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Florida School District must allow trans student to use restroom, court rules

Trans students in the Jacksonville area will be able to use the restroom that agrees with their preferred gender identity, a judge has ruled. Specifically, the Florida student in question will be allowed to use...

North Carolina woman seeking to honor wife denied personal license plate

Amy Bright will remember her wife—even if North Carolina would prefer otherwise.The resident of Greensboro requested a license plate reading "LSBSNLV," or "Lesbians in Love."Now Bright says her request ...

Man charged in shooting of Jacksonville trans woman

A suspect has been charged in the shooting of a Jacksonville trans woman. The alleged gunman is an ex of the victim.The trans woman was shot multiple times, but lived despite several bullet wounds.Now t...

Jacksonville LGBTQ community concerned after trans killing

A transgender woman, age 24, was shot to death Sunday in a Jacksonville, Florida motel.The death marks the fourth recorded attack against the city's transgender community since February. Of those four, thre...

North Carolina bathroom policy focus of new court case

A year after the state of North Carolina removed the most infamous provisions of its transphobic bathroom bill, transgender advocates are saying the state has not undone the discriminatory reach of the earlier ...

Apple criticized for North Carolina consideration

Tech giant Apple is facing a backlash for considering North Carolina in its expansion plans.The Cupertino-based firm has floated the prospect of locating a development site in North Carolina's Research Tria...

UT Alumni Help Pride Center After Legislative Backstab

The Pride Center at the University of Tennessee has been defunded by that state's Legislature. Also defunded: several inclusion and diversity initiatives at the Knoxville campus. Law-based targeted attacks on m...

One gay magical weekend at Disney celebrates 25 years

Before Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, there was an online BBS, or bulletin board system. And if you were logged on to the Florida gay BBS in early 1991, you might have seen a message from Orlando software des...

Georgia military commander cites ‘party atmosphere’ in refusing color guard request for Augusta Pride

A post-Don’t Ask Don’t Tell military still is not on board in Georgia with having a color guard march at the front of a Georgia Gay Pride parade later this month because of its “party atmosphere.”Augusta Pr...

Arkansas Supreme Court rejects motion for stay in same-sex marriage ruling

The Arkansas State Supreme Court has denied a request to stay a lower court’s ruling that the state’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional.Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel had asked for a stay...

North Carolina clergy cite ‘religious freedom’ in federal lawsuit seeking right to marry same-sex couples

A federal lawsuit was filed today by North Carolina religious leaders and same-sex couples challenging the state’s constitutional amendment, known as Amendment One, banning same-sex marriage.The lawsuit was...

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

Morehouse Staff Member Accused of Sexually Assaulting Students

Patti LuPone Tells Lindsey Graham to “Bite the Bullet and Come Out”

Criminal Charges Against Kevin Spacey Dropped

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Marvel Confirms LGBTQ Storyline for Valkyrie

The Sims 4 Makes History with Lesbian Couple on Cover

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