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Homophobia is elephant in room in women’s basketball, lesbian Final Four assistant says

Posted on 06/04/2017 | Leave a comment

It could account for the dwindling number of female coaches.

Continue reading at: Homophobia is elephant in room in women’s basketball, gay Final Four assistant says – Outsports

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South Africa: Burnt body feared to be that of young lesbian

Posted on 06/04/2017 | 2 comments

There are fears that a young lesbian woman has become the victim of a shocking hate crime, after a burnt body was discovered in Kroonstad.

Continue reading at: Burnt body feared to be that of young lesbian woman – MambaOnline – Gay South Africa online (Source)

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Lesbian plaintiff in discrimination suit sticking to fight 

Posted on 05/04/2017 | Leave a comment

Kimberly Hively didn’t know whether to believe the good news from her lawyer that a federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the Civil Rights Act prohibited workplace discrimination against LGBT employees.

Continue reading at: Lesbian plaintiff in discrimination suit sticking to fight – CNN.com (Source)

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STUDY: Lesbian and female bisexual youth disproportionately in jail

Posted on 05/04/2017 | Leave a comment

A disproportionate number of [LGB] youth, particular[ly] lesbians and bisexual girls, end up in jail or prison in the United States, according to a study released today by researchers at UCLA. Worse, those youth are considerably more likely to be raped during their time in custody.

Continue reading at: STUDY: LGBT Youth Are Disproportionately in Jail | Advocate.com (Source)

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Court: Civil Rights Law covers LGBT workplace bias, sides with lesbian teacher

Posted on 05/04/2017 | 1 comment

A federal appeals court in Chicago has ruled the 1964 Civil Rights Act does protect LGBT employees from workplace discrimination.

The Hively case stems from a lawsuit by Indiana teacher Kimberly Hively alleging that the Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend didn’t hire her full time because she is a lesbian.

Continue reading at: Court: Civil Rights Law covers LGBT workplace bias – Chicago Tribune (Source)

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Joanna Russ: Science fiction writer, feminist, & lesbian

Posted on 04/04/2017 | Leave a comment

In a field dominated by men during her time, Joanna Russ not only broke the glass ceiling in turns of writing science fiction but also offering a critique of the genre.

A radical feminist and academic, Russ is now known for her unique, seminal thinking while also being an entertaining science fiction novelist who wrote challenging stories loaded with passion and wit.

What’s more, she was an out lesbian who was not afraid to let the world know who she was, while the few women who wrote SF during her time had to hide using male pseudonyms (like Alice Sheldon a.k.a. James Tiptree, Jr.).

Continue reading at: Joanna Russ: Science fiction writer, feminist, & lesbian | Lesbian News (Source)

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Dozens Rally, March in Berea to Support Lesbian Couple, Promote Fairness

Posted on 04/04/2017 | Leave a comment

A crowd of about a hundred gathered in Berea yesterday Monday to show support for a lesbian couple targeted by vandals.  Organizers also used the event to draw attention to the need for a fairness ordinance in the Madison County community.

Continue reading at:  Dozens Rally, March in Berea to Support Lesbian Couple, Promote Fairness | WEKU (Source)

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A Catholic School Banned A Lesbian Couple From Prom And Their Suggested Alternative Has People Furious

Posted on 04/04/2017 | Leave a comment

In the face of the school’s abhorrent policy, Paula and Anjali are standing tall and proud

Source: A Catholic School Banned A Lesbian Couple From Prom And Their Suggested Alternative Has People Furious | GOOD

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Huang Hui-chen wins award for directorial debut “Small Talk”

Posted on 04/04/2017 | Leave a comment

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Source: Huang Hui-chen wins award for directorial debut “Small Talk” , AsiaOne Showbiz News

Filmmaker Huang Hui-chen felt bound by labels while growing up in Taiwan – impoverished, a school dropout and daughter of a lesbian Taoist priestess who she yearned to understand. Her award-winning directorial debut “Small Talk” is the culmination of two decades of filming their fraught relationship and was named best documentary last month at the Berlin International Film Festival, winning the LGBT-focused Teddy Award. – See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/daughter-lesbian-taoist-priestess-award-winning-director#sthash.XocW9x5j.dpuf

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Listen to the world’s first Tamil ‘lesbian anthem’

Posted on 04/04/2017 | Leave a comment

Malini Jeevarathnam directed a documentary about the plight of lesbians in Tamil Nadu, the song that goes with it is the state’s first ‘lesbian anthem’

Source: Listen to the world’s first Tamil ‘lesbian anthem’

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LGBT rights march planned in Berea after vandalism at lesbian couple’s home

Posted on 04/04/2017 | Leave a comment

Bereans for Fairness and the Madison County chapter of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth are leading the march, scheduled to begin Monday at five p.m. at Union Church.

Source: LGBT rights march planned in Berea after vandalism at lesbian couple’s home

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Trump’s Defence Secretary urged to overturn appointment of ‘ungodly’ lesbian Air Force chief · PinkNews

Posted on 04/04/2017 | 1 comment

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An extreme conservative group founded by Alabama’s former Chief Justice has attacked the nomination of an “ungodly” lesbian to head the US Air Force Academy.

It was announced last week that Col. Kristin Goodwin, who has a wife and two kids, has been named as commandant of the US Air Force Academy.

 

Source: Trump’s Defence Secretary urged to overturn appointment of ‘ungodly’ lesbian Air Force chief · PinkNews

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