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Rosario Dawson and Family Sued for Harassing and Assaulting Transgender Employee

Actress Rosario Dawson and her family are being sued for harassment of a transgender employee, reported TMZ.Dedrek Finley, the transgender man suing Dawson, knew the Dawsons for years and moved to Los Ange...

Always to Remove Female Symbol from Menstrual Product Packaging

Menstrual hygiene brand Always will be removing their female symbol from its packaging in a move to be more trans-inclusive, reported Metro.The move came after the brand received criticism from transgender...

LGBTQ Ally Elijah Cummings Dies at 68

Rep. Elijah Cummings, the chair of the House Oversight Committee and a prominent fighter for LGBTQ rights, has died at 68, according to the New York Times.Cummings, a congressman from Maryland who was invol...

Drag Queen Tatianna Arrested During Atlanta Pride

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Tatianna was arrested last weekend during Atlanta Pride, reported TMZ.The drag queen was arrested on Sunday (October 13) at Midtown gay bar Ten Atlanta on the grounds of disorderly c...

Sens. Warren and Baldwin Write Letter Calling Trump Administration to Protect Transgender Migrants

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) have sent a letter to the Trump administration calling for action to protect transgender migrants and reverse policies harming this population....

Georgia Equality Endorses Candidates in Upcoming Municipal Elections

Georgia Equality, the state’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, has endorsed a number of candidates in upcoming local municipal elections inside the perimeter and beyond.Georgia Equality issues endorseme...

Gay Sign Language Interpreter at Atlanta Pride Goes Viral

Gay sign language interpreter David Cowen has gone viral for his funky interpretation at Atlanta Pride last weekend.Deaf and gay activist, actor, and model Nyle DiMarco filmed Cowen dancing to and interpret...

Buttigieg Rejects O’Rourke Proposal to Tax Anti-LGBTQ Churches

In the aftermath of conservative backlash over Beto O’Rourke agreeing to lift the tax-exemption on churches that oppose same-sex marriage, Pete Buttigieg is distancing himself from the comments.In an interv...

Gay Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Slams Facebook for Allowing False Political Ads

Openly gay Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has criticized the website, as well as its co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, for allowing politicians to run campaign ads with outright lies.Last month, Faceboo...

Presidential Candidates Discuss LGBTQ Plans at HRC Town Hall

Nine Democratic presidential candidates took the stage on Thursday night (October 10) to discuss their plans to protect and fight for LGBTQ Americans at an LGBTQ Town Hall, hosted by the Human Rights Campaign (...

Activists Arrested in Sit-In Outside of Supreme Court during LGBTQ Employment Cases

Over 100 activists and protestors were reportedly arrested on Tuesday (October 8) outside the supreme Court as judges heard three landmark LGBTQ employment cases, reported Out Magazine.Activists with Housin...

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

Rosario Dawson and Family Sued for Harassing and Assaulting Transgender Employee

Always to Remove Female Symbol from Menstrual Product Packaging

LGBTQ Ally Elijah Cummings Dies at 68

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Miley Cyrus Responds to Criticism of “I Thought I Had to be Gay” Comments

Miley Cyrus Makes Controversial Statements about Sexuality

Kellogg’s Releases “All Together Cereal” to Raise Awareness for Anti-LGBTQ Bullying

Rosario Dawson and Family Sued for Harassing and Assaulting Transgender Employee

Always to Remove Female Symbol from Menstrual Product Packaging

LGBTQ Ally Elijah Cummings Dies at 68

Drag Queen Tatianna Arrested During Atlanta Pride

Sens. Warren and Baldwin Write Letter Calling Trump Administration to Protect Transgender Migrants

Georgia Equality Endorses Candidates in Upcoming Municipal Elections

Gay Sign Language Interpreter at Atlanta Pride Goes Viral

Buttigieg Rejects O’Rourke Proposal to Tax Anti-LGBTQ Churches

Gay Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Slams Facebook for Allowing False Political Ads

Presidential Candidates Discuss LGBTQ Plans at HRC Town Hall

Activists Arrested in Sit-In Outside of Supreme Court during LGBTQ Employment Cases

Miley Cyrus Responds to Criticism of “I Thought I Had to be Gay” Comments

Rosario Dawson and Family Sued for Harassing and Assaulting Transgender Employee

Always to Remove Female Symbol from Menstrual Product Packaging

Miley Cyrus Makes Controversial Statements about Sexuality

City of Atlanta Launches LGBTQ Resource Website

Stone Mountain’s ART Station Re-opens Following Renovations

Kellogg’s Releases “All Together Cereal” to Raise Awareness for Anti-LGBTQ Bullying

LGBTQ Ally Elijah Cummings Dies at 68

Drag Queen Tatianna Arrested During Atlanta Pride

Sens. Warren and Baldwin Write Letter Calling Trump Administration to Protect Transgender Migrants