News + Politics
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Chelsea Manning releases campaign ad as part of U.S. Senate bid
Self-described "whistleblower" and former soldier will challenge Sen. Ben Cardin in Democratic primary
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First openly gay Olympic athlete Adam Rippon won’t go to the White House if he’s invited
Rippon said he wants to “speak out” against injustice and that the way Trump speaks is "inappropriate"
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Anti-gay activist attacks Mid-Atlantic Leather and Metro Weekly, gets dragged by Twitter
LaBarbera called MAL a "homosexual perversion-fest," but Twitter was having none of it
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Pennsylvania Republicans bemoan removal of “mother” and “father” from state birth certificates
A group of Pennsylvania lawmakers is objecting to a bureaucratic change that replaced the terms “mother” and “father” with “parent,” demanding that the state Department...
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Chelsea Handler under fire for tweet questioning Lindsey Graham’s sexuality
Handler asked whether the Trump administration was blackmailing Graham for his support
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Gay Indian prince offers his palace to shunned LGBTQ people
Prince Gohil plans on building a center on the grounds of his palace
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Mark Pocan: Why do we allow presidents from “shithole organizations” like Trump Org?
On Thursday, openly gay Congressman Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) fired back at President Trump on Twitter in response to reports that Trump made a racist remark...
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India’s Supreme Court to reconsider law criminalizing gay sex
India’s Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider a 2013 decision that reinstated the country’s anti-sodomy laws and criminalized same-sex relations between consenting adults, reports The...
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Forum: Can Oprah win in 2020?
Are we #WithHer? Why #Oprah2020 is a good idea.
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Brother, Help Thyself is doing its part to combat Republican funding cuts
BHT will provide $64,000 to local nonprofits that support LGBTQ people and those living with HIV/AIDS
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A small Kentucky city just voted to protect its LGBTQ residents
Paducah's city leaders overwhelmingly voted to protect LGBTQ people, shutting down a "religious freedom" exemption
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Husband of Miss Trans America pageant founder says he “snapped” after argument
Mark Steele-Knudslien pleads not guilty to murdering his wife, Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien
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Virginia House LGBTQ caucus doubles as Danica Roem and Dawn Adams sworn in
Delegates become first transgender and first lesbian lawmakers to serve in the Virginia General Assembly
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Trump judicial nominee Howard Nielson criticized a judge because he was gay
Past anti-LGBTQ advocacy raises questions over whether Nielson can impartially hear cases involving LGBTQ parties
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Wisconsin school district settles with transgender student barred from restrooms
By dropping its Supreme Court appeal, district allows precedent-setting, pro-transgender 7th Circuit ruling to stand
