dating show hit, “The Ultimatum: Queer Love,” arrived on Wednesday after weeks of partner swapping that amounted to a milestone in romantic reality television: The first of the genre’s marriage contests that focused exclusively on queer couples. Like its predecessor, “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On,” from last year, “The Ultimatum: Queer Love,” which premiered in May, follows couples who don’t agree about their future together (one wants to get engaged; the other is not ready). So they agree to split up and live with new partners for a few weeks in front of the cameras. After meeting, dating and committing to a “trial wife,” the original couples reunite to live together as married, also for a few weeks. Then, after eight episodes worth of soul-searching, they must decide whether to get engaged, end the relationship or leave with their “trial wife” — the “ultimatum” of the title.

Persons: ”, Mildred Woody, Vanessa Papa, Papa, Lexi Goldberg, Rae Cheung, Sutton, Xander Boger Organizations: ”

☆ Opinion: LGBTQ Americans are in a state of emergency –and we should all do more about it
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Opinion Jill Filipovic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —This week, the LGBTQ rights group Human Rights Campaign (HRC) declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ Americans, the first time the organization has ever done so. And frankly, given the state of women’s rights in many of the same states attacking LGBTQ people, women’s groups should do the same. Jill Filipovic Courtesy of Jill FilipovicIn the first quarter of 2023 alone, 417 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in state legislatures. And no company should have to worry that a display of affirmation for LGBTQ Americans will result in vandalism, threats or harassment of employees. It is unconscionable for any company to require its employees live in states that criminalize abortion or that are attacking LGBTQ rights.

Persons: Jill Filipovic, it’s, –, doesn’t Organizations: Twitter, CNN, Human Rights, American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Facebook Sports Locations: New York, United States, Florida

☆ Human Rights Campaign declares a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —For the first time in its four-decade history, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization has declared a national state of emergency for members of the LGBTQ+ community, the Human Rights Campaign said Tuesday. “LGBTQ+ Americans are living in a state of emergency. The historic announcement – just a few days into Pride Month – follows “an unprecedented wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in 2023,” according to the Human Rights Campaign, as violence against LGBTQ people continues and the community’s rights have become a flashpoint in the 2024 election. They include pronoun refusal laws, forced student outing laws, anti-drag bans and “don’t say LGBTQ+” laws. But even as Human Rights Campaign trumpets warnings, the group insists it will not back down from any attempts to stymie the community: “LGBTQ+ people nationwide will not be erased – not now, not ever,” the group said.

Persons: Kelley Robinson, “, Ron DeSantis, who’s, “ don’t, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds Organizations: CNN, Human, Human Rights, GOP Gov, American Civil Liberties Union, Station, Capitol, Getty Locations: Florida, Colorado, Washington , DC, AFP

☆ Being Gay Is Illegal in Many Countries. L.G.B.T.Q. Travelers Are Going Anyway.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Ainara Tiefenthäler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the Maldives, gay sex may be punished with lashes and up to eight years in prison. Paradoxically, these trips are also all offered by travel companies founded by and catering to members of the L.G.B.T.Q. “I’m gay and I want to visit these places,” said Darren Burn, the founder of Out of Office, an inclusive luxury travel company. “And if I want to visit these places, then there are other gay people who do, too. So if we can enable them to do it in a fun, exciting and safe way, then that’s exactly what we’re here for.”A world that isn’t always friendlyBy some metrics, certain L.G.B.T.Q.

Persons: “, ”, Darren Burn Locations: Maldives, Kenya, Egypt

☆ Celebrate Pride at the Tribeca Festival
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Kyle Turner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The 2023 Tribeca Festival is coinciding with Pride month, and as L.G.B.T.Q. rights come under renewed attack, the festival includes a handful of films that show the resilience of the community. From that robust list, these five films are worth a closer look. ‘Chasing Chasing Amy’Director: Sav RodgersThe documentarian Sav Rodgers examines the significance of the writer-director Kevin Smith’s 1997 comedy through a number of lenses. Most important, Rodgers wrestles with the role the film had in his own self-discovery.

