News + Politics
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Center for Black Equity Launches Vaccine Education Campaign
The Center for Black Equity has partnered with Gilead Sciences, Inc. as part of a new initiative aimed at increasing monkeypox virus, or MPV, vaccination...
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Trans Teacher Leaves Orthodox Jewish High School over Harassment
Transphobic discrimination pressured a trans teacher at a New York City Orthodox Jewish high school to leave her job last week. Talia Avrahami, a social...
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D.C. Monkeypox Clinics to Offer Walk-Up Vaccinations
Starting on Friday, Sept. 23, D.C. residents will no longer be required to pre-register for monkeypox vaccination appointments. Going forward, all three of the city’s...
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Mother Files Police Report over “Gay” Book in High School Library
A mother of a high school student in Michigan reportedly filed a police report over the presence of a gay book in her daughter’s school library...
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Pentagon to Pay $1.3 Million to Military Members with HIV
The Department of Defense will pay $1,325,000 to settle claims for attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by the Modern Military Association of America and three...
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WATCH: Utah GOP Candidate Releases Anti-Trans Rap
A Republican State Senate candidate in Utah put a creative twist on the campaign announcement — by releasing an anti-trans rap video urging people to...
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Federal Bill Would Strip Funding from Schools with Trans Support Policies
A recently introduced U.S. Senate bill would withhold federal funding from schools with transgender support policies that do not require parental consent before changing a...
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Montana Judge Declares College Trans Ban Unconstitutional
A Montana judge has ruled that part of the state’s 2021 law barring transgender athletes from competing on sports teams that align with their gender...
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Zander Murray Becomes Scotland’s First Out Gay Senior Soccer Player
Zander Murray, who plays for the Lowland League side Gala Fairydean Rovers, has become Scotland’s first senior male player to come out as gay. The...
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Yeshiva U. Suspends All Clubs to Avoid Recognizing Gays
An Orthodox Jewish university has temporarily suspended all on-campus clubs in order to avoid recognizing an LGBTQ student group.
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Lil Nas X Sends Anti-Gay Protesters Free Pizza
Singer Lil Nas X sent free pizza to religious protesters outside his Boston concert, and declared he had fallen in love with one of them.
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Christian Pastor Explains Why He Enjoys Using Anti-Gay Slurs
Hate group pastor Aaron Thompson claimed words like "homosexual" don’t convey a negative enough intent toward gays.
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NBA Fines Anthony Edwards $40,000 for Anti-Gay Instagram Video
The NBA has fined Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards $40,000 for using offensive and derogatory anti-gay language on social media. In a now-deleted Instagram video,...
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Gay Meteorologist Fired Over Leaked Nude Webcam Photos
Erick Adame, who apologized for appearing on an adult cam site, is suing the site to reveal the identity of the user who outed him.
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Kelley Robinson Named New President of Human Rights Campaign
Kelley Robinson has been named the new president of the Human Rights Campaign, becoming the organization's first Black female leader.
