LGBTQ Current and Historical Events

Welcome to "This Week in LGBTQ+ History/Events" a compelling Hillsboro Globe news column where all are welcome! April 17, 2013 On April 17, 2013, New Zealand became the 13th country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. The country's parliament voted 77-44 in favor of the Marriage Amendment Bill, which redefined marriage as a union between two people, regardless of their sex, sexual orie...

LGBT Events: March 1-7 202 O3bama advocates for marriage rights in California Ten years ago, in 2013, Barack Obama gave an important speech about the Proposition 8 plan for Hollingsworth V. Perry. Hollingsworth V. Perry is important to know about because it relegalized gay marriage in the state of California. In 2013, THIRTY EIGHT states prohibited gay marriage.  "What we've said is that same...

Welcome to "This week in LGBT History/Events," a compelling new Hillsboro news column where are all welcome!  In the words of the iconic folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, the times they are a changin'.  2023 can be the beginning of a great new age where many of people can have the opportunity to be their very best and accept themselves for who they really are. This column is focused on LGBTQ+ cur...