March 7, 1927
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Texas law banning negroes from voting was unconstitutional.
March 7, 1965
In Selma, Alabama, about 600 non-violent civil rights marchers were brutally attacked by state and local police using billy clubs, cattle prods and tear gas. The day came to be known as “Bloody Sunday.”
March 7, 1975
David Bowie’s ninth studio album,Young Americans, saw it’s UK release. The album featured the hit song “Fame,” that would become Bowie’s first number one single in America.
March 7, 1976
In London, Elton John became the first rock star since the Beatles to be immortalized with a lookalike figure at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum.
1987
The Beastie Boys became the first rap act to have a number one album when their debut effort, Licensed to Ill, topped the charts.
1998
Madonna had her eighth #1 song in the U.K. with “Frozen”.
2003
Broadway musicians went on strike during a contract dispute, closing all but one musical, “Cabaret.” Four days later, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg facilitated a settlement.
2021
Aaron Lee Tasjan and Fancy Hagood Discuss Queer Representation in Music « American Songwriter“Queer existence is here,” says Fancy Hagood (a.k.a. Who is Fancy) of Brothers Osborne’s T.J. Osborne’s recent coming out and the boundaries that areamericansongwriter.comhttps://www.wpr.org/how-pop-musicians-transcend-strict-gender-roles
Religiously unaffiliated people more likely to lean left, accept homosexuality | Pew Research CenterIn most of the 18 countries analyzed, religiously unaffiliated adults were more likely to say homosexuality should be accepted by society.www.pewresearch.org
Vancouver to update noise bylaw in response to anti-gay preachers in West End | CBC NewsVancouver city councillors will discuss an upgraded version of its municipal noise bylaws in response to a man preaching anti-gay messages with a microphone and amplifier in the West End last summer. www.cbc.ca
Southern Baptists divided over politics, race, LGBTQ policy – ABC NewsDivisions over race, politics, gender and LGBTQ issues are roiling the Southern Baptist Convention ahead of a meeting of its executive committee next weekabcnews.go.com
Fernie Pride to look at inclusivity across Elk Valley – BC Local NewsThe local LGBTQ2 society received a grant from the federal government to undertake a community studywww.bclocalnews.com
Canada’s bill to ban conversion therapy could help LGBTQ2 rights globally: UN expert – National | Globalnews.caThe bill aims to ban so-called conversion therapy, which involves forcing a person into therapy against their will.globalnews.ca
LGB Americans less religious than straight adults by some measures | Pew Research CenterGay, lesbian and bisexual adults are less likely than straight adults to affiliate with a religious group or to attend religious services weekly.www.pewresearch.org
Legalize prostitution instead of LGBT—OlumanbaYoung Political Activist Emmanuel Abankwah Kesse otherwise known as Olumanba has urged the government to legalize prostitution instead of gay and lesbianism.www.modernghana.com
Turkey’s LGBT community face ‘tsunami of hate’ as tolerance erodesFrom incendiary government minister tweets to censorship of gay characters on TV, a growing animosity is suffocating Turkey’s LGBT community.www.scmp.com
Human Rights Body Calls for Repeal of Jamaica’s Anti-LGBT Laws | Human Rights WatchThe Inter-American Commission on Human Rights today made public a decision calling on Jamaica to repeal laws prohibiting consensual same-sex conduct.www.hrw.org
DeepMind researchers say AI poses a threat to people who identify as queer | VentureBeatResearchers say the impact of AI on people who identify as queer is underexplored, which poses a threat to their health and privacy.venturebeat.com
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