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American Airlines Now Allows Non-Binary Gender Booking Options

American Airlines will now allow non-binary gender options “U” or “X” for customers when flying. The airline reportedly worked alongside LGBTQ organizations the Human Rights Campaign and the Trevor Project t...

PHOTOS: Atlanta Pride Trans March 2019

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Non-Binary “They” Added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Merriam-Webster has added “they” as a singular, non-binary pronoun to their dictionary. While the singular “they” already existed in dictionary, Merriam-Webster expanded the definition to explicitly state it...

Trans and Non-Binary College Students at Higher Risk for Mental Health Problems

Transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming college students are at a disproportionately greater risk for mental health issues than their cisgender peers, according to a new study from Boston University’...

Current Education Dept. More Likely to Dismiss LGBTQ Students’ Discrimination Complaints, Report Finds

A report from the Center for American Progress found that students who reported discrimination on the basis of their sexuality or gender identity were significantly less likely to receive relief from the Educat...

Inventor of Gender Reveal Parties Comes Out Against Them

The woman who “invented” gender reveal parties now disagrees with them after her daughter opened her mind to the spectrum of gender. Jenna Karvunidis came up with the idea to announce to her friends and fami...

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...

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

Mike Bloomberg Sells Pro-trans Merch after Defending Past Anti-Trans Comments

Chasten Buttigieg Opens Up About Meeting Pete on Hinge and Coming Out in “Running Mates” Interview

Trump Names Grenell as Director of Intelligence

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Disney/Pixar’s “Onward” to Feature Openly Lesbian Minor Character

Atlanta Fringe Festival Announces Lineup

“The Flash” Actor Rick Cosnett Comes Out