Category: LGBQT+

Pastor Derek Reimer Spends Easter in Jail After Arrest Over Drag Queen Events

After repeatedly protesting against drag queen storytime events in Alberta, Canadian pastor Derek Reimer was arrested again and spent his Easter weekend in jail. According to Calgary Police, Reimer was arrested last Tuesday on outstanding warrants while protesting near a drag storytime event taking place in the city. Reimer faces five counts of breaching a release order,…


Oregon Issues Sweeping Guidelines for Transgender Student Support 

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) published comprehensive guidelines earlier this month to help school districts better support transgender students, even while endorsing the idea of keeping parents in the dark.  According to the guidelines, support can include allowing students to change their preferred name and gender, as well as choose the pronouns their peers…


HHS Proposes New Federal Rule Limiting Health Workers’ Religious, Conscience Rights

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials are proposing new federal regulations they claim will better protect the religion and conscience rights of individuals seeking or providing health care services. The proposed regulation—the Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes—was posted in the Federal Register on Dec. 29 for a 60-day…