LGBTQ

According to HuffPost, Senate Democrats introduced a bill on Tuesday to include sexual orientation and gender identity on the U.S. census. Called the Census Equality Act, the bill would require the Census Bureau to incorporate questions about one’s sexual orientation and gender identity to the census by the year 2030. Democratic Senators Kamala Harris and […]

Actor James Woods tweeted a photo of a poster that says “Pedophiles Are People Too,” and he seems to be of the belief that the poster is part of a real campaign to legitimize pedophilia. Others, however, believe that the poster (or posters; it’s not clear if there are more than just the one) is […]

David Cooley is CEO and Founder of the iconic West Hollywood gay bar known as The Abbey Food & Bar — often voted the best in Los Angeles, and where everyone feels welcomed. Unfortunately, he wasn’t given that same treatment when taking a flight recently on Alaska Airlines from L.A. to New York, reports NBC […]

The Trump administration has reportedly been retroactively revoking passports for transgender woman, forcing them to provide proof of their gender in what they see as a targeted action against transgender individuals. The incidents were documented in a report from Them, which found a number of transgender women who received notifications from the U.S. Passport Office […]

A mere few years ago, the United States was rolling out policy that would allow transgender people to obtain any necessary medical care associated with being a transgender person. That meant that insurance companies would no longer be able to refuse these people coverage. Their hormone treatment would be handled as any other prescription would, […]

CW is potentially developing a Batwoman remake that will feature alter-ego Kate Kane as a Jewish lesbian, Metro Weekly reports. The show will debut in 2019 if it passes the screening process. Ironically, Batwoman was initially developed as a character to dispel myths of Batman’s homosexuality in the 1950s. The thought behind Kane’s new sexual […]

According to CNN, Hide Hall was looking forward to her trip to CVS pharmacy. She was about to start her hormone replacement therapy (HRT). HRT is what medically helps transgender people physically transition into the gender they know is correct for them. While not a necessity for transition, for many in the trans community, beginning […]

Jason Mraz has earned himself a strong fan following with his happy, positive, love-filled lyrics and his boy-next-door charm. Over the years, Mraz has been open about his feelings on life and love through his music, and now he’s stepping out of his shell a bit more by talking about his sexuality and his sexual […]

CNN reported Friday that a transgender woman in Arizona is claiming that a CVS pharmacist refused to fill her hormone prescription. According to Hilde Hall, she went to her local CVS pharmacy one day in April to have her first hormone prescription filled, when the pharmacist denied her request. Describing her encounter in a blog […]

Datuk Mujahid Yusof Rawa, Islamic Affairs Minister of Malaysia, spoke out on behalf of the nation’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) population over discrimination against them in the workplace. This all comes in the wake of the resignation of Numan Afifi, who was an interim aide to Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Abdul […]

According to The Advocate, Congressional Democrats have filed a bill to outlaw the use of the “gay panic” defense. The “gay panic” defense has previously been used in court to either acquit or give lighter sentences to assailants of LGBT people, because their identity caused the assailant to “panic” at the time. Introduced by Senator […]

According to Metro Weekly, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved an amendment Wednesday allowing taxpayer-funded adoption agencies to potentially discriminate against same-sex families on the basis of religious freedom, denying them the right to adopt. The amendment is part of a funding bill for the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services and could potentially […]

The parents of a 15-year-old transgender teen in Ohio have filed court documents to challenge the decision of a Warren County probate judge, who has denied their son’s request to legally change his name. Reports from Cincinnati.com state that the judge, Joseph Kirby, ruled that the teen was not allowed to legally change his name […]

There’s a storm brewing inside the LGBTQ community since Pride Month, which occurred in June. Some people believe there is an aspect of the rainbow flag being left off, one that many say is important and needs to be quickly incorporated. Despite plenty of people believing the flag is fully representative of the entire LGBTQ […]

The Auburn, Indiana church that was kicked out from its building for posting an anti-LGBTQ sign responded to Indiana ABC affiliate WPTA 21 on Saturday, maintaining that it practices tolerance, and suggesting that those who support LGBTQ causes or are LGBTQ themselves are the ones who are prejudiced against other people’s beliefs, specifically their own. […]

An Indiana church that had an anti-LGBTQ sign on its marquee has been evicted from its building, The Hill is reporting. For decades, churches have been putting up signs outside their buildings. Most are mundane, offering information about the pastor’s name, or when services are held. Others have Bible verses or uplifting sayings. Some have […]

In an interview with Shortlist, Queer Eye star Tan France opened up about coming out as a gay man of Pakistani descent and learning more about the LGBTQ community through the show. France, the fashion expert of the new Fab Five, reflected on coming out as a gay man of color and the unique struggles […]

