Queer Characters Feature in ‘Fat Ham’ and ‘Mercury;’ ‘The People’s Joker’ is a Trans Coming of Age Story
National LGBT Cancer Network Receives Grant of $2.5 Million Katie Burkholder Health September 18, 2018 0The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) awarded the National LGBT Cancer Network with a five-year $2.5 million grant to expand...
Trans Asylum-Seekers Are Being Segregated in Separate Detention Centers Katie Burkholder National September 17, 2018 0A caravan of migrants arrived at the border in San Diego earlier this year, containing some transgender asylum-seekers, reported NPR....
DeVos Proposes Change in Campus Sexual Assault Rules Katie Burkholder National September 16, 2018 0The Department of Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, has proposed changes to Title IX, the law preventing sex discrimination in schools,...
Emmy Nominations Showcase Increased LGBTQ Representation Katie Burkholder TV September 13, 2018 0The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honored content showcasing the lives of queer people, people of color, and women...
SCOTUS Declines to Take Up Philly Adoption Case Katie Burkholder National September 7, 2018 0In March of this year, the City of Philadelphia imposed a freeze on placements with Catholic Social Services after the...
Retirement Community Allegedly Refuses Married Same-Sex Couple Katie Burkholder National September 4, 2018 0Mary Walsh, 72, and Bev Nance, 68, applied to be residents at Friendship Village, a senior living community in Sunset...
The Turkish backlash to LGBTQ people is growing Katie Burkholder World August 31, 2018 0According to multiple reports, the country that once held the Pride parade known as the Muslim’s world’s largest has now...
Pennsylvanian Gubernatorial Candidate Criticized for Transphobic Remarks Katie Burkholder National August 30, 2018 0Pennsylvanian gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner is under fire after transphobic comments he made at a town hall meeting on August...
Despite Parental Support, Judge Denies Trans Teen Name Change Katie Burkholder National August 29, 2018 0On June 18, 15-year-old transgender boy Elliott Whitaker and his parents, Leigh and Kylen Whitaker, appeared before the court to...
LGBTQ Youth More Likely To Use Drugs Due to Discrimination, Harrassment Katie Burkholder Health August 24, 2018 0An estimated 3.2 million youth, aged 8-18, are LGBTQ in America, reported the Williams Institute. Studies have shown that this...
Deadnaming Poses Significant Problem For Trans Community Katie Burkholder Southeast August 24, 2018 0Deadnaming, a term meaning “to call a transgender person by the name they no longer use,” is still a crucial...