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The majority of transgender employees, 82%, reported experiencing workplace discrimination or harassment because of their gender identity or sexual orientation at some point in their lives, according to a new survey. Trans employees were more likely to report such experiences than cisgender lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer employees, at 45%, and nonbinary employees, at 59%. Half of the trans adults surveyed were people of color and 6 in 10 were making less than $50,000 a year. Of the trans respondents who reported having experienced workplace discrimination or harassment at some point in their lives, 65% reported experiencing verbal harassment, 34% reported experiencing physical harassment and 42% reported experiencing sexual harassment. Trans people attempted to mitigate workplace discrimination and harassment by concealing their gender identity at work or by looking for another job, according to the report.

Persons: Brad Sears, they’ve Organizations: Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law, U.S, Trans Locations: Massachusetts

The surgeon general’s 837-page report on tobacco use found that 37.8% of gay, lesbian and bisexual U.S. adults have tried electronic cigarettes, compared with just 16.5% of their straight counterparts. He said that LGBTQ people use tobacco products at higher rates largely because of “long-standing stigma” within health care settings. Still, 36 million U.S. adults and 760,000 middle and high school students smoke tobacco products, according to the report. Since 2014, the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. youths and young adults is e-cigarettes. “These and other noncombustible tobacco products such as nicotine pouches have the potential to undermine overall progress in preventing and reducing young people’s use of tobacco products,” the authors stated.

Persons: general’s, ”, Kristy Marynak, ” Marynak, Scott Hadland, he’s, ” Hadland, “, KFF, Hadland, Red Kamel Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, American Lung Association, Mass, Children, Harvard Medical School, Kaiser Family Foundation, Tobacco, Red, Justice Department and Food and Drug Administration Locations: United States, San Francisco, U.S

☆ LGBTQ Afghans say they face abuse in detention as Taliban crackdown intensifies
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Billy Stockwell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“He grabbed me from behind, tore my clothes apart and raped me,” Sohrab – whose name has been changed for security reasons – told CNN in October. Transgender and gender non-conforming people are being “consistently” targeted at Taliban checkpoints due to their choice of clothing, human rights groups said. “I will never forget when the Taliban came to our house,” Samiar Nazari, a 22-year-old transgender man, told CNN. Other human rights groups have documented instances of extrajudicial detention, conducted out of the public eye. With little sign that the Taliban will improve their record on human rights, many in the country feel abandoned by the international community.

Persons: Sohrab, “, ” Sohrab –, –, ” Sohrab, Wakil Kohsar, Roshaniya, ”, Neela Ghoshal, Artemis Akbary, Ghoshal, ” Samiar, ” Nazari, Akbary, Abdul, ” Abdul, David Osborn, Osborn, It’s, Sano –, Sano, ” Sano, He’s, Rosemary DiCarlo, DiCarlo, Yuki Iwamura, UNAMA Organizations: CNN, “, Taliban, Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Afghan LGBT Organization, Getty, ” CNN, US Department of State, Facebook, Afghan, UK’s, Information Resilience, Afghan Witness, ”, UN, Political, Peacebuilding, United Nations Locations: Afghanistan, Czech Republic, Pul, Kabul, AFP, –, ‘ Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Herat, Afghanistan’s, Jalalabad, Qatar

Members of the Hispanic and LGBTQ communities are being targeted with these kinds of disturbing text messages by people hiding behind anonymous phone numbers. Now, authorities are investigating cases in which other groups of people are reportedly getting text messages saying they have been "selected for deportation or to report to a re-education camp." The language of the text messages sent to these students were not identical, but they all referenced deportations and actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE does not send "random text messages to people," the spokesperson said in a phone interview. "Sending text messages in the blind is not how us Immigration Customs Enforcement operates.

