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73 percent of LGBTQ community centers face harassment: Report
Oct 23, 2024 · Findings show threats triggered by ‘anti-LGBTQ politics or rhetoric’. The biennial 2024 LGBTQ Community Center Survey Report, which was released Oct. 16, shows that 73 percent of 199 U.S.-based LGBTQ community centers that participated in the survey reported they had experienced anti-LGBTQ threats or harassment during the past two years.
Ysabel Jurado: A political maverick changing the narrative in LA …
October 29, 2024. By. Gisselle Palomera. Tenant rights attorney Ysabel Jurado is known as the progressive, grassroots candidate in. the race for the hot seat that her opponent Kevin De León currently holds in Council District 14, even after years of recalls following a racism and homophobia scandal. Jurado says it’s time for something ...
An urgent yes on Prop 3: Protecting marriage equality in Calif.
October 15, 2024. By. Troy Masters. (Photo by Karimala/Bigstock) PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Yes on Proposition 3 and Los Angeles Blade will present an urgent Town Hall on October 28 from 7:00 PM at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 7501 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046. For more information or to RSVP, click here.
LGBTQ+ voter education town hall held tonight in Los Angeles
October 3, 2024. By. Gisselle Palomera. (stock photo) The Unique Women’s Coalition, Equality California and FLUX, a national division of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, will host their second annual voter education town hall today at the Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center in Los Angeles from 7PM to 9PM tonight.
Meet the LGBTQ+ candidates running in key races from U.S.
Oct 31, 2024 · Mondaire Jones served as U.S. representative for New York’s 17 th Congressional District from 2021 to 2023, during which time he was often described as a rising star in the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, serving on the Progressive, Black, and Equality Caucuses. Jones was one of the first two openly gay Black members of Congress. He is running to reclaim his seat representing NY-17.
Pentagon gives honorable discharges to 800+ LGBTQ+ veterans
Oct 16, 2024 · Administration has committed to remedying harms of anti-LGBTQ military policies. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday announced the Pentagon has upgraded the paperwork of more than 800 veterans who were discharged other than honorably before discriminatory policies like “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” were repealed.
Homophobes threaten lives of WNBA star and wife
Oct 17, 2024 · While the New York Liberty are focused on defeating the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA finals, one of its stars has come under attack from anti-gay bigots who made death threats against that player and her wife, according to the Associated Press.. The homophobic death threats targeted forward Breanna Stewart and her wife, …
40th anniversary AIDS Walk happening this weekend in West …
Oct 9, 2024 · APLA Health will celebrate its 40th anniversary this Sunday at West Hollywood Park, by kicking off the world’s first and oldest AIDS walk with a special appearance by Salina Estitties, live entertainment, and speeches. APLA Health, which was formerly known as AIDS Project Los Angeles, serves the underserved LGBTQ+ communities of Los Angeles ...
Carter Wilson's New Novel 'The Provider': An Exclusive Interview
Oct 25, 2024 · The LA Blade sat down with Carter Wilson, novelist and anthropologist, to discuss his new novel “The Provider.”. Wilson is best known for his 1980s gay bestseller about a fictional photographer on the expedition where the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu were “discovered,” featuring a love story between the photographer and a Peruvian guide.