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LGBTQ+ book clubs bring lit-loving queers together

"Book clubs create an opportunity for queer people in particular...to access stories about our realities that are similar to us and access stories about people in our community that are different from us," one book club manager told The Advocate.

Austin police misgender trans woman killed in Target parking lot shooting

An initial report deadnamed a Target a trans employee killed in her work parking lot. A correction used the wrong pronouns.

Texas Students Stage 'Cocks Not Glocks' Protest

Students at the University of Texas at Austin made headlines waving dildos on campus, to highlight the absurdity that guns are allowed but sex toys are not. 

Study: Children of Same-Sex Parents Are Healthier Than Peers

But Mark Regenerus, the discredited University of Texas at Austin researcher who claims children are harmed by gay parents, has attacked the much larger study out of Australia.

Our favorite 15 destinations from 'Lonely Planet's new LGBTQ+ travel guide

The off-the-beaten-track travel guide introduces its first-ever LGBTQ+ travel guide from queer, neurodivergent travel writer Alicia Valenski.

Gay Rep. Robert Garcia Explains the Homophobes Who Ran to Be Speaker

Ahead of Tuesday’s internal vote to nominate a Republican Speaker candidate, Congressman Robert Garcia highlighted contenders’ stances, spotlighting lackluster LGBTQ+ rights records.

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Texas High School Students Subjected to Anti-LGBTQ+ Anti-Abortion Protest

The protesters don’t want to teach their kids about certain topics but they are protesting those topics in front of the kids.

'Andy, that's not true:' Texas Republican mocked after admitting he doesn't know what intersex is

Republican Rep. Andy Hopper admitted he doesn't know what being intersex is while trying to cut funding for universities over LGBTQ+ programs.

Religious Right: Trans Priests, Gay Ministers Descending on Texas

Christian right media sources falsely claim Austin's civil rights ordinance will force churches to hire LGBTQ people.

Texas Trans Girl Is Finalist for Time's Kid of the Year

Kai Shappley won national fame with her testimony against anti-transgender legislation last year.

Texas Oil Executive Arrested in Attack on Gay Couple

The head of an oil company stands accused of knocking a man unconscious after referring to him with an antigay slur.

WATCH: Alabama's Roy Moore Shows Texas How to Hate

The antigay judge invokes the defenders of the Alamo during a Texas rally.

25 Queer-Owned Bookstores to Know and Support

In the face of books bans targeting LGBTQ+ subjects and authors, here is one way to support queer books.

Airbnb Host Cancels Gay Man's Booking, Says LGBT People Are 'Against Humanity'

Due to Airbnb's antidiscrimination policy, the host will no longer be able to list accommodations with the company.