NYC Mayor Bashes Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade, Calls On Activists to Unite
NYC Mayor Eric Adams in front of City Hall dissenting against the overturn of Roe v. Wade and discussing next steps for the city | June...
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Nic F. Anderson
- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Ending Right to Abortion Access in U.S.
Photo of protesters in Washington, D.C. in 2019 | Photo by Chris Boese Within minutes of the Supreme Court decision to officially...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 13, 2022
- 3 min
Obituary: Leslie Cohen, NYC Lesbian Icon, Author, Artist and Activist, Dies
Lesbian icon, author and NYC LGBTQ+ fixture, Leslie Cohen, has died. Cohen’s death comes in the wake of her newest book The Audacity of a...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 8, 2022
- 2 min
It’s #DeafLGBTQWeek
It’s National Deaf LGBTQ+ week, a project that began in 2018 by the Deaf Queer Resource Center and now occurs annually in April, with...
Nic F. Anderson
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
Sesame Street's Luis and LGBTQ+ Ally, Emilio Delgado, Dies At 81
Emilio Delgado, the actor who played Luis, the best pal to all of the Sesame Street characters for 44 years, died on Thursday in...
Nic F. Anderson
- Feb 16, 2022
- 6 min
Let’s Talk About Queer Safe Sex
Many queer folks did not receive adequate safe sex education in high school. A somewhat recent GLSEN report found that less than 5% of...
Nic F. Anderson
- Feb 15, 2022
- 5 min
Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes Increase 5% According to Preliminary NYPD Data
(Editor’s note: To understand how this story was reported, please refer to the article titled: “Transparency: How NYC’s Increase...
Nic F. Anderson
- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
Artists Pulling Work From Spotify Amid Joe Rogan Controversy
Following the Joe Rogan controversy on Spotify, many artists are pulling their work from the streaming platform in an effort to condemn...
Nic F. Anderson
- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
GLSEN Appoints Its First Black, Nonbinary Director
Head shot of Melanie Willingham-Jaggers via GLSEN press release. LGBTQ+ advocacy group, GLSEN, has a new director and the first Black...
Nic F. Anderson
- Feb 6, 2022
- 2 min
LGBTQ+ Activist and GLAAD Cofounder, Arnie Kantrowitz, Dies at 81
Arnie Kantrowitz, an LGBTQ+ rights activist and founding member of GLAAD, has died at age 81. Dr. Lawrence D. Mass, Kantrowitz’s...
Nic F. Anderson
- Feb 6, 2022
- 2 min
NYC Mayor Backtracks Decision To Hire Fernando Cabrera After LGBTQ+ Community, Activists Speak Out
NYC Mayor Eric Adams was planning to hire Fernando Cabrera, a former Bronx Councilmember, to lead the Mayor’s Office of Community Health...
Nic F. Anderson
- Jan 30, 2022
- 2 min
New Podcast Raises Awareness About Safe Houses for LGBTQ+ Jamaicans
A new podcast, Ring the Alarm, highlights the human rights abuses happening in Jamaica and the secret network of safe houses keeping...
Nic F. Anderson
- Jan 29, 2022
- 3 min
Senators Urge FDA to Remove Limitations on Blood Donations From Gay Men Amid Blood Supply Shortage
A historic blood shortage in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic has put even more pressure on the Food and Drug...
Nic F. Anderson
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
First ‘Out’ Gay Man Earns Olympic Skeleton Spot on Team USA
Andrew Blaser of Idaho is the first publicly gay man to earn a spot in the Olympic skeleton sport. The other two athletes to earn a spot...
Nic F. Anderson
- Jan 21, 2022
- 2 min
Australian Study: Straight People May Not Be As Straight As They Think They Are
University of Sydney study published findings that people’s sexual orientation may fluctuate over time after being exposed to different...
Nic F. Anderson
- Jan 18, 2022
- 1 min
Quick Hit News: Queer Rom-Com “AM I OK?” to Premiere at Sundance
The new queer rom-com story “AM I OK?” written by Lauren Pomerantz and directed by Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne is premiering at...
Nic F. Anderson
- Jan 18, 2022
- 1 min
Quick Hit News: “Buck Up And Ride” Players Upset Over LGBT+ Toggle in Game
“Buck Up And Drive,” an arcade racer game, has an LGBTQ+ toggle that turns all billboards in the game into pride flags. Some users are...
Nic F. Anderson
- Nov 22, 2019
- 18 min
Queer Catch Up: Friday, Nov. 22, 2019
Welcome to back to YUNGMIGA’s Friday Queer Catch-Up, a weekly post where folks can catch up recent LGBTQ+ news and pop culture. LOCAL...
Nic F. Anderson
- Nov 21, 2019
- 1 min
Bogota Elects First Female And Openly Lesbian Mayor
Photo via Claudia López's Twitter Bogota, Colombia’s capital and Chicago’s sister city, elected Claudia López as mayor. This makes her...
Nic F. Anderson
- Nov 15, 2019
- 9 min
Queer Catch Up: Friday, Nov. 15, 2019
Welcome to back to YUNGMIGA’s Friday Queer Catch-Up, a weekly post where folks can catch up recent LGBTQ+ news and pop culture. NEWS...
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