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Taylor Swift Makes Sizable Donation to LGBTQ Organization

Singer Taylor Swift made a large donation to an LGBTQ organization in her home state of Tennessee to fight numerous anti-LGBTQ bills that have been introduced in the state, known as the “slate of hate,” accordi...

Alabama Senate Passes Bill to Eliminate Marriage Licenses

The Alabama senate has unanimously passed a bill to rid the state of marriage licenses because some judges won’t issue them to same-sex couples, according to LGBTQ Nation.Under this bill, a marriage license...

The South Boasts the Highest LGBTQ Population in the Nation, According to Williams Institute

A new Williams Institute study looking at LGBTQ demographics across the United States found that the South had the largest LGBTQ population of all the regions in America, with Georgia having the second-highest ...

Tennessee Becomes First Southern State to Protect Trans People from Hate Crimes

Tennessee has become the first southern state to protect transgender individuals from hate crimes, reported the Tennessean.Tennessee attorney General Herbert Slatery issued a statement confirming trans peop...

Nashville Becomes First Southern City to Recognize LGBTQ-Owned Businesses

Nashville on Monday became the first city in the South to recognize LGBT-owned businesses.Nashville Mayor David Briley signed an executive order including LGBT Business Enterprises certified by the National...

Anti-Same Sex Marriage Bill is Reintroduced in Tennessee

Tennessee lawmakers have reintroduced the Natural Marriage Defense Act, which would prohibit same-sex marriage in the state, reported the Tennessean.The act was introduced by Sen. Mark Pody and Rep. Jerry S...

NC University Names LGBTQ Center After Atlanta Gay Activist

It’s now the largest LGBTQ Center in the UNC-system, located on the East Carolina University, and the state-of-the-art center will now hold the name of one of Atlanta’s most-influential gay activists, Dr. Jesse...

Netflix Won’t Film Series in North Carolina Over Anti-LGBTQ Law

North Carolina won’t be the filming location for an upcoming Netflix series because of the state’s lingering House Bill 2, the bathroom bill that caused numerous production companies to forgo North Carolina in ...

New Florida Gov Excludes LGBT People from Non-Discrimination Order

Newly sworn-in after his victory over Andrew Gillum in the Florida gubernatorial race, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on Wednesday an executive order ensuring non-discrimination in state employment and state contract...

First Trans Person Murdered This Year in Alabama

Transgender woman Dana Martin from Alabama was murdered on Sunday – the first reported murder of a trans person in the U.S. in 2019.According to the Montgomery Advertiser, Martin, 31, was fatally shot and f...

Trans Woman Attacked in Bar Bathroom in North Carolina

North Carolina police said two women sexually assaulted a transgender woman at a bar in the state’s capital Raleigh, reported ABC 30.38-year-old Amber Harrell and 31-year-old Jessica Fowler started verbally...

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

Same-Sex Couples More Likely To Be Denied a Loan, Study Says

TIME’s 100 Most Influential People Honors LGBTQ Icons and Allies

NYC Museum to No Longer Host Gala for Brazil President

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Frank Ocean Reveals He’s Been in a Relationship for Three Years

Watch: Jimmy Fallon Parodies Pete Buttigieg on ‘Tonight Show’

Madonna Announces New Album ‘Madame X’