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Queer Film Night Coming to Gelsenkirchen, Germany
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (291+ words) My name is Marcy Ellerton, and I've been telling stories since I could hold a pen. As a queer journalist based in Minneapolis, I cover everything from grassroots activism to the everyday moments that make our community shine. When I'm…...
North Rhine-Westphalia Proposes State Anti-Discrimination Law
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (427+ words) My name is Marcy Ellerton, and I've been telling stories since I could hold a pen. As a queer journalist based in Minneapolis, I cover everything from grassroots activism to the everyday moments that make our community shine. When I'm…...
Nepal Elects Its First Transgender MPs to Parliament
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (235+ words) Instagram | In light of her election, the Blue Diamond Society held a small ceremony to honor the fellow activist | "I am very excited, but I also feel the responsibility on my shoulders," Shrestha told AFP. "Our Constitution contains provisions for…...
It Started with Queer Couples: Unique Pedestrian Signals on the Rise
1+ week, 2+ day ago (187+ words) So the cities are following a trend that has existed longer in other states, but has lately picked up speed in Bavaria. In Munich there have been three Pumuckl signals since last year, in Straubing one featuring the literary figure…...
EU: EPP Blocks Expansion of LGBTQ Rights
1+ week, 3+ day ago (160+ words) The report sought to make the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights binding more firmly 25 years after its entry into force and to close gaps in the protection of minorities, particularly queer people. At its core, the initiative called for equal…...
Landmark LGBTQ+ ruling for couples in Poland
1+ week, 6+ day ago (270+ words) In the concrete case, two men who had married in Berlin in 2018 were involved. When they returned to Poland, the authorities refused to recognize their marriage, citing the Polish constitution. The Polish constitution defines marriage as a union between a…...
A Queer Couple Fights the LGBTQ Rights Rollback in the U.S.
2+ week, 2+ day ago (332+ words) My name is Marcy Ellerton, and I've been telling stories since I could hold a pen. As a queer journalist based in Minneapolis, I cover everything from grassroots activism to the everyday moments that make our community shine. When I'm…...
AfD Saxony Proposal: Hungary's 'Homo-Propaganda' Law as a Model for Germany
2+ week, 5+ day ago (444+ words) My name is Marcy Ellerton, and I've been telling stories since I could hold a pen. As a queer journalist based in Minneapolis, I cover everything from grassroots activism to the everyday moments that make our community shine. When I'm…...
AfD Politician Behrendt Charged After Anti-LGBTQ Remarks
3+ week, 6+ day ago (331+ words) My name is Marcy Ellerton, and I've been telling stories since I could hold a pen. As a queer journalist based in Minneapolis, I cover everything from grassroots activism to the everyday moments that make our community shine. When I'm…...
The First Homosexuals? Art, Terminology, and Open Questions at a Basel Exhibition
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (360+ words) The First Homosexuals? Art, Terminology, and Open Questions at a Basel Exhibition'thecolu.mn The scene in the painting reads like a modern snapshot: during a shared trip to Florence, the painter Andreas Andersen portrays his then-22-year-old brother Hendrik and…...