Diversity Management, News and Updates
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the state of Arkansas, state Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and members of the Arkansas State Medical Board, arguing that a recently passed law limiting transition-related health care to minors in the state not only discriminates against transgender people but also violates…
White House principal deputy press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made history on May 26, becoming just the second Black woman and the first openly LGBTQ individual to lead a daily White House press briefing. CNN’s Allie Malloy and Caroline Kelly reported that “Judy Smith, who was a deputy press secretary under…
Traditional estimates project that roughly 2% of teenagers — and the population as a whole — identify as gender-diverse, but a new study in Pittsburgh places that number at least five times higher, saying that nearly 10% of teens admit to having some form of nontraditional gender identity. If the…
In an alarming new study, researchers with The Trevor Project have found that up to 42% of LGBTQ youth experienced suicidal thoughts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. More troubling: 94% of those surveyed said recent political events had negatively impacted their mental health. Kate Sosin of nonprofit newsroom The 19th reported…
For years, many children born abroad to married same-sex couples have been denied U.S. citizenship. The government claimed that if the child didn’t have a biological tie to a parent who is an American citizen, their request for citizenship was invalid. But on May 18, that heartbreaking and unjust policy…
Pop singer Demi Lovato, known best for their work on the Disney Channel and most recently for performing at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, revealed on May 19 that they are nonbinary and will now be using “they/them” pronouns. Rob Picheta of CNN reported that Lovato said they are “proud” to…
As calls for police reform and increased social justice continue to be felt across the U.S., the organizers of NYC Pride — the country’s largest and most well-known Pride celebration — have announced a decision to ban police officers from participating in the city’s massive LGBTQ festivity until at least…
While many individuals on social media have taken to adding their preferred gender pronouns into their existing profile bios, Instagram has taken that concept one step further, launching a new feature that officially builds a person’s pronoun selection into their account setup. Samantha Kubota of The Today Show has reported…
In a first-of-its-kind report on “user experience” for the country’s leading social media platforms, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has declared Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube “effectively unsafe for LGBTQ users.” Cynthia Silva from NBC News reported that GLAAD’s inaugural “Social Media Safety Index” report originally…
In a pre-Pride Month gift to LGBTQ Americans, President Biden’s administration has announced that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals are now protected against discrimination from hospitals, physicians and insurance companies, effectively reversing a biased and prejudiced rule that went into effect last year during then-President Trump’s time in office….