Persons: Amy ’, Sav Rodgers, Kevin Smith’s, Rodgers, Smith Locations: tribecafilm.com

☆ What It’s Like to Be a Queer Teenager in America Today
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

teenagers, high school is a much more accepting place than even a decade ago. Their experiences highlight a “paradoxical finding,” as researchers have described it: Even as social inclusion for young L.G.B.T.Q. To better understand, we took a national poll and talked to two dozen high school students in five states. It’s a different world from when his older sister, Brianna Henderson, attended just seven years ago, when there were very few openly gay students. His home state has passed laws related to restroom use and sports participation for young transgender people.

Persons: ”, Reese Whisnant, They’re, Stephen T, Russell, It’s, Brianna Henderson, Reese Whisnant Barrett Emke, Henderson, Reese, shouldn’t, Gen, Jareth Leiker, Jareth, Ricardo Nagaoka, “, ” Jerry Strohecker, it’s, ” Adrian Soriano, Kansas Barrett Emke, “ Will, Grace ”, Jason Collins, Caitlyn Jenner, Kardashian, Matthew Rivas, Younger, nonbinary, “ You’re, Jeff Jones, “ It’s, I’m, ’ ”, Athena Stiles, Athena Stiles Barrett Emke, I’ve, Shaggy Sargent, Willow Menashe, Eleanor Woosley, Mr, Rivas, Koehl, GLSEN, ” Logan Hortenstine, ” Jayden, Florida Ricardo Nagaoka, ” Isaac Siegel, Wilson, Shelley L, Craig, “ They’re Organizations: Topeka, Republican, University of Texas, Austin, ”, The New York Times, Gallup, United States, Supreme, North, University of Illinois, New York Times, Social Survey, Topeka High, ” Pew Research Center, Centers for Disease Control, Research, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, University of Toronto Locations: Topeka High, Kansas, Florida , Kansas, Iowa, Oregon, United, Portland ,, ” Jerry Strohecker , Oregon, Cape Coral, Fla, Shaggy Sargent , Iowa, Willow Menashe , Oregon, Southern, West, United States, Europe, ” Logan Hortenstine , Kansas, ” Jayden D’Onofrio, Florida, Portland, Wilson , Oregon, Canada, Beeville , Texas, ”

Brands fearful of right-wing backlash are discussing scaling back their Pride Month activities. Right-wing media personalities have declared a "war on woke," with The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh recently rallying his Twitter followers to "make 'pride' toxic for brands." This month, the LGBTQ+ dating app Taimi initiated an ad campaign that included billboards in states including Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, and others. Those billboards were largely on privately-owned farmland and most of the landowners rejected Taimi's ad campaign, many requesting "no nudity" in the images. The North Face, which debuted its "Summer of Pride" ad campaign starring drag queen Pattie Gonia late last month, is holding firm.

Persons: Bud Light, Matt Walsh, Ross Martin, Martin, Bud Light's, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Hannah Lewman, Pattie Gonia, rightwing firebrands, Amy Luca, Media.Monks, Brian Stout, It's, We've, Dean Crutchfield, Crutchfield, Mark Borkowski, I've, Mekanism's, There's, Benjamin Cohen Organizations: Target, Daily, Brands, Partners, Gay and Lesbian Alliance, Defamation, Pink Locations: Florida , Oklahoma , Texas, Taimi's

☆ With Rainbow Flags, 2 Students Test China’s Shrinking L.G.B.T.Q. Space
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Nicole Hong | Zixu Wang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Karolyn Li still remembers reading the brochure from China’s prestigious Tsinghua University when she was in high school preparing to apply to college. rights group, a suggestion of inclusivity on campus that surprised Ms. Li, who identifies as queer. Ms. Li ended up enrolling at Tsinghua. Now a 21-year-old junior, Ms. Li sees the brochure as cruelly ironic. “All these things add up to make me wonder: How did things get so bad?” said Ms. Huang, who identifies as a lesbian.

Persons: Karolyn Li, Li, Christine Huang, ”, Huang Organizations: Tsinghua University, Tsinghua

☆ About 9% of adults in 30 countries identify as LGBTQ, survey says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Meron Moges-Gerbi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —About 9% of adults across 30 countries around the world identify as LGBTQ, according to a new Ipsos poll. The survey released Thursday indicates Millennials and Gen Zers are more likely to identify as queer, bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, or asexual than older generations. Respondents included more than 22,514 adults under the age of 75 in 30 countries who answered the survey online between February 17 and March 3. Among the countries surveyed, the survey shows more than half of respondents said they support same-sex marriage where it is legal. Women are also significantly more likely than men to support same-sex marriage, the survey said.

