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Today’s Top Headlines Four In Five LGBT+ People Admit Their Mental Health Has Been Worse During Lockdown Twin Cities Pride Cancels Virtual LGBTQ+ Parade, Vows To Fight Systemic Racial Inequality Openly Gay Black Bishop Ordained By Missouri Episcopalians via BigGayNews for Thursday, June 18, 2020 — Lavender Magazine

Justice Neil M. Gorsuch was President Trump’s first choice for the Supreme Court and a conservative’s dream — until he wrote this week’s landmark opinion extending civil rights protections to LGBTQ employees nationwide. The ruling sent a shudder through the ranks of conservative activists and columnists, some of whom saw signs of another betrayal by […]… Continue reading Gorsuch opinion for homosexual rights sends shock through conservative ranks — BCNN1 WP

WASHINGTON — Congress should make permanent some of the changes in telehealth policy that were enacted to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, said Wednesday. Of the 31 temporary changes in federal telehealth policy made due to the pandemic, three are particularly… via… Continue reading COVID-19 Changes to Telehealth Rules Should Stick, Senator Says — News

Washington Democrats flooded Twitter and email inboxes this week with praise for the watershed Supreme Court decision shielding gay, lesbian, and transgender people from job discrimination. Republicans – not so much.The court’s 6-3 ruling came just two days after an event that played out in the opposite direction. Freshman GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman, who’d officiated… Continue reading Evangelicals or moderates? LGBTQ ruling may force GOP to choose. — News

Thousands join Hollywood-WeHo march to create change via Pride becomes celebration of Black LGBTQ lives in LA — Los Angeles Blade: LGBT News, Rights, Politics, Entertainment

Hi Readers! As you know, it’s pride month! I think it is important to take this opportunity to look back at just a handful of the individuals who have spoken up in defense of or who were activists for the LGBTQ+ community. Each person on this list played an important role in the progression of […]… Continue reading Influential LGBTQ+ individuals throughout history — Julia, Sexologist

Batwoman, Kate Kane, and myself have a very unique relationship with one another. It has been relatively short compared to most fans of the Scarlet Knight. First debuting in 52 #7 in 2006, the first (and certainly the most iconic) openly lesbian superhero went through two solo series along with two highly regarded runs in […]… Continue reading Batwoman Is Not A Costume — Wearing and Swinging the Bat

Laverne Cox couldn’t believe it when the Supreme Court ruled in favor of protecting LGBTQ employees from discrimination in the workplace. She was overjoyed, she said on ‘The View’, calling it a ‘beautiful thing.’ via Laverne Cox Admits She Was ‘Shocked’ By Landmark Supreme Court LGBT Ruling: ‘It’s A Beautiful Thing’ — Hollywood Life

Hello my bookworms, it’s Thursday instead of my usual Wednesday posting day, but I’m getting closer! I thought, in honour of Pride Month, it h=was high time I did a post about some YA books with truly incredible LGBTQ+ characters. These books all feature LGBTQ+ characters in main roles, instead of as the often overlooked […]… Continue reading Must Read LGBTQ+ Books — NoReadsTooGreat

“This decision is the culmination of years of organizing inside of companies by LGBTQ people and allies willing to put their careers on the line for change.” via Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford and other LGBTQ business leaders talk about the hard work that led to Supreme Court success — Fortune