Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crimes Increased in NYC Last Year

President Donald Trump and his allies appear to be doing nearly everything they can – in apparent disregard for the moral or legal perceptions – to win the 2020 presidential election. Trump occasionally has courted the Black community’s vote, albeit in usual Trump fashion – by degrading them – as he did in 2016, asking, “What the hell do you have to lose?”

By Tom Grater

The tragic death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash, alongside his 13-year-old daughter and 7 other people, cast a somber mood over Sunday night’s 62nd Grammy Awards ceremony. A breathtaking opening number by host and multiple Grammy-winner Alicia Keys and members of Boys II Men paid tribute to the basketball superstar, setting the stage for an evening which was peppered with speeches and performances dedicated to Bryant’s memory.

Franklin Graham‘s planned tour of the UK has run in to a snag: It appears few in the UK want him there. The far right evangelical Christian leader with strong ties to President Donald Trump had announced a UK tour starting in June, but as word spread venues started canceling on him, or pulled out of negotiations. At issue: Graham’s anti-LGBTQ extremism.

GLAAD’s Anthony Ramos speaks with Brittany Howard on the red carpet at Sunday’s Grammy Awards (Image via YouTube)

In the state of Tennessee, governor Bill Lee recently signed into law HB 836, a bill providing protections for child welfare organizations who to turn away LGBTQ parents looking to adopt children. The Human Rights Campaign denounced the decision, saying that the new legislation "will harm children in Tennessee."

After floating down the red carpet at the 62nd annualGrammy Awardsin a gorgeous Giambattista Valli number, Ariana Grande made an anticipated return to the stage at music's biggest night on Sunday at Los Angeles' Staples Center, where she performed a dazzling medley.Dressed in a glamorous ballgown, Grande began with her 2019 ballad "Imagine" that showed off her powerful vocals.

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is defending amid LGBTQ backlash its acceptance of support from podcast host Joe Rogan, who in the past has made comments condemned as transphobic, used anti-gay epithets and jokingly compared a black neighborhood to “Planet of the Apes.”

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed legislation into law that would enable taxpayer-funded adoption agencies to refuse placement into LGBTQ homes over religious objections, making it the first anti-LGBTQ bill to become law in 2020.

The concept of separation of church and state seems to be all but dead in the state of Florida. Anti-LGBTQ religious activists have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams, convincing lawmakers that the taxpayers should foot the bill for nearly any school parents want to send their children – including private Christian and other religious schools that promote anti-LGBTQ hate.

Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a church where the pastor gave an anti-LGBTQ sermon—and the White House livestreamed the entire thing.

More than 2000 school days were lost by pupils in South Lanarkshire who were excluded from lessons last year.

The Trump administration has proposed nine rules reversing Obama-era regulations affecting faith-based nonprofits with government contracts, enabling them to turn away LGBTQ people or those of another religion in the name of “religious freedom.”

As Kanye West continues on his journey of spiritual awakening, it appears that he's going to be rubbing shoulders with some less-than-tolerant leaders in the evangelical community.This week, it was announced that West would be headlining Awaken 2020, an Evangelical prayer rally.

As Kanye West continues on his journey of spiritual awakening, it appears that he's going to be rubbing shoulders with some less-than-tolerant leaders in the evangelical community.    

Kanye West will headline an evangelical mass prayer rally alongside multiple anti-LGBTQ preachers.

Seven Florida Republican lawmakers have filed four bills attacking the LGBTQ community.