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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...

Homophobic N. Carolina Republican Won’t Be Seated, Say House Democrats

The Democratic party, headed by incoming House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, said that they will not seat North Carolina Republican Mark Harris because of election fraud, reported the Washington Post.The ...

The Popular Vote in Diversity: Meet Some of 2018’s Legislative Heroes

The 2018 midterm elections yielded several diverse candidate selections that will most certainly put LGBTQ rights at the forefront in politics across the nation. The “blue wave” pummeled states across the South...

Google: Stacey Abrams Most-searched Politician of 2018

What's been a monumental year for politics across the country, has also been a game-changer in the state of Georgia. Although Democratic candidate, Stacey Abrams, didn't take home the victory in the governors' ...

LGBTQ Institute’s Southern Survey Explored Discrimination Faced by LGBTQ Southerners

The LGBTQ Institute’s Southern Survey, created with Georgia State University, explored the experiences of LGBT Southerners, covering a multitude of topics.The individuals surveyed came from 14 different sou...

First All-LGBTQ City Government Elected in Florida

Wilton Manors, Florida elected a fully LGBTQ government this midterm election, reported the Miami Herald.Openly gay man Justin Flippen was elected Mayor of Wilton Manors. Flippen has been serving on the com...

Gay Bars Receive LGBT Flyers Featuring Lady Liberty, Gun, Beer, and Trump

Gay bars in Nashville, Tennessee received pamphlets emblazoned with the acronym, “LGBT.” However, instead of bearing the acronym’s true meaning (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender), the pamphlet featured image...

Anti-LGBTQ Anglican Cleric Resigns From Tallahassee Church Amid Scandal

Eric Dudley, a Florida-based anti-LGBTQ Anglican minister, resigned last week, after admitting to acts of sexual harassment, alcohol abuse, and “undesired physical displays of affection.”Dudley, a married m...

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

Mainstream News Coverage of LGBTQ Issues Dropped After Trump Election, Analysis Finds

Non-Binary “They” Added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Angelica Ross to Host LGBTQ Presidential Forum

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Bachelor in Paradise Features First Same-Sex Engagement

Queer Eye’s Fab Five Makes Cameo in Big Mouth Season Three

LGBTQ TV Wins Big at 71st Creative Arts Emmys