5 LGBT things you need to know today, May 4

1. Kim Davis made national headlines after she refused to give a same-sex couple a marriage license based on her religious beliefs. Though the couple did eventually obtain the license, a three-judge appeals cou...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, June 21

1. “As people milled about not really dancing, the bar’s TVs, which usually play remixes of pop videos, were playing an MSNBC remembrance of Pulse’s dead. The club had turned off Chris Hayes’s voice and instead...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, April 21

1. ESPN fired baseball analyst Curt Schilling on Wednesday, two days after he shared an anti-trans meme on Facebook. Schilling had previously been suspended for a tweet comparing Muslims to Nazis.2. In the ...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Oct. 27

1. A new report from GLAAD shows that streaming services like Netflix and Hulu are leading the way with depictions of LGBT people on television, most notably with transgender characters, while network and cable...

Simon Williamson: The ridiculous religious binary

One of the things I detest most in the world is the gender stencils we’re forced into, robbing us of fabulous things we could have spent our childhood partaking in, like skirts and kissing boys. The gender bina...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Aug. 31

1. “Thank you for making me realize that I'm not alone. Your video touched my heart and the day I got that video was the best day of my life. Your video and all of the other ones boosted my confide...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, June 2

1. Just hours after Caitlyn Jenner made her debut on the cover of Vanity Fair, ESPN announced they would be awarding her the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at this year's ESPYs show on July 15. The network gave the ...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, August 26

1. Brian Moylan writes an op-ed for TIME on why “Brad and Angelina getting married is a slap in the face to gay Americans.”2. The Guardian wants to know where all the angry gay radicals went.3. Slate on...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 17

1. “I have a song called 'Just A Wee Bit Gay.' It's a great little dance tune.” Dolly Parton is planning on doing an LGBT-friendly dance album.2. “KFC is old and not expanding. Chick-fil-A is newer and comi...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 16

1. Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe is suing the team for their refusal to release the results of a six-month independent investigation into his claims that his special teams coordinator at the time ...