News by subject: LGB

Today, leaders from the Fisher River Cree Nation and the Honourable Marc Miller,...

Men Having Babies (MHB) applauds the filing of the Equal Access to Reproductive Care Act by Representative Schiff (D-Burbank) and Representative Chu (D-Monterey Park). The bill will allow people to...

NxGen MDx begins offering testing in Michigan and Chicago, IL for monkeypox, shingles, and lesion-forming STIs including chancroid, syphilis, and herpes. On July 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a global health emergency,...

GLAAD, the world's largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, and Equality Florida are releasing video of LGBTQ families and educators in Florida speaking out about returning to school today with new laws in effect targeting them....

RaiseAChild, a leader in recruitment and support services for prospective parents of foster-to-adopt youth, will receive a $10,000 grant to support its mission as part of the 2023 AARP Purpose Prize. The organization announced today that its CEO and...

Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, for an announcement regarding support for crisis hotlines in all provinces and territories. The Honourable Rochelle Squires,...

The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown?Indigenous Relations; the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; and the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, issued the following statement today: "Today is...

Indigenous women, women with disabilities, members of LGBTQ2 communities, as well as newcomers, Black, racialized, and migrant women are all disproportionately impacted by longstanding inequities. Through support for Manitoba-based organizations that...

Never Strangers, a new LGBTQI+ dark drama film starring Jared Becker (Reveille, Sorry For My Loss) and Rebekah Kennedy (Law & Order: SVU , Station 19, Criminal Minds), is set to begin filming later this fall. Elizabeth Singh (Sins in the Suburbs,...

One Simple Wish, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization empowering individuals to restore hope and happiness to children and young adults impacted by foster care, abuse and neglect, today announced a total fundraise of over $55,000 for the Legacy Fund of...

Boldly breaking new ground in a sought-after genre, Ro Smith takes lesbian lit erotica to the next level with a tasteful take on ménage à trois. A Taste for Three will be released on Amazon on August 31st, 2022, with the kindle version already...

Rising queer female pop artist Hazy Shea announced the release of her newest single, Milestones. This hypnotic hit marks Hazy's seventh release since co-founding Indie label Genre 22. A perfect storm of club vibe beats and adrenaline-inducing rhythm,...

Children in America are in a mental health crisis, according to the 2022 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The annual report, which ranks the states on child well-being, also focuses this year on youth mental...

The Montreal Pride Festival announces that its iconic Pride Parade will not take place today due to security concerns. A lack of...

This evening, the Samuel De Champlain Bridge will glow in the colours of the rainbow from sunset to 10 p.m. to mark the closing of the Montréal Pride Festival. The festival brings together lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit...

This evening, the Samuel De Champlain Bridge will glow in the colours of the rainbow from sunset to 10 p.m. to mark the closing of the Montréal Pride Festival. The festival brings together lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit...

Simon Gamache, Director of Fierté Montréal, and Sandy Duperval, spokesperson of Fierté Montréal Festival, will be available for interviews Sunday, August 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., before the departure of the Pride Parade....

TranX, the brand new, go-to app for transgender dating, has added easy-to-access video chats with trans models. "It's very hard for transgender people to find romance, love and even friendly connections. So, we not only developed this unique...

Panorama Mortgage Group (PMG), a multi-brand national mortgage company headquartered in Nevada, announced today that InQlusion Mortgage Capital has joined the PMG family and Jeremy Davis will lead the company as Chief Executive Officer....

A series of Leger national surveys conducted during COVID-19 found that 2SLGBTQ+ communities across Canada have been disproportionately impacted by pandemic-related substance use and other mental health issues. 2SLGBTQ+ respondents reported having...

Today, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) announced its new President & CEO: health care leader and advocate Wendy Stark....

Harvard Medical School affiliated hospitals, Fenway Health, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center join national fellowship initiative The American Medical Association Foundation (AMAF) announced today that several of Harvard Medical...

Drag Queens shows are back on the ships of AML Cruises in Quebec City and Montreal. Costumes, laughs and musical performances will be in store for you at these exclusive events offered in a dinner-and-a-show cruise format. "We were very excited when...

The Black AIDS Institute ? a leading voice in educating and mobilizing communities across the country in the fight to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic ? is calling for the need for testing and treatment of the Monkeypox Virus in LGBTQ+ and underserved...

Today, Amazon Canada unveiled Fièr.e.s [Proud], a project to celebrate the experience and leadership of LGBTQ2S+ employees. Five Canadian Amazon employees share their stories in this 50-page colouring book. Fièr.e.s features portraits of each...

