How community 'goodwill' helped open a new shelter for LGBTQ+ young adults in Harlem
Here's how the Ali Forney Center's new shelter for LGBTQ+ youth in Harlem came together after five years.
November 21, 2025
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Mutual aid saved my life. Now, I’m paying it forward
The community stepped in when the system failed Gabrielle Inès Souza. She reflects on how leading The Okra Project returns that care to others.
November 10, 2025
Bishop Budde’s inaugural remarks, not the impiety at Kirk’s memorial, are what Christianity is really about
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September 23, 2025
Trump orders removal of peace vigil site near White House
The vigil has been going on since 1981. Trump ordered its dismantling after a right-wing journalist pointed it out to him.
September 8, 2025
Learn why activist Jae Douglas is so dedicated to helping other LGBTQ+ Floridians
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August 20, 2025
What the heck is happening in D.C.? Nothing, until Trump deployed the National Guard
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New York opens America's first city-funded shelter specifically for trans people
The shelter has room for 150 people.
August 5, 2025
Court blocks Trump admin's anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions on grants for domestic violence and homeless shelters
The order comes in a lawsuit brought by a nationwide coalition of groups serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence, LGBTQ+ youth, and people experiencing homelessness.
July 28, 2025
Activists hold 'die-in' at HHS to protest Trump health care cuts: in photos
At the die-in, while a narrator slowly read through a list of devastating health outcomes that HHS funding cuts will have on the LGBTQ+ community.
April 28, 2025
Economic insecurity linked to LGBTQ+ youth mental health issues: Trevor Project report
Most research on economic factors has focused on adults, but the new report shows how they affect young people.
April 23, 2025
Transgender woman killed by L.A. police after calling for help
Linda Becerra Moran said she had been kidnapped. A police officer shot her after telling her to drop a knife.
March 11, 2025
Trump 'two genders' exec order will hurt millions of Americans: study
Some effects of the order are yet to be known, but most of its impacts will be negative, the Williams Institute reports.
January 24, 2025
New York City man bleeds out in his husband's arms after fatal stabbing
Arkmayer Davis was stabbed the morning of Christmas Eve on his way back from a laundromat to the shelter where he and his husband had been staying since a fire displaced them December 2.
December 26, 2024
Here's what Democrats promise to do for LGBTQ+ people in their 2024 platform
The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.
August 21, 2024
20-year-old transgender woman Dylan Gurley stabbed to death in Texas
Hers is at least the 23rd violent death of a transgender person in the U.S. this year.
August 14, 2024
New York City promised to build a shelter for trans people. Activists are demanding it follow through
Activists protested on Friday to put pressure on New York City officials to follow their 2021 agreement by constructing four shelters for transgender and gender nonconforming people.
July 1, 2024
Photographer Mike Ruiz's newest project showcases LGBTQ+ success through portraits
Photographer Mike Ruiz is celebrating the success stories of the nation's largest LGBTQ+ homeless shelter, the Ali Forney Center.
June 27, 2024
Mississippi is getting its first-ever LGBTQ+ shelter — Here's where
The Jack Myers House opens on June 28, offering services for members of the queer community experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, and sex trafficking.
June 5, 2024
What it means for LGBTQ+ Americans to leave — or choose — Christianity
Almost two-thirds of LGBTQ+ people who were raised Christian have left, new data finds. But queer Black Americans have more to leave behind.
February 14, 2024
Gender-affirming care improves transgender lives, according to largest survey of trans people
The 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey documents the benefits of gender-affirming health care but shows the challenges trans people continue to face.
February 7, 2024
Transgender women have a higher risk of HIV infections. A new CDC report reveals why
A new CDC report reveals that discrimination against transgender women is the main cause behind adverse health trends in the group.
January 28, 2024