Being in high school during the 1980s, sexuality was not discussed — at all. If the word gay was mentioned, it was meant as a slight, as an insult, and as a way to question your manliness. Most of my friends and classmates, who weren’t gay, laughed when you said to them, “You’re so gay!” However, when it was applied to me, I laughed, but was torn apart inside. Read on »
The Florida House passed a litany of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation on Wednesday. These bills could prohibit gender-affirming care for children, punish businesses letting minors watch drag shows, and treat transgender people peeing in the wrong bathroom as criminals.
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The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote Thursday on a national transgender-exclusionary sports bill, and it’s likely to pass that body but go no further, LGBTQ+ activists say. Read on »
A year ago, activists in Florida warned that given a chance, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republicans in the state would expand their draconian “don’t say gay” law forbidding discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third-grade classrooms universally across the state. On Wednesday, Florida’s Board of Education did just that. Read on »
Transgender Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr is facing calls for censure after saying legislators who voted for a ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth have blood on their hands. Read on »
In South Carolina, a teacher who circulated LGBTQ+ materials deemed inappropriate by the local school district was fired after discovering that she had distributed them to students. Read on »
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Out singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins is glad people see her 1992 hit “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover” as a lesbian anthem or a generally LGBTQ+ one, but she also says it’s more than that. Read on »
Homeless LGBTQ+ youth in Connecticut often trade sex in exchange for food and shelter, but local activists say a dedicated shelter would help counter the crisis. Read on »
One of the internet’s most hateful anti-LGBTQ+ voices found himself on the receiving end of ridicule when somebody apparently hacked his social media and other accounts. Read on »
The late singer and rapper Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in a tub after taking sedatives and using spray cleaners to inhale, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner. Read on »
The California State University Maritime Academy reportedly mishandled reports of sexual assaults and harassment against women, gays, and trans people onboard its training vessel, Golden Bear. Read on »
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