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Lakewood City Council Passes Legislation to Ban Conversion Therapy

Lakewood, Ohio’s city council passed a measure that protects LGBTQ youth from “conversion therapy,” reported the Human Rights Campaign. Ward 4 Councilman Dan O’Malley proposed the ordinance which would crimi...

Cuyahoga County Passes LGBTQ-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Policy

On Tuesday September 25, the Cuyahoga County Council passed a countywide ordinance to include protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The ordinance applies to employm...

Cleveland Establishes City’s First-Ever LGBTQ Police Liaison

The city of Cleveland is aiming to provide an overall safe place for residents. Including LGBTQ citizens. To ensure broader protection for different neighborhoods, Mayor Frank G. Jackson recently named the c...

Controversial Atlanta activist “Sir Maejor” posts homophobic video

Local eccentric Tyree Lavelle Conyers-Page is under fire for homophobic video comments. In a recent video post, the self-proclaimed CEO of a Black Lives Matter splinter group accused mainstream BLM activists...

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, April 12

1. The Hawaii House approved a bill on Monday that bans so-called "conversion therapy" from being inflicted on LGBTQ youth. In March, the State Senate passed SB 270, with only one Senator voting against it. Aft...