Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association, Author at Georgia Voice

9th Circuit: Gender Reassignment Surgery Must Be Granted to Trans Inmates

Denying gender reassignment surgery to transgender prison inmates is prohibited under the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.A three-judge panel on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appea...

Exclusive: Emails Show DOE Rushed to Take Up Complaint from Anti-LGBTQ Group

The Department of Education rushed to take up an investigation over an anti-trans complaint filed by female athletes in Connecticut without having a solid understanding of the legal framework to accept jurisdic...

Barr Declares ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Hate Crimes in Pride Month Statement

U.S. Attorney General William Barr affirmed on Thursday his position of “zero tolerance” for hate crimes against LGBT people in a statement to Justice Department employees recognizing Pride Month.In the sta...

‘Harry Truman’ Amendment Seeks to Restore Trans Military service

With major defense policy legislation pending before the U.S. House, Democrats have proposed an amendment that would not only reverse President Trump’s transgender military ban, but prohibit discrimination agai...

Harris Shines in Debate, but Racial Issues Haunt Buttigieg, Biden

Kamala Harris pulled off an impressive performance Thursday night during the Democratic presidential candidates debate as racial issues haunted Pete Buttigieg and Joseph Biden.When the smoke cleared after t...

House Advances LGBT Bills to Protect Int’l Rights, Offer Tax Refunds

The U.S. House advanced on Thursday two pieces of legislation aimed at supporting LGBT people, one by making same-sex couples eligibles for tax refund if they were married in 2013 before the Defense of Marriage...

U.S. Physicians Adopt New Policy Against Anti-Trans Violence

Amid an ongoing struggle with anti-transgender violence, the American Medical Association approved a resolution Monday to take action on the issue.The AMA House of Delegates, which is comprised of U.S. phys...

99 Dems Urge State Dept. to Recognize Citizenship of LGBTQ Couple’s Child

A group of 99 congressional Democrats — 80 in the U.S. House, 19 in the U.S. Senate — are calling on the Trump administration to reverse its policy of refusing to recognize the birthright citizenship of childre...

All of Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ Actions since Last Pride (Plus a Few Welcome Moves)

President Trump acknowledged Pride month via Twitter last week, but his well wishes for the LGBT community fell on skeptical ears following the extensive anti-LGBT actions of his administration.In just the ...

Trump Recognizes Pride Month, Global Initiative to Decriminalize Homosexuality

For the first time in three years in office, President Trump has recognized June as LGBT Pride Month, referencing his administration’s international initiative to decriminalize homosexuality.“As we celebrat...

Maine Becomes 17th State to Ban ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy for Youth

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed into a law a measure against “ex-gay” conversion therapy, making her state the 17th to ban the widely discredited practice for youth.Posting photos of herself on Twitter fl...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Mainstream News Coverage of LGBTQ Issues Dropped After Trump Election, Analysis Finds

Non-Binary “They” Added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Angelica Ross to Host LGBTQ Presidential Forum

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Bachelor in Paradise Features First Same-Sex Engagement

Queer Eye’s Fab Five Makes Cameo in Big Mouth Season Three

LGBTQ TV Wins Big at 71st Creative Arts Emmys