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Next Congressional Class to be the Most LGBTQ in History

A record number of LGBTQ candidates won their election on Tuesday, guaranteeing the incoming Congressional class to be the most LGBTQ Congress in history. Nine out candidates on the ballot for Congressional ...

LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Sign Letter Urging Congress to Include Anti-Discrimination Language in Coronavirus Relief Packages

Almost 200 groups, including LGBTQ rights organizations, have sent a letter to members of Congress asking them to include language that bars anti-LGBTQ discrimination in anything funded by coronavirus relief le...

Man Behind North Carolina’s “Bathroom Bill” to be Congressman

The lead sponsor behind North Carolina’s infamous “bathroom bill,” Dan Bishop, will be a member of Congress after a narrow victory in a special district election, reported Out Magazine. The Republican lawmaker...

Democrats in Congress Reintroduce Bill to Prevent Discrimination on Basis of Religious Freedom

Congressional Democrats have reintroduced a bill that would amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, known as the Do No Harm Act, reported Gay Star News. Sen. Kamala Harris and Reps. Joe Kennedy III and ...

Congress Speaks with Parents of Transgender Kids about Equality Act

Parents of transgender children met with Congress members on Wednesday (January 30) to discuss the passage of the Equality Act, reported Gay Star News. The parents came from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) F...

Record Number of LGBTQ Candidates Running in 2018

An unprecedented number of LGBTQ people have run for public office this year, according Victory Fund’s 2018 Rainbow Wave report. More than 430 openly LGBTQ people ran, with 244 still in the race for November...

Lawsuit Against Congressional Pride Flag Dismissed in Appeals Court

Representative Susan Davis, who represents San Diego and several surrounding municipalities, was sued earlier this year for keeping a Pride flag outside of her Washington, D.C. office Now comes the news that...

Support for the Equality Act is growing in Congress

Is Congress moving forward on a vital issue? The Equality Act was introduced in the United States Congress almost exactly three years ago. And it looks like support is growing after a long wait. The Act, ...

GOP amendment would bring nationwide ban on LGBTQ adoption

The national Republican Party may vote on an amended measure that would bar all gay, lesbian, and other community members from adopting children. The Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives ...

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, April 19

1. Two members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee criticized Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo for his anti-LGBT statements. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) cited Pompeo's opposition to gay rights as a...

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, April 13

1. The nation of Trinidad and Tobago is on the verge of decriminalizing homosexuality, after a judge's ruling on Thursday that such laws are unconstitutional. According to NBC News, Justice Devindra Rampersad s...

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

Biden Takes Over, Signs LGBTQ Executive Order

Biden Announces Appointment of Trans Woman Dr. Rachel Levine to HHS

Biden, Harris Inauguration Events Mostly Virtual

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Gay Couple Directs Thriller ‘Antebellum’ While Novice Feature Director Helms Lesbian-themed ‘Two of Us’

Black History Reading List

Pandemic Brings Decrease in LGBTQ Representation on TV, GLAAD Report Finds

Next Congressional Class to be the Most LGBTQ in History

LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Sign Letter Urging Congress to Include Anti-Discrimination Language in Coronavirus Relief Packages

Man Behind North Carolina’s “Bathroom Bill” to be Congressman

Democrats in Congress Reintroduce Bill to Prevent Discrimination on Basis of Religious Freedom

Congress Speaks with Parents of Transgender Kids about Equality Act

Record Number of LGBTQ Candidates Running in 2018

Lawsuit Against Congressional Pride Flag Dismissed in Appeals Court

Support for the Equality Act is growing in Congress

GOP amendment would bring nationwide ban on LGBTQ adoption

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, April 19

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, April 13

Win, Lose & Live: Reunion with a Crush

History Repeats Itself

Gay Couple Directs Thriller ‘Antebellum’ While Novice Feature Director Helms Lesbian-themed ‘Two of Us’

As Horrifying as the Attack on Our Capitol Was, It Is a Comfort to Know Technology Will Hold Them Accountable

BLM Protests and the Capitol Siege Aren’t the Same

A Look at BLM in France

Black History Reading List

Shifting the Story Around Black Gay Men

Repaying the Backbone of America: The Case for Reparations After Slavery

How LGBTQ and Civil Rights Came Together with Two People

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