The defending champion Seattle Storm and the WNBA jump started their 25th season with the 2021 draft on April 14th as teams return to their home arenas and hopefully in front of their home fans. The 2020 season ended with Seattle taking back the championship as they swept the LasContinue Reading
Lawmakers passing the country’s same-sex marriage bill’s first vote in parliament’s lower chamber April 29 thrilled LGBTQ Czechs. At the same time, the split government also voted on the opposition’s bill to constitutionally ban same-sex marriage, which also passed. However, it would need a higher threshold to become law. CzeslawContinue Reading
A scathing report of South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs LGBTQ refugee application process uncovered decade-long systematic discrimination against applicants based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. The 88-page report, “LGBTI+ Asylum Seekers in South Africa: A Review of Refugee Status Denials Involving Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity,” published lastContinue Reading
The WNBA Tuesday released its 2021 regular season game schedule with the league tipping off its landmark 25th season on Friday, May 14 with a weekend of action featuring all 12 teams. The league will unveil its complete television schedule in the upcoming weeks. On the heels of the launchContinue Reading
Seattle Pride is taking this year’s LGBTQIA+ Pride celebration online 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, June 26-27, 2021 at www.SeattlePride.org. A highlight of the celebration will be the musical performances, which in a typical year are part of Seattle Pride in the Park (Seattle Pride’s annualContinue Reading
Across the country, state legislatures have introduced bills that would ban transgender youth from participating in K-12 school sports, and in some cases in college as well. This year alone, at least 30 states have introduced this type of legislation. For more than 12 years, MAP has been tracking laws andContinue Reading
A paper published in Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved provides detailed guidance for creating culturally responsive health care environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and all sexual and gender minority (LGBTQIA+) people. Authored by leading educators and clinical experts on LGBTQIA+ health care from TheContinue Reading
Seattle Pride has chosen “Resilience!” as this year’s theme for Seattle’s LGBTQIA+ Pride Month virtual festivities. The theme was selected from more than a dozen ideas submitted by the public, at the request of Seattle Pride, which produces the Seattle Pride Parade and Seattle Pride in the Park. “We areContinue Reading
As unemployment continues to disproportionately affect LGBTQ+ households, it’s important to know your options for affordable care As Washington state’s unemployed suffer the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, so, too, can their healthcare. According to the Movement Advancement Project, nearly two-thirds of LGBTQ+ households experienced job loss since theContinue Reading
It’s been two years since the sounds of softball were heard on the University of Washington campus, but with the playing of the Husky Classic last weekend the Washington Huskies are back on the diamond. The Huskies (20-2) hosted the Seattle University Redhawks (13-13) and the Portland State Vikings (3-12)Continue Reading
