Recent Wins for LGBTQ Families
March arrived like the proverbial lion with a wave of good news for LGBTQ families.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a bill Feb. 19 expanding the state’s paid family leave law in a number of ways, incl...
LGBTQ Education Bill Passes Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives voted to require LGBTQ history to be taught in schools, reported NPR.
The bill, which was approved on Wednesday (March 13), would require history books to include “the r...
United Methodist Church to Investigate Irregularities in LGBTQ Vote
The United Methodist Church has decided to investigate the vote to strengthen their anti-LGBTQ position after irregularities in the voting process were reported by the New York Times.
At the end of February,...
Gay Couple’s 1971 Marriage is Validated, Making Them the Longest Married Same-Sex Couple
Michael and Jack McConnell’s 1971 marriage was officially validated by the Social Security Administration (SSA), making them the longest married same-sex couple in the U.S. and possibly the world, according to ...
Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty to 16 Felony Counts
Empire actor Jussie Smollett has pleaded not guilty to charges that he staged a homophobic and racist hate crime against him for personal profit, reported USA Today.
The star and his legal team appeared in a...
Trump Restaffs AIDS Council 15 Months after Firing All Members
Fifteen months after firing all members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, President Trump has restaffed the advisory body with nine new appointments.
The Department of Health & Human Serv...
Genital Reconstruction Surgeon Fired for Posting Genitals of Trans Patients Online
Genital reconstruction surgeon Christopher Salgado, who was featured on the show "I Am Jazz" that followed trans teenager Jazz Jennings, has been fired for violating his patients’ privacy through Instagram post...
Majority of Americans Support LGBTQ Discrimination Protections
A new study from PRRI, conducted by Daniel Greenberg, Emma Beyer, Maxine Majle, PhD, Oyindamola Bola, and Robert P. Jones, PhD, found that across the country, no matter party or demographic, the majority of Ame...
Equality Act Returns — With House Democrats in Majority
Optimistic about the prospects of enshrining a prohibition on anti-LGBT discrimination into federal law with a new Democratic majority in the U.S. House, Democrats on Wednesday introduced legislation known as t...
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...
Study Finds Differences in Drug Use Among Straight and LGBTQ Americans
A new survey from Desert Hope Treatment Center of 1700 Americans, 400 of whom identified as LGBTQ, found key differences in drug use between LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ Americans.
According to the survey, drug use s...