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Quiz for LGBTQ+History Month
October is LGBTQ+ History Month. Here is a quiz for you to take that will educate you about leaders of the LGBTQ+ civil rights education. Answers will appear in a blog post next week. Stay tuned.
It’s ACE Week October 19-25th. What does that Mean?
What is an Ace? We may all know it as a desirable card you want to hold in your hand. Or a person who excels in a particular sport. However, during this week October 19-25, the Asexual Visibility and Education Network is educating the public about an alternate term. It’s the A of LGBTQ+A. A…
Talk Therapy at Stake in Chiles v. Salazar
Does the First Amendment Allow States to Regulate Talk Therapy? The Crux of the Matter What constitutes free speech? The largely Conservative justices backed by the Trump Administration have started to determine if Kaley Chiles, an Evangelical Christian mental health counselor has the right to counsel her trans patients but not to help them accept…
Higher Suicide Rate for LGBTQ+ Youth for the 5th Consecutive Year
The mental health of one population, LGBTQ, has gotten worse due to the number of bills that were introduced last year discrediting this minority. The Williams Institute, U.S.C’s think tank that studies LGBTQ policy, reported 655 bills aimed at discrimination were introduced last year. Many regard these bills as taking our country backward. Twenty-three states…
June is Gay Pride Month, but to Trump, It’s Title IX Month
As of June 2, 2025, The U.S. Department of Education is commemorating women and their struggle for achievement of educational opportunity by prohibiting sex-based discrimination in a federally funded program. Title IX is a federal civil rights law of 1972 that prohibits discrimination based on sex. During Biden’s term, this policy didn’t mention trans athletes despite the…
Mental Health Awareness Week May 12-18th Has Gone
So has the Trump Administration’s support of LGBTQ population. May is Mental Health Awareness Month which advocates supporting those affected and advocating for change, according to the Mental Health Foundation. This may translate into learning more about mental health or checking in with a friend, for example. Yet the mental health of one population, LGBTQ,…
What is GLSEN Promoting this Year?
GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Network concerned with LGBT+ safety in k-12 Schools, urges the LGBT community to speak up throughout the week leading up to the Day of (no) Silence on April 11. The ongoing bias and abuse of LGBTQ+ people in schools and the record number of anti-LGBTQ bills that were introduced…
Start Preparing Now For Trans Day of Visibility, March 31, 2025
As I wrote in my blog post, The Williams Institute, U.S.C’s think tank that studies LGBTQ policy, reported 655 bills were introduced last year aimed at discrediting the LGBTQ population. President Trump does not believe in gender dysphoria, the belief that a person can be in the wrong body. It’s a mismatch between their gender identity and…
You Can’t Erase the B in LGBT Either!
It is possible to be sexually or romantically attracted to both men and women and that’s why The Bisexual Resource Center founded in 1985 in Boston has sponsored Bisexual Awareness Month every March. Its purpose is to promote visibility and acceptance of the “bi” population that is not always looked upon favorably. The theme is…
You Can’t Erase the T in LGBT
In his inaugural address, President Trump promised that the U.S. government’s policy will honor only two genders male and female. This proclamation has serious consequences: passports will only have the gender assigned at birth, parents will not be able to get medical care for transgender youth that is now available in roughly half of the…