News + Politics
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Anti-LGBTQ organization’s New York field hospital for COVID-19 patients to close
New York Council Speaker had called on Samaritan's Purse to leave New York due to its anti-LGBTQ beliefs
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Transgender fire chief of Georgia city claims her firing was a form of discrimination
Rachel Mosby claims she was let go after a decade on the job, but only after she decided to transition at work
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Brazil’s President Bolsonaro accuses WHO of encouraging children to masturbate and be gay
Claims appear to be misrepresentations of advice from a WHO handbook on sex education
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Ziegfeld’s/Secrets nightclub is permanently closed, owners confirm to Metro Weekly
The drag and male dancer entertainment complex in Southwest D.C. is another victim to development
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Ohio lawmaker who blamed mass shootings on gay marriage and drag queens loses GOP primary
Ohio GOP had previously demanded State Rep. Candice Keller resign following comments on Dayton shooting
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Asian American groups and LGBTQ allies demand response to anti-Asian harassment amid COVID-19 crisis
Advocates say political leaders need to stand up against rhetoric that scapegoats Asians for current pandemic
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ICE releases two gay asylum seekers from Cuba living with HIV amid COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released two asylum seekers living with HIV from a Texas detention facility after LGBTQ advocates expressed concerns over the...
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Anderson Cooper reveals he is a father, and he’s “beyond happy”
Cooper: “As a gay kid, I never thought it would be possible to have a child"
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Beverly Hills police chief accused of calling lesbian woman “gross” has resigned
Sandra Spagnoli was accused of bullying a lesbian employee after discovering her sexuality
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Lesbian defeats Trump-supporting Ohio sheriff in Democratic primary
An out lesbian who is currently suing an Ohio sheriff’s office for discrimination defeated the man who fired her for the Democratic nomination for sheriff...
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FBI will prosecute two men arrested for allegedly murdering two trans women in Puerto Rico
Police say evidence, including one suspect's confession, may lead to hate crime charges against the men
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Gay adult film producer claims restrictions on filming due to COVID-19 are “causing people to die”
Sergeant Miles slammed an industry moratorium on filming, claiming it is "literally killing us"
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Working-Class Warrior: Anthony Lorenzo Green on bringing change to the DC Council
Ward 7 candidate Anthony Lorenzo Green says the D.C.'s Democratic Party must reprioritize the needs of working people
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Former Councilmember Carol Schwartz endorses openly gay candidate John Fanning in Ward 2 race
Schwartz says Fanning is best poised to stave off Jack Evans, the embattled former Ward 2 councilmember
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Advocates urge ICE to release two gay asylum seekers living with HIV
Recent federal court ruling ordered ICE to release detainees who could be "immune-compromised" by COVID-19
