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8 in 10 LGBTQ People Have Experienced Harassment Online, and 2 in 5 Leave Social Media Because of It

According to Galop’s 2020 Online Hate Crime Report, many LGBTQ people leave social media due to online abuse and harassment. Of the 700 LGBTQ people surveyed, eight out of ten reported experiencing online ab...

Attorney for Transgender Starbucks Employee Calls New Trans-Positive Ad Campaign “Hypocritical”

An attorney for Maddie Wade, a former transgender Starbucks employee who sued the company for harassment and discrimination, has deemed the coffee shop’s new trans-positive ad campaign "hypocritical." In 201...

Twitter Apologizes for Allowance of Ads Targeting “Anti-Gay” Users

After a BBC investigation revealed that it was possible for Twitter to allow ads targeting users who had an interest in phrases like “transphobic,” “white supremacists,” and “anti-gay,” the social media giant i...

Study Finds American More Women Prejudiced Against Lesbians than Men

A landmark study looking at attitudes towards same-sex relationships across 23 countries found that, while American men and women “did not significantly differ in their attitudes toward gay men,” women were “si...

Comedy Troupe’s HQ Attacked for Gay Jesus Comedy Special

The headquarters of the Brazilian comedy troupe Porta dos Fundos was attacked on Christmas Eve following backlash from their Netflix comedy special featuring a gay Jesus, reported Entertainment Weekly. The F...

J.K. Rowling Criticized for Supporting Anti-Trans Woman

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has garnered criticism after supporting a woman whose contract was not renewed because of anti-transgender comments she made on social media. Maya Forstater, a visiting fello...

Lesbian Swe Zin Htet Competes in Miss Universe, Makes History

While Myanmar’s Swe Zin Htet didn’t take home the crown at last night’s (December 8) Miss Universe pageant held in Atlanta, she did make history as the competition’s first openly gay contestant, according to LG...

Gender-Affirming Surgery Lowers Need for Mental Health Treatment, Study Finds

A new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that transgender people who receive gender confirmation surgeries have better mental health. The study reviewed ten years of medical data fro...

A Quarter of LGBTQ Employees Have Been Bullied at Work

A quarter LGBTQ employees have experienced bullying in the workplace, according to the Kantar Inclusion Index (KII), an initiative designed to identify global employment trends and issues. The KII surveyed a...

Gay Fathers Receive Less Parental Leave than Straight and Lesbian Couples Worldwide

A study found that gay men worldwide receive less paid parental leave on average than lesbian or heterosexual couples, reported Reuters. The research, conducted at the University of California, Los Angeles (...

Genetic Mutation Results in HIV Immunity, Spanish Researchers Discover

Spanish scientists have discovered a rare genetic mutation that makes people resistant to HIV, which could help lead to new HIV treatments. Researchers from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Madrid tested...

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

Pete Buttigieg Helps 9-year-old Boy Come Out at Campaign Rally

Mike Bloomberg Sells Pro-trans Merch after Defending Past Anti-Trans Comments

Chasten Buttigieg Opens Up About Meeting Pete on Hinge and Coming Out in “Running Mates” Interview

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Disney/Pixar’s “Onward” to Feature Openly Lesbian Minor Character

Atlanta Fringe Festival Announces Lineup

“The Flash” Actor Rick Cosnett Comes Out