Advocacy group wants territory to withdraw appointment of Yukon Water Board chair
An advocacy group is raising concerns about the new chair of the Yukon Water Board, questioning whether her past work in the mining industry will affect her impartiality as chair of the regulator.
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Alliances, accusations fly in Georgetown Co. golf course

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. β€” Both parties are putting their foot down on the golf course, or the golf course rezoning of Georgetown County.It has been a continuous effort by residents of Pawley's Island and Georgetown County to get the council and planning commission members of the county to understand their thoughts on the golf course rezoning.Litchfield Country Club and Founder's golf courses are both zoned as R-10, or 10,000 square feet residential. This is roughly four homes an acre that could be allowed right now on both golf courses. Residents in the county, as well as the advocacy group Keep

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Alliances, accusations fly in Georgetown Co. golf course

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. β€” Both parties are putting their foot down on the golf course, or the golf course rezoning of Georgetown County.It has been a continuous effort by residents of Pawley's Island and Georgetown County to get the council and planning commission members of the county to understand their thoughts on the golf course rezoning.Litchfield Country Club and Founder's golf courses are both zoned as R-10, or 10,000 square feet residential. This is roughly four homes an acre that could be allowed right now on both golf courses. Residents in the county, as well as the advocacy group Keep

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Lynch Mob Kills Gay Couple for Having Sex

Anti-LGBTQ attacks continue to ramp up in Cameroon, with a mob killing a gay couple and police raiding an AIDS advocacy group's headquarters.

Metro Weekly

How to change your #name and #gendermarker in #Illinois

β€œThe #state can’t give or take away who you are,” said #SashaBuchert, a senior #attorney at the #LGBTQ+ #advocacygroup #LambdaLegal. β€œBut it certainly is nice to have a #gendermarker that reflects who you are.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Illinois #Transitioning #ComingOut #Representation #Culture

https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/change-name-gender-marker-guide-illinois-lgbtq

How to change your name and gender marker in Illinois

β€œThe state can’t give or take away who you are,” said Sasha Buchert, a senior attorney at the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Lambda Legal. β€œBut it certainly is nice to have a gender marker that reflects who you are.”

Chicago Sun-Times
Remembering Norman Lear and His Pioneering LGBTQ-Inclusive Shows

Lear featured some of the first gay characters on TV and founded the liberal advocacy organization People for the American Way.

Advocate.com
Sign of the timesβ€”artist Nan Goldin is no. 1 in the Art Review Power 100 List

The annual ranking of the art world crème de la crème is dominated by artists

The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
LGBTQ plaintiffs make strong case against Iowa education law

Laura Belin walks through each claim in a lawsuit asserting that Iowa's SF 496 violates LGBTQ students' constitutional rights.

Bleeding Heartland
Turkey: 90 per cent of LGBTQ+ people facing digital violence

New research has determined that 90 per cent of LGBTQ+ people in Turkey are regularly subjected to digital violence.

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Eswatini Supreme Court rules government must allow advocacy group to register

Registrar of Companies in 2019 denied organization's request

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