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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...

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 ...

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

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

Jeffrey Epstein Forced Rape Victim into Fraudulent Lesbian Marriage, Lawsuit Claims

Judges Rules Trans Troops Can Proceed with Lawsuit Against Pentagon

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Transgender Writer and Director Lana Wachowski Makes History with The Matrix 4

Dress to Impress, Not Embarrass

Dragon Con Brings Fantasy to Life in the ATL

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

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

Inventor of Gender Reveal Parties Comes Out Against Them

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

International Code Council Updated to Suggest Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

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

Atlanta transgender nonprofit hits milestone due to grant

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 18

5 LGBT things you need to know today, May 4

5 LGBT things you need to know today, April 10

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

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

Transgender Writer and Director Lana Wachowski Makes History with The Matrix 4

Jeffrey Epstein Forced Rape Victim into Fraudulent Lesbian Marriage, Lawsuit Claims

Judges Rules Trans Troops Can Proceed with Lawsuit Against Pentagon

Former Log Cabin Head Leaves after Trump Endorsement

Serial Killer Who Targeted Gay Men in the 90s to be Executed

HRC Releases Healthcare Equality Index

Case Proceeds to Superior Court Against Man Accused of Murdering Trey Peters

Almost 200,000 Trans Americans Have Experienced Conversion Therapy

GLAAD Hires DaShawn Usher as Program Officer for Communities of Color

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