Georgia made history last week when Everton Blair, Jr., was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the state’s first openly LGBTQ member of Congress and the latest LGBTQ addition to the chamber. Blair, who represents Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, was sworn in on Sept. 1 afte
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The Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) filed a petition in state court Thursday seeking authorization to begin taking depositions as part of its effort to determine who has been impersonating the organization in text messages and mailers sent to Texas voters ahead of t...
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Chefs for Equality celebrated its 15th anniversary on Oct. 19, an event that makes it clear that the fight for full LGBTQ equality is not yet fully won, through the lens of delicious dishes along with fine wines. Launched in 2012, Chefs for Equality is a proud, fierce, sumptuous ...
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Florida-based drag queen Miss Bouvèé has raised over $25,000 from selling the bricks from a Miami Beach rainbow crosswalk that was demolished as part of Governor Ron DeSantis’s ongoing war against LGBTQ-affirming roads. After the Miami Beach rainbow crosswalk was dismantled in Oc...
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Half a billion dollars in attack ads deployed by Republicans in Texas this election season are having unintended consequences. According to conservative voters in the state, they're teaching their children that trans people exist. "My kids didn’t even know what transgender meant ...
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A lesbian bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts, is suffering an empty dance floor after announcing it would make masking optional on Saturday nights. The change earned a scorching reaction online from patrons who've come to expect a full masking protocol every time they visited, the ...
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is highlighting the sexual violence in U.S. prisons and jails committed by inmates perceived to be transgender, while obscuring the notably higher rates of incarcerated transgender victims of abuse. Earlier this month, the DOJ’s Bureau of Justice S...
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This article first appeared on Mother Jones. It has been republished with the publication’s permission. On Tuesday, an X account attributed to a Texas man named Zyron Lewis posted a video of Lewis claiming that in 2012, when he was a middle school student, he was sexually assault...
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Celebrate the 39th Annual 17th Street High Heel Race on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6-10 p.m. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs sponsor the event. If you’re interested in racing, fill out the 17th Street High Heel Racer’s Registration and Authorization Form at the...
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Earlier this month, Donald Trump used an anti-trans slur on Truth Social to insult Democratic Senate candidate for South Carolina, pediatrician Dr. Annie Andrews. On Thursday, he brought that slur to life by uttering it aloud on stage at a South Carolina rally. “Darline’s running...
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Friday, October 23 Trans Discussion Group will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This group is intended to provide an emotionally and physically safe space for trans people and those who may be questioning their gender identity/expression to join together in community and learn from one anot...
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For years, the true identity of the writer “Lisa Ben” – a clever anagram for lesbian – remained a mystery. But in the 1940s, the creator of Vice Versa, the first known lesbian magazine in the country, had to write anonymously. People who valued their safety and livelihoods had no...
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Chrishell Stause will not be tuning in to season 10 of Netflix reality series Selling Sunset. Her lawyers, on the other hand, will be watching closely. During a red carpet interview for The Hollywood Reporter’s Creator A-list party on October 21, the Selling Sunset alum shared th...
