Lena Waithe

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, March 23

If it’s Friday, that means a Friday Funday edition of 5 LGBTQ Things! We’re all overwhelmed with troubling, stressful headlines on a daily basis, so enjoy a dose of good news, inspirational stories and pop cult...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, June 1

1. The Pentagon is adding non-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and bisexual troops. Transgender people are prohibited from serving openly in the military but officials say they continue to look into ...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 11

1. Smoking has reportedly overtaken HIV as the biggest health risk to the LGBT community. 2. “You are not a black woman, and you do not get to claim either blackness or womanhood. There is a clear line betwe...