#WORLDWIDE #USA #LGBTQNATION #News #Journal #Update - Special Edition: The Week in Good News - March 6, 2021

 

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The Week in Good News Good things are happening to LGBTQ people. It’s easy to overlook the positive stories in the daily mix of news, so every other week we highlight moments you may have missed. Like it? Share it with a friend. Everyone could use a little good news. Kelly Loeffler is out as owner of WNBA team that protested against her. An out Black woman is in. The anti-LGBTQ ex-Senator not only lost her seat, but gave up ownership of the team to two out women, including one of the former Black Lives Matter-supporting players she proudly derided. Furious crowd forces armed police officers to release men arrested for kissing on a beach Parents and locals started chanting "I'm gay!" and "I'm gay too!" in solidarity with the men as they surrounded the cops. Bill introduced in Congress to create a national monument to Ruth Bader Ginsburg March is Women's History Month and there are few in American history that has had such a profound effect on the lives of women nationwide. American Psychological Association opposes transgender conversion “therapy” in historic statement "Transgender or nonbinary gender identities are normal variations in human expression of gender. Attempts to force people to conform with rigid gender identities can be harmful to their mental health and well-being.” Major Christian adoption agency will stop rejecting LGBTQ parents Conservatives are "disappointed" that Bethany Christian Services is taking an "all hands on deck" approach to placing children in homes. The Biden administration is planning to push for allowing gender-neutral markers on federal IDs Biden promised to "affirm one’s gender marker and expand access to accurate identification documents" as President. His administration is preparing to follow through. Jodie Foster kisses her wife in Golden Globe acceptance speech "I'm a little speechless," she said. "I just never expected to ever be here again." Colorado Gov. Jared Polis proposed to longtime boyfriend Marlon Reis after COVID scare The couple has been together for 17 years and they have two children together. Landmark LGBTQ civil rights legislation passes House in bipartisan vote The Equality Act is now going to the Senate, where it faces an uphill fight against Republican opposition.