Lawmaker complaint forces Tennessee pride festival indoors
The drag show at a Tennessee pride festival will go on Saturday — but not in the way organizers had planned it. After weeks of criticism,...
Author : Jo Yurcaba
Queen Elizabeth II ruled through decades of change on gay rights, but her LGBTQ legacy is complicated.
In 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne after the death of her father, same-sex sexual relations were criminalized in Britain. The same laws...
‘Social contagion’ isn’t causing more youths to be transgender, study finds
“Social contagion” is not driving an increasing number of adolescents to come out as transgender, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal...
After years of alleged anti-LGBTQ bullying, New York teen ‘just wants to be accepted’
Michael said fourth grade was the first time a peer called him “gay.” “I thought it was bad,” Michael recalled. “I didn’t know what it was.” Toward...
Two LGBTQ candidates face off in Alabama, creating a political rift
Two LGBTQ candidates are running against each other in Alabama’s Democratic primary Tuesday, creating a rift in the party.Brit Blalock, a nonbinary woman who uses...
Kendrick Lamar releases track about accepting his trans relatives
The rapper Kendrick Lamar released what some fans are calling a "barrier-breaking song" about accepting his transgender relatives.Lamar dropped his highly anticipated album "Mr. Morale...
Some trans Twitter users say platform under Elon Musk would be ‘terrifying’
Some LGBTQ people fear that the harassment they face on Twitter could get worse should Elon Musk successfully purchase the company and take it private.Twitter’s...
Texas child welfare workers quit over governor’s transgender directive
An increasing number of child welfare workers in Texas are quitting because of a directive from Gov. Greg Abbott that requires them to investigate child...
Meet the gamer who raised $400K for transgender rights in Texas
Rue Dickey, who lives in Corvallis, Oregon, said that as a transgender person, they felt helpless watching Texas officials begin to investigate parents of trans...
Texas continues to remove LGBTQ suicide prevention resources from state websites
The Texas Department of Health and Human Services appears to have removed resources for LGBTQ youths from its suicide prevention webpage.On Feb. 1, the webpage...