Southern Queers: New Study Reveals the Reality of LGBTQ+ People in the South
While bucking some stereotypes, the study emphasizes the need for LGBTQ+ safe spaces in southern states.
April 13, 2023
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Kelly Clarkson chats with Laverne Cox and LGBTQ+ center CEO: 'It's getting a little scary now'
The musician hosted transgender actor and icon Laverne Cox on Thursday's episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, alongside Carla Smith, CEO of the LGBT Community Center in New York City.
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LGBTQ+ youth feel safer online than in-person — and it's not close
Most LGBTQ+ youth report that their friends online and in person provide nearly twice the support of family.
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Dem Missouri Senate Candidate Flubs Trans Rights Position
Trudy Busch Valentine, running in the Democratic primary for Missouri's open U.S. Senate seat, has had difficulty articulating her position on transgender rights.
July 27, 2022
LGBTQ+ Floridians & Allies May Decide the State's Next Governor
A GLAAD report found that Florida's gubernatorial race may be decided at the hands of the LGBTQ+ community that the state's government has been targeting.
August 3, 2022
80% of LGBTQ+ People Feel Less Safe Due to Gender-Affirming Care Bans
The laws are aimed primarily at trans youth, but they're negatively affecting all LGBTQ+ Americans, a new study finds.
August 17, 2023
Death Threats Made to Children's Hospital Over Gender-Affirming Care
It comes after the far-right anti-LGBTQ+ Twitter account LibsofTikTok targeted Boston Children's Hospital over such care.
August 17, 2022
Texas Republicans Introduce 17 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills
Members of the Texas GOP wasted no time introducing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation on the first day submissions for the next legislative session were accepted.
November 17, 2022
N.J. Democrat launches LGBTQ+ advisory board after filing House resolution to honor queer advocacy groups
“We’ve been through tough times, and we’ll get through this together,” U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman said.
January 29, 2025
Gays Against Groomers Blames Gender-Affirming Care for Club Q Massacre
Jaimee Michell, the group's founder, said gender-affirming care is an "evil agenda."
November 23, 2022
Anti-LGBTQ+ Billboard Upsets Queer-Friendly Virginia Neighborhood
Richmond's Carytown neighborhood is known to be popular with and welcoming of the LGBTQ+ community, adding to the outrage at the bigoted billboard.
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December 12, 2022
Democratic Governors ‘Rise Up’ to Join in Support of LGBTQ+ Youth
Together, local and state leaders are expressing the urgency to care for LGBTQ+ young people in all communities.
July 10, 2023
Tucker Carlson Says Hospitals Should Expect Threats Over Trans Care
The Fox News entertainer says that those who provide gender-affirming care should expect threats, and an Ohio hospital is the latest to experience just that.
September 23, 2022
Star-Studded Fundraiser to Establish 'Safe Spaces' Around Nation
The Stonewall Inn's nonprofit is leading the effort.
June 1, 2021
New kids’ book ‘Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They!’ explores gender euphoria amid LGBTQ+ book bans
Nonbinary author Lindz Amer’s new children’s picture book champions diverse representation and free expression. The Advocate spoke to them about their motivation for writing it.
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The Buttigieg Campaign Says No to a Gay Bar's Stripper Pole
A Rhode Island campaign event was moved at the last minute, allegedly because of the pole.
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Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Will Be Focus of House Oversight Committee Hearing
Club Q and Pulse survivors are expected to speak at the hearing on Wednesday.
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Redefining Health Care For LGBTQ+ People in New Orleans
CrescentCare has made it its mission to provide quality care and education in The Big Easy.
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Southern Baptists Votes to Expel LGBTQ-Affirming Church
College Park Baptist Church in North Carolina says it's not even a member of the Southern Baptist Convention.
September 21, 2022
President Biden's Pride Proclamation Highlights Anti-Trans Violence
Exclusive: Biden officially proclaimed June 2021 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, calling for action on the Equality Act and against deadly transphobia.
June 1, 2021
LGBTQ+ Georgia Southern University students protest what they call anti-queer decisions by the school
Hundreds of protestors filled the school's student center late Monday, claiming that "the university is showing an endorsement of restricting the rights of LGBTQIA+ people."
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