Newly elected New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) signed three bills into law on Tuesday, all of which aim to expand and protect the rights of transgender residents in the state, reports the Huffington Post. The first and second bills allow transgender residents to change the sex or gender marker on their birth and death […]

The United Kingdom is in the beginning stages of a plan to outlaw so-called “gay conversion therapy,” as part of a larger effort to target homophobia and anti-LGBTQ discrimination nationwide, CNN is reporting. Sometimes called “reparative therapy,” the practice is based on the premise that homosexuality is a choice, or at least, a mental disorder […]

In news that brings a perfect end to LGBTQ Pride month, actress Tessa Thompson just confirmed the happy rumor that she and singer Janelle Monáe are a couple. The interview had the Westworld star opening up about her sexuality and she also let them in on the secret that she is bisexual. The answer came […]

Collin Martin, a midfielder for Major League Soccer’s Minnesota United, publicly came out as gay on Friday, making him the only openly homosexual male athlete currently competing in a major American sports league. According to a report from ESPN, Martin made the announcement on Twitter, explaining in a statement that a number of his teammates […]

Amid the ongoing furor regarding White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders being asked to leave a Virginia restaurant on “moral grounds,” a transgender woman was similarly kicked out of Washington, D.C., restaurant on Friday for attempting to use the women’s restroom. According to WTOP, the incident took place on Friday night, as Human Rights […]

Just ahead of the 25th anniversary of New York City’s Pride Parade, Sex and the City star-turned-gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon has just revealed a well-kept secret: her son, Samuel, is transgender. The Daily Mail has the scoop about the Sex and the City star’s son, who was originally named Samatha. Nixon revealed her son’s transgender […]

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is under fire for a poorly timed tweet about eating a Chick-Fil-A, apparently failing to realize that it’s Pride Month and the fast-food chicken chain has been associated with anti-gay causes in the past. As Yahoo News reports, Saturday’s tweet was at once innocuous and intended to promote a new Twitter […]

John Kluge, an Indiana high school band teacher, says he was fired from his job because he refused to address a transgender student by their preferred name. Doing so would have violated his Christian beliefs, according to ABC News. Kluge had, until this year, been the orchestra teacher at Brownsburg High School in suburban Indianapolis. […]

The Human Rights Campaign has teamed up with Amazon and Amazon’s employee LGBTQ affinity group glamazon for an exciting new project. They are releasing a Pride Facts skill for any Amazon Alexa device that will be running during Pride Month. You can simply ask Alexa to tell you a pride fact, and you will hear […]

LGBTQ Pride Month, also referred to as Gay Pride Month, or LGBT Pride Month, takes place every June. There are pride parades held in many cities, along with several pride festivals such as Motor City Pride in Detroit and NYC Pride. Most of these events take place on the weekends, although there will also be […]

A new study lends credence to the belief that it is possible for people to be born transgender, as their brain activity appears to be similar to that of cisgender people of the same gender identity, as opposed to people of the same biological sex. As explained in a report from Newsweek, a team of […]

An Oregon school is accused of punishing an LGBTQ kid by making him or her read passages from the Bible, as well as retaliating against another LGBTQ student when he or she complained of harassment, the Oregonian is reporting. The allegations against the North Bend School District came to light when local newspaper the Coos […]

A Texas art teacher has been placed on administrative leave for no other apparent reason than for being gay, she and her attorney claim, and she’s suing to get her job back, The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram is reporting. Stacy Bailey’s employment status with the Mansfield School District, in suburban Dallas, can best be described at […]

Luis Javier Ruiz is one of the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting spree survivors. In the terrorist attack that targeted a gay nightclub, Omar Mateen killed 49 people and wounded 53 others. Ruiz recently said on Facebook that he was going through old pictures of that night and he believes, “I should have been number 50.” […]

A gay South Carolina teenager was voted prom king by his peers, and marked the event by wearing a beautiful dress. And everyone loved him for it, except outraged parents who created a local controversy in the Greenville area. As Yahoo News reports, Adam Bell is openly gay, and often wears makeup and/or women’s clothes […]

Hawaii on Friday banned so-called “gay conversion therapy” for children under 18, becoming the 12th state to ban the controversial practice that some say is protected religious expression, Hawaii News Now is reporting. The Aloha State follows California, Oregon, and several other states in banning the practice, at least for minors. The language in Hawaii’s […]

Adam Rippon, 2018 Winter Olympics bronze medalist, was on The Domenick Nati Show where he talked to Domenick about via phone. The figure skater was asked about backlash from being the first openly gay Olympic athlete and if he received any death threats. Rippon said, “yeah I did, I received all sorts of threats, I […]

