Source: Daniel Boczarski / Getty Dej Loaf Pays For Marriage Licenses For Gay Couples In honor of National Pride Month, Detroit rapper Dej Loaf showed her solidarity with the LGBTQ community by paying for all marriage licenses for same-sex couples in New York City today. After dropping her new single, “Liberated”, Dej Loaf put up an Instagram post with a statement that read, “On June 8th, I am helping people get liberated. Visit New York City Hall To Have Your Marriage License Costs Covered By Me.” The caption added that couples were to arrive at 141 Worth St. in New York, NY beginning at 8:30 am. Mad props to Dej Loaf for showing that love is love.
P resident Donald Trump inked a memorandum that bans individuals who identify as transgender from being recruited into the military on Friday, reports CNN . President Trump has signed a directive banning transgender military recruits https://t.co/s5tilvbRhZ — CNN (@CNN) August 25, 2017 The move comes nearly a month after he announced that he wanted to bar transgender people from enlisting in the armed forces. According to the outlet, the memorandum also prevents the Department of Defense from providing current transgender troops with medical treatment plans. Both the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security will reportedly decide whether transgender individuals who are currently serving will be allowed to remain in the military. CNN reports the memorandum reversed a delayed policy proposed by former president Barack Obama in 2016 which would have allowed transgender troops to openly serve. A White House official says that the troops will be assessed on “military effectiveness and lethality, unitary cohesion, budgetary constraints, applicable law, and all factors that may be relevant,” the outlet writes. Contrary to the non-inclusive message that the president is sending by putting the policy into effect, the White House official claims that Trump will advocate for the LGBT community. “He’s going to continue to ensure that the rights of the LGBTQ community, as well as all Americans, is protected. He’s going to continue to ensure that the rights of the LGBTQ community, as well as all Americans, is protected. This policy is based on a series of national security considerations,” said the official, according to the outlet. Although Trump was quick to sign the memorandum, the White House has no plans regarding how the policy will be executed. According to a 2016 study released by the Rand Corporation, between 1,320 and 6,630 transgender individuals serve in the military, reports the outlet. In July Trump took to Twitter to share that one of the reasons he wanted to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military was due to the “tremendous medical costs.” However, the Rand study shows that medical treatment would make up an “exceedingly small proportion” of health care expenses, the outlet writes. SOURCE: CNN SEE ALSO: The Wake Up: First Openly Gay NFL Coach, Trump Readies Transgender Military Ban President Trump Bans Transgender People From The Military Service [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3358541″ overlay=”true”]
There will be a series of community discussions about being queer in Baltimore, Maryland; a training for LGBTQ allies in Covington, Kentucky; a trans and queer POC artist teach-in for folks in Washington, D.C.; and we’re looking ahead to a conference on gender identity in Seattle, Washington
Between a star’s anti-Semitic rhetoric making national headlines and major brands now pulling ads from the platform over offensive content, YouTube just can’t escape the spotlight. Its latest controversy? Censoring videos made by LGBTQ creators. Outrage first broke when LGBTQ YouTubers (including some of its biggest stars, like Tyler Oakley) realized that many of their… Read more »
Yearly Atlanta host a LGBTQ Pride Weekend. People come from far and wide to celebrate their Pride & there’s is even a Parade. Our question of the day is, would it be deemed disrespectful if members of the heterosexual community came together to celebrate in a Hetero Pride weekend? Once again not to offend anyone. We […]