Persons: LGB, Donald Trump’s, Santiago Marquez, Santiago, “, ” Santiago, Diana Brier, Donald J, Trump, Donald J Trump, Jesus Christ, ”, Brier, she’s, I’m, ” Brier, she's, won’t, Gilda Pedraza, Pedraza, Marquez Organizations: FBI, Department of Justice, Black, Latin American Association, Immigration, Customs, NBC News, Executive ICE, ICE, Enforcement, Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Air Force, Las, Las Vegas FBI, Blacks, Latino Community Fund Georgia Locations: Georgia, Las Vegas, Brown, Nevada, Colorado

A New Jersey school district faces legal action from three separate lawsuits filed this year, following the firing of its openly gay school superintendent. In a lawsuit filed in May, John Berenato, the former superintendent of the Manchester Township School District, accused the district of sexual orientation discrimination that led to his firing in November of last year. According to court documents, Antonucci was with Berenato when he received “disgusting derogatory texts regarding sexual acts” from district board members. Burns, an out lesbian, was the only LGBTQ district administrator as of February, according to court documents. Manchester Township School District serves about 2,900 students from pre-kindergarten through high school in Ocean County.

Persons: John Berenato, Diane Pedroza, Bridget Antonucci, Antonucci, Lori Burns, Burns, Berenato Organizations: Manchester Township School District, of Education, Google, Township School District Locations: Jersey, Manchester, Manchester , N.J, District, ”, Ocean County

☆ Chappell Roan reveals the secrets of a brilliant debut
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +22 min

… You two have changed pop music forever.”Dan Nigro and Chappell Roan speak with Brandi Carlile at The Grammy Museum on Nov. 7 in Los Angeles. Some frustration was expressed over the inability of execs to “get” Roan from the outset, not least of all from Carlile. “I think I’m better at it now. “I think that’s why it was so heavy. “I think that’s absolutely gorgeous.

Persons: ”, Chappell, Brandi Carlile, Roan, Dan Nigro, Chappell Roan, “, “ I’m, Carlile, Elton John, John, ” Dan Nigro, Rebecca Sapp, Olivia Rodrigo’s, Nigro, mesmerizingly, might’ve, Missourian, Said Roan, ’, “ It’ll, I’ve, Patsy Cline swoops, Roan didn’t, Said Nigro, Skyler, you’re, I’d, It’s, ” Roan, ” Carlile interjected, —, ” Carlile, Nigro “, ” Said Roan, Rami Malek, they’re, ” Said Nigro, it’s, We’ve, Declan McKenna, ” Said Carlile, Adele, they’d, I’m, …, it’ll, … ” Carlile, Aunt Kim, Dan, “ we’ll, ‘ That’s, ‘, ’ Chappell, we’re, baring Organizations: Museum, The Recording Academy, Academy, Cocteau Twins, SNL, Pony, ’, ‘ California ’, ‘ YMCA, Gaga, ” Locations: L.A, Roan, Nigro, Los Angeles, Missourian Roan, “, eureka, California, Manhattan, ‘ California, Feburary

☆ Still-stunned Democrats begin to squint toward their future
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —Pick one word to describe Republicans and Donald Trump, the focus group moderator asked, and one word to describe Democrats and Kamala Harris. “Donald Trump is a uniquely more popular figure, but what is it about him that makes him that way? Former President Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally in Waco, Texas, on March 25, 2023. But what Democrats face is much deeper than the usual finger-pointing by a losing campaign or speculation about the next set of presidential primary candidates. It goes beyond easy comments about talking more to the working class when Democrats lost ground among nearly every demographic in the presidential race.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “, ”, hadn’t, Harris, Joe Biden, she’d “, what’s, Hillary Clinton, JB Pritzker, “ Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Obama, Leah Millis, Vermont Sen, Bernie Sanders, David Plouffe, Biden, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Stephanie Cutter, ’ ”, Pat Ryan, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Republican she’d, “ It’s, ” Gluesenkamp Perez, ” Harris, Hannah McKay, weren’t, Joe Rogan, Rogan, Trump, Sanders, – Pritzker, Tim Walz, Gavin Newsom, Hakeem Jeffries, Angie Craig, we’ve, Craig, She’s, ’ ” Craig, Gluesenkamp Perez, Joe Morelle, Josh Shapiro’s, Chris Deluzio, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey, ” Deluzio, David Goldman, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, hasn’t, George W, Bush’s, Levi Strauss, Daniel Lurie, London Breed, Harris ’, Oprah Winfrey, Ryan Organizations: CNN, Trump, Democratic, Gov, Biden, Lone Star, Electoral, Reuters, New York Democrat, Republican, Howard University, Tuesday, Trumpism, California Gov, Minnesota, Twin, Democrats, New York Rep, Pennsylvania Gov, Pennsylvania, London, Democratic Party Locations: Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Lone Star State, Washington, ”, Texas, Waco , Texas, Vermont, Hudson Valley, “, Wilmington , Delaware, America, Minnesota, Twin Cities, Pittsburgh, Dearborn , Michigan, Grant Park, New York

