5 LGBT things you need to know today, May 16

1. The Washington Post reports that online dictionary searches for “transgender” spiked more than 600 percent after President Obama's directive on school bathrooms last Friday morning. 2. Mic breaks down how...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, June 1

1. The Pentagon is adding non-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and bisexual troops. Transgender people are prohibited from serving openly in the military but officials say they continue to look into ...

Bruce Jenner is transgender, and it’s a big deal

Here’s a panel from Mad Magazine’s parody of the 1970s “Incredible Hulk” TV show, which appeared in issue No. 204 in 1979: Wait long enough and everything becomes ironic. Last Friday, April 24, after mon...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, April 24

1. “By letting the tabloids make up their own story and sensationalize the transgender experience, Jenner has allowed it to become a cartoon. Now, she’s finally speaking up – just in time for May sweeps TV rati...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, April 20

1. In a new poll, those surveyed say by a 51 percent to 35 percent margin that it's no longer practical for the Supreme Court to ban same-sex marriages because so many states have legalized them. Close to half ...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, April 7

1. “What keeps us up at night is the fact that 75,000 people depend on tourism for a paycheck. And if we don’t fill the city with conventions and visitors, they don’t work.” LGBTQ Nation reports on Indiana's lo...