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

NYC Museum to No Longer Host Gala for Brazil President

The American Museum of Natural History in New York on Monday announced it will no longer host an event at which Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will be honored.The New York Times reported the Brazilian-A...

Brunei Government Again Defends Penal Code

The government of Brunei continues to defend the country’s new penal code that includes the death penalty for anyone found guilty of consensual same-sex sexual relations.“We reaffirm that the Syariah crimin...

Autopsy says Roxsana Hernández Died from AIDS-Related iIlness

New Mexico officials have concluded a transgender woman who died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last year was not physically abused before her death.A press release the New M...

Bisexual Bruneian Man Speaks Out Against Country’s New Penal Code

A bisexual man in Brunei on April 5 said his country’s new penal code that calls for the death penalty for anyone convicted of consensual same-sex sexual relations is “weaponizing religion.”“Our religion is...

Bill to Ensure US Foreign Policy Promotes LGBTI Rights Reintroduced

Two lawmakers on Monday reintroduced legislation that would ensure U.S. foreign policy promotes LGBTI rights.The International Human Rights Defense Act — which U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and U.S. Rep. Al...

Gay, Transgender Detainees Allege Abuse at ICE Facility in N.M.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week again defended the treatment of its detainees amid allegations that a dozen gay men and transgender women suffered abuse while they were being held at an ICE d...

Prominent US Activist Denied Entry to Cuba

A prominent LGBTI activist from San Francisco claims the Cuban government has prohibited him from entering the country.Michael Petrelis on Wednesday wrote on his Facebook page that an Interjet airlines tick...

Puerto Rico Governor to Issue Executive Order Banning Conversion Therapy for Minors

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Tuesday said he will issue an executive order that will ban so-called conversion therapy for minors in the U.S. commonwealth.It remains unclear when Rosselló will issue ...

Puerto Rico Lawmakers Block Vote on Bill to Ban Conversion Therapy for Minors

Members of a pro-statehood party in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives on Monday blocked a bill that would have banned so-called conversion therapy for minors.El Nuevo Día, a Puerto Rican newspaper, r...

State Department Releases Annual Human Rights Report

The State Department’s annual human rights report that was released on Wednesday notes anti-LGBTI violence and discrimination remained widespread around the world in 2018.The report cites statistics from th...

Gay Man Participates in Vatican Clergy Sex Abuse Summit

A gay man from Chile who was sexually abused by a notorious pedophile priest participated in a summit on clergy sex abuse that took place at the Vatican last week.Juan Carlos Cruz told the Washington Blade ...

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

Health Dept. Proposes Removing Data Collection on LGBTQ Foster Kids

Trump’s Transgender Military Ban to Affect Naval Academy

Same-Sex Couples More Likely To Be Denied a Loan, Study Says

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Converse Releases New Pride and Trans Pride Sneakers

Frank Ocean Reveals He’s Been in a Relationship for Three Years

Watch: Jimmy Fallon Parodies Pete Buttigieg on ‘Tonight Show’

NYC Museum to No Longer Host Gala for Brazil President

Brunei Government Again Defends Penal Code

Autopsy says Roxsana Hernández Died from AIDS-Related iIlness

Bisexual Bruneian Man Speaks Out Against Country’s New Penal Code

Bill to Ensure US Foreign Policy Promotes LGBTI Rights Reintroduced

Gay, Transgender Detainees Allege Abuse at ICE Facility in N.M.

Prominent US Activist Denied Entry to Cuba

Puerto Rico Governor to Issue Executive Order Banning Conversion Therapy for Minors

Puerto Rico Lawmakers Block Vote on Bill to Ban Conversion Therapy for Minors

State Department Releases Annual Human Rights Report

Gay Man Participates in Vatican Clergy Sex Abuse Summit

Converse Releases New Pride and Trans Pride Sneakers

Health Dept. Proposes Removing Data Collection on LGBTQ Foster Kids

Trump’s Transgender Military Ban to Affect Naval Academy

Frank Ocean Reveals He’s Been in a Relationship for Three Years

Watch: Jimmy Fallon Parodies Pete Buttigieg on ‘Tonight Show’

Same-Sex Couples More Likely To Be Denied a Loan, Study Says

TIME’s 100 Most Influential People Honors LGBTQ Icons and Allies

Sam Park Joins Positive Impact

NYC Museum to No Longer Host Gala for Brazil President

Mayor of Atlanta Solidifies Opposition to Conversion Therapy

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