☆ LGBTQ candidates saw big election wins, with several historic victories
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Sarah Prager | Sarah Prager Is A Writer Who Lives In Central Massachusetts With Her Wife | Their Two Children. Her Books Include | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

At least 1,017 out LGBTQ candidates ran for election this year, a 1.1% increase compared with 2020, according to the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, a political organization that tracks and supports LGBTQ candidates for elected office. The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorsed and tracked 477 of the LGBTQ candidates who made it to the general election. As of Friday afternoon, about three-quarters of those races had been called, with LGBTQ candidates having a success rate of approximately 80%. LGBTQ candidates won elections to at least 37 state legislatures this year, according to the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, and several were historic firsts. “Having LGBTQ+ candidates in the halls of power will be paramount in helping to protect and uphold pro-equality values,” Meloy said.

Persons: ” Sean Meloy, Delaware’s Sarah McBride, Julie Johnson, Emily Randall, Tammy Baldwin, Kyrsten, Laphonza Butler, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Aime Wichtendahl, Wick Thomas, Iwamoto, Thomas, Rashaun Kemp, Amaad Rivera, Wagner, Molly Cook, Donald Trump, Baldwin’s, Eric Hovde, Baldwin, Maria Brisbane, “, ” Meloy, ” Organizations: D.C, U.S . House, U.S . Senate, NBC News, “, South, Latina, Senate, Texas Senate’s, Baldwin’s Republican, AdImpact, Victory, Gallup, Republican Locations: Nebraska, Puerto Rico, Washington, U.S, Texas, Wisconsin, Arizona, California, Hawaii , Iowa, Missouri, Georgia

☆ We asked 3 migration firms about what they're hearing in the first 48 hours after the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Maria Noyen | Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Business Insider spoke to three residency and citizenship consultancies about what they heard in the 48 hours after the election was called. Advertisement"Americans normally will take an average of three weeks to four weeks to review the documents before signing anything," Arton said. This time, it's different: "They're signing it the same day." While demand has risen steadily, Galst said clients' tone this week took on particular urgency — they're no longer just shopping around for options. "In the last 24 hours, I've heard real urgency," Galst said.

Persons: —, Donald Trump readies, They've, Steve Ballmer, Armand Arton, He's, Arton, they're, Partners Judi Galst, Galst, I've, it's, Pela Terra Organizations: Democratic, Service, White, Business, Arton, Henley, Partners, Henley & Partners, US Nationals, Gaza, Hamas Locations: Montreal, New York, Connecticut, California, London, Palestinian, Portugal, Caribbean, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Poland, Florida, American, Europe

☆ Questions about sexual orientation and gender ID on track to be on U.S. Census Bureau survey by 2027
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Questions about sexual orientation, gender identity and changes to queries about race and ethnicity are on track to be asked in the most comprehensive survey of American life by 2027, U.S. Census Bureau officials said Thursday. Under the revisions, questions about race and ethnicity that previously were asked separately will be combined into a single question. Questions in English and Spanish about sexual orientation and gender identity started being tested in August with trial questionnaires sent out to several hundred-thousand households. On the sexual orientation test question, respondents can provide a write-in response if they don’t see themselves in the gay or lesbian, straight or bisexual options. The trial questionnaire also is testing “degenderizing” questions about relationships in a household by changing options like “biological son or daughter” to “biological child.”

Persons: ” Organizations: Census, American, Survey Locations: U.S, Eastern

LGBT voters shifted even more solidly into the Democratic camp this year, according to the NBC News Exit Poll. Harris led President-elect Trump 86% to 12% among LGBT voters, the poll found. As in previous elections, LGBT voters stood out as one of the most left-leaning voter blocs in the electorate. Among LGBT voters, Democrats vastly outnumber Republicans, 56% to 5%, and liberals surpass conservatives, 61% to 5%. LGBT voters are staunchly pro-choice: 59% say abortion should be legal in all cases, a much higher level of support for abortion rights than among non-LGBTs, at 31%.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Trump, Sen, JD Vance, they’d, Barack Obama Organizations: NBC News, Democratic, NBC, Trump, Biden, Republican, GOP, LGBT

