A long fight about the future of Pulse nightclub could be on the verge of resolution as the city of Orlando moves ahead with purchasing the site. Read on »
The Wisconsin Senate Tuesday approved a bill banning gender-affirming care for trans minors, after the state Assembly did so last week — but Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has promised to veto the measure and any other anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. Read on »
Indiana authorities announced they have positively identified another presumed victim of Herb Baumeister, the wealthy Republican businessman, husband, and father who was suspected of killing over 20 boys and young men he met at or around gay bars during the 1980s and ’90s. Baumeister died by suicide in 1996 at a public park in Canada after police searched his 18-acre Fox Hollow Farm estate in Westfield outside of Indianapolis and issued a search warrant for his arrest. Read on »
A federal judge in Nebraska has dismissed a lawsuit brought against a school district that shut down a high school newspaper after it published several articles on LGBTQ+ topics. Read on »
A young man named Justin Olmo took to TikTok to share his unsettling experience of alleged discrimination at a small family-owned restaurant, Sioux City Steakhouse, in New Port Richey, Fla. According to Olmo, he was fired on his second shift in August after he brought his boyfriend to the restaurant for a meal during his break. Read on »
A man has been arrested and charged with the murder of Chyna Long, a Black transgender woman who was found shot on a street in Milwaukee last week. Read on »
Recent digital discourse and conservative news outlets have reignited unfounded rumors regarding former President Barack Obama’s sexuality. But the conspiracy theory has been around for a while, so why did it blow up again this year? Read on »
The Human Rights Campaign set the stage for a compelling dialogue on LGBTQ+ rights at the Equality Convention, held last Friday evening at the George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C., ahead of the prestigious HRC National Dinner Saturday. Kelley Robinson, the HRC president, moderated a panel discussion featuring Maya Wiley, Angela Ferrell-Zabala, and Mini Timmaraju, sharing their insights on the political milieu and the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
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Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, has made some changes to its book fairs, a beloved elementary and middle school institution, in light of some schools’ restrictions on material dealing with LGBTQ+ and racial issues. Read on »
In a time of political unrest as the country prepares for another election, Rachel Maddow’s new book, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism, provides a lens through which to view the contemporary American political landscape. Read on »
An appeals court in Hong Kong upheld a lower court ruling that the government unfairly discriminated against same-sex couples seeking to rent or own properties managed by the Public Housing Authority. Read on »
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