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Plasma Company Sued for Denying Transgender Donor

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights is suing a plasma company for denying a transgender woman because of her gender identity, reported the Associated Press. The suit accuses CSL Plasma, Inc. of violatin...

‘Game of Thrones’ Blood Drive Criticized for Discriminating Against Gay Men

“Game of Thrones” and American Red Cross have teamed up for a national blood drive which includes special “Game of Thrones” prizes but some gay men are feeling left out because of the Food and Drug Administrati...

Georgia State University Named Top Sugar Baby School in the Country

SeekingArrangement, the world’s largest Sugar Daddy/Mommy dating site, has released its annual report of the Fastest Growing Sugar Babies Schools, and Georgia State University (GSU) topped the list. With a t...

Washington D.C. Museum Opens Exhibit for Anniversary of Stonewall Riots

Newseum, an interactive museum highlighting the importance of free press and the First Amendment located in Washington, D.C., has opened a groundbreaking exhibit to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall In...

Trump Admin to Move Forward with Transgender Military Ban Amid Legal Dispute

The Trump administration is preparing to move forward with the implementation of its transgender military ban despite a legal dispute with LGBT rights advocates who say a court order remains in place against th...

Senate Confirms Three Trump Judicial Nominees with Anti-LGBTQ Records

The U.S. Senate this week approved three of President Trump’s picks for the judiciary — each of whom have anti-LGBT records — and in some cases the judges were confirmed from Senate Republicans who say they sup...

Hate Crime Bill Passed by Georgia Representatives

The Georgia State House of Representatives passed a hate crime bill on Thursday night (March 7). HB 426, which was passed out of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee last week, passed with a vote of 96 to...

161 Businesses Form Coalition to Push for Equality Act

A coalition of 161 major businesses —including Apple, Coca-Cola and Target Corp. — has formed to urge Congress to ban anti-LGBT discrimination with passage of the Equality Act, the Human Rights Campaign announc...

Pelosi: Equality Act to Ban Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination to be Introduced Next Week

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday during her weekly news conference the Equality Act, legislation that would enact long sought-after federal protections against anti-LGBT legislation, wou...

Judge Lifts Order Against Trump’s Transgender Military Ban

A federal judge in Maryland lifted on Thursday his order against President Trump’s transgender military ban, bringing the administration one step closer toward enforcing the policy. In a six-page order, U.S....

Bill Banning Conversion Therapy is Filed in Georgia Assembly

Georgia State Representative Matthew Wilson has co-sponsored legislation that would ban anti-gay conversion therapy. HB 580, otherwise known as the Youth Mental Health Protection Act, seeks to ban “any pract...

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

Recent Wins for LGBTQ Families

LGBTQ Education Bill Passes Illinois House of Representatives

United Methodist Church to Investigate Irregularities in LGBTQ Vote

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Gay Singer Sam Smith Comes Out as Non-Binary Genderqueer

Bisexual YouTuber Lily Singh gets Late Night NBC Talk Show

Netflix Cancels ‘One Day at a Time’