News + Politics
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Transgender woman sues hotel chain for firing her for wearing women’s clothes to work
A transgender hotel employee has sued her former employer and supervisor, alleging they fired her because of her gender identity.
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Ghana political leader calls LGBTQ people “worse than COVID-19”
Ghana's speaker of parliament Alban Bagbin slammed LGBTQ people amid debate over criminalizing homosexuality
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Caitlyn Jenner wants to move homeless people to ‘big open fields’
California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner claims homeless people are "destroying Venice Beach" and should be moved to "an open field"
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13-year-old girl sues Florida over bill barring transgender athletes from female sports teams
A 13-year-old transgender girl is suing the state of Florida over a law that would prohibit her from playing on the girls' soccer team.
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Miss Nevada USA winner will be first openly trans contestant in Miss USA pageant
Kataluna Enriquez won the Miss Nevada pageant on the anniversary of the Stonewall riots
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Minnesota trans student wins $218,500 settlement over school’s bathroom ban
A Minnesota school district has agreed to settle a lawsuit over its policy forcing trans students to use separate restrooms and locker rooms.
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Tennessee officials face second lawsuit over anti-trans bathroom sign law
A second lawsuit has been filed challenging a Tennessee law requiring businesses with trans-friendly bathrooms to post anti-trans signs.
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U.S. State Department announces it will issue gender-neutral passports
The State Department will issue a third gender option for U.S. passports, and will no longer require proof of surgery to change a gender marker.
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California bans state-sponsored travel to five more states over anti-LGBTQ laws
California has added five more states to its list of places where state-sponsored travel is banned due to passage of anti-LGBTQ laws.
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NFL says “football is gay” after Carl Nassib comes out
NFL says football is 'gay, lesbian, queer, bisexual, transgender' and more in new video after Carl Nassib came out as gay
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Scottish train company slaps down homophobe who complained about ‘Pride train’
ScotRail's Twitter team was widely praised for their response to demands that a train be painted in "straight colors"
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says LGBTQ-inclusive school curriculums are ‘child abuse’
Far-right Republican conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked Critical Race Theory and decried LGBTQ sex education
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Assailants yelling anti-gay slurs stab victims on New York subway, at Staten Island Ferry Terminal
One suspect has been arrested and another is at large in two stabbings in New York City being investigated as possible anti-gay hate crimes.
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ACLU sues Tennessee over bill requiring signs for businesses with trans-friendly restroom policies
Two business owners are suing Tennessee over a law requiring them to post "warning" signs about their transgender restroom policies.
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Transgender woman stabbed with screwdriver on New York City subway
A transgender woman was stabbed with a screwdriver on the New York City subway by a man calling her anti-gay slurs.