☆ Chappell Roan debuts lesbian country song 'The Giver' on 'Saturday Night Live'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Chappell Roan went from the “Pink Pony Club” to the country club on “Saturday Night Live,” surprising fans by going country in both look and sound for her second number of the show, the premiere of a brand new song, “The Giver,” that marries C&W with LGBTQ. “I get the job done,” Roan sang in the refrain of the new song, which shares a theme with “Femininomenon” in making the argument that pleasing a woman is sometimes (or always?) “All you country boys saying you know how to threat a woman right,” Roan said during a spoken word aside in the song — “Well, only a woman knows how to treat a woman right. Roan’s new song is not the first lesbian country song, of course. Now, the big question: Will Roan be invited to get the job done with a Grand Ole Opry appearance?

Persons: Chappell Roan, “, ” Roan, “ Femininomenon, Roan, The Dukes, Hazzard, ”, ” didn’t, Roan’s, riffing, Dan Nigro, they’d, Chappell, stealer, Kayleigh, Nigro, who’ve, Post Malone, Lana Del Rey, Brandi Carlile, Will Roan Organizations: Pony, SNL, ” NBC, New York Times, Beyonce, Ole Opry Locations: Hazzard, New York, Nigro, Los Angeles

As Americans across the country voted early in record numbers ahead of Tuesday's election, it has become clear that they are motivated, arguably like never before. But it was my daughter's vote I placed inside the envelope," wrote David Frum on X (formerly known as Twitter) last week. She told NBC News that she had voted Democrat for many years before switching parties during the pandemic and will vote for Trump this year. Other issues she said are motivating her decision to vote for her daughter’s future are inflation and the price of groceries as well as her stance against mandatory vaccination policies during the Covid pandemic. “I chose freedom, decency and democracy — along with a bright, just and prosperous future for my five children and future grandchildren,” he wrote.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, David Frum, Frum's, Miranda, Frum, George W, Bush, Miranda “, ”, can’t, David Frum Audra Worlow, ” “, ” Worlow, Worlow, “ It’s, Cheryl Mooney, Mooney, “, Mark Lyon, Jon Cooper, Harris, Tim Walz, Cooper Organizations: Twitter, Atlantic, NBC News, Trump, Democratic, Minnesota Gov Locations: Broadview Heights , Ohio, Hendersonville , Tennessee, Republican, Port Jefferson, Long, New York, ” Lyon, Suffolk County

☆ After their son came out as gay, these conservative Christian parents went into a closet of their own
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +37 min

But that’s not what happened to Greg Jr. That’s what happened to his parents, Greg Sr. and Lynn McDonald. One of them is a portrait of their son, Greg Jr., around the time his parents confronted him about his secret. An undated family photo shows Greg Jr., Greg Sr., Lynn and Connie McDonald. Courtesy Greg Sr. and Lynn McDonaldEven so, Greg Jr. learned to be quiet and blend in. They didn’t know how to answer this question: Can you still love God, the Bible and your gay son?

Persons: Greg McDonald Jr, “, you’re, ” Greg Jr, Betsy, Greg Jr, he’d, He’d, ”, that’s, Greg Sr, Lynn McDonald, Greg, ’, Austin Steele, ” Rob Bell’s, Charles Swindoll’s “, Ali Forney, –, PFLAG –, Lynn, ‘, McDonald, Hodges, Jon Cherry, Kahlib Barton, Barton, they’re, ” Barton, Connie, Grace ’, ” Greg Sr, He’ll, Connie McDonald, ” Lynn, James Dobson, ” Dobson, Jeff Fusco, ” Lynn McDonald, Abraham, Isaac, “ Wanna, Karen, David Gushee, ethicists, Gushee, ” Gushee, Gushee’s, Jesus, —, Lynn’s, ’ ’ ’ Lynn, David Quinones, Quinones, Deb, Josh, ” Quinones, David Quinones Quinones, ” David Quinones, Andy Stanley, Stanley, Sterling Graves, Albert Mohler, podcaster, Mohler, ” “, ” Mohler, Dominic Gwinn, ” Stanley, Andy, “ Greg Jr, ” Greg McDonald, ‘ We’re, Greg McDonald, They’ve, Patrick Potulski, Potulski, ” Potulski, Standing, he’s Greg Jr, Jon, doesn’t, John Blake Organizations: CNN, McDonalds, Christian, Ali, Supreme, Kentucky State Capitol, DePaul University in, DePaul, Fashion Institute of Technology, ”, Episcopal, North Point Community Church, North, “, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, National Conservative Conference, Washington D.C, McDonald Locations: Grand Rapids , Michigan, America, Chattahoochee, Atlanta, Christian, Frankfort , Kentucky, DePaul University in Chicago, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York City, Duluth , Georgia, New Zealand, Georgia, North Point, Atlanta ., North, Washington, AFP, England, South Africa, Australia, Ethiopia, Poland

