News + Politics
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Joe Biden calls conversion therapy ‘sick,’ emphasizes importance of Equality Act
During a virtual fundraiser, Biden reiterated support for transgender rights and noted the recent death of Aimee Stephens
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6 in 10 LGBTI people in Europe are afraid to hold hands in public, survey says
More than 1 in 4 LGBTI people, and 6 in 10 trans people, say they've been discriminated against in the past year
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U.S. Navy grants waiver to transgender military member
Waiver marks the first exemption granted since the Trump administration's ban went into effect last year
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Dan Levy, Janelle Monáe, Billy Porter set for NYC Pride broadcast special
Carson Kressley co-hosts two-hour special celebrating LGBTQ community and frontline workers
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Capital Pride’s Ryan Bos on his COVID-19 experience: ‘Take everything seriously’
Ryan Bos developed a sore throat in March. Two hospitalizations later, he wants everyone to follow the rules.
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Gay New York senator slams blood bank for rejecting him due to his sexuality
State Sen. Brad Hoylman: "We are letting homophobia get in the way of saving lives"
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Appeals court orders State Department to reconsider issuing accurate passport to intersex veteran
Dana Zzymm has been fighting for five years to obtain an accurate passport
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Instagram influencer apologizes for sparking campaign to out gay men in Morocco
Naoufal Moussa says she wanted to "humanize" gay people and push society to be more accepting of them
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New York man robbed at gunpoint after arranging meet-up through Grindr
Robber pistol-whipped victim, making off with $1,000 in cash and electronic devices
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Australian police arrest man for 1988 murder of gay American
Victim's brother had repeatedly pushed police to investigate his brother's murder, which was initially ruled a suicide
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Trump administration removes LGBTQ data from foster care and adoption reporting system
Advocates say lack of data will hamper efforts to find youth in foster care permanent placements
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Aimee Stephens, transgender woman at center of LGBTQ Supreme Court case, dies at age 59
Stephens' case could determine whether the Civil Rights Act protects against anti-trans discrimination
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Transgender woman identified as victim in San Antonio barbershop slaying
Helle Jae O'Regan is the eleventh transgender person killed in the United States this year
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Gay Council candidate earns one of three endorsements from Our Revolution DC
Anthony Lorenzo Green, Janeese Lewis George, and Jordan Grossman earn progressive group's backing
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One-third of trans Colombians have undergone conversion therapy, survey finds
Survey finds high levels of discrimination and violence against LGBTQ Colombians, despite social progress
