Meet the Gen Z trans woman running for Congress in Louisiana
Rivule Sykes's campaign in the Fifth Congressional District of Louisiana is one that aims to bring "people’s attention to the issues we all face together."
February 1, 2024
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criminal justice system
A Broken Criminal Justice System Fails LGBT Americans
The Center for American Progress found unjustice at every turn for LGBT people, from their first brush with the law to life behind bars, and beyond, if they survive.
February 23, 2016
We Still Prosecute HIV Without Addressing How It's Spread
Michael Johnson's conviction for spreading HIV has been overturned, but the criminal justice system still has not eliminated risk within prisons.
December 21, 2016
Report Finds U.S. Hate Crimes Laws Inconsistent, Lack Impact
Judy Shepard, whose son Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered in a hate crime, wrote the forward for the report.
July 29, 2021
How Subway Fare Evasion Crackdowns Hurt LGBTQ New Yorkers
As police presence has increased on New York transit, advocates fear the consequences.
November 3, 2019
An Unjust Criminal System: Demand Action Now for LGBT POC
Targeting and harassment by police is very much an LGBT issue, according to shocking new numbers. Isaiah Wilson of the National Black Justice Coalition wants change now.
August 4, 2016
Black LGBTQ+ Notables See Justice in Chauvin's Murder Convictions
LGBTQ+ activists welcomed the verdict, where the former police officer was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, but said more must be done.
April 20, 2021
Pervasive Abuse of LGBTQ+ People and Those With HIV in Justice System: Report
"Protected and Served? 2022," from Lambda Legal in partnership with Black and Pink National, details "widespread harm," the organizations say.
April 22, 2023
Op-ed: Dating App Racism Is Not 'Just a Preference'
The not-so-curious case of Michael Johnson illuminates the way racial 'preferences' on dating apps conspire with a biased criminal justice system to criminalize HIV-positive gay black men.
July 29, 2015
Our Issues Must Be Part of Criminal Justice Reform
Addressing the prison system's disproportionate effect on LGBT people is necessary.
March 3, 2016
Act Locally to End Anti-Black, Anti-LGBTQ Police Violence
Isaiah Brown didn't need to be shot 10 times by the people paid to protect him.
May 18, 2021
Lawmakers: Don’t Give in to the 'Stealthing' Moral Panic
Criminalizing nonconsensual condom removal during sex could have unintended consequences, writes Trevor Hoppe.
May 19, 2017
Lil Nas X's New Video Is More Than a Homoerotic Prison Romp
The new pop king is always two steps ahead.
July 23, 2021
Hundreds of Protesters Block Pittsburgh Street After Police Shooting
Protesters blocked a major roadway following the shooting death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose.
June 22, 2018
Trans People Are Suffering in America's Prisons
While the world is obsessed with bathroom usage, transgender men and women are struggling for survival in the country's prisons and detention centers.
May 24, 2016
REPORT: U.S. Criminal System Discriminates Against LGBT People
A new report from the Center for American Progress lays out recommendations for changing the existing discriminatory patterns of incarceration that target LGBT and HIV-positive Americans.
May 11, 2014
Trans Parole Seekers in California Face Misgendering, Other Barriers
That's despite state law intended to assure respect for trans and nonbinary people in the criminal justice system, says a new Williams Institute study.
April 28, 2023
Banning the Death Penalty Is an LGBTQ Issue
California governor Gavin Newsom placed a moratorium on the death penalty -- a decision that will impact the disparate number of minorities sentenced to die.
March 22, 2019
Professor at Antigay University to Head Juvenile Justice Program
Caren Harp is a professor from the Liberty University School of Law, which is the brainchild of many antigay and anti-transgender legal efforts.
December 19, 2017
How States Disenfranchise Queer Women of Color
Laws that strip voting rights from people with felony convictions have a significant impact on this population, says a new study calling for reform.
October 26, 2020
Was Taylor Swift Singing About HIV Criminalization?
Taylor Swift’s lyrics resonate in a troubling way for those who’ve seen blood reconfigured as a weapon by misguided HIV criminalization laws.
January 6, 2016