Weekly international news highlights for the week ending December 2, 2022.

Last Saturday, just before midnight, a shooter entered the Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub Club Q and immediately opened fire on its patrons and staff. Five persons were killed and 18 were injured in the horrific event.

Starbucks will close its Broadway & Denny location on December 11, the company told workers in a November 21 announcement. According to Starbucks, the location has become "unsafe" and therefore must close.

A report from the most recent of Seattle Pride's quarterly speaker events focusing on "issues impacting the LGBTQIA+ community... viewed through an LGBTQIA+ lens."

As president of a large national union, Weingarten is often mentioned as "the most powerful Lesbian in the country."

Weekly national news highlights for the week ending November 25, 2022.

Weekly international news highlights for the week ending November 25, 2022.

The Mormon Church now says it supports the federal Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify the US Supreme Court ruing in Obergefell.

A small group of international citizens have formed the Rainbow Republic, an online micronation for LGBTQ people and their allies, offering citizenship, marriage certificates, business registration, and more.

The long-expected announcement met with applause from the crowd at the event but far less enthusiasm from Republican party leaders.