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Easterseals Highlights Alarming Accessibility Gaps for Disabled Americans

In 2023, people can book a luxrious suite on an airplane but somebody who requires a wheelchair can’t board a plane and remain in their life-supporting seat.

Donald Trump's DOT will prioritize areas with higher 'marriage and birth rates'

The memo directs DOT employees to "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average."

Marjorie Taylor Greene and House Republicans Are Trying to Cut Pete Buttigieg's Salary to $1 a Year

The noted homophobe Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is critical of Pete Buttigieg's use of government aircraft, saying he's flying to receive awards "for the way people have sex."

Coronavirus and HIV Parallels: On Racializing and Queering Illness

Bias, fear, and ignorance are the biggest threats of all.

Military Moves to Implement Partner Benefits

ID cards are expected to be available to same-sex spouses September 1, entitling them to a range of benefits.

HIV Orgs Get Hundreds of Millions Under Stimulus Bill

The money will help people affected both by HIV and the COVID-19 outbreak, including its economic fallout.

Where We Stand With HIV

Thirty-five years on, what's changed and what hasn't.

Did This LGBT Study Actually Do More Harm?

Did this study on free public transportation's effects on LGBT homeless youth get in its own way -- and prevent good policy?

Climate change is disrupting access to HIV treatment

A new analysis finds that the parts of the country where HIV prevalence is high are also some of the most at-risk areas for climate disasters.

LGBTQ+ adults face discrimination in health care settings: survey

They are twice as likely to report discrimination or unfair treatment as straight and cisgender people, according to KFF.

Here are LGBTQ+ political candidate races you should be watching today

The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund supports queer political candidates across the country. This year, they've endorsed 171 candidates appearing on the 2025 general election ballot. These are a few.

Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far

Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.

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Key considerations for supporting LGBTQ+ communities in humanitarian crises

In times of crisis, LGBTQ+ communities are often overlooked and left behind. The call for upholding LGBTQ+ rights in humanitarian responses is a vital priority.

Madam Secretary

"Gay rights are human rights." With that declaration -- and the team she has assembled at the State Department -- Hillary Rodham Clinton has elevated the dialogue on LGBT rights around the globe.

FALL TRAVEL/SOLO EUROPE: Hamburg

Germany's second-largest City, a first-rate choice.

How Orlando Is Helping the Pulse Shooting Victims

Equality Florida is leading the fundraising effort to support the victims, survivors, and their families as contributions roll in from corporations and people around the world. 

Transgender Adults Face Disproportionate Food Insufficiency

Almost half of the trans people in a new survey said they encountered issues paying standard household expenses such as food or rent.

Florida won't light bridges in rainbow colors for Pride Month this year

Florida Transportation Secretary James Perdue announced on social media that as part of the state’s “Freedom Summer,” all bridges will be lit in patriotic colors from May 27 to September 2, which means no rainbows for Pride.

How Queer People Can Mourn and Continue to Fight for Abortion for All

With the fall of Roe and other civil rights hanging in the balance, writer Steph Black illuminates why LGBTQ+ people still need access to safe abortions. 

LGBT Group Lobbies Clinton For Fair Treatment At State

About 2,200 government employees working in foreign affairs signed a letter supporting the rights of the LGBT employees that was hand-delivered to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's office Monday.