In Wisconsin’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race, Republican Eric Hovde has focused much of his closing messaging on attacking the finance career of Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s girlfriend, highlighting their same-sex relationship. Another Hovde campaign ad features a narrator talking about Baldwin’s relationship with Brisbane. “This is Sen. Tammy Baldwin,” the narrator says. Now vying for a third Senate term, Baldwin has said the attacks are designed to distract from her record. Baldwin campaign officials and LGBTQ rights organizations said that Hovde’s attack lines amount to a cynical ploy by Republicans.

Persons: Republican Eric Hovde, Democratic Sen, Tammy Baldwin’s, Maria Brisbane, ”, ” Baldwin, Baldwin, ” “ Tammy, Sen, Tammy Baldwin, Tammy doesn’t, Morgan Stanley, MSNBC’s “ Andrea Mitchell, Eric Hovde, Hovde, “, “ Eric Hovde, —, Zach Bannon, “ Sen, Sarah Kate Ellis, ” Kelley Robinson, ” Robinson, GLAAD didn’t, Andrew Mamo, ” “, Donald Trump Organizations: U.S, Senate, Republican, Democratic, Wall Street, Maria’s, Republicans ’, Baldwin TV, U.S . Senate, Big Pharma, ”, CNN, Banking, Human Rights, GLAAD Locations: Brisbane, Wisconsin, New York City , Wisconsin, New York, California

☆ What was the Lavender Menace? A look back at the lesbians who altered the women’s movement
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jillian Eugenios | Jillian Eugenios Is A Senior Producer For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

I stood up and I said, ‘Sisters, I’m so tired of being in the closet in the women’s movement. Karla Jay wears a "Lavender Menace" T-shirt under her blouse at the Second Congress to Unite Women in New York in 1970. Also in attendance was Lavender Menace protester Martha Shelley, now 80 years old, who danced to the jukebox. An early and influential participant in the gay liberation movement, Shelley spoke on the second night of the June 1969 rebellion. I’m still marching, but I want them to pick up their own torches and march up the street, as well.”Friedan eventually apologized for her use of the phrase “lavender menace,” but not until 1977.

Persons: ”, ‘, Karla Jay, Diana Davies, Betty Friedan, Friedan, Jay, “, Flavia Rando, Brooke Sopelsa, we’ve, ” Rando, Martha Shelley, Shelley, Altman, Bilitis, Ellen Broidy, Broidy, York City’s, ” Broidy’s, ” Jay, I’m, ” Friedan, ‘ Karla, ‘ Betty, ’ Organizations: National Organization for Women, Women, New York Public, NOW, NOW’s, Gay Liberation, Stonewall, Monument Visitor, NBC, Victory Fund, Monument Visitor Center, New, York, Christopher Locations: New York City, New York, U.S

Juan Diego Reyes for NBC NewsLara Trump, co-chair of the Republican National Committee and daughter-in-law of the former president, was among the speakers. There were no rainbow flags in the half-empty Charlotte ballroom where the Trump UNITY event took place. Headliners have included conservative influencers, Republican officials and Trump family members Lara Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Marla Maples, the former president’s second wife. Trump has not attended any of the LGBTQ-led Trump UNITY events himself. In his speech on Tuesday, Grenell said that none of the speakers were paid to speak at the Trump UNITY events.

