5 LGBT things you need to know today, May 19

1. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a law this week that effectively bans conversion therapy for minors. 2. Joshua Vallum is the first person prosecuted under the federal Hate Crimes Act for murdering a tra...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, April 18

1. The New York Times calls out the "L.G.B.T. Trump Fallacy" in an editorial this week. 2. On Friday, people around the world will commemorate the 21st annual National Day of Silence to raise awareness of bu...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, April 6

1. Meet the lesbian Colorado couple who just fought — and won! — a Fair Housing Act discrimination lawsuit. The couple, one of whom transitioned to female, was denied a rental opportunity because of their "uniq...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, March 10

1. Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, who founded the ex-gay conversion therapy movement, died yesterday from influenza complications. 2. The Austin, Texas, nonprofit Texas Health Action has a new project: the Kind Clinic...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Feb. 10

1. A new proposed bill in Texas would let therapists who practice conversion therapy keep their licenses, even if conversion therapy is banned. 2. Doctors say a man in Canada contracted a Truvada-resistant s...