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J.K. Rowling Says She's Misunderstood, Threatens Queer Actor

JJ Welles and J.K. RowlingHarry Potter creator J.K. Rowling, under fire for numerous transphobic comments, says she’s been misunderstood — plus she’s received an apology from a young queer actor who likened her to Nazis. The apology came after a threat of legal action. Read on »

Pence Rails Against Trans Kids, Pronouns During Midwest Speaking Swing

Former vice president Mike PenceFormer Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Minnesota on Wednesday to speak out against school policies that support transgender students. Read on »

Here's a First Look at Lady Gaga in the Joker Sequel

Lady Gaga on the red carpetDirector Todd Phillips chose — appropriately enough — Valentine’s Day to share the first image of Lady Gaga in the upcoming Joker sequel called Joker: Folie à Deux. Read on »

Judge Strips Lesbian Mom of Parental Rights, Awards Them to Sperm Donor

Two women, one of them pregnant holding a sonogram image next to a graphic of sperm cells.People who doubt the necessity for laws to protect LGBTQ+ rights need only look as far as Oklahoma, where a judge stripped a lesbian mother of her parental rights and transferred them to her child’s sperm donor, testing the boundaries of marriage equality in the state. Read on »

Idaho Advances Bill to Criminalize Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

Idaho Republican Reps. Lori McCann and Bruce SkaugIdaho is advancing a bill that would make it a felony to provide gender-affirming care to minors. Read on »

Charges Against Gay Journalist Arrested at Press Conference Dropped

Evan LambertThe criminal charges filed last week against NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert have been dismissed, according to a press release by the Ohio Attorney General. Read on »

LGBTQ+ Groups Denied Spot in Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Staten Island St. PatrickThere will be no officially recognized LGBTQ+ representation in the Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade again this year. Read on »

Penises Are Growing Bigger Fast: Study

A man looking into the front of his own underwear.A new study out of Stanford has found that while, over the last 30 years, cisgender men's sperm counts and testosterone levels have decreased, their penises have gotten longer. Read on »

100+ Activists, Journalists Call Out Anti-Trans Bias in New York Times

Person holding copy of New York TimesMore than 100 organizations, activists, journalists, and celebrities, led by GLAAD, have signed on to a letter calling on The New York Times to improve its coverage of transgender people and issues. Read on »

 


 

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