Persons: CHARLOTTE, Donald Trump, “ I’m, ”, Gage West, “, Lara Trump, Juan Diego Reyes, NBC News Lara Trump, didn’t, Trump, influencers, Donald Trump Jr, Marla Maples, Andrew Wheeler, Matthew Whitaker, National Intelligence Ric Grenell, Matt Gaetz, Aaron Schock, Richard Grenell, Trump’s, Grenell, Bill White, ” White, NBC News White, Don Webber, We’ve, ” Webber, ” Don Webber, NBC News Rob Smith, Black, ” Smith, Smith, ” Charles Moran, Rob Smith, “ It’s, ” Moran, Moran, Kamala Harris, Brandon Wolf, Harris, ” Wolf, Biden, Kamala Harris ’, NBC News Harris, Sam Alleman, “ Donald Trump’s, fundraised, Melania Trump Organizations: NBC News, Republican National Committee, RNC, NBC News Trump, Republican, Environmental Protection Agency, National Intelligence, Trump, NBC, Charlotte, ”, Black Trump, Conservative, Gallup, U.S ., Democratic Locations: N.C, Charlotte, Georgia , Wisconsin, Michigan, Congress, Palm, U.S, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Arizona, Nevada

☆ With Tyler's kids controversy, the biggest 'Love Is Blind' drama is happening off-screen again. That's still a win for Netflix.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Social media has been flooded with chatter about Tyler's relationship with his kids on "Love Is Blind." Neither Bri Thomas nor Lovetta Thomas responded to a request for comment from BI. AdvertisementTyler has encouraged viewers to 'be patient' and wait for his responseTyler and Ashley in "Love Is Blind" season seven, episode six. As for Tyler's "Love Is Blind" fiancée Ashley, she hasn't officially commented either. NetflixThis isn't the first time the biggest drama on "Love Is Blind" has happened offscreen and been revealed via social media.

Persons: Tyler, it's, —, Ashley, ove, lind, eason, l, liv, tim e, nd his, gations but, lon Organizations: Netflix, Service, sil, wer Locations: bor

☆ Italy criminalizes surrogacy abroad in move slammed as ‘medieval’ by critics
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Antonia Mortensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Human life has no price and is not a commodity.”People demonstrate near Italy's Senate this week to oppose the country's new legislation. Francis has shifted the church’s approach on welcoming LGBTQ people, but has maintained a strong line opposing both abortion and surrogacy. The new Italian law does not differentiate between same-sex and heterosexual couples, nor between altruistic or paid surrogacy, but it will disproportionately affect the LGBTQ community, advocates fear. “Law or no law, same-sex families exist and will continue to exist. LGBTQ activists who protested outside the Senate on Wednesday said that heterosexual couples make up 90% of all surrogacies.

Persons: Giorgia Meloni’s, Pope Francis an, Meloni, Simona Granati, Francis, ”, “, ” Laura Boldrini, ” Alessia Crocini, Michela Calabro, Mauro Scrobogna, Elon Musk, Francis ’ Organizations: CNN, Italy, Catholic Church, Italian Catholic Church, Italy's Senate, Catholic, “, Families, European Union Locations: Italy, United States, Canada, Italy's, Vatican, Italian, ” Italy, ”, Albania

Hundreds of veterans who were dismissed from the U.S. military under the now-repealed “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy have been given honorable discharges following a yearlong review, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. “Don’t ask, don’t tell” was in effect from February 1994 to September 2011 and resulted in the discharge of more than 13,000 service members. “What this means is that of the nearly 13,500 individuals who were administratively separated under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, and served long enough to receive a merit-based characterization of service, 96% now have an honorable discharge,” Austin said in the statement. Gays and lesbians dismissed from the military during the “don’t ask, don’t tell” era are part of a legacy that started well before 1994. Historians estimate at least 100,000 service members were forced out of the military due to their actual or perceived sexuality between World War II and 2011.

Persons: ” Christa A, Specht, Lloyd Austin, ”, ” Austin, Biden’s, ‘ Don’t, Don’t Organizations: U.S, Pentagon, Defense Department, Defense, “, Department of Defense, Service

☆ I'm a Hindu and my wife is Christian, so we have different beliefs and traditions. Somehow, our marriage still works.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Kaajal Nanda | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I am Hindu, and my wife is Christian, which has presented some challenges. We had a wedding filled with the vibrancy of Indian culture and the traditions of American culture. While American culture often feels less rooted to her, Katy appreciates Indian food and is eager to learn Punjabi, encouraging me to speak it more. For instance, in Indian culture, it's common to stay with one's parents until marriage, while in American culture, independence is often encouraged from a young age. We have learned the importance of open communicationThrough regular, open discussions about our differences, we've discovered that our core values align closely.

