What states are the best for LGBTQ+ people? These are the top 15
Based on laws surrounding marriage, family rights, health care, and education, here are the 15 best states for LGBTQ+ people.
March 4, 2025
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What states are the most dangerous for LGBTQ+ people? Here are the worst 15
A lot of states are passing laws that target the LGBTQ+ community — but these 15 are the absolute worst.
March 4, 2025
Pete Buttigieg shades Donald Trump's incoherent child care proposal
After Trump was asked about child care last week, Buttigieg said "it wasn’t clear whether he even understood the question."
September 9, 2024
WATCH A Phelps Family Member on Leaving the Church Behind
A former member of the Westboro Baptist Church, known for its extreme antigay views, talked with Rosie O'Donnell about being convinced he was going to hell after leaving the family behind.
March 12, 2012
Good Trouble's Maia Mitchell on Leaving Her 'Fosters' Chosen Family
The star and executive producer of the important LGBTQ-inclusive series bid a teary goodbye on and offscreen to the cast and crew who've become her family.
March 17, 2022
Texas AG Sues to Deny Family Leave to Same-Sex Spouses
Attorney General Ken Paxton objects to a new Obama administration rule offering federally guaranteed family leave to all married same-sex couples.
March 19, 2015
Dwyane Wade and Family Forced to Leave Florida Due to Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation
The former NBA star says his family "would not be accepted or feel comfortable there."
April 27, 2023
American Medical Assn. Takes Stands for LGBT Rights, Gun Control
The AMA urges transgender prisoners be housed based on their gender identity and that family leave policies recognize a variety of families.
June 13, 2018
Op-ed: The Gift of Adoption
Adoption is a process that is still inaccessible to many, leaving countless children without families.
November 29, 2014
Violence, Lack of Inclusion Make Film Choices Challenging
More guns and less diversity leave LGBT families lacking for choices at the movies.
November 13, 2013
Op-Ed: Family Act Gets Us Closer to Workplace Equality
The Family Act would help LGBT workers get access to paid leave and provide them with more time to spend with their families.
December 23, 2013
Black Transgender Woman Lisa Love Killed Walking Home in Chicago
Love's family said she was leaving a friend's house when she was shot.
October 28, 2023
Homophobic Homeowner Refuses to Help Gay Family Fleeing Wildfire
“I was told family,” the man said before driving off, leaving a gay couple and their child.
August 4, 2023
Gay Black father left for dead after 20-minute beating in jail cell – now the family wants answers
Only questions remain for the family of Janard Geffrard, who leaves behind a 10-year-old child.
January 7, 2024
Trump's 'Inhumane' Executive Order Will #KeepFamiliesTogether in Jail
The Human Rights Campaign and ACLU warned that the president's action will yield new horrors to families while leaving thousands of kids in limbo.
June 20, 2018
Texas Wins, Blocks New Federal Rights for Gay Couples
A federal judge ensures the Family and Medical Leave Act will not apply to legally-wed same-sex couples who lives in states without marriage equality.
March 26, 2015
WATCH: DOMA Rises From the Dead in Texas
Even though the Supreme Court overturned a key provision of DOMA, Texas just successfully cited the law to block gay couples from getting family and medical leave.
March 30, 2015
Alec Baldwin: Respect My Family and Don't Blame MSNBC
In an online column, Baldwin again denies using an antigay slur in a recent incident, and he begs the public to leave his family alone and to continue to support his network, MSNBC.
November 17, 2013
Escape from the red states
Gay parents can wake up to find that their home state wants to break up their family. Some fight back; others simply leave for friendlier locales
July 5, 2005
Sarah McBride gives moving farewell speech to Delaware Senate as she heads to D.C.
McBride thanked her fellow Delaware representatives for helping her "realize the awesome responsibility and the awesome opportunity that we have to leave this state better and kinder than we found it."
December 18, 2024