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Transgender Activists Rally Against Trump Policies at White House

Dozens of activists gathered in front of the White House on Wednesday to protest against the Trump administration’s policies against transgender people. The rally — organized by the National Center for Trans...

DeVos meets with LGBT groups over trans student protections

Representatives from a trio of LGBT organizations and families with transgender kids met Wednesday with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in the aftermath of the Justice and Education Departments revoking Obama-e...

Trump admin to rescind trans student protections: source

Despite pleas from parents of transgender children and LGBT employees, the Trump administration is set Tuesday to rescind Obama-era guidance to schools barring discrimination against transgender students and en...

Georgia Congressman Tom Price’s confirmation to HHS dismays LGBT advocates

The U.S. Senate approved late Thursday another Trump Cabinet pick with an anti-LGBT history with the narrow confirmation of Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) as secretary of Health and Human Services. The 52 Senate Rep...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, April 27

1. “Governor McCrory can’t even enforce his law in his house.” Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, on using the bathroom at North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's offic...

National LGBT orgs react to Bruce Jenner coming out as transgender on ABC

On Friday, Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner was interviewed by ABC's Diane Sawyer and revealed he is indeed a transgender woman. Dialogue has been sparked across social media and national LGBT organizations i...

HRC President Chad Griffin to speak at Atlanta transgender conference

Transgender men and women and gender nonconforming individuals from all over the United States and beyond will head to the Crowne Plaza Hotel near Perimeter Mall for the 24th annual Southern Comfort Conference ...

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

Chick-fil-A Pledges to Stop Donating to Anti-LGBTQ Organizations

HRC Releases Municipal Equality Index

Parker Slams Media for Reporting Black Voters Won’t Back LGBTQ Candidates

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

No LGBTQ for the Holidays

Lil Nas X Becomes First Out Gay Person to Win Country Music Award

‘Gossip Girl’ Reboot to be More Queer and Diverse than Original Series

Transgender Activists Rally Against Trump Policies at White House

DeVos meets with LGBT groups over trans student protections

Trump admin to rescind trans student protections: source

Georgia Congressman Tom Price’s confirmation to HHS dismays LGBT advocates

5 LGBT things you need to know today, April 27

National LGBT orgs react to Bruce Jenner coming out as transgender on ABC

HRC President Chad Griffin to speak at Atlanta transgender conference

Chick-fil-A Pledges to Stop Donating to Anti-LGBTQ Organizations

HRC Releases Municipal Equality Index

No LGBTQ for the Holidays

Parker Slams Media for Reporting Black Voters Won’t Back LGBTQ Candidates

LGB Adults are More Likely to Smoke E-cigarettes, Study Finds

LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold DACA

‘Atypical’ Actor Brigette Lundy-Paine Comes Out as Non-binary

Hillary Clinton Says Cisgender Women Have “Legitimate Concerns” About Trans Women

Lil Nas X Becomes First Out Gay Person to Win Country Music Award

Pence Extols Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ Adoption Rule as ‘Decisive Action’

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