Chilean Transgender Name Bill Passes Legislature

After five years, Chile’s congress approved a bill allowing transgender people older than 14 to change their name and gender in official records, reported Reuters. It was approved on Wednesday of last week (...

Gay Costa Rican legislator sworn in

The first openly gay member of the legislature of Costa Rica has taken his seat. The man, Enrique Sanchez, is a member of Partido Accion Cuidadana (PAC), a leftist political organization. Sanchez, a journali...

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, April 16

1. Late last Friday, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. military's trans ban cannot be implemented. Judge Marsha Pechman, of the Western District of Washington, said that the second version of Trump's March ba...

Georgia Equality releases first endorsement list

Georgia Equality recently released its first round of endorsements for the Democratic primary elections, which will take place on May 22. Additional endorsements will follow, especially after the advance voting...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Jan. 24

1. Remember that "Lavender Scare" apology that the US State Department made a few weeks ago? Well, that seems to be null and void, given that the apology was removed from the government website, along with othe...