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South Dakota Leads the Way in Anti-LGBTQ Bills for 2019 Session

As legislative sessions continue across the country, South Dakota is leading the way with anti-LGBT bills through its recent advancement of a ‘Don’t Say Trans’ bill — but at least 78 anti-LGBT measures have bee...

LGBTQ Groups Denounce Confirmation of William Barr as Attorney General

William Barr, President Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday (February 14). The vote for the most part followed party lines, with Republicans voting to confi...

60% of Same-Sex Couples Meet Online, Study Says

According to a study done by sociologists Michael Rosenfeld and Sonia Hausen of Stanford University and Reuben Thomas of Arizona State University, almost 60 percent of American LGBTQ couples met online, compare...

Nashville Becomes First Southern City to Recognize LGBTQ-Owned Businesses

Nashville on Monday became the first city in the South to recognize LGBT-owned businesses. Nashville Mayor David Briley signed an executive order including LGBT Business Enterprises certified by the National...

More LGBTQ Adults are Considering Starting Families, Study Finds

The LGBTQ Family Building Survey, commissioned by the Family Equality Council, found that more LGBTQ millennials are planning on starting families than ever before in the U.S., reported PinkNews. The survey ...

Chris Pratt Responds to Criticism of his Church for Being “Anti-Gay”

Chris Pratt has been under fire by many, including Ellen Page, for attending a church that is “infamously anti-LGBTQ.” The Lego Movie 2 star spoke out about the criticism on his Instagram story, defending Hi...

Lesbian Retreat Brings Women of Color Together

Growing up in Mississippi, Anondra Williams learned early on to view trees as more than greenery. They served as neighborhood hubs, men and women gathering beneath their shady branches to talk, drink and let go...

“Don’t Be An Asshole Tour” Creating Inclusion for Trans Athletes

A new gym culture shift is on the rise – to stop shaming and to be more welcoming. The OUT Foundation is taking the message on the road in a national town hall called, “Don’t Be An Asshole” Transgender Educatio...

Anti-Same Sex Marriage Bill is Reintroduced in Tennessee

Tennessee lawmakers have reintroduced the Natural Marriage Defense Act, which would prohibit same-sex marriage in the state, reported the Tennessean. The act was introduced by Sen. Mark Pody and Rep. Jerry S...

Study Finds Children of Same-Sex Couples Perform Better in School than Those of Different-Sex Couples

A study done in the Netherlands found that same-sex couples’ children perform better in school than kids raised by heterosexual couples, reported the Washington Post. The Netherlands was the first country w...

Puerto Rico Government Issues LGBTQ-Friendly Guidelines to Public Employees

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s administration on Feb. 8 issued guidelines that are designed to make the U.S. commonwealth’s public employees more sensitive to the needs of transgender people and same-sex c...

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

South Dakota Leads the Way in Anti-LGBTQ Bills for 2019 Session

LGBTQ Groups Denounce Confirmation of William Barr as Attorney General

60% of Same-Sex Couples Meet Online, Study Says

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Ghost Story-Themed Play Makes Magic

The Myth of Sisyphus: Grappling Suicide with Absurdity

The Marie Kondo Phenomenon: Sparking Your Ultimate Joy

South Dakota Leads the Way in Anti-LGBTQ Bills for 2019 Session

LGBTQ Groups Denounce Confirmation of William Barr as Attorney General

60% of Same-Sex Couples Meet Online, Study Says

Nashville Becomes First Southern City to Recognize LGBTQ-Owned Businesses

More LGBTQ Adults are Considering Starting Families, Study Finds

Chris Pratt Responds to Criticism of his Church for Being “Anti-Gay”

Lesbian Retreat Brings Women of Color Together

“Don’t Be An Asshole Tour” Creating Inclusion for Trans Athletes

Anti-Same Sex Marriage Bill is Reintroduced in Tennessee

Study Finds Children of Same-Sex Couples Perform Better in School than Those of Different-Sex Couples

Puerto Rico Government Issues LGBTQ-Friendly Guidelines to Public Employees

South Dakota Leads the Way in Anti-LGBTQ Bills for 2019 Session

LGBTQ Groups Denounce Confirmation of William Barr as Attorney General

60% of Same-Sex Couples Meet Online, Study Says

Nashville Becomes First Southern City to Recognize LGBTQ-Owned Businesses

More LGBTQ Adults are Considering Starting Families, Study Finds

GLAAD Urges Georgia General Assembly to Pass Bills to Fight HIV/AIDS

Chris Pratt Responds to Criticism of his Church for Being “Anti-Gay”

“Love Trumps Hate” Dance Party with Joe Gauthreaux

Ghost Story-Themed Play Makes Magic

Trans Transcends with Transcendental Meditation