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Tech Experts Fear New US Broadcasting Chief Could Jeopardize LGBTQ Internet Freedom

LGBTQ internet freedoms may be at risk on a global scale due to the new leadership at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, according to technology freedom experts. The agency, which operates independently from ...

HIV Medications May Lower Risk of COVID-19, Study Finds

A new study has revealed that HIV-positive people on antiretroviral therapy (ART) medications have a lower risk of getting coronavirus, experiencing severe symptoms, and dying from COVID-19-related complication...

Biden, Trudeau Added to Global Pride 2020 Line-up

Former Vice President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and pop star Kesha are among the additional world leaders, allies and LGBTQ celebrities who are set to ...

Musicians, Politicians, Drag Queens Set to Headline Global Pride 2020

LGBTQ musical icons, drag queens and global human rights leaders are set to take part in Global Pride 2020 on June 27, a 24-hour virtual LGBTQ celebration that is estimated to attract 300 million viewers, accor...

Family of Transgender Woman who Died in ICE Custody Files Federal Lawsuit

The family of a transgender woman with HIV who died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in 2018 has filed a federal lawsuit against five private companies that were responsible for her care. ...

Class Action Lawsuit Demands ICE Release All Transgender Detainees

Advocacy groups on Thursday filed a class action lawsuit that demands U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement release all transgender people who are in their custody because they are more susceptible to the co...

WATCH: Expert Explains How to Properly Wear Face Mask

If you're wearing or considering wearing a protective face mask during this pandemic, Dr. Ho Pak-leung goes through the steps to properly putting one on. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xLjCfmx0...

Five LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Released from ICE Custody in Ariz.

A Phoenix-based advocacy group says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday released five LGBTQ asylum seekers who had been in ICE custody at two Arizona detention centers. Trans Queer Pueblo, whi...

Coronavirus Leaves Migrants Along Mexico-U.S. Border Even More Vulnerable

Advocates along the Mexico-U.S. border say they are increasingly concerned about the coronavirus’ impact on migrants. Jaime Antonio Marin Rocha and his mother, Yolanda Rocha, run Jardín de las Mariposas, a s...

Caitlyn Jenner Revealed to Take Thousands from Fake Charity in Sting Operation

Former Olympian and transgender reality TV personality Caitlyn Jenner has been caught taking thousands of dollars from a fake charity in a sting operation set up by British news network Channel 4. Channel 4’...

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...

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