Leaving Texas isn’t so simple for LGBTQ residents
Read more at Axios. LGBTQ Americans aren’t just fleeing red states like Texas for blue enclaves. They are also building lives in cheaper, fast-growing metros where jobs, housing and politics collide. Why it matters: The “red-state exodus” narrative misses a quieter reality. The big picture: LGBTQ Americans have lower homeownership rates than non-LGBTQ Americans, according to the Williams Institute.…
Senegal amends its Constitution to ban same-sex marriage
Read more at Erasing 76 Crimes. By 129 votes in favor and 0 against, the National Assembly of Senegal amended the Constitution, on Monday, June 29, to define marriage exclusively as “the union between a man and a woman”. The Senegalese Constitution previously had been rather vague on the subject, although same-sex intimacy has been criminalized in…
New Jersey becomes latest blue state to pass health care shield law for trans care & IVF
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. The New Jersey General Assembly passed new legislation on Tuesday, the last day of Pride Month, that strengthens the protections around gender-affirming health care, reproductive care, including abortion and IVF, and more. The bill now sits on Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s (D) desk awaiting her signature, which it is expected to…
Delaware approves amendment protecting same-sex marriage
Read more at the Washington Blade. The Delaware General Assembly passed Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100 on the last day of the legislative session on Tuesday after being rescinded last week. Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100 (SB-100) passed with 28 ‘yes’ votes, meeting the two-thirds threshold required for the bill to pass. Tuesday was the last…
‘Witch-hunt’ in Niger as military regime rounds up LGBTQ+ population
Read more at The Guardian. A “witch-hunt” is under way in Niger, where dozens of people have been arrested for homosexuality in the west African state following the introduction of a new penal code earlier this year. Up to 40 people have been arrested and 16 men, including high-ranking military officials, have been imprisoned across…
Malaysian government asks public to use derogatory phrase in place of “LGBT”
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. The government of Malaysia is urging the public to discontinue use of the term “LGBT” to avoid “normalizing” LGBTQ+ people and the broader community. In its place, the Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs, Marhamah Rosli, says the public should now use the term “budaya songsang,” or “perverted/deviant culture,” to describe…
Gov. signs 3 trans rights bills into law & then marches in Pride parade that afternoon
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. On Sunday, just hours before he marched in the Chicago Pride Parade, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) signed three trans rights bills into law. HB 5095 solidifies the process for trans people to correct the gender marker on their IDs to male, female, or X. HB 5492 mandates that insurance companies cover up…
Trump administration moves to restart LGBTQ+ suicide hotline it initially ended
Read more at The Guardian. The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline – but the group that helped pioneer the idea is being shut out. The Trevor Project, the New York-based leading non-profit for suicide prevention in LGBTQ+ young people in the US, may…
Trans man flees US after unending discrimination & violence: “I have to get out or I’m going to die”
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. Since Elliot Hefty came out as a trans man in 2020, he has lost his job, been evicted, and received KKK flyers at his front door – all because of his gender identity. He was also a victim of sexual assault in a men’s bathroom and thinks his gender identity…
Delaware fails to pass amendment protecting marriage equality in “egregious vote”
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. A proposed amendment to enshrine same-sex and interracial marriage protections into the Delaware Constitution failed in the state House on Tuesday. The amendment had passed the state Senate earlier this month, but lost by four votes in the House, where a 2/3 majority of 28 votes was needed. Two Democrats did not…
Christian judges in Texas are demanding the right not to marry same-sex couples. They’re winning.
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. The State Commission on Judicial Conduct in Texas was overruled last week after it disciplined a justice of the peace in Waco for refusing to marry same-sex couples on religious grounds. A Texas county judge ruled the commission cannot investigate, sanction, or discipline McLennan County Justice of the Peace Dianne…
Safe Destinations for LGBTQ Travelers
Read more at Travel Pulse. Safety is an important aspect for LGBTQ travelers in ways that differ from their straight traveling counterparts. Local, regional, or national laws can affect them, including penalties for outward signs of affection up to regulations that make same-sex relations a crime. Additionally, cultural attitudes toward queer people may result in hostile behavior…
Nepal Supreme Court rules in favour of equal marriage in huge win for LGBTQ+ rights
Read more at Pink News. On 18 June, the court ordered the South Asian country’s government to ensure equal marriage rights for queer and trans people. The ruling makes Nepal the 40th country worldwide to legally recognise equal marriage. Equal marriage was previously recognised in Nepal following an interim ruling in 2023 from the Supreme…
Netherlands to ban conversion therapy for both kids & vulnerable adults
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. The Netherlands will ban conversion therapy after the Senate voted 75 to 57 in favor of legislation to eradicate the harmful practice. The Dutch House of Representatives has already approved the bill, which will reportedly punish anyone who practices conversion therapy on children or vulnerable adults with up to two…
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