THE CULTURAL ROADMAP FOR CITY GIRLS EVERYWHERE

Juliet Macey

May 26, 2017

Juliet Macey

GLAAD Report Shows Ongoing Lack of LGBTQ Representation in Hollywood

GLAAD’s Social Responsibility Index found that this year, Hollywood continued to majorly lack roles of visibility for the LGBTQ community in studio films, while television shows tended to follow a more inclusive and progressive trajectory for queer characters and story arcs.

May 23, 2017

Juliet Macey

Texas Legislature Attacks LGBTQs in Two Discriminatory Bills

The Texas Legislature on Sunday evening approved two anti-LGBTQ measures: one that would harm prospective LGBTQ parents and children in their care and another that would propagate discrimination against transgender students in the state.

May 16, 2017

Juliet Macey

First Federal Hate Crime Conviction for Murder of a Transgender Person

Monday, Joshua Vallum was sentenced to 49 years in prison for the heinous 2015 murder of 17-year-old Mercedes Williamson. The case marks the first time that the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act has been used to prosecute a suspect for targeting a victim because they were transgender.

May 5, 2017

Juliet Macey

The “Passions” of Emily Dickinson

Ruminations on a new biopic about poet and queer icon Emily Dickinson.

May 5, 2017

Corinne Werder, Erin Faith Wilson, Juliet Macey

Our World: News

National news of note to our community.

May 2, 2017

Juliet Macey

Equality Act Reintroduced in Congress

Lawmakers will meet on Tuesday to reintroduce the bipartisan Equality Act, which, if passed, would finally enshrine broad non-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community into federal law.

April 13, 2017

Juliet Macey

First Female Muslim Judge in U.S., First Black Woman To Serve on N.Y. High Court Found Dead in Hudson River

Justice Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the first African American woman to serve on New York state’s highest court—and the first Muslim woman to serve as a judge in the U.S.—was found dead in the Hudson River off Manhattan on Wednesday. She was 65.

April 7, 2017

Juliet Macey

Nevada Legislature Votes to Protect LGBTQ Children

Nevada lawmakers approved two pro-LGBTQ bills: Assembly Bill 99 would require prospective foster parents to participate in training on working with LGBTQ children; Senate Bill 201 bars so-called “conversion therapy.”

March 27, 2017

Juliet Macey

HB2: AP Analyzes Stunning Economic Repercussions for N.C.

An Associated Press exclusive today found that despite Republican assurances that North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” isn’t hurting the economy, the law limiting LGBTQ protections will cost the state more than $3.76 billion in lost business over a dozen years.

March 24, 2017

Juliet Macey

Out Lesbian Named First LGBTQ Commandant at U.S. Air Force Academy

Col. Kristin Goodwin is slated to become the U.S. Air Force Academy’s first-ever openly gay commandant. A USAF spokesperson praised Goodwin’s “outstanding service and leadership credentials.”

March 22, 2017

Juliet Macey

Osage Nation Approves Marriage Equality

The Osage Nation voted “yes” on a referendum to amend tribal law to bring marriage equality to the Oklahoma Native American tribe.

March 10, 2017

Juliet Macey

Three D.C. Men Face Hate Crimes Charges in Transgender Woman’s Fatal Shooting

Three D.C. men face hate crime charges in connection with the deadly shooting last summer of 22-year-old Black transgender woman Dee Dee Dodds, and for targeting two other transgender women.

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Queer Connections After Work

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Threads Reimagined

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Lesbian Love Letters

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