The administration’s war on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has now come for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and it could mean the end of specialized LGBTQ+ programs at the VA. A new internal memo reportedly instructs the VA to remove LGBTQ+ labels from staff and services in a way that wi
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Several thousand people turned out on Oct. 27 for the 39th annual 17th Street High Heel Race, considered one of the city’s largest LGBTQ events that welcomes all city residents to celebrate Halloween. Started in 1986 by customers and staff at the 17th Street gay bar JR’s as a rac...
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This year, the Human Rights Campaign found that a record-breaking 12% of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ, representing about 25.6 million people, according to a study of U.S. Census data. This record-high figure, combined with declining approval ratings for President Donald Trump, ...
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When New York Times reporter Jeffrey Schmalz collapsed at his desk in the paper's newsroom, just days before Christmas in 1990, few of his colleagues knew for certain that he was gay – he'd only shared that fact with a close circle of friends and family – and none were aware he h...
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Someone has been sending mailers and text messages to millions of Texas voters claiming to be from a transgender organization. The mailers, addressed to children in the households, appear to be designed to stir up anger at trans people just before the midterm elections. Now lawye...
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The Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser hosted the 39th annual High Heel Race on Tuesday, a drag tradition that began back on Halloween 1986. LGBTQ+ Halloween celebrations often have rich local histories — from Florida’s Wicked Manors to New York City’s Greenwich Village Parade. For Wa...
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Trans people have become a major focus of political discussion in recent years, and as candidates across the political spectrum run anti-trans ads, the work of trans journalists is crucial. But several trans journalists spoke out recently about the danger inherent in their work i...
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Texas Senate candidate and state Rep. James Talarico (D) eviscerated his opponent, anti-LGBTQ+ Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), after Paxton appeared not to know the age of the United States when speaking at a rally. "On July 4th, we celebrated the 200th anniversary of our countr...
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This story originally appeared on Out.Here's a twist just in time for Halloween.HBO Max has cast a cisgender male actor who made waves for playing a 14-year-old trans athlete in its new Harry Potter television series.The irony is that since 2020, the creator of the upcoming serie...
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Bry Sharland thinks of his Pink Triangle Portraits project as a quest. It’s a quest not only to memorialize the lives of queer people who were persecuted by the Nazis, but also to celebrate them and to capture the queer joy they experienced in spite of their suffering. Related Ru...
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The Department of Justice is suing a Maryland School District for allegedly "facilitating the secret 'transitioning' of children’s 'gender identity' at school without their parents’ knowledge or consent, in violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act [FERPA]." Anne...
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Uncloseted Media published this story on Oct. 28. This story was reported in partnership with The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy. By BROOKE MIGDON | Max Sorgenfrey was sipping a coffee at a cafe in Charleston, S.C., in early October when her p...
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Political scientists decided to test the conservative claim that kicking transgender women out of women’s sports is primarily motivated by a desire to protect cisgender women. Their findings? Not quite true.As the researchers wrote for The Conversation, “individuals with the most...
