The number of out LGBTQ+ elected officials in the U.S. increased in the past year, but the community is still far from proportional representation, says a new report from the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute. Read on »
On Tuesday evening, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington Nationals' LGBTQ+ “Night OUT” game. Read on »
On Monday, Rachel Maddow helped MSNBC achieve more viewers during prime time than either Fox News or CNN, ratings show. Read on »
As more states move to ban or restrict gender-affirming care for transgender youth, a new study adds more evidence to back up what LGBTQ+ advocates have been pointing out for years: This care saves lives. Read on »
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed that his parents became concerned about his sexuality when he began hanging posters of male bodybuilders in his bedroom as a teenager. Read on »
The first gay immigrant elected to Congress, Rep. Robert Garcia, praised RuPaul Charles, the superstar drag queen and star of RuPaul’s Drag Race, during a tribute on the House floor. He commended the entertainer’s commitment to uplifting LGBTQ+ people in his speech in the chamber on Wednesday. Read on »
A new study out of the U.K. suggests that masturbation evolved in primates tens of millions of years ago, and it not only increases the chances of having children, but the behavior may also have evolved to help decrease the chances of acquiring sexually transmitted infections. Read on »
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The two men who founded the historic Chicago gay bar Sidetrack, Art Johnston and José Pepe Peña, are the subjects of a new documentary documentary that highlights their roles as LGBTQ+ rights trailblazers. Read on »
The self-declared "world's smallest Pride parade" occurs next weekend in Batt Close, a housing development in the English town of Rugby. Read on »
Police in Texas have arrested the man they say yelled homophobic slurs before shooting and killing a queer woman in a parking lot over the weekend, and the victim’s father and partner believe her murder had the hallmarks of a hate crime. Read on »
Sarah Paulson and Elle Fanning have been attached to a new film project based on the controversial true story of Sybil, a woman who suffered from dissociative identity disorder. Read on »
As a church in Asheville, N.C. held a "Rally for the Family" event, local residents united in support of their LGBTQ+ neighbors. Read on »
A transgender MTA bus driver said she was the victim of a verbal and physical hate crime that took place inside a woman’s locker room bathroom at a Bronx bus depot. Read on »
Atlanta police have obtained warrants for the arrest of a suspect in the death of transgender woman Ashley Burton, who was fatally shot April 11 at her apartment complex in the city. Read on »
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