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University of Houston Closing LGBTQ+ Center to Comply with Anti-DEI Law

The school had earlier posted flyers announcing the closure, only to say a decision had not been made.

Meet an Officer Who Transitioned at the CIA

Not too long ago, openly LGBT people were denied federal security clearances. These days, the CIA has an extensive strategy in place to help trans employees confirm their gender expression.

6 Officers on Coming Out in the CIA

The CIA may be defined by secrecy, but these days it encourages its LGBT officers to come out.

Op-ed: Holding Out for a (Gay) Hero

Are Hollywood studios missing out on greater box office success by excluding LGBT characters from their biggest superhero franchises?

Apple, Costco stand behind DEI programs

Both companies' directors are encouraging shareholders to vote against resolutions asking them to reconsider DEI initiatives.

LGBTQ+ Georgia Southern University students protest what they call anti-queer decisions by the school

Hundreds of protestors filled the school's student center late Monday, claiming that "the university is showing an endorsement of restricting the rights of LGBTQIA+ people."

After Tennessee Defunds University LGBT Center, Alumni Step Forward

With a hostile legislature trying to erase queer youth, successful alumni spring into action.

Lehigh University Introduces 70-Plus Gender-Inclusive Bathrooms

The Advocate goes inside one university's bold new trans-friendly gender-inclusive bathroom policy.

Why Spider-Man Is the Most Inclusive Superhero Ever

Let's hear it for the thoroughly-modern webslinger, writes Jessie Earl.

Campus Pride Dumps Florida and Texas Universities from Best of Best List

Campus Pride ranks the most LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities.

Diversity Leader at Twitter on Making Pride a Year-Long Exercise

This out Latinx executive says true allyship means leaning into discomfort and vulnerability.

How Workplaces Can Be LGBTQ-Inclusive in Both Word and Action

A recent report from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation offers some advice.

Hollywood Exec Alana Mayo Is Changing Film From the Inside

Mayo, head of production for Michael B. Jordan's company and Lena Waithe's fiancee, stops by the LGBTQ&A podcast to discuss how Hollywood is correcting itself.

Biden administration creates $700k grant to create inclusive sex ed for trans male teens

Trans boys and nonbinary youth were assigned female at birth don't always receive appropriate information to help them prevent pregnancy and STIs, but a new program seeks to change that.

Corporate America: Get Ready for Trans Employees

Trans sensitivity training is an essential addition to a modern workplace.

Ad Council Launches Pro-LGBT Campaign

Major brands like Coke and Pepsi band together to eliminate bias.

New Utah law brings closure of LGBTQ+ centers at public universities

The new law leaves students without safe spaces.

Chick-fil-A Is Not Going Down Easy at the University of Kansas

Chick-fil-A, infamous for funding anti-LGBTQ causes, has gotten an upgraded location and a sponsorship at the university, and it's not sitting well with some faculty members.

DeSantis Appointees Eliminate DEI Programs at Fla. College Amid Outrage

The school has been just fine since 1960, but conservatives see an opportunity to transform the liberal arts school from the inside out.

Is the Queer Community Eating Its Own (Again)?

Recent battles over the rainbow flag and the Star of David have exposed long-simmering biases.

DOD Updates Human Rights Goals, Excludes Trans People

For the first time since 1998, the Department of Defense Updated the Pentagon's Human Goals Charter, including language related to sexual orientation for the first time. The document makes no mention of gender identity.