News Briefs for 10.18.19
Beyond the Carolinas
News from across the globe for 10.18.19.
Fate of the LGBTQ community’s job security lies in the hands of the Supreme Court
Arguments Heard on October 8 Will Determine if Title VII of the Civil Rights Act Will Cover Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination
Following the weeks of Donald Trump’s inauguration, a press release was put out by the White House promising to protect the rights of the LGBTQ community. … However, nothing could be further from the truth.
Being clear-eyed about Mayor Pete
Op-Ed: Election 2020
We need to talk about the mayor. No, I don’t mean Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City. Or the obscurely known Mayor Wayne Messam of Miramar, Florida. I’m referring to openly gay Mayor Pete Buttegieg of South Bend, Ind.
MCC leader condemns Trump’s racist tweets
Beyond the Carolinas
The new moderator for the fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches has voiced her disdain over racist comments made by Donald Trump via Twitter. She joins a growing number of individuals globally who feel that Trump has stepped over the line.
Stonewall at 50
Jesse’s Journal
Fifty years ago, I was a 16-year old high school student in Miami; and I did not learn about Stonewall until I read my first gay newspaper two years later. Today, almost every high school student in America knows about Stonewall. What was once unmentionable is now part of our country’s political and social history.
Study shows zero risk of HIV in gay men under treatment
ART Can Suppress HIV Virus, Render it Incapable of Transmission During Sex
A report published in The Lancet medical journal is stating that the risk of passing on the HIV virus is eliminated by effective drug treatment
The End of the Baby Boomers
Jesse’s Journal
Baby Boomers survived and prospered and changed the world along the way. But I am not here to praise my generation. I just want us to retire.
Supreme Court takes action on trans military ban
Around the Country: Ruling will likely be temporarily stymied by lower courts in Maryland, Washington and California
The US Supreme Court announced today it would offer a temporary uphold of current U.S. president Donald Trump’s requested policy of a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military while lower courts continue to debate the case.
Eric Trump says Ellen DeGeneres is a player in the ‘Deep State’ government
News of the Ridiculous: Lesbian comic and talk show host responds to accusation
It’s no surprise a man named Trump is fumbling around the internet tossing out baseless accusations. This time, however, it’s Donald Trump’s son Eric, 35, who fouling up Twitter with more fresh falsehoods.
First trans woman competes in international Miss Universe contest
Around the Globe: Miss Universe Spain is Angela Ponce
Late last month history was made in Bangkok, Thailand, when the world’s first transgender woman competed in the International Miss Universe contest.
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