News + Politics
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Providence City Council member resigns from leadership post after calling transgender activist “it”
Michael Correia made comments about a Black trans activist's breasts and misgendered her in recorded conversation
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Switzerland votes to legalize same-sex marriage
The European nation also made it easier for some transgender people to have their gender legally recognized
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Grindr reveals which country has the most tops in 2020 recap
'Grindr Unwrapped' also shows that D.C. is the app's most active city on Earth
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Gay couple says someone smeared feces on their Christmas lawn decorations
Eureka Police are investigating the vandalism incident as a hate crime
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Anti-LGBTQ Republican says drag queens reading books to children is “child abuse”
Failed Virginia politician E.W. Jackson said parents who normalize the events should have their children removed
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Gay Virginia Delegate Mark Levine announces run for lieutenant governor
A progressive Democrat, Levine would be the first LGBTQ and first Jewish person elected to statewide office in Virginia
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Virginia county GOP censures Rep. Denver Riggleman for officiating gay wedding
Outgoing Republican congressman says he's weighing a bid for governor as an independent
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Andrew Rannells goes ‘back and forth’ on straight actors playing gay roles
Rannells plays a straight character in "The Prom," which features James Corden in a gay role
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LGBTQ households disproportionately affected by COVID-19
LGBTQ people experience more job losses, reduced access to healthcare, and greater social isolation
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DC to temporarily end indoor dining at 10 p.m. on Dec. 23
Latest restrictions on bars and restaurants were prompted by higher number of new COVID-19 cases
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Debra Messing apologizes for ‘homophobic’ Trump prison tweet
Will & Grace star said she hoped Trump would be a "popular boyfriend" to other inmates in prison
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Shawn Mendes calls constant gay rumors ‘so frustrating’
Mendes said the rumors had led him to question his mannerisms and that he "suffered" because of it
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Federal judge strikes down Ohio law blocking trans people from amending their birth certificates
Court finds Ohio's policy, which was made more restrictive in 2016, "does not pass constitutional muster"
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Federal judge orders Wisconsin to provide surgery to trans inmate
Judge James Peterson found that prison officials' denial of surgery to Nicole Campbell violated her constitutional rights
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Global religious leaders call for ban on conversion therapy
A new initiative, "The Good Fruit Project," has been launched to educate people of faith about the harms of conversion therapy
