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What slumping retail sales mean for you from someone who was on the inside

Opinion: Reduced product variety, diminished customer service, and decreased support for community programs like Pride events are inevitable, writes John Casey.


University of Cincinnati removes 'biological' bathroom signs, wasting $16K

Maintenance staff had to put up then take down 117 signs across campus, bringing the total cost of labor and materials to $16,000.

What good are rights when you can't afford to use them?

Opinion: With systemic inequities deepening for LGBTQ+ individuals, a call for revolutionary change is urgent and necessary.

Global LGBTQ+ Rights Could Be Elevated Through Biden's Trade Policy

The president can affect LGBTQ+ rights in places where queer people are routinely arrested, beaten, and killed.

Antigay Sweet Cakes Bakery Now Out of Business

Sweet Cakes by Melissa refused to bake a cake for a lesbian couple and found themselves at the center of a media storm. Three years later, the bakery is closed.

One LGBT Group Praises a Trump Action — With Reservations

LGBT labor organization Pride at Work applauds withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership but puts Trump on notice about future trade deals.

Meet The Country's Most Powerful Lesbian

Meet Mary Kay Henry, President of Service Employees International Union, and arguably the most powerful lesbian in the United States.

Antigay Bakers Set Crowdfunding Record

The owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, ordered to pay damages for denying service to a lesbian couple, have raised a record amount online.

Australia Rejects Bill Allowing Public Vote on Marriage Equality

The Land Down Under is at square one regarding same-sex marriage after legislation on the issue was scrapped.

Australians Should Not Vote on Same-Sex Marriage

Here's why a bill that would let citizens vote on marriage equality is a bad idea.

The Last Labor Day When LGBTQ Workers Have Rights?

The White House is gunning to let us be fired for who we are, but there's hope on the horizon.

5 Issues Remind Us Why We Need Women's Equality Day

Progress is still needed to asure women's equality -- so let's celebrate by working to move the needle.

New Aussie PM: Let's Put Marriage Equality to a Vote

Activists had hoped Malcolm Turnbull would let Parliament take up the issue, but he's sticking to his predecessor's plan.

AIDS bill advances despite complaints

A spending bill that would send more AIDS money to the South passed a House committee Wednesday despite opposition from some big-state lawmakers who said it shortchanged their states.

House panel hears arguments for ENDA

Dramatic testimony from lawmakers, scholars, business leaders, and gay civilian employees marked Wednesday's hearings on the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007.

Pulse Copycat Shootings Reportedly Thwarted in Several Locations

Barcelona is only the most recent threat of mass violence against LGBT people following the June tragedy.

Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg tour Baltimore bridge collapse site, outline federal support for Maryland

The president was joined by the secretary of transportation at the Francis Scott Key Bridge crash site to commit more federal resources toward recovery efforts.

A Birthday Message to Harvey Milk, From Cleve Jones

On what would have been Harvey Milk's 86th birthday, his former colleague and close friend shares his thoughts on the man and his legacy.