NATIONAL Target, Utah schools, AAPI pioneers, defrocked minister dies
Because of last year’s backlash, Target is planning to cut LGBTQ+-themed merchandise from some of its stores during Pride Month, Yahoo! noted, citing Bloomberg News. Target plans to offer the full assortment of the merchandise online but is reportedly analyzing store-level data to decide which physical locations will carry the products. The move comes after…
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Aaron Choate on the ‘Joy’ of dancing with Hubbard Street
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) recently announced program selections for “Spring Series: Of Joy”—the final installment of its 46th season, titled “Abundance.” The engagement will include four unique works: IMPASSE, Show Pony, A Duo and Echoes of Our Ancestors. One person who will be taking part in the program is nonbinary dancer Aaron Choate (they/them),…
Nation & World
WORLD Australian law, soccer players, Grindr suit, South Korean situation
In Australia, Queensland has updated its Anti-Discrimination Act to explicitly protect non-binary and gender-diverse people for the first time, PinkNews reported. The changes came into effect on April 29, and they impose tougher penalties for hate crimes and improve vilification protections under law in the northeast Australian state. The penalties apply for crimes "motivated by…
Theater / Dance
Shining a spotlight on girl in red
Bathed in a crimson-gelled spotlight, girl in red entered the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom on the night of April 27. She was accompanied by a backing band and wore a striped suit jacket. For those that have not caught onto the queer singer from Horten, Norway, Marie Ulven Ringheim began writing bedroom pop and released…
Music
Artemis Singers presents June 8 "Never Doubt: We Are Here" Pride Concert & Dance
CHICAGO─Artemis Singers, http://www.artemissingers.org, Chicago's lesbian feminist chorus, presents "Never Doubt: We Are Here" Pride Concert & Dance, Saturday, June 8, at First Congregational Church of Evanston UCC, 1445 Hinman Ave., Evanston, Ill. The concert begins at 7 p.m., followed by the dance, which runs until 11 p.m. Both are accessible. Artemis Singers will perform "Fast…
Film / TV / Gossip
GLAAD releases 19th 'Where We Are on TV' study
Los Angeles, CA – Tuesday, April 30, 2024 – GLAAD released its 19th edition of the annual Where We Are On TV study, which maps the presence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) characters for the 2023-24 television season. This edition meets the entertainment industry at a time of immense shift with changing…
Books / Art
Trans
Sixth Circuit hears appeal of ruling upholding Tennessee's discriminatory birth certificate policy
(Nashville, TN, May 2, 2024) — Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard oral argument in Lambda Legal's appeal of a district court ruling upholding Tennessee's discriminatory birth certificate policy. Tennessee's policy does not allow transgender people born in Tennessee to correct the gender marker on their birth certificates, leaving them…
Lesbian
Huge schism in United Methodist churches emerges over LGBTQ+ issues
Approximately one-fifth of United Methodist congregations in the country have received permission to leave the denomination over disagreements regarding same-sex marriage as well as gay and lesbian preachers, USA Today…
