Mississippi Trans Teen Misses Her Graduation After Judge's Transphobic Decision
She had filed a legal motion to allow her to wear a dress to the ceremony.
May 22 2023 10:00 AM
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Mississippi
Southern Queers: New Study Reveals the Reality of LGBTQ+ People in the South
While bucking some stereotypes, the study emphasizes the need for LGBTQ+ safe spaces in southern states.
April 13 2023 10:55 AM
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Blocks Judicial Nominee Who Supports Trans Rights
Also, she said, his campaign for a district attorney position had assistance from George Soros, the far right's public enemy number one.
April 07 2023 5:14 PM
New Year, New Chance to Save Mississippi Trans Youth
State legislators are trying to distract from systemic problems by scapegoating children, parents, and doctors.
January 03 2023 8:59 PM
Gay Black Student's Killing Terrifies Ole Miss Community
Jimmie "Jay" Lee was well known in the college town of Oxford for his drag performances.
August 16 2022 10:31 AM
Black Trans Women Lost to Violence in Mississippi and Illinois
Martasia Richmond and Shawmayne Giselle Marie McClam are the latest casualties of this epidemic of violence.
July 19 2022 3:23 PM
Black Trans Woman Kesha Webster Found Dead in Jackson, Miss.
More than 100 community members came out for a vigil Friday to honor the 24-year-old's life.
April 05 2022 7:23 PM
Ex-GOP Candidate Calls for ‘Firing Squads’ for Trans Rights Supporters
While in the Mississippi state legislature, Robert Foster drafted the state's death penalty law in 2017 that now allows for executions by gas chamber, electrocution, and firing squad.
March 29 2022 11:17 AM
Mississippi Mayor Withholds $110k in Library Funds Over LGBTQ+ Books
Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee objected to "homosexual materials" because they went against his Christian beliefs, the library system's director says.
January 28 2022 4:42 PM
Black Trans Man Mel Groves Shot to Death in Mississippi
Groves is at least the 39th trans, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming person to die by violence in the U.S. this year.
October 13 2021 5:20 PM
Blaming Biden, Mississippi Enacts 2021's First Anti-Trans Law
The governor said the law was necessary because the president "encourages transgenderism."
March 11 2021 2:46 PM
Mississippi, South Dakota Send Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills to Governors
The Mississippi bill would keep transgender girls out of girls' sports, while the South Dakota legislation is a so-called religious freedom measure that would enable discrimination.
March 03 2021 9:26 PM
Bills Restricting Trans Student Athletes Advance in Three States
Bills aimed at keeping transgender girls and women off female interscholastic sports teams are moving forward in North Dakota, Mississippi, and Utah.
February 12 2021 5:05 PM
Black Trans Women Shot to Death in Georgia, Mississippi
Bianca "Muffin" Bankz of Atlanta was a formerly homeless woman rebuilding her life, and Dominique Jackson of Jackson, Miss., was a community leader. Both were just 30.
February 04 2021 3:52 PM
Lesbians Rejected From Church Where They Met—A Year Later
Church leaders held a formal vote and sent a nasty letter reminding the lesbians they remain really unwelcome.
August 19 2019 8:52 AM
The Time Cindy Hyde-Smith Went Nuclear Over a Gay Commitment Ceremony
As Mississippi agriculture commissioner, the now-senator objected to the hosting of a commitment ceremony on state-owned property.
November 28 2018 2:38 PM
Anti-LGBTQ Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith Wins Mississippi Senate Race
Hyde-Smith, who also has a history of problematic racial remarks, bested Mike Espy, who would have been the state's first black U.S. senator since Reconstruction.
November 27 2018 11:07 PM
Mississippi Voters: The GOP Has Already Taken Away Your Guns
As the state goes to the polls today, Thom Senzee points out the hypocrisy of the GOP's hold on rural voters.
November 27 2018 6:34 AM
Cindy Hyde-Smith's Opponent Wants an Apology for 'Hanging' Remark
Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith showed her true colors when she said she would attend a public lynching.
November 14 2018 10:19 PM
Trans Woman Diamond Stephens Murdered in Mississippi
Stephens was shot to death in June, but was just now identified as a transgender woman.
July 25 2018 8:55 PM