Grindr users were in for a nasty surprise when BuzzFeed News and SINTEF revealed that the dating app was sharing highly sensitive information about them with third-party apps, without the users’ explicit consent. The information that was shared included HIV status, last date of testing, along with identifying information about the phone, email, and GPS […]

J.K. Rowling claims she didn’t mean to like a transphobic tweet earlier this week. Harry Potter fans were outraged when the beloved author liked a tweet calling transgender women “men in dresses,” but her rep says it was just a mistake. According to PinkNews, the tweet came amid a growing debate about transgender women within […]

A married same-sex couple in Dallas is claiming that their LGBTQ status led them to be discriminated against by a local Texas newspaper. According to Barry Giles and John Gambill, The Olton Enterprise cut Gambill’s name and his relationship as Giles’ husband from the recent obituary of Giles’ mother, Brenda Light. As Fox 4 reports, […]

LGBTQ icon RuPaul has come under fire for comments he made in an interview last week regarding the transgender community and their possible inclusion on future seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Speaking to The Guardian for a profile piece, Ru made mention of what he feels drag is and what it isn’t. “Drag loses its […]

It will soon be illegal for mental health professionals in Washington state to try to change the sexual orientation of minors through so-called “conversion therapy.” On Saturday (March 3), the Washington State Senate approved Senate Bill 5722, which allows licensed therapists to be prosecuted for “unlawful conduct” if they attempt conversion therapy on anyone under […]

Mack Beggs won his second straight high school wrestling state title this weekend, which for any other teen would have been a significant accomplishment. But for the transgender teen, it was also a source of controversy as his title win in the girls’ division was met with a chorus of boos from the crowd and […]

A report on New Scientist discloses that a 30-year-old woman has become the first officially documented transgender woman to breastfeed a baby. According to the report, an experimental three-and-a-half month treatment regime enabled the woman to produce 227 grams of milk a day. The treatment included hormones, a nausea drug, and breast stimulation with a […]

United States Olympian Adam Rippon is not only openly gay, but he is proving to be someone that people can appreciate and admire. Whether he is posting to Twitter and Instagram, sharing his story, or doing interviews with the media, Rippon is showing the world that he is proud of who he is and it […]

It’s already a win for openly gay athletes Gus Kenworthy and Adam Rippon, both of whom represented the United States at the Winter Olympics 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. After the opening ceremony of the games, the couple took to Instagram and express how honored they are to be representing the LGBTQ community and quickly […]

On Wednesday, February, 7, Bermuda officially banned same-sex marriage, which had been legal in the island nation since May 2017 following a supreme court ruling there. In the new legislation passed by both chambers of the Bermuda parliament and signed by the U.K.-appointed governor, domestic partnerships for all couples, whether gay or straight, will be […]

Transgender identity has been removed from the sexual disorder category and was put into a class of its own in the DSM-5. While many people believe that it isn’t a mental disorder, it has not been removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, commonly called DSM-5. In 2016, a research study claimed […]

Pat Robertson, the Christian Broadcasting Network’s (CBN) founder has suffered a stroke. Fox News reported that Robertson’s network put out a statement saying that the host of The 700 Club is “expected to make a full recovery.” The longtime televangelist was rushed to a medical facility on Friday when he showed signs of experiencing an […]

Coca Cola’s 2018 Superbowl ad has a message, and it’s diversity regarding race, religion, and sexual orientation. The 60-second spot, entitled, “The Wonder Of Us” prominently features members of the LGBT community. The commercial also showcases imagery that’s associated with LGBT identity. There’s an array of rainbow-colored balloons, and you can see rainbows on the […]

It’s the prom season and a school in Alabama is having a hard time going with the times. According to local site Alabama, two female students were suspended for arranging a prom proposal together. Two teens were suspended Wednesday according to Ashley Fadely, senior student at Alexandria High. Fadely said that the event happened during […]

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald introduces a young Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law), the epic wizard headmaster of Harry Potter’s Hogwarts. It follows this beloved character’s pursuit of the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp), through the heart of Paris. Capturing fans imaginations equally, was the fact that Dumbledore’s sexuality would be revealed in the […]

After it has recognized a gay marriage for the first time weeks ago, Russian authorities, in a seemingly swift decision, are now charging “intentional damage to passports or negligence” against couple Eugene Wojciechowski and Paul Stotzko. On January 4, or just barely three weeks ago, Wojciechowski and Stotzko tied the knot in Copenhagen, Denmark, according […]