Big Gay News

WJON reports that a community center that is the first of its kind in the state is opening up in downtown St. Cloud with the new non-profit Rainbow Wellness Collective set to open its 2SLGBTQIA+ Community Center later this winter. Read more at WJON

USA Today reports that twenty-seven-year-old marathon runner and inclusivity activist Cal Calamia made history when he became the first transgender person to win the New York City Marathon in the race’s non-binary division, established in 2021. Read more at USA Today

The Clarion Ledger reports that for more than 30 years, Kathy Garner and Rev. Susan Hrostowski have chosen to call Mississippi “home” for their family despite numerous battles—from their secret marriage in 1993 to Hrostowski’s fight to legally adopt their son, the couple, both native Mississippians, chose to stay. Read more at the Clarion Ledger

The Star Tribune reports that a man charged in the fatal shooting last week near Lake Street said he shot the victim point-blank after a sex act, according to newly filed charges. Read more at the Star  Tribune

Pink News reports that Florida’s attorney general, and Ron DeSantis staffer, Ashley Moody has compared a children’s book about gay penguins to Nazi propaganda.  Read more at Pink News

Human Rights Watch reports that the authorities in Jordan have systematically targeted lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights activists and coordinated an unlawful crackdown on free expression and assembly around gender and sexuality. Read more at Human Rights Watch

The Advocate reports that as they fight to reclaim their history, some in Montana’s Two-Spirit community are challenging a state law that defines sex as binary because it “infringes” on their spiritual and cultural beliefs. Read more at the Advocate

Metro Weekly reports that the families of eight LGBTQ youth are suing the state of Iowa over its “Don’t Say Gay” law. Read more at Metro Weekly

Healio reports that lesbian, gay and bisexual survivors of adolescent and young cancer are twice as likely to develop chronic health conditions than their heterosexual counterparts, according to a study published in Cancer. Read more at Helio

The Star Tribune reports that Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the ”global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization. Read more at the Star Tribune