Monkeypox: What it’s like to have the virus, get vaccine – USA TODAY
In mid-June, Matt Ford learned someone he had been in contact with the weekend prior was experiencing monkeypox symptoms. The following weekend, intense flu-like symptoms hit the 30-year-old hard. Fever, chills, sore throat, coughing, swollen lymph nodes and...
Monkeypox vaccine: Answers to common questions. – Slate
The world has another rapidly spreading virus on its hands. The first case of monkeypox in a global outbreak was confirmed in the United Kingdom in early May. The individual, who...
This Week’s Comics: A Big Gay Heist Story Blends Indiana Jones with Oscar Wilde...
Well, that’ll just about do it for Pride month … except no, it won’t, because even though the corporations took the rainbows out of their logos, Pride doesn’t end until we...
Midwest transplant slams NYC bodegas, Twitter mob gets him fired – New York Post
A Midwestern college grad has been fired from his New York City tech job after TikTok videos he made complaining about Bronx bodegas prompted accusations of racism. Griffin Green,...
Analysis | With few options, Democrats turn to FTC to protect abortion data –...
Placeholder while article actions loadT.G.I.F! A programming note: The newsletter will be off Monday for the holiday but back Tuesday. Below: Planned Parenthood says it’s suspending online tracking of people searching for...
New York gay bars are declining — and Covid isn’t all to blame –...
David DeParolesa is trying to revive an endangered species: the gay bar.
His plan was hatched in 2020, as DeParolesa watched storefronts darken one by one in his Midtown Manhattan neighborhood, Hell’s...
Campaign Trail: The Body Shop weaponizes graphics to take on anti-LGBTQ bills – Marketing...
Campaign Trail is our analysis of some of the best new creative efforts from the marketing world. View past columns in the archives here.
This year, Pride Month celebrations occurred amid a...
Commentary: The rise of tech unions shows workers reckoning with reality – Press Herald
This month, workers at an Apple store in Maryland voted to unionize, another signal that the labor movement is gaining momentum at tech companies. This follows a victory at an Amazon...
Statement by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Florida’s “Don’t … – The White House
Today, some of Florida’s most vulnerable students and families are more fearful and less free. As the state’s shameful “Don’t Say Gay” law takes effect, state officials who claim to champion...
It Turns Out Online Q&A Hub Quora Is Great For Queer And Trans Folks...
The other day I logged onto Quora, a site where anyone can post a question and crowd source answers. One of my recent answers got upvoted, (the equivalent of a like),...
Why big tech companies are so quiet on abortion rights – The Verge
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, companies across the tech industry rushed out messaging on where they stood. Apple said its health plan had long covered travel...
London Pride To Feature Snapchat-powered AR Art Exhibition – Towleroad
London Pride will feature a Snapchat-powered AR art exhibition to celebrate queer artists.
The annual event – which is set to take place in the capital on Saturday 2 July – is...
Alexis Spence’s lawsuit alleges Instagram hurts teenagers by design. – Slate
Alexis Spence created her first Instagram profile when she was only 11 years old. Her parents were not aware that she circumvented the device’s parental controls, created multiple secret Instagram accounts,...
Do corporate LGBT+ Pride campaigns make a difference? – Offshore Technology
Corporate pride campaigns aim to show the inclusive work of companies to the public, but sometimes fall of deaf ears. Credit: Daniel James. For one-twelfth of...
Daytona Beach police charged 19-year-old with murder of Telan Mann – Daytona Beach News-Journal
DAYTONA BEACH — A 19-year-old Daytona Beach man is facing a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Telan Mann, also 19.Daytona Beach Police arrested Jakari Webb on Tuesday for the...
Under-the-Radar Financial Challenges That LGBTQ+ People Face – Business Insider
The LGBTQ+ community has unique financial needs that traditional financial services don't meet. Traditional banks require transgender people to jump through hoops to get their correct name on their accounts....
Disney extends CEO Bob Chapek’s contract for three more years despite difficult tenure –...
Disney’s board unanimously voted to extend CEO Bob Chapek’s contract for three more years, the company announced yesterday. His current deal was set to expire in February 2023. Despite a chaotic...
CSRWire – What Gives Me Pride? – CSRwire.com
Published 06-29-22Submitted by Keysight TechnologiesKeysight InsightsJune is Pride month, and as the sponsor of Keysight’s LGBTQA+ employee networking group (our employee network group for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer,...
Wolf Administration Joins Philadelphia Leaders to Celebrate Navy Yard Job-Training Program, Latest Graduates –...
