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LA County is First Jurisdiction in US to Monitor LGBTQ Murders and Suicides

Los Angeles County in California has become the first jurisdiction in the U.S. to monitor unnatural LGBTQ deaths in the area, reported PinkNews. With the passing of the motion, which was put forward by Repub...

An Apparent Trump Win is Really a Huge Trans Victory

On first reading, the Reuters headline seemed like dismal news for transgender military servicemembers and advocates fighting the Trump trans ban. “U.S. Court Lets Trump Transgender Military Ban Stand, Orders N...

Homophobic Bullying Increases when LGBTQ Rights are Publicly Debated, Study Finds

A study found that children are bullied for their sexual orientation more when LGBTQ rights are being publicly debated, according to Newsweek. The study, published in Pediatrics, looked at surveys completed ...

Judge Rules HIV Medication Lawsuit Against Gilead Sciences Can Proceed

Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl rejected requests from Gilead Sciences, Inc. to dismiss claims in a personal injury lawsuit brought by HIV positive Californians, according to the LA Sentinel. The lawsuit c...

California Community Supports Bisexual Rose Queen Amid Westboro Baptist Church Protest

Last week, religious anti-LGBTQ hate group the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) announced they were planning to protest the high school that Louise Deser Siskel, the first-ever LGBTQ Rose Queen, attends in Souther...

California National Guard Will Not Discharge Transgender Service Members

According to one of the highest-ranking officers in the California National Guard, Maj. Gen. Matthew Beevers, California will defy Trump’s wishes and not discharge transgender service members from the troops. ...

Bill Introduced in California to Limit Intersex Surgery

California may become the first state to limit intersex surgery with a new bill that was introduced Monday (February 4), according to the Huffington Post. Intersex people are born with sex characteristics th...

California Instates Third Gender Option on State IDs

California will offer a third “non-binary” gender option on IDs and driver’s licenses this year, reported KRON4. The Gender Recognition Act, or SB 179, was signed by Governor Jerry Brown last October. Those ...

Intersex Activists Denounce Infant Surgeries

Sean Saifa Wall spent more than two decades in the wrong body until he decided to live the life he had always wanted to: that of a man. Wall, a nationally recognized black, intersex activist, was assigned fem...

California Law Requires Meals on Wheels to ask Questions on Sexuality and Gender

Last month, 83-year-old Carol Alexander received a phone call from the Meals on Wheels program from an unfamiliar case manager, reported the Sacramento Bee. The Sacramento citizen was asked about half a doze...

Suspect in California Murder Allegedly “Pranked” Others on Grindr

A California man, Samuel Woodward, 21, was arrested on suspicion of killing a gay man, Blaze Bernstein, 19. Woodward is standing trial in Orange County Superior Court. Now, the media is reporting that Woodwa...

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

Georgia Republican Submits Amendment that Would Bar Trans Girls from Girls’ Sports Teams

Atlanta Pride Announces Highlights of 2020 Virtual Programming

Trump Suggests RBG’s Granddaughter Lied About her Dying Wish

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Books Galore, from Tom of Finland to Megan Rapinoe

LGBTQ TV Wins Big at 2020 Emmys

Outdoor Dining at Delbar