Episcopal leader: Church will not reverse gay marriage stand
NEW YORK (AP) – Presiding Bishop Michael Curry said Friday the U.S. Episcopal Church will not roll back its acceptance of gay marriage despite sanctions … which the Episcopal Church represents in the United States. A majority of Anglican leaders at …
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What The Anglican Church Actually Did (And Didn’t Do) Yesterday Regarding Same-Sex Marriage
What The Anglican Church Actually Did (And Didn’t Do) Yesterday Regarding Same-Sex Marriage
“Nothing in our documents give them this sort of power.”
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Nebraska School Activities Association Passes Dangerous Policy for Transgender Student Athletes
Nebraska School Activities Association Passes Dangerous Policy for Transgender Student Athletes
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The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) has adopted a new policy forcing transgender student athletes to petition for approval from the NSAA before participating in a gendered sport.
Transgender students must provide “credible documentation” from family, friends and teachers, as well as accompanying input from a physician, psychologist, a member of NSAA and member from a non-competing school.
The approval process requires a committee of physicians and psychologists to determine if the athlete “truly” identifies with a different gender than the one they were assigned at birth. Trans women athletes are additionally required to undergo hormone therapy for at least one year.
Even after this tedious and unnecessary process, transgender student athletes are still barred from using facilities appropriate for their gender, forced into either using a private facility or one associated with the gender they were assigned at birth.
This dangerous and discriminatory policy further isolates transgender students, who, according to HRC survey, already struggle for acceptance. Only five percent of gender-expansive youth feel a complete sense of belonging in their communities and only 30 percent of gender-expansive youth feel accepted by their peers in school.
The next meeting of the NSAA will be in April, where they could vote on a role forcing all students to only participate in school activities in accordance with their assigned birth gender.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska (ACLU) has issued a warning to the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) prior to the vote, saying that if the proposal moves forward, the ACLU warns that they will sue on the grounds that the rule violates Title IX, which prohibits schools that receive federal funding from discriminating on the basis of sex.
WATCH: TLC's "Say Yes to the Dress" features their first transgender bride, Precious Davis
WATCH: TLC's "Say Yes to the Dress" features their first transgender bride, Precious Davis
Tonight, TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta will feature a transgender bride for the first time. Precious Davis, a transgender woman living in Chicago, is joined by her two best friends at Bridals by Lori in Atlanta to choose the dress she’ll wear at her upcoming wedding to her fiancé, Myles Brady.
Davis, who is an advocate, performer, and Assistant Director of Diversity Recruitment Initiatives at Columbia College Chicago, says of her wedding, “We’re going to invite 1,000 people because we really want to invite the community to celebrate. We want people to be inspired of what love can look like in its many forms. We want to bring this kind of royalty because we are royalty. We feel we are a royal people.”
Watch a preview clip below and tune in tonight to TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta to find out more about Davis and what she’ll be wearing on her wedding day.
January 15, 2016
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'The Big Bang Theory' recap: Gang takes needed break from Sheldon
'The Big Bang Theory' recap: Gang takes needed break from Sheldon
“I’m upset because everyone is mad at me for no good reason,” he shares with Amy (Mayim Bialik) during a video chat at the top of this week’s episode, “The Empathy Optimization.” “You know how when you are sick, you are allowed to be cranky …
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Ireland leads the way on transgender rights legislation
Ireland leads the way on transgender rights legislation
Sara Phillips, who is chair of Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI), said the legislation has made … not totally accept in an uncritical way the advocacy of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) groups or feminist groups who have their …
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The Sixth Republican Debate In 100 Words (And 4 Videos)
The Sixth Republican Debate In 100 Words (And 4 Videos)
Cruz went on to explain that he views NY values as socially liberal, pro-gay marriage, and tied to money and the … his controversial call for temporarily banning Muslims from the United States because of fear of terrorism emanating from overseas.
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LGBTI tourism in Australia gets a rebrand
LGBTI tourism in Australia gets a rebrand
Gay and Lesbian Tourism Australia (GALTA) has revealed a new initiative, ‘Visit Gay Australia’, in an effort to attract more queer tourists to the country. The organization announced its new consumer and marketing focus at Melborne’s popular Midsumma …
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Pentagon to Decide on Transgender Military Service Ban in Spring
Pentagon to Decide on Transgender Military Service Ban in Spring
The ban on transgender military servicemembers could soon be coming to an end.
According to a Pentagon spokesman, the Pentagon’s internal deliberation on the discriminatory policy will conclude at the end of January, following six-months of internal review. A decision could be announced as early as the spring.
The U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter in July announced the establishment of a working group to study the policy. The group considered a list of issues surrounding the open service of transgender troops, including medical treatment, housing, uniforms and physical fitness standards.
There are approximately 15,500 actively serving transgender members of the U.S. military, making the Department of Defense (DOD) the largest employer of transgender people in America. These courageous service members are forced to serve in silence by DOD medical regulations prohibiting their service. These regulations are outdated and out of step with current medical practice. Unlike the statutory ban that interfered with lesbian, gay, and bisexual service members from serving (known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”) the ban on transgender military service is regulatory and only requires action by the DOD to update.
WARNING: Your boss can now read EVERY Facebook and WhatsApp message you send at WORK
WARNING: Your boss can now read EVERY Facebook and WhatsApp message you send at WORK
If you send messages to your friends and family via WhatsApp, Facebook, or any other online chat client – you should probably make sure its safe for work. The European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, has ruled that employers are allowed to read private …
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