LGBTQ

Presidential historian foresees “disastrous end” for Donald Trump Previous article Out singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus is donating $10k to people seeking gender-affirming healthcare Next article Originally published here.

The first large-scale study on the experiences of autistic transgender people finds that they are more likely to have long-term mental and physical health conditions, including alarmingly high rates of self-harm, data from the Autism Research Center at Cambridge University shows. Researchers found that these individuals also report experiencing lower quality health care than both autistic

June 10 2017; Manchester, TN, USA; Lucy Dacus performs at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Queer singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus has pledged to donate $10k to people seeking gender-affirming care. On Wednesday, January 22, the Boygenius member announced in an X post that she would give $10k in $500 increments to transgender people looking to fund

House Republicans introduce a trans health care ban that could bypass the Senate filibuster Previous article Ghana’s parliament passed a bill banning LGBTQ+ identity. It was just declared dead. Next article Originally published here.

Accra, Ghana – September, 4, 2019: John Mahama at the Kofi Annan Peace and Security forum In remarks to a delegation of bishops in Ghana, the country’s new president, John Mahama, said a bill targeting LGBTQ+ Ghanaians and their allies was “effectively dead.”   The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values

Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Thomas Massie of Kentucky hold a news conference against House Speaker Mike Johnson on May 1, 2024. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) have introduced a bill to ban Medicaid from covering all gender-affirming care for transgender minors, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and

A new law granting same-sex couples in Thailand the right to marry went into effect earlier today, with thousands registering their marriages across the country. In Bangkok, hundreds of couples turned out for a mass registration event at a luxury shopping mall in the capital city, decorated with an enormous Pride carpet to mark the

The Trevor Project, an organization combatting suicide among LGBTQ+ youth, said that it experienced a 33% increase in people seeking help on Monday, the day that President Donald Trump was inaugurated. On that day, Trump signed an executive order instructing the federal government to stop legally recognizing trans people, rolling back numerous civil rights orders

Some news stations, like 9 News in Australia, had to blur out his arm because the gesture shows support for fascism The fallout from Elon Musk’s Inaugural salute to Donald Trump’s followers has spread around the globe, with both America’s allies and enemies denouncing the radioactive fascist gesture. On Monday, following Trump’s inauguration for a

In his second inaugural speech, Donald Trump gave us so much that demands fact-checking and comment that I find it difficult to know where to start. I have chosen, though, to direct my focus here on one particular statement: “This week, I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and

Jack Haven arrives to the NETFLIX: PaleyFest Fall TV Previews 2018 on September 6, 2018 in Hollywood, CA The nonbinary actor who rose to fame playing Casey Gardner on Atypical announced that they have changed their name to Jack Haven. Haven, best known for starring in last year’s I Saw the TV Glow in addition

The Long Island Roller Rebels suffered a defeat on Tuesday when a judge blocked the roller derby team’s effort to temporarily halt Nassau County’s ban on transgender athletes competing on female sports teams. Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Bruce Cozzens claimed in his ruling that the county law passed last summer doesn’t exclude transgender women and

A crucifix in front of the U.S. Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case brought by parents in Maryland who want to opt their children out of classes that include LGBTQ+ content. They say the reading material violates their First Amendment rights to freedom of religion. Related: The group

In the small town of Alpena, Michigan, pop. 10,197, an obsession with “pornographic” LGBTQ+ library materials has rewarded two conservative activists with seats on the board that determines official library policy, Book Riot reports. Campaigns to ban the coming-of-age memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue and a dozen other books that “parents rights” advocates have deemed

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A pizzeria that was host to a regular “trans pizza party” was lost to the fires that consumed the Altadena neighborhood of Los Angeles last week, the owners announced on Instagram over the weekend. A photo accompanying the post from the restaurant, Pizza of Venice, shows the only remnants of the once-thriving pizza joint: two

On January 20, 2025, we experience a political planetary alignment of sorts. Though his birthday was on January 15, the United States will commemorate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s national holiday. Following the recent death of Jimmy Carter, our 39th President, flags throughout the nation – including in Washington, D.C., over the Capitol, White

Martin Luther King Jr Memorial, portrait of the civil rights leader carved in granite, dedicated by President Barack Obama in 2011. Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Day 2025 marks the holiday’s 40th observance. The theme, “Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence 365,” is challenging in this politically polarized era. With this new presidency,

I have learned many lessons in my studies of authoritarian takeovers of once-thriving democratic nations, which often lead to genocides. Strong leaders employ dehumanizing stereotypes and scapegoat entire groups while other citizens or entire nations refuse to intervene – and sometimes even contribute to the spread of authoritarianism. This is also apparent at the micro level,

Orville Peck performs at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park Sunday October 6, 2024. Will gay country crooner Orville Peck wear one of his signature face masks when he makes his Broadway debut this spring? That’s what fans of the singer are asking after producers announced this week that Peck will replace

Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services committee hearing on his expected nomination to be Secretary of Defense on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. New York Times opinion writer David Brooks recently detailed how the confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of

The mayor of a small town in Spain has blasted his local Catholic Church for denying him communion because he is gay and living with his partner. On January 12, Rubén García de Andrés, the Socialist mayor of Torrecaballeros and a practicing Catholic, took to social media to call out his local parish priest who

Isreal’s war on Gaza has made finding medication nearly impossible for people trying to survive in the region, and Palestinians living with HIV have been hit particularly hard. According to The Intercept, aid groups like Glia say that HIV medication has specifically been blocked from entering Gaza, though Isreal’s agency for the Coordination of Government

A major tenet of liberation is having the freedom to define oneself and not be defined by others. This includes the ability to live freely, unencumbered by a society’s hegemonic attitudes of who “deserves” to be accorded rights and privileges based primarily on social identities or adherence to dominant ideologies. Societies construct isolated and often

This article first appeared on Mother Jones. It has been republished with the publication’s permission. The Supreme Court on Friday allowed a ban on TikTok to take effect. Last year, President Joe Biden signed a law that would ban the platform unless its Chinese parent-company, ByteDance, sold it. In handing down its ruling, the court rebuffed an

NEW YORK CITY – FEBRUARY 6 2016: Mayor Bill de Blasio and members of the NYC city council marched in Sunnyside’s annual St. Pat’s For All parade Facing a financial deficit and a shortage of dues owed by local chapters, the National Stonewall Democratic Federation, founded by retired out Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) in 1998 to

Admiral Rachel Levine at the Department of Health and Human Services The Department of Health and Human Services has released a first-of-its-kind report on health equity for intersex individuals, citing the lasting harm surgical interventions inflict on infants and others subjected to nonconsensual procedures. Titled “Advancing Health Equity for Intersex Individuals,” the groundbreaking paper was

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gives her final briefing to the White House press corps In a tearful farewell to the White House press corps yesterday, Karine Jean-Pierre, the first out and Black press secretary to serve a U.S. president, said her time in the role had “been an honor of a lifetime.” Jean-Pierre opened the

On December 13, 2024, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg reflects on his time at the department before the new administration change. Outgoing Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has revealed the first things he’s looking forward to doing as a civilian now that President-elect Donald Trump will soon install his replacement. While Buttigieg is proud of the

State Rep. Jedediah Hinkle Republican lawmakers in Montana’s House of Representatives voted to pass a bathroom ban despite pleas from two of their colleagues — Reps. Zooey Zephyr (D) and SJ Howell (D) — that this bill would adversely affect them and transgender people like them. The bill, introduced by Rep. Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R), bans