Today, Amazon Canada unveiled Fièr.e.s [Proud], a project to raise awareness among the company's Quebec employees on the realities encountered by their peers who are part of the LGBTQ2S+ community. In the form of a colouring book and collection of...

H&M USA is proud to continue its ongoing support of the LGBTQ+ community and announce its second year of partnership with The Marsha P. Johnson Institute (MPJI).  The retailer and non-profit are coming together to support and celebrate LGBTQ+...

Following a meeting between Council and Sebastien Potvin, Saint-Laurent is pleased to announce that L'heure du conte pour les enfants, animée par Barbada (Storytime activity for children, hosted by Barbada) will take place on November 5, at 2 p.m. at...

Devan Nambiar, a cis-gender gay South Asian-Canadian person living with HIV since 1989, says his goal is to create a dating site strictly for people living with HIV. Millions of people living with HIV are living longer and in relatively good health....

COVID-19 had a significant impact on Canadian tourism as travel restrictions, both domestically and internationally, reduced visits to attractions across the country. The Government of Canada created the Tourism Relief Fund (TRF) to support tourism...

The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), will announce funding to support the Vancouver Pride Society....

Today, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement: "Human trafficking robs people of their humanity. From sex trafficking to forced labour, traffickers prey on the most vulnerable members of our society....

The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), will announce funding to support the Vancouver Pride Society....

Today, Jaime Battiste, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Member of Parliament for Sydney?Victoria, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and...

With the celebration of Pride Month in 2022, the "kink-at-Pride" debate has been brought again, involving discussions of whether or not the kink community should be allowed at LGBTQ Pride. A recent survey conducted by kinky dating app KinkD reveals...

The Institute for Reproductive Medicine & Science is proud to introduce the IRMS Advocacy Group.  Led by IRMS Clinical Director Dr. Debbra A. Keegan & Resolve's Hope Award for Advocacy Recipient Dr. Serena H. Chen, the IRMS Advocacy Group will...

During Pride month in June, leading fundraising platform, BetterWorld provided free, easy-to-use online auction software to support Guitar Center's Play With Pride online fundraising event. Play With Pride raised a total of $49,903 to benefit The...

Society for Science, one of the nation's most prominent scientific and educational institutions, today announced the recipients of the 2022 STEM Action Grants Program. A total of $176,000 will be awarded to 45 innovative community-based STEM...

Today, GET Cities Chicago, WEI and Gumbo Media announce the launch of the Chicago Digital Equity Fund and Tech Desk (Chicago Tech Desk for short), sponsored by Verizon. The Chicago Tech Desk was initially incubated as a pilot in 2021 in the GET...

A Perspective essay published July 23, 2022 in the New England Journal of Medicine provides guidance on how the health care sector can mitigate the harm to sexual and gender minorities (SGM) caused by recently enacted and proposed legislation that...

The Montréal Pride Festival, presented by TD in collaboration with Casino de Montréal, officially unveiled today the festivities of the French-speaking world's largest gathering of sexually and gender-diverse people as well as the top ten demands...

Schuyler Bailar, the first trans NCAA D1 men's athlete and internationally acclaimed educator, author, and advocate, today announced the launch of LANECHANGERtm, a groundbreaking DEI and gender literacy learning series for businesses, teams, and...

TranX announced the launch of its new dating app specifically created for the transgender community and their admirers. A digital location for thousands of transgender people looking to meet others, TranX features full profiles that are more than...

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Each individual's life path tells a different story. In Cynthia L. Winfield's new book, "Sovereign Souls: Whosoever Edition," she shares with the audience how important it is to live for love and joy and to always embrace self-worth. Winfield's book...

Today, True Colors United's Board of Directors announced Dylan Waguespack as the organization's next Chief Executive Officer. Waguespack, who has been serving as Chief Policy Officer at True Colors United, will immediately assume the role. "Over the...

A commentary published July 18, 2022 in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry cautions clinicians, scientists, and researchers against making assumptions that sexually and gender diverse people have a greater predisposition to psychiatric illness. The...

Visit Topeka and Pride Kansas today announced its partnership with the first openly gay professional drag racer, Travis Shumake. Shumake will make his racing debut in a pride-themed dragster ? designed in partnership with Visit Topeka and Pride...

CoPeace, an ESG holding company that invests in growing companies demonstrating social and environmental impact, is partnering with You:Flourish, the first mental health and wellness smartphone application designed specifically for the needs of the...

Diversity and inclusion are among Canada's greatest strengths. Everyone should be able to live a true and authentic life, free from violence and discrimination, no matter who they are or whom they love. Today, the Honourable David Lametti, Minister...