Because of my past experience working on climate change, I'm getting hit with questions about why it's so hot — everywhere — and why the Earth is setting record global temperatures at record pace. The New York Times ran a story with a frightening and worrisome headline, "Climate Disasters Daily? Welcome to the 'New Normal." Read on »
In a first for LGBTQ+ people in California, Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins has signed bills into law while serving as the state’s acting governor. Read on »
Governors across the country have taken part in GLSEN’s Rise Up campaign, releasing proclamations affirming the safety of LGBTQ+ youth in their communities. Read on »
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The proportion of students at Brown University identifying as something other than straight has more than doubled since 2010 and now stands at more than five times the national rate. Read on »
After Fox News retracted a story on its website and noted that it had “inaccurately attributed” a quote, White House officials continued to demand that the far-right network retract a recent report on the far-right network’s site that was false and inflammatory. Read on »
Iowans are receiving mailers promoting the same message as the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ video that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently promoted. It was so homophobic that it caused Gays Against Groomers, DeSantis’s most supportive anti-trans hate group, to fracture. Read on »
The Rev. Steven Pieters, a longtime HIV survivor and activist who became famous when interviewed by televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in 1985, died Saturday of complications from cancer at age 71. Read on »
Pop legend Madonna has spoken out for the first time after she was hospitalized last month following a health emergency that required her to be rushed to the hospital. Read on »
Sex educator Sue Johanson, who became famous throughout the U.S. and Canada with her call-in TV shows, has died at age 92. Read on »
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A Pride celebration in Tbilisi, Georgia was canceled after a violent mob of up to 2,000 suspected right-wing extremists attacked the celebration and forced the emergency evacuation of participants. Reuters reported organizers of the event accused authorities of colluding with extremist groups to disrupt the festivities, but police said the location of the event made it difficult to fully secure. Read on »
Gender-affirming care has been banned for the first time with the endorsement of a federal court. Transgender youth in Tennessee can now be barred from using hormone therapy or puberty blockers following a decision by a federal appeals panel. Read on »
Quoting one of the original founders of the country, the Republican attorney general of Kansas is suing the state’s Democratic governor, saying she is violating a new law by allowing transgender people to change their gender identity on driver’s licenses. Read on »
The Hetrick-Martin Institute is celebrating 23 years of supporting LGBTQ+ youth in New York City. This Saturday, July 15, the group is looking to set another record for its fundraising at its star-studded summer fundraiser. Read on »
During LGBTQ+ Pride Month, on June 26, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Lawrence v. Texas, a Lambda Legal victory on behalf of John Lawrence and Tyron Garner. In Lawrence, the Court held that Texas’s Homosexual Conduct law, which made it a crime for two people of the same sex to have oral or anal sex, was unconstitutional. At that time 13 other states also had anti-sodomy laws.
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Because of my past experience working on climate change, I'm getting hit with questions about why it's so hot — everywhere — and why the Earth is setting record global temperatures at record pace. The New York Times ran a story with a frightening and worrisome headline, "
In a first for LGBTQ+ people in California, Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins has signed bills into law while serving as the state’s acting governor. 
Governors across the country have taken part in 
The proportion of students at Brown University identifying as something other than straight has more than doubled since 2010 and now stands at more than five times the national rate. 
After 
The Rev. Steven Pieters, a longtime HIV survivor and activist who became famous when interviewed by televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in 1985, died Saturday of complications from cancer at age 71. 
Pop legend 
Sex educator Sue Johanson, who became famous throughout the U.S. and Canada with her call-in TV shows, has died at age 92. 
A Pride celebration in Tbilisi, Georgia was canceled after a violent mob of up to 2,000 suspected right-wing extremists attacked the celebration and forced the emergency evacuation of participants. 
Gender-affirming care has been banned for the first time with the endorsement of a federal court. Transgender youth in 
Quoting one of the original founders of the country, the Republican attorney general of Kansas is suing the state’s Democratic governor, saying she is violating a new law by allowing transgender people to change their gender identity on driver’s licenses. 
The Hetrick-Martin Institute is celebrating 23 years of supporting 
During LGBTQ+ Pride Month, on June 26, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Lawrence v. Texas, a Lambda Legal victory on behalf of John Lawrence and Tyron Garner. In Lawrence, the Court held that Texas’s Homosexual Conduct law, which made it a crime for two people of the same sex to have oral or anal sex, was unconstitutional. At that time 13 other states also had anti-sodomy laws.
