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Out in the World: Thousands protest Canada's school gender policies

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 29, 2023

Protests erupted across Canada over gender identity policies in schools, bringing thousands of demonstrators out into the country's parks and in front of campuses.

Maui's LGBTQ community steps up after fires

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 27, 2023

"Shell-shocked" is how Jim Doran, president of Aloha Maui Pride, described people in Maui more than a month after three wildfires ripped through Hawaii's most popular island, including the historic town of Lahaina.

Maui readies to reopen to tourists

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 27, 2023

Maui's LGBTQ businesses – like many others – are sorting through the ash and rubble and struggling to balance the needs of their employees and the need to reopen to visitors.

Out in the World: Kenya court ruling in favor of LGBTQ group sparks anti-queer demonstrations

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 15, 2023

Religious leaders and members of parliament are protesting a ruling by Kenya's Supreme Court that dismissed a challenge to its earlier decision this year upholding LGBTQ organizations' right to register with the government.

Fluid510's new tasty brunch & evening drag show

  • DRAG
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 12, 2023

Fluid510 last month launched its bottomless mimosas brunch with a zesty menu, and the evening Jush Sundays, a drag cabaret hosted by "RuPaul's Drag Race" contestant Jasmine Masters.

Out in the World: Tech entrepreneur's quest to solve his gay brother's killing featured in Hulu docuseries

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 11, 2023

In December 1988, Steve Johnson received a phone call no one wanted to get.

Central CA city rolls out welcome mat for LGBTQs

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 6, 2023

Looking for a change of scenery, I was excited to head to San Luis Obispo for a long weekend getaway earlier this summer.

Out in the World: Singapore transgender activist leads SF demonstration raising awareness of alleged Christian far-right's attacks

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 1, 2023

Singaporean transgender activists claim they are fighting for their lives against the Southeast Asian country's Christian far-right movement.

Silicon Valley Pride is ready to shine

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Aug 21, 2023

Silicon Valley Pride is ready to shine in the South Bay this weekend.

Out in the World: Queer Persian-owned Toronto restaurant serves as a hub for Iranian activism

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Aug 16, 2023

In Toronto, family-owned restaurant Banu has served as a place of resistance and refuge for Iranians – including LGBTQ Iranians – fleeing the country's theocratic government that has been ruled by strict Sharia law for nearly 45 years.

Out in the World: Ugandan president pushes back after World Bank suspends billions in future funding due to anti-LGBTQ law

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Aug 11, 2023

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni lashed out at the World Bank Group after it decided to halt any new funding proposals due to the African country's new anti-LGBTQ law.

Out in the World: Italian cities tighten up on kids' birth certificates

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Aug 2, 2023

Padua recently became Italy's first city to retroactively remove non-biological same-sex parents from children's birth certificates as other jurisdictions alter their processes.

Out in the World: Malaysian LGBTQs not entertained by The 1975 frontman Healy's onstage kiss, rant

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jul 27, 2023

Malaysian LGBTQ activists were not entertained by The 1975 frontman Matty Healy's criticism of the country's anti-LGBTQ laws and on-stage same-sex kiss at the recent Good Vibes Festival in capital city Kuala Lumpur.

Out in the World: Budapest Pride gets strong support from US and EU

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jul 19, 2023

Thousands of marchers recently took to the streets of Budapest, Hungary for the city's 28th annual Pride parade and festival.

Out in the World: Russian human rights journalist and attorney savagely attacked

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jul 14, 2023

Award-winning Russian investigative journalist Elena Milashina and civil rights lawyer Alexander Nemov were brutally attacked in Grozny, Chechnya's capital, earlier this month while on their way to the trial of a human rights activist.

Out in the World: Report finds global LGBTQ activists observe Pride in the face of growing attacks

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jul 6, 2023

While Pride Month in much of the U.S. results in jovial LGBTQ street celebrations throughout June, in many parts of the world Pride remains a protest – at times a dangerous demonstration where LGBTQ people demanding to live openly and freely are attacked.

Out in the World: Six months after World Cup, LGBTQ Qataris critical of West

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jun 30, 2023

Six months after the FIFA World Cup ended in Qatar, LGBTQ Qataris say the realities of their lives have not changed, and in some cases have gotten worse.

South Bay youth center continues out leadership

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jun 21, 2023

A new era is being ushered in at the Bill Wilson Center , a youth and family housing, education, counseling, and advocacy organization in Santa Clara County that also works with LGBTQ people.

Girls Inc. helps teens thrive in challenging time

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jun 21, 2023

Daisha was in a dark place when she found Girls Inc. of Alameda County four years ago.

Mohamed is beacon of hope for LGBTQ Qataris

  • NEWS
  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jun 20, 2023

Dr. Nasser "Nas" Mohamed could no longer stay silent as the FIFA Men's World Cup ramped up for last year's games in Qatar.