News + Politics
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Pittsburgh man says he was attacked by 7 people because he is transgender
Victim says he was cornered after going into a 7-11 to withdraw money from an ATM
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Orrin Hatch urges Republicans to protect LGBTQ rights
Hatch: "Protecting religious liberty and preserving the rights of LGBTQ individuals are not mutually exclusive"
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Trump slams MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski for homophobic slur about Mike Pompeo
"Morning Joe" host criticized for calling Secretary of State "wannabe dictator's butt-boy"
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Congressional Democrats introduce bill to combat anti-LGBTI abuses abroad
GLOBE Act would create a special envoy on LGBTI rights and call for sanctions on those who commit human rights abuses
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Brokeback Mountain inducted into Library of Congress’ National Film Registry
The landmark gay drama was deemed worthy of preservation due to its "cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to the nation’s film heritage"
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Dignity/Washington offers LGBTQ Catholics the unconditional love many seek from the Church
The group is for LGBTQ Catholics who love their faith, but struggle to reconcile it with their identity
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House committee postpones hearing after GOP witness’s past anti-gay blog posts revealed
GOP lawmakers on the House Education and Workforce Committee postponed a hearing after blog posts characterized as anti-gay and anti-feminist that were written by an...
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Pastor arrested in fatal shooting of transgender woman in Detroit
Prosecutors say Kelly Stough's gender identity may have played a role in her death
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Virginia teacher fired for refusing to call transgender student by male pronouns
Peter Vlaming claims that acknowledging the student's gender identity violates his religious beliefs
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LGBTQ Lawmakers: What happens after the “Rainbow Wave”?
Out LGBTQ officials, including newly-elected ones, talk about their priorities and balancing the needs of their districts
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Transgender service members ask D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to keep blocking Trump’s military ban
Federal judges have previously ruled plaintiffs have a likelihood of success in arguing ban is unconstitutional
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NYPD searching for man who called woman “dyke” and then fractured her spine on New York subway
Homophobic attack reportedly sparked by seeing a woman kiss the victim on the cheek
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Trump suspends access to materials for research into HIV cure
HHS has launched an audit into the use of fetal tissue, an essential component in researching drugs and treatments to combat HIV
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Grindr’s head of communications resigns after president says marriage is between man and woman
Landen Zumwalt objected to comments Grindr President Scott Chen made calling marriage a "holy matrimony"
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Kevin Hart steps down as Oscars host after outcry over homophobic tweets
But GLAAD says Hart "shouldn’t have stepped down; he should have stepped up"
