August - 2021

New Data Shows LGBTQ Adults Face Twice as Much Hunger as Non-LGBTQ Peers

Victoria A. Brownworth

Aug 18, 2021
3 min

New Data Shows LGBTQ Adults Face Twice as Much Hunger as Non-LGBTQ Peers

August 18, 2021 Philadelphia Gay News LGBT adults living in the U.S. are nearly twice as likely to experience food insecurity as non-LGBT adults, according to new survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Household Pulse Survey (HPS), a population survey sponsored by the Census Bureau, provides data on American households during the coronavirus pandemic. The Census Bureau said the most recent survey was the first time in the agency’s history that one of its sponsored surv

Taliban Takeover Could Mean More Deaths of Women and LGBTQ People in Afghanistan

Victoria A. Brownworth

Aug 18, 2021
5 min

Taliban Takeover Could Mean More Deaths of Women and LGBTQ People in Afghanistan

August 18, 2021 Philadelphia Gay News The scenes out of Kabul are brutal and harrowing. They of course evoke the fall of Saigon. But also the fall of Srebrenica. The Taliban took control over Afghanistan on August 15 — two decades after the extremists were driven out of power by American-led military action. The Taliban had risen to power in 1994. As the Taliban secured city after city, women activists, politicians and educators spoke to international media about their fears

LGBTQ Athletes Win Record Medal Haul at Tokyo Olympics

Victoria A. Brownworth

Aug 11, 2021
5 min

LGBTQ Athletes Win Record Medal Haul at Tokyo Olympics

August 11, 2021 Philadelphia Gay News It was an historic Olympics. And despite the ongoing threat of the coronavirus, the Tokyo games — postponed from 2020 — were an overwhelming success, particularly for women and LGBTQ athletes. Women won 66 of 113 medals won by Team USA, a record for women at any Olympic games. And nearly 200 LGBTQ athletes — more than three times the number that competed in 2016 and including the first out trans and out non-binary athletes — competed in 3

HRC President, LGBTQ Civil Rights Attorney Implicated in Cuomo Probe

Victoria A. Brownworth

Aug 11, 2021
6 min

HRC President, LGBTQ Civil Rights Attorney Implicated in Cuomo Probe

August 11, 2021 Philadelphia Gay News Alphonso David speaking at a New York State Senate hearing in 2015. (Youtube screenshot.) Amid apologies, defense of his actions and even tears, New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned from office on Aug. 10, effective in two weeks. The resignation comes following an investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James into allegations by 11 women, including former staffers and a state trooper, of sexual harassment and misconduct by Cuo

Smart TV: The Lavender Tube on 'Hacks,' 'Days of Our Lives,' 'Jeopardy,' & Russian Olympics Hatred

Victoria A. Brownworth

Aug 10, 2021
6 min

Smart TV: The Lavender Tube on 'Hacks,' 'Days of Our Lives,' 'Jeopardy,' & Russian Olympics Hatred

August 10, 2021 Bay Area Reporter Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in 'Hacks' Have you seen HBO's Hacks yet? Why not? It's funny as hell, quite queer, nominated for Emmys, and last month was picked up for a second season. Co-created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, all of Broad City fame, Hacks is must-watch TV and another reminder that HBO is back, baby. We forget how many years we've been watching Jean Smart; since Designing Women. Now she's popping up in eve

Olympics Highlight Mental Health Concerns for Us All

Victoria A. Brownworth

Aug 4, 2021
4 min

Olympics Highlight Mental Health Concerns for Us All

August 4, 2021 Philadelphia Gay News Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast in history. The Olympian who won four gold medals in 2016 does moves no other gymnast in the world does, moves so complex that scoring has yet to catch up with her. But during the Tokyo Olympics, after relentless hype about her prowess, Biles withdrew from the team final and the individual all-around competition. Biles said, “I have to focus on my mental health and not jeopardize my health and well-bein

International News: Russian State TV Derides and Mocks Openly LGBT Athletes

Victoria A. Brownworth

Aug 4, 2021
5 min

International News: Russian State TV Derides and Mocks Openly LGBT Athletes

August 4, 2021 Philadelphia Gay News Russia is known for virulent state-sponsored homophobia and transphobia. Russian officials and state-controlled media have depicted LGBT+ rights as a “Western attempt to subvert the very fabric of Russian society and statehood,” as President Vladimir Putin has said. Prior to the Olympics in Sochi in 2014, Putin conflated homosexuality with pedophilia, saying that “gay people have nothing to fear in Russia as long as they leave children al

Designer Who Won’t Make Same-Sex Wedding Websites Loses Case

Victoria A. Brownworth

Aug 3, 2021
4 min

Designer Who Won’t Make Same-Sex Wedding Websites Loses Case

August 3, 2021 Philadelphia Gay News A U.S. appeals court has ruled against a web designer who didn’t want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples and sued to challenge Colorado’s anti-discrimination law. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver denied Lorie Smith’s attempt to overturn a lower court ruling throwing out her legal challenge. Smith and her Denver studio, 303 Creative, are now barred from stating on her company’s website th

Imani Rupert-Gordon: Bringing Intersectionality to the Table

Victoria A. Brownworth

Aug 2, 2021
9 min

Imani Rupert-Gordon: Bringing Intersectionality to the Table

August 2, 2021 Queer Forty For the first time in LGBTQ history, three primary national LGBTQ organizations, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), National LGBTQ Task Force, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) are headed by Black leaders: Alphonso David, Kierra Johnson and Imani Rupert-Gordon. Black leadership for these legacy organizations that have been central to and critical for the LGBTQ community has been decades in the making, and it comes after a concerted effort

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