News + Politics
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Arizona summer camp rejects 9-year-old boy because he is trans
Tonto Creek Camp wanted to isolate the boy in his own tent, but his foster mother refused
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Gay Asian Americans are viewed as more “American” than their straight peers, study finds
Surveys of university students show respondents perceived American culture as more accepting of gay individuals
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HRC Press Secretary Sarah McBride is running for Delaware State Senate
If successful, McBride would become America's first openly transgender state senator
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New York gay bar’s rainbow flag burned for a second time in the past month
Both flag burnings are being investigated as potential hate crimes, police say
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Botswana to appeal court ruling that decriminalized homosexuality
Country's attorney general claims unanimous court decision was wrongly decided
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Victory Fund endorses Dan Baer in Colorado’s 2020 U.S. Senate race
The LGBTQ Victory Fund, the national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, officially endorsed Dan Baer, a former State Department official, for...
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Transgender woman arrested in squabble over restroom use at a North Carolina Denny’s
A transgender woman was arrested in a conflict stemming from her use of the women’s restroom at a Denny’s restaurant in Shelby, N.C. A man...
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Anti-gay Alabama pastor confesses in church to molesting underage boy
John Martin broke down in the pulpit and told his congregation that he'd abused a young boy
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Jacksonville church hosts Pride Prom for LGBTQ youth after local library backs out
Library's founder claims he canceled the event out of concern for the "emotional and physical safety" of teens
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Border agents allegedly forced Honduran man to hold “I like men” sign
Agents at a Texas detention center allegedly laughed as the man walked around
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Out rapper Lil Nas X considered taking his sexuality “to the grave”
"Old Town Road" artist came out as gay last week and said he wanted to help others do the same
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Illinois governor signs order ensuring schools have resources to help trans students
Order establishes a task force to develop recommendations for educators on dealing with trans students
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs bill banning gay and trans panic defenses
Tactic is used to justify a defendant's violent reaction to discovering a victim's LGBTQ identity
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Trans filmmakers attacked in Queens while making trans violence documentary
Norma Ureiro and Bianey Garcia said they were subjected to anti-transgender slurs and then pepper sprayed
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Trans United names Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd as its new executive director
Founder of TAKE, an Alabama-based trans service organization, will lead national trans advocacy group
