Everything you need to know about homonormativity – including a definition
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OCTOBER 2, 2024
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Google+ Now Lets You Define Your Gender
The social networking outlet of the tech giant is the latest to let users define their gender identity however feels right to them.
DECEMBER 14, 2014
U.S. to Support U.N. Gay Rights Declaration
The Obama administration will support a United Nations declaration affirming that sexual orientation and gender identity are included in international human rights protections -- the same declaration Bush opposed.
MARCH 18, 2009
A trans woman, forced to compete against men, swims topless in protest
Anne Isabella Coombes stood up to Swim England's gender policies in an innovative way.
JUNE 17, 2025
Transphobic discrimination legalized in Iowa
Iowa has stripped gender identity from its antidiscrimination law, making it the first state to remove any trait from such a statute.
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Postal workers suspended for refusing to deliver anti-trans flyers
Two Canada Post workers were suspended and others took personal days to avoid delivering the offensive materials.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Nearly All LGBTQ+ Youth Exposed to Online Bullying: HRC Report
Only about 4 percent of LGBTQ+ youth said they hadn't encountered online bullying or hate.
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Iowa now allows anti-transgender discrimination
The Republican-led state is the first in the nation to take protections related to gender identity out of its civil rights code.
JULY 1, 2025
Antigay Reality Star Pardoned by Trump Challenges Rep. John Lewis
Angela Stanton-King, running against the civil rights icon, has said that supporting young people's LGBTQ identity amounts to pedophilia.
MARCH 11, 2020
Nepal must not move backwards on trans rights
A trans woman leading Nepal's premier LGBTQ+ organization voices concern over the slow backslide in trans rights despite historic victories for gender identity recognition and legal protection.
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Thailand takes a leap towards marriage equality, but more work is needed for trans rights
This summer, Thailand made history by legalizing same-sex marriage, bringing tears of joy to the country's LGBTQ+ community. But the fight for LGBTQ+ rights is far from over.
AUGUST 5, 2024
The fight to decolonize queer identity
Explore the profound impact of colonial legacies on LGBTQ+ identities, revealing the urgent need for decolonization and reclamation of languages that reaffirm our identities across cultures.
MARCH 1, 2024
Candace Owens is okay with Ukraine losing war with Russia because she claims Zelensky is a 'homosexual actor'
She also decried "media brainwash" and said it would be spiritually wrong to support a Ukrainian victory over Russia.
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Alaska: Discrimination Toward LGBTQ+ People OK ‘In Some Instances’
LGBTQ+ communities everywhere are in conservative crosshairs.
MARCH 6, 2023
Smiling and Crying Through the Stilted Progression of LGBTQ Equality
When you reside at the intersections of multiple identities, anniversaries of your civil rights struggles can be both bitter and sweet.
MAY 22, 2019
LGBTQ+ people have been arrested through social media. Meta must protect them, says human rights groups
Human Rights Watch and other LGBTQ+ rights groups are calling on Meta to prevent social media from being used against queer people, particularly in places where their identities are criminalized.
JANUARY 25, 2024
Study: Majority of LGBT Workers Closeted on the Job
Some 53 percent feel they have to hide their identity, says a new Human Rights Campaign Foundation study, which reports on other workplace problems as well.
MAY 8, 2014
Woman's Lawsuit Challenges Trans Exclusions in ADA
Continuing her years-long battle, Kate Lynn Blatt has now argued that not having her gender identity accommodated at work violated her rights under federal disability laws.
JANUARY 30, 2015
Beyond decriminalization of same-sex relations
Human Rights Watch's Hala Maurice Guindy tells how LGBTQ+ individuals face ongoing human rights abuses in the Middle East and North Africa due to the criminalization of same-sex relations. Laws may seem vague, but they are used to persecute and harass. How can we ensure genuine equality and protection for all members of the LGBTQ+ community?
JUNE 6, 2024
Here's how trans Americans can get accurate passports... for now.
Legal advocates suggest any trans person who may need to obtain a passport with their accurate gender marker do so now, while the State Department is being forced to comply with a court order blocking Trump's anti-trans passport policies.
JULY 21, 2025
Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate to
The work these groups do will be critical during a second Trump Administration.
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NOVEMBER 13, 2024