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LGBTQ+ households earn 85 cents for every dollar — What's behind the disparity?

Households of LGBTQ+ and intersex people make 85 cents to the dollar of others, according to the Center for American Progress, which cites discrimination as one culprit and says the Trump administration will likely make it worse

Lesbian, gay, and bi medical students more likely to leave school than straight peers: study

The study did not examine the cause, but it may well be discrimination, according to the authors.

Spam text messages tell LGBTQ+ people to report to a 're-education camp'

The offensive texts, which the FBI said it is investigating, even went to children in high school.

Highlighting Hispanic Olympian Laurie Hernandez

Get to know Laurie — Olympic champion, Dancing With the Stars winner, and best-selling author — in the new MTV #SeeHer campaign.

Recalling LGBTQ+ Stories in Hispanic Heritage Month

The Latino Equality Alliance explains its history and its work to empower LGBTQ+ Latinx people. 

 

Hispanic Evangelicals to Feature 'Ex-Gay' Speaker

The largest Hispanic evangelical organization in the U.S. will feature a proponent of Bible-based 'conversion therapy' at a conference later this month.

Op-ed: Why Black and Hispanic Kids Need GSAs

A student explains why his predominantly black and Hispanic high school needed help in nurturing LGBT students.

Obama Nominates Hispanic Lesbian for Federal Judgeship

If confirmed by the Senate, Judge Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro would be the first out gay Hispanic woman to serve on the federal bench.

Capital One: Elevating Hispanic Dreams Elevamos tus Sueños

Cindy Segovia shares heartfelt messages about the importance of Hispanic/LGBTQ Inclusion at work. Cindy Segovia comparte un mensaje sincero sobre la importancia de la inclusion de las personas Hispanas y LGBTQ en el medio profesional.

Op-ed: They're Trans, Hispanic, and Changed This World

Sylvia Rivera. Diego Sanchez. Pat Cordova-Goff. Carmen Carrera. The list goes on and on...

Biden Nominee Could Be First Lesbian & Hispanic Judge on DC Fed Court

Ana Reyes, who immigrated from Uruguay and grew up in Kentucky, has worked on asylum and refugee pro bono cases.

Trans Women of Color Are Taking Care of Business

Black and Hispanic trans women are twice as likely to get tested for HIV than their white counterparts.

Brooklyn Judge Who Made Racist, Homophobic Comments Agrees to Resign

She had a history of disparaging the LGBTQ+ community and expressed bias against people with "Hispanic-sounding names."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fails to mention LGBTQ+ identities of Pulse victims on shooting anniversary

He has cited the Hispanic and queer identities in the past, but snubbed communities as Orlando came together to remember the tragedy on its ninth anniversary.

Latinx LGBTQ+ Organizations to Benefit From New Grant Program

Latinx luminaries (from left) Michaela Jae Rodriguez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Ricky Martin helped announce the Hispanic Federation project.

Police Disproportionately Kill More People Of Color Than Whites

New numbers show that blacks and Hispanics are being killed by police at much higher rates than whites, when factoring in their share of the population.

Judge Accused of Homophobia, Racism Wants Her Job Back

The judge allegedly called gay men "an abomination to mankind" and said Hispanic people "have a deceitful trait that goes way back to biblical times."