LGBTQ+ elders are more likely to live in poverty. Here's how we can change that
About 40 percent of LGBTQ+ elders live below the federal poverty line, and their housing situation could be keeping them there.
June 16, 2025
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The Housing Crisis: The Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
Places like West Hollywood and Hell's Kitchen are pricing out the LGBT people they once welcomed. James Duke Mason says the insanely high cost of urban living receives scant attention from leaders and activists.
November 20, 2015
White House Announces Crisis Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced the option during Thursday’s White House press briefing.
April 7, 2023
This Organization Is Building Tiny Homes for Trans Women of Color
My Sistah's House is helping to ease the housing crisis in the trans community, one home at a time. But that's only the beginning of a much larger dream.Â
July 17, 2020
Here’s How CBS Can Atone for Its Fearmongering HIV Tweet
Activists from ACT UP NYC, Housing Works, and Gay Men's Health Crisis pen a letter responding to recent reporting from CBS New York that perpetuates myths about HIV and AIDS.
January 10, 2020
Trump Treasury Pick Ran Company Accused of Racial Bias in Lending
OneWest, where Treasury secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin was chairman, is the subject of a complaint alleging failure to make housing loans in minority neighborhoods.
November 29, 2016
Staffer at San Diego LGBT Center Punched in Head
An agitated person seeking housing allegedly attacked a 62-year-old employee of the San Diego LGBT Community Center.
September 7, 2015
Dem Debate's Big LGBTQ Question: Ellen DeGeneres and George W. Bush
Candidates gave a variety of answers about working across the aisle, but CNN got roasted for bringing up the question instead of more pressing matters.
October 16, 2019
Sorry, Charlotte: New Orleans Snags 2017 All-Star Game
North Carolina's anti-LGBT law known as House Bill 2 made the state an unfriendly place to hold the annual NBA All-Star Game, the league said previously.Â
August 19, 2016
Trans and Nonbinary Candidates Win in Minnesota and Montana
They represent more significant firsts for the LGBTQ+ community.
November 10, 2022
Drag Race Star Stacy Layne Matthews Faces Eviction as Moratorium Ends
The season three fan favorite is reaching out for help.
August 3, 2021
Black Trans Man Banko Brown Killed by Security Guard in San Francisco
The guard will not be charged with a crime, as prosecutors say there is evidence he acted in self-defense.
May 3, 2023
Homeless to Hero: Twiggy Garcon
Today's he's best known as one of New York's preeminent ballroom gatekeepers and has been featured in magazines around the world. But Twiggy Pucci Garcon didn't always have such security.
June 20, 2014
Nancy Pelosi's Possible House Successor Places His Gay Identity Front and Center
Calif. Sen. Scott Wiener, one of our Advocates of the Year, is a worthy heir to both Pelosi and another San Francisco icon, Harvey Milk.
October 25, 2023
10 LGBTQ+ leaders who've changed the face of global politics
With Rob Jetten poised to become the Netherlands' first openly gay prime minister, we're looking back at the queer trailblazers who became national leaders and what their leadership means for the next generation.
November 7, 2025
The Rainbow Wave Settles In: What New LGBTQ+ Politicians Are Facing
The nation's new out governors, treasurers, and congressmembers are staring down inflation, climate change, and gun violence.
January 25, 2023
Op-ed: That Time Audra McDonald Spent a Night on the Streets
Famed Broadway performer Audra McDonald wanted to understand how she could help homeless LGBT youth. So she went to live with them for a night.
December 24, 2014
NY Subway Poster Campaign Wants More Love for Trans Lives
Brooklyn-based, black LGBT activists raise awareness of poverty through uplifting stories in an MTA poster campaign.
October 23, 2017
Florida Republican lawmaker proposes law erasing transgender identities
Beyond the discriminatory nature of the bill, LGBTQ+ advocates say the legislation threatens the ability to even document violence against the community.
January 6, 2024