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Nearly 1 in 3 LGBTQ Americans Live in the South, Report Finds

A new report from the Movement Advancement Project, the Campaign for Southern Equality, and the Equality Federation found that nearly one third of LGBTQ Americans live in the South. The report, released Tues...

Black Trans Woman Bree Black Murdered in Florida

Bree Black, a Black transgender woman, was found dead in her home after a fatal shooting in Florida, making her the 21st known transgender person to be murdered in 2020. Black, 27, was found dead in her home...

House Approves Bill to Designate Pulse Nightclub a National Memorial

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a bill that would designate the Pulse nightclub as a national memorial. A press release that U.S. Reps. Darren Soto, Val Demings, and Stephanie Murphy rel...

Activists, Orlando Officials Mark Four Years since Pulse Nightclub Massacre

Friday marks four years since a gunman killed 49 people inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. “Four years have now passed, but our community’s commitment to honoring the 49 angels and supporting the su...

Police Shoot at Queer Bar Owner in North Carolina Giving First Aid to Protestors

The owner of a queer bar in North Carolina was shot at by police for providing first aid to peaceful protestors, reported The News and Observer. Tim Lemuel, the owner of Ruby Deluxe in Raleigh, North Carolin...

New Information Surrounding Death of Tony McDade Emerges

Following the murder of Tony McDade, a 38-year-old Black transgender man, by police in Tallahassee, Florida, eyewitnesses claim that police did not warn McDade before shooting. McDade was shot five times aft...

Equality Florida Hosts Virtual LGBTQ Black Lives Matter Town Hall

In response to the murder of George Floyd by white police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Equality Florida is hosting a virtual LGBTQ Black Lives Matter town hall on Wednesday (June 3). The town hall wil...

Transgender Man Tony McDade Killed by Police in Florida

Tony McDade, a 38-year-old Black transgender man, was shot and killed by police in Tallahassee, Florida on Wednesday (May 27). According to local source WTXL, officers were called Wednesday morning after a s...

Man Arrested in Connection with Homicide at Historic Orlando Gay Hotel Parliament House

Orlando police have arrested a man in connection with a homicide at the historic gay hotel and nightclub Parliament House Resort, reported the Orlando Sentinel. OPD was called around midnight on April 1 aft...

Three Attendees of Huge LGBTQ Circuit Event Winter Party Have Died of Coronavirus

A third gay man who attended Winter Party in Miami, Florida, has died of coronavirus complications, reported LGBTQ Nation. Thom Carr died at the age of 67 after being hospitalized after testing positive for ...

Campaign for Southern Equality Offers Grants for LGBTQ Southerns Affected by Coronavirus

The Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) has created a rapid response grant round to quickly route funds to individuals, families, and community organizations affected by COVID-19 across the LGBTQ South. The...

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

Far-right, Anti-LGBTQ Republican Wins Runoff for Georgia’s 14th District Nomination

Harris as VP Pick Brings Diversity, LGBTQ Ally to Biden Ticket

Trump Campaign Advisor Purposefully Misgenders Transgender Penn. Secretary of Health

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Disney Channel’s ‘The Owl House’ to Have Openly Bisexual Character

New Documentary Follows Life of Gay Disney Songwriter Howard Ashman

‘The Ellen DeGeneres’ Show Under Investigation Over Claims of a Toxic Work Environment