Is queer media in crisis? A new report shows the way forward
LGBTQ+ media is in danger — but all is not lost.
November 4, 2025
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STUDY: Local Campaigns Give Momentum to Nationwide Equality
A new report from the Equality Federation Institute outlines the historic strides made in LGBT equality throughout 2012.
October 30, 2013
Transgender Woman's Body Found Near Cleveland; News Coverage Denounced
Police identify the stabbing victim as a local transgender woman, while activists decry local media reporting as insensitive.
April 30, 2013
New College of Florida literally trashes books on gender following Ron DeSantis's takeover of the school
Local media reported that hundreds of books ended up in dumpsters.
August 19, 2024
New Details Emerge in STEM Shooting as Suspects Appear in Court
Local affiliates are reporting that bullying was tied to the incident at the STEM School in Highlands Ranch, Colo.
May 8, 2019
N.J. Trans Woman Murdered, Media Misgenders Victim
Local news outlets reported on the murder of Eyricka Morgan by using her given name and referring to her as a man.
September 26, 2013
Was Trans Nudity Incident at Los Angeles Spa Staged?
A customer at Wi Spa claimed to be outraged, but new reporting by a local newspaper is casting doubt on her account.
July 9, 2021
WHO: Remove Surgical Requirements for Legal Gender Change
The World Health Organization released a detailed report urging national and local governing bodies to remove surgical requirements for legal gender recognition.
June 3, 2014
Chicago Chick-fil-A will share a building with Black and trans-led LGBTQ+ group
Brave Space Alliance said that they were only made aware of the new location planned for the floor beneath them when local news outlets reported on its opening.
January 23, 2025
Media Misgenders Trans Woman Killed in Norfolk, Va.
Lamia Beard died at a hospital after being shot in the early morning hours last Saturday, and local media outlets are failing to report accurately on the trans woman's death.
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January 23, 2015
School Board Member Tongue-Tied Over Transphobic Tweets
A Toronto School Board member was struck dumb when a local reporter asked him about his tweets claiming he 'reserved the right' to believe that trans people don't exist and may or may not be mentally ill.
September 10, 2014
Police: 'Hills,' 'Laguna Beach' star spewed slurs when arrested this weekend
Television actor Jason Wahler hurled racial and homophobic invectives at a police officer when he was arrested over the weekend in Seattle after punching a hotel security guard and passing out drunk in a hallway, a local police department report said.
April 11, 2007
Clinton, Obama Battle for LGBT Votes in Local Weeklies
Even as Barack Obama's campaign finalized an ad buy for four full-page ads in local gay weeklies in Ohio and Texas, Hillary Clinton was conducting a conference call on LGBT issues and answering the questions of local reporters from the Dallas Voice and two Ohio publications: Outlook Weekly and Gay People's Chronicle. (These interviews have not been posted yet. Links will be added once they are available).
February 29, 2008
Hate-crimes bill reintroduced in House
A bill expanding the definition of hate crimes and the government's authority to track and fight them was reintroduced late Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives, which last year passed the bill only to see it die in the Senate.
March 21, 2007
Reports: Man Killed Defending Friends From Homophobic Attack
"I hate you damned gays, I'm going to kill you all here," Nelson Hernandez Mena is accused of saying before he allegedly killed Juan Cruz at a Florida restaurant this weekend.
August 7, 2017
3 Arrested in Murder and Mutilation of Arizona Gay Man
Bernardo Pantaleon's relatives, who were sent photos of his brutalized body, believe the killing was a hate crime.
December 5, 2023
Ohio Woman Is 2017's Third Transgender Murder Victim
Jojo Striker was found shot to death in Toledo last week.
February 17, 2017
Gay Nightclub Employee Shot by Fighting Patron
Police said the employee was rushed to a local hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.
December 21, 2021
Two Men Detained in Jussie Smollett Case Have Been Released
Two men arrested at a Chicago airport as suspects in the Jussie Smollett attack were released without being charged.
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February 15, 2019
Making Sense Out of the Murders of Trans Men
While data on fatal violence against trans men is sparse, analyzing details about the last four known murders can illuminate where to begin in combating such crimes.
February 16, 2016
Here's How the Feds Can Fight Trans Murders
Congress and the White House are speaking out about trans homicides; but what can those in power do to stem the tide?
October 27, 2015