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TED Talks
Morgana Bailey: The danger of hiding who you are
Morgana Bailey has been hiding her true self for 16 years. In a brave talk, she utters four words that might not seem like a big deal to some, but to her have been paralyzing. Why speak up? Because she's realized that her silence has...
Curated Video
Why The Picture of Dorian Gray is ‘casually bisexual’
Why The Picture of Dorian Gray is ‘casually bisexual’
Curated Video
Get Hired: LGBTQ+ in the Workplace
We have made great strides when it comes to being a more inclusive society, and respecting all people for who they are. However, change rarely happens overnight and many in the LGBTQ community may feel hesitation and skepticism about...
Wonderscape
Journey of LGBTQ+ Rights: A Personal and Historical Perspective
This video intertwines personal narratives with the history of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States. It follows the experiences of individuals realizing and accepting their sexuality, set against the backdrop of the broader...
Curated Video
The History of the Rainbow Flag
The rainbow flag is one of the most recognisable symbols in the world, synonymous with tolerance and LGBTQ+ rights. But how was it created?
PBS
Why Does "Straight" Mean Heterosexual?
When did we start defining sexual orientation and how did that result in "straight" becoming a synonym for "heterosexual"? Today Danielle follows the winding history of the word through medical terms, lavender linguistics, and community...
PBS
The Homophobic Origins of U.S. Law
Laws are intended to maintain order and promote justice, but what happens when those laws promote and spread discrimination and bigotry? Today Danielle analyzes the homophobic history of US law, tracing its origins in colonialism all the...
PBS
Why is Pride a Parade?
June is Pride Month and if not for coronavirus streets around the world would be filled with the LGBTQIA Community living loud and proud. But how did the New York City Stonewall Riots turn into a month-long celebration? And specifically,...
John D Ruddy
The Stonewall Riots in 10 Minutes - Manny Man Does History
Just in time for Pride Month, here is the origins of the spark that lit the fire of the Gay Liberation Movement; the Stonewall Riots! Enjoy! Happy Pride!
Global Health with Greg Martin
LGBT & Public Health
We are joined by Michael Bare to discuss Diplomacy and LGBT public health. The team will talk barriers to LGBT Health globally, access to care and criminalization/violence against the LGBT community, how health professionals can...
TLDR News
Why is Pride Still Important in 2020? - TLDR News
A number of people seem to believe that pride is no longer necessary, and that equality has been reached for LGBTQ+ people. In this video, we try and explain why we believe that's not true, and how we still have a lot of progress to make.
Curated Video
Bayard Rustin: Martin Luther King Jr's 'Out and Proud' Advisor
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was the biggest protest America had ever seen. It culminated in Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr’s iconic “I Have A Dream” speech. But the man who made it all possible, chief...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lee Badgett - Money, Myths, and Change The Economic Lives of Lesbians and Gay Men
M. V. Lee Badgett is a Williams Distinguished Scholar at the Williams Institute. She is also the director of the Center for Public Policy and Administration at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, as well as a professor of...
Curated Video
Frida Kahlo's 'The Two Fridas’: Great Art Explained
Frida Kahlo is the most famous female artist in history. She deviated from the traditional portrayal of female beauty in art, and instead chose to paint raw and honest experiences. A near fatal bus accident at 18 left Frida crippled and...
Curated Video
Fighting for LGBTQ Rights: Is the United States Really United?
The 10th Amendment to the Constitution allows each state to set its own laws. That's meant that in Colorado, LGBTQIA+ rights have often been repressed. Meet the students at William J. Palmer High School who took their school district to...
Curated Video
Refugee who lost all his fingers to frostbite now soccer captain
Seidu Mohammed lost multiple fingers due to frostbite when entering Canada to seek asylum has become a defender on Manitoba Major League team the Wasps.
Curated Video
Refugee who lost his fingers to frostbite now soccer captain
Seidu Mohammed lost multiple fingers due to frostbite when entering Canada to seek asylum has become a defender on Manitoba Major League team the Wasps.
Curated Video
Sunday Scrum: Calls for Canada to act on Chechnya
LGBT support groups are calling for the Canadian government to do more to help gay and bisexual people in Chechnya
Curated Video
R.K. Russell Talks Coming Out as Bisexual in the NFL
NFL player R.K. Russell made history in 2019 when he was the first ever active player in the league to come out as bisexual. He's also an accomplished poet and writer and his new book The Yards Between Us: a Memoir of Life, Love and...
Curated Video
Celebration, criticism as Canada ends ban on blood donations
Health Canada has approved ending a ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men, basing screening on sexual behaviour instead of gender or sexuality. While some celebrated the move, others aren’t convinced the new screening...
Curated Video
New Superman comes out as bisexual in forthcoming comic
It comes as other comic books are embracing diversity.
Curated Video
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favour of LGBT workplace rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favour of LGBT rights in the workplace and activists say the fact that two conservative justices supported the ruling is a sign that attitudes towards the LGBT community are changing in the U.S.
Press Association
Leo Varadkar ‘worried’ about homophobia and transphobia
Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said he is worried about homophobia and transphobia.
Mr Varadkar made the remarks during a meeting with the Capital Pride Alliance in Wash
ington DC.
Shua Goodwin, board member of...
Mr Varadkar made the remarks during a meeting with the Capital Pride Alliance in Wash
ington DC.
Shua Goodwin, board member of...
Press Association
Politics daily briefing: September 27
Daily politics briefing for September 27, as the UN Refugee Agency rebukes the Home Secretary for arguing LGBT+ people qualify too easily for refugee status under existing international law.