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Number of anti-LGBTQ hate groups rises, gay White House spokesman blames “radical left”
03.04.2020 - 15:43 / metroweekly.com
A new report has found that the number of anti-LGBTQ hate groups in the United States rose 43% year-on-year between 2018 and 2019.
Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that tracks hate groups in the U.S., found that the number of anti-LGBTQ groups rose from 49 to 70, despite an overall decrease in the number of hate groups, NBC News reports.
“Despite a slight decline from the all-time high of 1,020 hate groups in 2018, the SPLC documented an increase in the
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thegavoice.com
19.04.2020 / 20:17
LGBTQ and Allied Celebs Perform in Lady Gaga’s ‘One World: Together at Home’ Concert Special
Yesterday, Lady Gaga and Global Citizen put on a livestreamed concert special featuring performances from a number of queer artists.
losangelesblade.com
17.04.2020 / 00:17
APLA Health can help when LGBTQ Angelinos get the blues
COVID-19 is a new virus that is a casually transmitted silent killer. More and more Americans are gradually realizing that life and death may hang in the air tainted by an unmasked asymptomatic coronavirus carrier coughing in public.
deadline.com
16.04.2020 / 21:09
‘The Americans’ Annet Mahendru To Star In ‘Manifest West’ Drama From ‘Happy Hunting’ Filmmakers
By Amanda N'Duka
thegavoice.com
14.04.2020 / 20:05
Fewer Americans Oppose Religious-based Refusal of Service to LGBTQ People: Poll
A new study on LGBTQ issues made public Tuesday has found a modest — but noticeable and sustained — drop over time in opposition to business owners being allowed to refuse services to LGBTQ people.
starobserver.com.au
13.04.2020 / 01:55
Phyllis Lyon, LGBTIQ+ icon, face of same-sex marriage in the US, dies at 95
Phyllis Lyon, pioneering civil rights activist and LGBTIQ+ icon, who along with her partner of over five decades Del Martin became the face of the fight for same sex marriage rights in the United State, died at her San Francisco home on Thursday. She was 95 and died of natural cases, media reports said.
hollywoodreporter.com
11.04.2020 / 20:17
Hilary Heath, Actress in 'Witchfinder General,' Dies of COVID-19 Complications at 74
Hilary Heath, the British actress and producer who starred opposite Vincent Price in the American International Pictures horror filmsWitchfinder General,The Oblong BoxandCry of the Banshee, has died. She was 74.
deadline.com
11.04.2020 / 07:05
Hilary Heath Dies: Horror Film Actress, Producer And Agency Founder Had COVID-19 Complications, Was 74
By Bruce Haring
metroweekly.com
09.04.2020 / 16:11
HRC warns of COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on black and LGBTQ communities
Alphonso David — Photo: Todd Franson
qvoicenews.com
07.04.2020 / 09:23
Before COVID-19, LGBTQ community faced AIDS crisis
Once again, LGBTQ people find ourselves sequestered in a parallel history, an alternate temporality unshared by the rest of the American public. Was the surgeon general not alive during the AIDS crisis? Were “most Americans” living on some other planet just 25 years ago? Axios reports the following:
metroweekly.com
01.04.2020 / 16:49
The Task Force’s “Queer the Census” is designed to ensure all LGBTQ Americans are counted
Today, Wednesday, April 1, the National LGBTQ Task Force is joining in the celebration of Census Day, a day meant to urge Americans to “stand up and be counted” by the U.S. Government. The Task Force is vigorously engaging its followers on social media, and has set up a virtual phone bank (stay at home!) for those with questions about filling out the massive nationwide survey.
variety.com
31.03.2020 / 03:09
Film News Roundup: Anne Hathaway Stars in ‘French Children Don’t Throw Food’
In today’s film news roundup, Anne Hathaway will portray an American journalist in Paris, blockbuster director Michael Bay signs with Sony Pictures, and “Extra Ordinary” and “The Etruscan Smile” are added to arthouse streaming services.