Philadelphia, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jennifer Berrier joined Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Acting Secretary Neil Weaver, U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Philadelphia...
Trump knew Jan. 6 mob was armed and dangerous, witness says; iPhone turns 15:...
On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: Trump knew Jan. 6 mob was armed and dangerous, witness saysCongress reporter Candy Woodall recaps the Jan. 6 committee's Day 6 hearing. Plus, NATO countries...
Minneapolis schools to halt controversial student surveillance initiative – Minnesota Reformer
The Minneapolis school district has announced plans to end its relationship with Gaggle, a controversial digital surveillance tool that monitored students’ online behaviors during pandemic-induced remote learning.
The announcement, which follows extensive reporting...
Amazon Restricts L.G.B.T.Q. Products in United Arab Emirates – The New York Times
Amazon moved to restrict items and search results related to L.G.B.T.Q. people and issues on its website in the United Arab Emirates on Monday after receiving pressure from the government there,...
Wolf Administration Joins Philadelphia Leaders to Celebrate Navy Yard Job-Training Program, Latest Graduates –...
Wolf Administration Joins Philadelphia Leaders to Celebrate Navy Yard Job-Training Program, Latest Graduates - PA Department of Community & Economic Development
Highlighting Asian American authors | BrandeisNOW – Brandeis University
Highlighting Asian American authorsThe Book of Salt, Afterparties and On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous were just three books discussed in this course. June 28, 2022In many high schools across the country,...
NJ boys lacrosse: All-County and All-League honors – NorthJersey.com
Here are the All-County and All-League boys lacrosse honors, selected by the coaches.All-Bergen CountyFIRST TEAMAttack: Brian Buono, Northern Highlands, seniorAttack: Connor Gorman, Don Bosco, seniorAttack: Koleton Marquis, Don Bosco, seniorAttack: Jonathan...
School safety report shows rise in shootings, increase in cyberbullying – The Washington Post
Placeholder while article actions loadSchool shootings in 2020-21 soared to the highest number in two decades, according to a new federal report that examines crime and safety in schools across the...
Havas New York Pride Activation Raises Awareness Of Proposed Laws Targeting Gay Rights 06/28/2022...
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v Wade, stripping women of the constitutional right to an abortion, many have noted a new sense of urgency driving Pride...
LGBTQ+ Nigerians Are Celebrating Pride Month in Defiance of Anti-Gay Law – Global Citizen
By Pelumi SalakoILORIN, Nigeria, June 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — YouTuber Victor Emmanuel knows first-hand how tough life is for people who are openly gay in Nigeria, where LGBTQ+ relationships and even...
Nigerians celebrate Pride month in defiance of anti-gay law – The Irish Times
YouTuber Victor Emmanuel knows first-hand how tough life is for people who are openly gay in Nigeria, where LGBTQ+ relationships and even same-sex displays of affection are illegal.Last year, he was...
The trans Twitch star delivering news to a legion of LGBTQ teens – The...
Placeholder while article actions loadFor over a year after she first joined Twitch, Clara Sorrenti used the streaming platform like most of its users: to broadcast herself playing video games for...
Op-Ed: Tech unions’ rise shows workers reckoning with reality – Los Angeles Times
This month, workers at an Apple store in Maryland voted to unionize, another signal that the labor movement is gaining momentum at tech companies. This follows a victory at an Amazon...
After movie gay sex scene, 150 cameras installed at Parthenon in Athens | TornosNews.gr...
Same-sex encounters, especially between men, were common in Greece but that isn’t flying now after a short film showed two men going at it at the Parthenon, where 150 cameras will...
As ‘Lightyear’ controversy unfolds, experts revisit ‘Toy Story’ legacy – Deseret News
After nearly three decades, four full-length films, seven affiliated shows and a spinoff film, “Lightyear,” released this past weekend, “Toy Story” is still warming hearts far beyond Andy’s childhood bedroom. It’s...
Roe v. Wade overturned: What court decision means in United States – USA TODAY
The Supreme Court's watershed decision to overturn Roe v. Wade drew outrage and celebration across the country Friday, culminating in a series of nationwide protests Friday night that were largely without incident. Some of...
Horror on Oslo Pride Day as Gunman Goes on Deadly Rampage at Gay Bar...
OSLO, NORWAY —
Terrified revelers at a gay bar in Oslo hid in a basement and desperately called loved ones as a gunman went on the rampage, killing two people and injuring...