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Why Are Lesbian Bars Special?
Women

Why Are Lesbian Bars Special?

For LGBTQ+ History Month, the author of Moby Dyke discusses why lesbian bars are so sacred — and why it's so hard to find info on them online.

KEVIN SEAMAN
News

Lyft Adopts New Policies After Drag Queens Refused Rides

The rideshare company has changed its ways.
Brunei
News

100 LGBTQ Groups, Leaders Urge White House to Condemn Brunei's New Law

Every major LGBTQ rights group was joined alongside prominent elected officials and religious leaders to denounce the Sultan's law allowing the stoning of queer people. 

Joe Manchin won't support students
News

Lone Senate Dem Will Not Support Equality Act Because It Protects Trans Youth

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says he cannot support the historic Equality Act because it protects transgender youth in schools. 

Vermont Will Become 8th State to Green-Light Gender-Neutral IDs
News

Vermont Will Become 8th State to Green-Light Gender-Neutral IDs

Republican Gov. Phil Scott added that the new ID policy "is consistent with our Vermont values of inclusion and acceptance."

‘We Exist’: LGBTQ Malaysians Respond to Tourism Minister Erasing Them
World

LGBTQ Malaysians Fight Back After Gov't Official Says They Don't Exist

"Erasure of our existence will not only just trivialize our struggle, but also perpetuate the injustices towards us," activist Numan Afifi says.

‘Its Time Has Come’: Lawmakers Predict Colorado Will Be Next State to Ban Conversion Therapy
Youth

Colorado Finally Takes Action Against Conversion Therapy

Advocates -- who say LGBTQ youth are "consistently" put into reparative therapy in the state -- may finally ban the practice there.

Marching for marriage equality in Brisbane
Marriage Equality

Could Australia Be the Next Country to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage?

Germany struggled for years to enact marriage equality, and Australia is similarily dragging its feet. 

Rape and Murder of Teen Shows Lack of Justice for LGBT Malaysians
World

Rape and Murder of Teen Shows Lack of Justice for LGBT Malaysians

A young man killed because he was deemed insufficiently masculine is the latest casualty of Malaysia's anti-LGBT culture.
How Racism in Queer Nightlife Helped Birth the New Pride Flag
Pride

How Racism in LGBT Nightlife Birthed a New Pride Flag

Philadelphia's inclusive flag started as a way for the city to heal after ugly incidents at the city's queer bars and clubs. It ended up sparking a national dialogue.

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Susan Mangum and Brandiilyne Dear
Politics

'It Takes Us Back to the 1960s': Mississippi Reacts to Hateful Law

Anti-LGBT legislation, which a court just ruled can go into effect, will make life even harder for queer people in Mississippi.

How to Get Republicans to Support Trans Rights
Transgender

How to Get Republicans to Support Trans Rights

A surprising number of conservatives can be swayed on equality, according to a new survey.
An End to the HIV Epidemic? Not If Trumpcare Passes
HIV

An End to the HIV Epidemic? Not If Trumpcare Passes

"More people are going to get sick and more people are going to die."

BLACK CAT
Pride

Pride Has Always Been a Protest

As Los Angeles, Washington, and other cities prepare for marches Sunday, it's enlightening to remember Pride's roots.

Trump Won’t Throw Pride Reception—But He Did Host ‘Neglected’ Conservative Media
Politics

Trump Skips Pride and Steps on Obama's Legacy

By not issuing a Pride proclamation or hosting a reception, Trump proves he's determined to roll-back all the LGBT progress of the last administration.

Ash and Melissa Whitaker
Transgender

This Trans Student’s Legal Victory Is a Clear Rebuke to Trump

The president's administration had tried rolling back protections for transgender students.

Trumps White House
HIV

All Evidence Points to Trump Having Zero Plans to Battle HIV

The future is uncertain for the Office of National AIDS Policy -- as well as millions of lives.

Trump Asks State Department to Disclose All Programs Promoting Gender Equality
Women

Will Trump Dismantle Women's Programs Hillary Clinton Set Up?

Officials in the State Department are reportedly "freaked out" by a request from the incoming administration.
Andre Leon Talley
Business

Yet Another Fashion Icon Refuses to Dress Melania Trump

Vogue's Andre Leon Talley, a friend of the future first lady, told The New York Times he can't support Donald Trump's administration.

Hilary Clinton Comey
Politics

Clinton Lawyer 'Appalled' at Lack of Information Used to Justify Email Probe

Data shows that many voters lost trust in Clinton after the FBI issued a letter to Congress days before the election.