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New Report Finds “Widespread Failure” of Police in Treatment of Transgender People

A new report from the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) exposed the “widespread failure” of various cities' police forces in protecting transgender people.In the report “Failing to Protect and...

Congressional Black Caucus Probes Crisis of Black Youth Suicide

The Congressional Black Caucus last week announced it has created an emergency Task Force on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health that will address what it calls a growing problem of suicide and access to ment...

House to Vote Next Week on Equality Act to Ban Anti-LGBT Discrimination

The U.S. House is expected to hold a floor vote next week on the Equality Act, legislation that seeks to ban anti-LGBT discrimination, a senior Democratic aide told the Washington Blade on Monday.The offici...

Religious Freedom Commissioner Tony Perkins Blames Gay Troops for Rise in Sexual Assault in Military

The head of the Family Research Council and member of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Tony Perkins, has attributed a rise in reported sexual assaults in the military to gay soldiers.Ac...

Sultan of Brunei Announces Death Penalty for Gay Sex Not to be Enforced

Following worldwide backlash, the country of Brunei has announced that it will not enforce the death penalty as punishment for homosexuality, reported the Independent.In early April, the Southeast Asian cou...

Ten Transgender Women from LGBTQ Caravan Granted Asylum

Ten transgender women from Central America, who traveled with the immigrant caravan attacked by President Donald Trump, have successfully attained asylum and have been released from South Texas Detention Center...

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...

Study Finds No Risk of HIV Transmission while on Antiretroviral Treatment

A new study published in The Lancet found zero risk of HIV transmission with a partner while on effective antiretroviral treatment (ART).The study, called PARTNER2, looked at 972 gay male couples who were 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...

Pornhub May Buy Tumblr and Restore NSFW Content

NSFW content may be restored on Tumblr, as Pornhub is reportedly interested in buying the blogging platform and restoring allowance of pornographic content.Verizon Communications Inc., the owner of Tumblr, ...

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 ...

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

Cuban LGBTQ Activists Hold Pride Parade after Cuban Government Cancels It

House of Representatives Passes Equality Act

AOC Calls Out Gilead CEO for High Prices of PrEP

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Karamo Brown Opens Up on ‘Extreme Conflict’ He Had With Antoni Porowski

Trailer for Lesbian Batwoman TV Show Drops

Pride Journey: Bloomington, Indiana