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The Vatican Releases Document Rejecting Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Identities

The Vatican released a document on Monday (June 10) which rejects transgender people, saying gender nonconformity is “a gradual process of denaturalization.”The Congregation for Catholic Education released ...

International Code Council Updated to Suggest Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

The International Code Council (ICC), an organization that develops the standards for safe and sustainable buildings, approved a change to restroom standards to include a requirement for gender-neutral bathroom...

Calling Trans Youth by Chosen Name can Drastically Reduce Chance of Suicide

Calling transgender youth by their chosen name can reduce their chance of dying by suicide by as much as 65 percent, according to the Journal of Adolescent Health.In a study of 129 transgender and gender no...

Atlanta transgender nonprofit hits milestone due to grant

Trans Housing Atlanta Program has its first paid staff member, thanks to two grants from the Atlanta foundation AEC Trust and the national Trans Justice Funding Project.Justine Ingram will be the new contac...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 18

1. Tech giant IBM continues its fight against Texas' "bathroom bill," taking out full-page newspaper ads and sending employees to talk with legislators.2. Do you want to win tickets to watch the taping of t...

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, April 10

1. LGBT couples in Hawaii are petitioning for equal access to in-vitro fertilization treatment and surrogacy programs. Under state law, heterosexual couples are able to obtain financial assistance for the proce...

Georgia State study: Trans students’ suicide risk significantly higher when denied bathroom access

So-called “religious freedom” laws in North Carolina and Mississippi that contain anti-transgender “bathroom bill” language have been splashed across headlines across the country for weeks, and a Georgia State ...

APD profiling, mistreatment highlighted during Trans Day of Visibility

It was standing room only at The Phillip Rush Center Annex on Thursday for the annual Trans Day of Visibility observance. Over 100 people turned out to hear the results of a survey spearheaded by Solutions Not ...

Atlanta trans activist Raquel Willis on gender identity, race on WABE

Caitlyn Jenner may be one of the most high-profile transgender women in America, but there's plenty of local trans activists who are doing the work to educate the straight, lesbian, gay and bisexual communities...

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

1. Facebook has issued an apology to those caught up in the social network's “real-name policy” and says they are working on a fix to the problem. The policy led to the suspension of the profiles of numerous dr...

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

American Psychoanalytic Association Apologizes for Classifying Homosexuality as Mental Illness

Elizabeth Warren Reintroduces Refund Equality Act

Democratic Presidential Candidates Call for End to Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and More Make Up Cast of Ryan Murphy’s Prom Film Adaptation

Customize Your Own Barefoot Wine Label for Pride Month

Made Introduces Pride Instagram Story Templates to Benefit Trevor Project