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SIU investigating sexual assault allegation following arrest at Cardi B concert
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (212+ words) The police watchdog said the allegation stemmed from the arrest of a woman by Hamilton police during the concert Tuesday night. TD Coliseum in November last year. Cardi B performed on the night of the arrest. Ontario's police watchdog is…...
Belarusian parliament passes a bill to crack down on LGBTQ+ rights
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (363+ words) The upper house gave final approval for the legislation following its passage last month by the lower house, and it goes next to authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko for his expected signature before becoming law. The bill makes the "propaganda of…...
Amsterdam celebrates 25 years since the world’s first same-sex weddings
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (661+ words) The celebration, conducted by Mayor Femke Halsema just after midnight, came a quarter of a century after one of her predecessors, Job Cohen, married four couples in a landmark ceremony for LGBTQ+ rights that paved the way for similar legislation…...
California school district near Nevada caught up in a dispute over transgender athlete policies
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (530+ words) High schools in California's Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District, set in a mountainous, snow-prone area near the border with Nevada, have for decades competed in the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, or NIAA. That has allowed sports teams to avoid making frequent…...
Nova Scotia government announces LGBTQ+ action plan aimed at equity, community safety
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (416+ words) People march in the Toronto Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has announced a…...
Quebec residences get training to become more inclusive and safe for LGBTQ+ seniors
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (305+ words) MONTREAL - A Quebec foundation is hoping to train 10,000 people on making seniors residences safer and more inclusive for older LGBTQ+ adults. The "mergence Foundation says seniors who are sexually and gender diverse may feel isolated and even experience bullying inside…...
Schreiber resident collects tales of ‘paranormal encounters’
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (487+ words) SCHREIBER " Ghosts. Bigfoot. Possible alien visitors. A fox walking on two legs. Such phenomena that fall under the category of "paranormal" " meaning beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding " are described in Carson Trapp's new book, Paranormal Encounters from the…...
Global Stock Exchanges Ring the Bell for LGBTIQ+ Equality in Landmark Series Leading into Pride Month
10+ mon, 6+ day ago (320+ words) This was more than symbolic," said Fabrice Houdart, co-founder of Koppa. These global bell ringings marked a collective stand for dignity, equality, and the fundamental economic rights of LGBTIQ+ people. As Pride Month begins, these events are a powerful reminder…...
US Education Department says Denver school’s all-gender bathrooms violate Title IX
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (380+ words) The U.S. Education Department said Thursday that Denver Public Schools violated Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination in education by creating all-gender bathrooms and allowing students to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity. The finding followed an unprecedented probe of…...
Protests, parades and Pride: One week in June 2025 is drawing stark American fault lines
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (417+ words) On the second weekend, in the same town: a public show of strength and nationalism constructed on a foundation of military might, law and order, a tour de force of force. And on the days in between: a city 2,000 miles…...