Michael Lavers, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association, Author at Georgia Voice

Reporters Granted Access to ICE Transgender Detainee Unit

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday for the first time granted reporters access to a unit created specifically for transgender women who are in their custody.Reporters from the Washington ...

Lambda Legal, MAP Release Report on LGBT Rights in US Territories

Lambda Legal and the Movement Advancement Project on Tuesday released a new report that documents the status of LGBT rights in five U.S. territories.The report ranks Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Gu...

Transgender Activists Rally Against Trump Policies at White House

Dozens of activists gathered in front of the White House on Wednesday to protest against the Trump administration’s policies against transgender people.The rally — organized by the National Center for Trans...

Bill Would Prompt State Department to Review ‘Lavender Scare’ Firings

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) this week introduced a bill that would prompt the State Department to review the termination of personal during the so-called “lavender scare.”A press release that Menendez’s...

Bolsonaro Cancels US Trip after Outcry from LGBT Activists

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has cancelled an upcoming trip to the U.S. amid growing outrage among LGBT activists and other groups.Bolsonaro was scheduled to accept an award from the Brazilian-America...

Trump Administration Announces ‘Conscience Rule’ for Health Care Providers

The Trump administration on Thursday announced the final version of a “conscience rule” for health care providers.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights in a statementsaid ...

House Judiciary Committee Passes Equality Act

The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to federal civil rights laws.The Equality Act, which U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) reint...

Biden Receives Early LGBT Support Amid Lingering Questions, Criticism

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s announcement that he is running for president has sparked a mixed reaction among activists and LGBT Democrats.“From his support for inclusive hate crimes protections in the...

Democratic Presidential Candidates Decline to Speak at Anti-LGBT Group’s Summit

Six Democratic presidential candidates have declined an invitation to speak at an anti-LGBT group’s summit in Iowa.NBC News on Monday reported U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), f...

Puerto Rico Activists Criticize Religious Freedom, Conversion Therapy Bills

Activists in Puerto Rico have sharply criticized two bills they say will allow anti-LGBT discrimination.Governor Ricardo Rosselló on Tuesday at a press conference that took place at his official residence i...

Biden Officially Announces Run for President

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday officially announced he is running for president in 2020.Biden in his campaign announcement evoked the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., that ...

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

Atlanta Named Top Ten Best City for LGBTQ Dating

“A” Rating Given to PrEP and HIV Testing, Hopefully Increasing Availability

Appeals Court Orders Judge to Reconsider Ruling Against Transgender Military Ban

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Pride Journey: Spokane, Washington

Kim Petras Woos Atlanta

YouTuber Dan Howell Comes Out as Gay

Reporters Granted Access to ICE Transgender Detainee Unit

Lambda Legal, MAP Release Report on LGBT Rights in US Territories

Transgender Activists Rally Against Trump Policies at White House

Bill Would Prompt State Department to Review ‘Lavender Scare’ Firings

Bolsonaro Cancels US Trip after Outcry from LGBT Activists

Trump Administration Announces ‘Conscience Rule’ for Health Care Providers

House Judiciary Committee Passes Equality Act

Biden Receives Early LGBT Support Amid Lingering Questions, Criticism

Democratic Presidential Candidates Decline to Speak at Anti-LGBT Group’s Summit

Puerto Rico Activists Criticize Religious Freedom, Conversion Therapy Bills

Biden Officially Announces Run for President

Atlanta Named Top Ten Best City for LGBTQ Dating

“A” Rating Given to PrEP and HIV Testing, Hopefully Increasing Availability

Appeals Court Orders Judge to Reconsider Ruling Against Transgender Military Ban

PHOTOS: Atlanta Braves Pride Night

Pride Journey: Spokane, Washington

Kim Petras Woos Atlanta

YouTuber Dan Howell Comes Out as Gay

An Apparent Trump Win is Really a Huge Trans Victory

Transgender Fire Chief of Byron, Georgia Fired

Reporters Granted Access to ICE Transgender Detainee Unit

Author Michael Lavers, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association