Counter Narrative Project’s ‘The Reckoning’ Receives GLAAD Media Award Nomination Katie Burkholder Community January 31, 2021 0GLAAD has announced the nominees for their 32nd annual Media Awards, and local organization Counter Narrative Project (CNP), which was...
Kim Jackson Becomes First LGBTQ State Senator in Georgia Katie Burkholder Georgia November 4, 2020 0Rev. Kim Jackson won her election last night, making history as Georgia’s first ever openly LGBTQ State Senator. Jackson, who...
Dictionary.com’s Biggest Update Ever Adds and Edits LGBTQ and Racial Terms Katie Burkholder National September 4, 2020 0In what its deemed its “biggest update ever” Dictionary.com has added or modified over 15,000 words in its data base,...
Black LGBTQ Americans Are Disproportionately Financially Affected by COVID-19, Report Finds Katie Burkholder Coronavirus August 5, 2020 0Black Americans have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, making up 23 percent of COVID-related deaths despite making up only 13...
The Trevor Project Releases Mental Health Guide for Black LGBTQ Youth Katie Burkholder National June 6, 2020 0The Trevor Project, the leading national organization dedicated to providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth, has...
Almost One in Five LGBTQ People Have Been Homeless in Their Lives, New Study Finds Katie Burkholder National May 19, 2020 0Almost one in five LGBTQ people have experienced homelessness at some point in their lifetimes, according to a new study...
‘Let Black Fxlk Be’ Queer Art Exhibit On Display at The Bakery Atlanta Georgia Voice Community February 29, 2020 0Let Black Fxlk Be, an exhibit of diverse works from local queer artists celebrating Black love, friendship, community, and identity,...
HRC Releases Transgender Violence Report for Transgender Day of Remembrance Katie Burkholder National November 20, 2019 0In honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20), the Human Rights Campaign has released this year’s report on anti-transgender...
Parker Slams Media for Reporting Black Voters Won’t Back LGBTQ Candidates Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National November 18, 2019 0The head of the LGBTQ Victory Institute took the media to task Friday amid a flurry of media reports Pete...
Black LGB People Report Regularly Being Harassed or Threatened Katie Burkholder National July 8, 2019 0A majority of black LGB people feel harassed or threatened multiple times a year according to the Black Futures Lab’s...
Nearly 2 in 10 Black LGBTQ Youth Forced into Sexual Acts, HRC Report Reveals Katie Burkholder National February 17, 2019 0According to a new report from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), 18 percent of LGBTQ youth in the U.S. have...