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Gay Rower Robbie Manson Has Qualified for Paris 2024 Olympics, Will Continue Contributing on OnlyFans
Over the weekend, Manson announced that he had qualified to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games representing New Zealand alongside his partner, Ben. But despite going back to rowing on a full-time capacity and now training to compete at the Olympics, it seems like Manson will keep sharing content on OnlyFans. See full article at Out.com
US lawmakers protest arrest, parade of guests at a gay wedding in Nigeria
On Tuesday, a group of Black American LGBTQ lawmakers protested in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Northwest Washington, condemning the recent arrest and parade of 67 gay suspects at a same-sex wedding in Delta State, the Washington Blade is reporting. Read the full article at Preimium Times
Anti-gay clerk Kim Davis court-ordered to pay $10K to same-sex couple to whom she refused marriage license
A court has ordered former Rowan County, Kentucky clerk Kim Davis to pay $10,000 to a gay same-sex couple because she refused to issue a marriage license to them. Her lawyers plan to appeal the decision. See full article at LGBTQNATION.com
Ricky Martin’s anti-gay, rumored ex is running for president in Mexico
According to Newsweek, Eduardo Verástegui, alleged ex-boyfriend of Ricky Martin, has filed to run as an independent in the country’s June 2024 election. Read the article at Queerty.com
Will Kim Davis Have to Pay Damages to Gay Couples Denied Marriage Licenses?
A federal jury is deliberating whether Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who served five days in jail for her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, should pay damages to two of those couples. See the full article at Advocate.com
In Serbia, hundreds of Pride activists take to the streets despite hate messages from far-right officials
Hundreds of Pride activists gathered in Belgrade Saturday amid a heavy police presence and anti-gay messages sent by the country’s conservative leadership and far-right groups. Read the full article at AP
Help Wanted: Accountant for Lavender Media, Inc.
Full-time Position ( in-office, not remote) Lavender Media, Inc. is an independently owned and operated media and events company serving the LGBTQ= community since 1995 and the publisher of Lavender Magazine. We are looking for an experienced Accountant for a small company. This position reports to the President and CEO and supervises the Administrative Assistant….
In Michigan, a statue honoring first openly gay individual elected to public office in the US
In 1974, five years after the Stonewall riots and three years before gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Kathy Kozachenko made history in Ann Arbor. Now a statue in her honor is planned to be erected on the grounds of Ann Arbor City Hall. Read the fully story at USAToday.com
California legislators consider ending travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ laws
California may be about to lift a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ laws and concentrate instead on an anti-discrimination ad campaign to red states. Read the full article at NBCNews.com
All kinds of people, not only straight and cis ones, are depicted in ancient texts. A college course examines LGBTQ sexuality and gender in Egypt, Greece and Rome
Same-sex attraction and gender variance in antiquity are shown by ancient texts to have been far more common in these cultures than previously known. Read the full article at The Conversation.com
