California extends help to LGBTQ migrants

Violence and persecution have driven migrants northwards to the American border—and often, into detention camps. Among these travelers are a fair number of LGBTQ persons. These asylum-seekers are subject to ...

June is now officially LGBT Pride Month in California

Sure, it's a month later, but the machinery of government runs at its own speed. The governor of the Golden State, Jerry Brown, has signed a bill into law making June the official, designated, and approved Prid...

Jersey Mom criticizes school for HIV question

Parent Janet Mendes is criticizing a New Jersey middle school for allegedly asking sixth-graders if they were HIV positive. According to Mendes, the query was posed before students of Hackensack Middle School w...

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, April 23

1. The Trump Administration will allow anti-trans discrimination in health care. According to the Advocate, "The administration will reverse a mandate of the ACA which bars discrimination against trans patients...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Nov. 2

1. Steve Grasz, Trump’s nominee for federal judge for the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, has been deemed “not qualified” by the American Bar Association due to a history of anti-LGBT stances, only the third nomi...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Aug. 25

1. The president hasn't issued the "religious freedom" executive order that the religious right end of the political spectrum wants — and its leaders blame Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner for the disappointment....

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 7

1. Ebony Morgan, a black transwoman, was fatally shot in Lynchburg, Virginia, this weekend. Morgan is the 15th transwoman killed this year. 2. A California legislator put forth a bill that would require work...
Melissa Carter

Melissa Carter: An uber-racist ride

It is rare that I take the time to give a negative review of a service. Normally, I’ll simply stop shopping somewhere if I’m not satisfied with their service. But, after a recent trip to California, I felt the ...