Persons: —, Katy, we've, Nanda, We've Organizations: Service Locations: London, Pittsburgh, Indian

MUNICH, Germany — A night at the opera conjures images of elegant outfits and spectacular vocals. But at one German opera house, 18 audience members required medical treatment after watching recent performances featuring explicit lesbian sex scenes, piercing, and lots of blood. The opera, Sancta, premiered at the Mecklenburg state theatre in Schwerin in May. It was based on the controversial 1920s opera Sancta Susanna, whose story follows a nun facing her repressed desires. The new version of Sancta, directed by Austrian choreographer Florentina Holzinger, shows naked nuns roller-skating on a half-pipe and a wall of crucified unclothed bodies.

Persons: Sebastian Ebling, Sancta, Sancta Susanna, Florentina Holzinger Organizations: Stuttgart State Opera, NBC News Locations: MUNICH, Germany, Mecklenburg, Schwerin, Austrian

There are many commemorations that mark important milestones for queer people and their allies: Pride Month, LGBTQ History Month, Lesbian Visibility Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance, among many others. For celebrities and others in the public spotlight though, coming out also means sharing their sexuality or gender identity with millions of people around the world. Here are a few of the people who have come out so far in 2024. Heidi Gutman / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images fileJulia FoxActor and author Julia Fox appeared to come out as a lesbian in a TikTok video shared in July. Stefania D'Alessandro / WireImage fileBruce Joel Rubin“Ghost” screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin proved in June that it’s never too late to come out.

Persons: Reneé Rapp, Chappell Roan, Sophia Bush, Ashlyn Harris, “ I’ve, ”, ” Sophia Bush, Dimitrios Kambouris, Amber Ruffin, “, ” Ruffin, ” Amber Ruffin, Heidi Gutman, Julia Fox, Fox, Emily Gracin, ” Fox, Ye, Rachpoot, Bauer, Griffin, Maren Morris Singer Maren Morris, Tucker Carlson, Maren Morris, Jim Bennett, Trey Cunningham, he’s, Cunningham, Louisa Jacobson, Louisa Jacobson’s, Jacobson, Oscar, Meryl Streep, Christopher Polk, Zamata, Michael Buckner, Amanda Tori Meating, ” Meating, she’s, Richard Shotwell, Maya Massafera, Massafera poignantly, Roberto Cavalli, Stefania D'Alessandro, Bruce Joel Rubin, it’s Organizations: Pride, Getty, Fox News, U.S, The New York Times, Times, Glasgow . MI, New York Times, Lesbian, Variety, Entertainment, Vogue, Hollywood, Guardian Locations: Glasgow, Milan

☆ A woman says she was wrongfully put on American Airlines' no-fly list. She cold-emailed the CEO to resolve it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Erin Wright says she was shocked to discover she had been barred from flying American Airlines. As she tried to check in for her American Airlines flight to her sister's bachelorette party, she kept getting an error message, both on her phone and at a kiosk at the airport. American Airlines did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Like all airlines, American Airlines has a "Conditions of Carriage" contract that passengers agree to abide by when they purchase a ticket. American Airlines has either mixed me up with another Erin Wright or confused me for another passenger," she wrote.

Persons: Erin Wright, Wright, —, I've, Robert Isom, you've, we'll Organizations: American Airlines, Service, American Airlines . Business, Business, Transportation Security, Airlines Locations: New Mexico

☆ When Harlem Was ‘as Gay as It Was Black’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | Scott Reinhard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +30 min

Two Black men, in tuxedos, clasp hands and dance in a smoky foreground in a scene from "Looking for Langston," the 1989 film that reevaluated gay and lesbian contributions to the Harlem Renaissance. When Harlem Was ‘as Gay as It Was Black’ Mapping the people, homes and hot spots that transformed the neighborhood during its Renaissance. A map of Harlem with a location labeled “Ma Rainey at the Lincoln Theater” near 135th Street and Lenox Avenue. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesMap with location labeled “Bessie Smith at Hotel Olga” in the northernmost part of Harlem. was often called the living room of the Harlem Renaissance, and over the years provided a safe and affordable space for Black artists, writers and thinkers.

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