Month: January 2019
Photo credit Social media influencers Wegan spent Hogmanay in Edinburgh to experience the unique festivities
Out with the old, in with the new (year)
Two LGBTQ+ influencers – with a collective social media following of almost 142,700 – experienced the unique spectacle of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay as part of an exciting project with VisitScotland and the Scottish Government, to promote Scotland’s winter festivals.
Photo credit Photo by Metropolitan Police Service (UK) - CCTV still of three suspects sought re: Southbank assault
Police Appeal following homophobic assault, Southbank
Detectives have issued an image of three men they are looking to identify following a homophobic assault on the Southbank.
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From suicide attempts to happiness and Sámi Pride
Dan Eriksson, who is a proud gay Sámi today, knows what it is all about. He has lived most of his life in denial about his true self, and he had to go through years of mental ill-being and two suicide attempts before he found the courage to talk.
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Outten & Golden Teams Up With Jillian T. Weiss
National employment law firm Outten & Golden LLP is joining forces with distinguished LGBTQ rights attorney Jillian T. Weiss to assist workers who face discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. Weiss will serve as ‘Of Counsel’ to Outten & Golden’s LGBTQ Practice Group.
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Shaun Dellenty New Book «Celebrating Difference»
Shaun Dellenty, a nationally celebrated LGBT+ inclusion in education advocate and educator, who was honoured in 2016 by the U.K. Prime Minister for services to LGBT+ and education communities, has written a ground-breaking book «Celebrating Difference – A Whole School Approach to LGBT+ Inclusion» aimed at empowering school leaders, school governors and teachers to facilitate lasting organisational change within their schools in respect of positive LGBT+ inclusion.
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In a first, a nonbinary person is campus president of this Jewish sorority
In December, the Jewish sorority at the University of Cincinnati elected a new president.