Persons: Zers, Nicolas Boyon, ” Boyon, Boyon Organizations: CNN Locations: Thailand, Italy, Spain, United States, Eastern Europe, Great Britain, “

☆ No One Knows How Many L.G.B.T.Q. Americans Die by Suicide
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Azeen Ghorayshi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

She recalled the recent suicide of a young man who died in the house of older adults. “It was heartbreaking to hear,” said Ms. Russo, a lesbian who has lost loved ones to suicide. people show they have high rates of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, factors that greatly increase the risk of suicide. But because most death investigators do not collect data on sexuality or gender identity, no one knows how many gay and transgender people die by suicide each year in the United States. The absence of data is especially unfortunate now, they said, when assumptions about suicide rates among L.G.B.T.Q.

Persons: Ms, Russo, ” Organizations: L.G.B.T.Q Locations: United States

☆ ‘Dykes to Watch Out For,’ Now Holding Forth in Your Headphones
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Maggie Lange | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In adapting the series — which Ms. George first read on the recommendation of a college boyfriend who thought she might like it — the playwright aimed to retain Ms. Bechdel’s dialogue over all else. After retaining the spirit of the characters, Ms. George went on a hunt for audio cues. “I think it’s a highlight of this series that we got actual audio footage,” Ms. George said. Ms. Diamond grew up hiding Ms. Bechdel’s comics inside other books while at Barnes & Noble with her family. She was unbothered about the jump from page to headphones, saying the comic’s “rich characters” would be able to sustain an audio series.

Persons: George, ”, Joan Jett, Cris Williamson, ” Ms, KD, Diamond, Barnes & Noble, Grace Burke, Burke, “, Alison Bechdel Organizations: Lesbian, Gay Rights, KD Diamond, Barnes &, Little, Washington , D.C, Amazon Locations: Washington, Los Angeles, Washington ,

☆ For companies, the stakes are high this Pride
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —Companies have long embraced Pride Month in June as an uncomplicated way to market to members of the LGBTQ+ community while telegraphing progressive values. Gavin Newsom called out Target’s CEO for “selling out the LGBTQ+ community to extremists.”The current landscape “is alarming,” Todd said. “That middle ground is going away.”So this year, companies that want to participate in Pride have to be prepared to take a real stance. Some of those lashing out have described a campaign against Pride itself, rather than Bud Light or Target (TGT) specifically. It won’t be worth whatever they think they’ll gain.”It’s no coincidence that the anti-trans assault comes as trans rights are under legal attack across the nation.

Persons: Bud Light, Bud Light’s Instagram, Bud, BUD, Eric Thayer, ”, Daniel Korschun, “, —, Jared Todd, Gavin Newsom, ” Todd, ” Korschun, Sen, J.D, Vance, J, Justin Sullivan, Anna Moneymaker, Matt Walsh, Sarah Kate Ellis, Ellis, Trevor, Seth Wenig, ” Ellis, Todd, It’s, didn’t, Colin Kaepernick, Drexel’s, Korschun, Jared Watson, ” Watson, Watson, Pattie Gonia, ’ ” Watson, ’ Organizations: New, New York CNN — Companies, Target, Bud Light, Anheuser, Busch, National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Bloomberg, Getty, Drexel University, Wall Street, Foundation, Human Rights, HRC, California Gov, —, Pride, Twitter, HumanRights, UCLA School of Law, GLAAD, Morning, Nike, New York University, “ Locations: New York, Ohio, Target, California, America, New Jersey

☆ Most Americans say companies should publicly support LGBTQ+ community, new GLAAD survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Brandon Gomez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A clear majority of Americans who don't identify as LGBTQ+ believe companies should publicly support the community, according to a new survey from gay rights organization GLAAD. In April, Bud Light came under fire after partnering with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney. The campaign prompted violent videos of customers shooting cans of Bud Light and a right-wing boycott. In response, the marketing executive who oversaw the partnership at Bud Light parent company Anheuser-Busch Inbev took a leave of absence. Sales of Bud Light since then continue to suffer, according to data by Evercore ISI.

Persons: Critics, Bud Light, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Bud, Anheuser Busch, Sarah Kate Ellis, Ellis Organizations: Target, Mega, Bud Light, Anheuser, Busch Inbev, Evercore ISI, Mulvaney, GLAAD, Pride, Edelman Trust, Twitter, America

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