Like many queer people alive during the 1990s, the thought of Matthew Shepard still makes Lesléa Newman shudder. Shepard, a beautiful, adventurous Wyoming college student, became a symbol after his horrific murder in October 1998, waking up straight America to the scourge of anti-LGBTQ+ violence and the near-constant threat many of us live under. Newman — known by many for her revolutionary 1989 children's book about a queer family, Heather Has Too Mommies — has kept Matt close in the quarter-century since he died. In 2012, she penned a "masterful" collection of poems about Shepard, October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard. Eleven years later, and 25 years after Matt's killing, Newman couldn't help but pay a visit to someone who now seems like an old friend. Read on »
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The nonprofit group Pride and Less Prejudice is holding its third annual Banned Together virtual auction between October 5-8. The organization is looking to raise $15,000 to send more than 1,000 LGBTQ-inclusive books to elementary schools across the country. Read on »
Gay Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos’s former campaign treasurer pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge related to a case against the New York lawmaker. Read on »
Puerto Rican transgender man Luis Ángel Diaz Castro was killed in Puerto Rico and has been identified as the 19th transgender, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming American to die by violence in 2023. Read on »
The Tennessee city of Franklin, located south of Nashville, is embroiled in a whirlwind of political controversy as white supremacist involvement surfaces in its ongoing mayoral race. Read on »
Happy Thursday! We hope you're celebrating Kevin McCarthy's chaotic departure from the speaker's position with our roundup of the best memes. Let's get into today's news. Read on »
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EMILY’s List, the organization formerly headed by the newest U.S. senator, Laphonza Butler, has been supporting pro-choice Democratic women, including many LGBTQ+ ones, for elected office for nearly 40 years. Read on »
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Like many queer people alive during the 1990s, the thought of 
The nonprofit group Pride and Less Prejudice is holding its third annual 
Gay Republican U.S. Rep. 
Puerto Rican transgender man Luis Ángel Diaz Castro was killed in Puerto Rico and has been identified as the 19th transgender, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming American to die by violence in 2023. 
The 
By Scottie Andrew, CNN
EMILY’s List, the organization formerly headed by the newest U.S. senator, Laphonza Butler, has been supporting pro-choice Democratic women, including many LGBTQ+ ones, for elected office for nearly 40 years. 
