Gay Olympian and world champ pole vaulter Shawn Barber is dead at 29
Barber, who won medals in several international competitions, came out in 2017.
January 19, 2024
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A USAID worker's pregnant wife was denied an emergency medical evacuation after DOGE fired her
Charlee Doom's wife was 31 weeks pregnant when she suffered "life-threatening" complications. The State Department denied her medical evacuation request — twice.
April 3, 2025
Op-ed: Gay Rights Spread Slowly in Nepal, But Queer Women Suffer
Lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender men are left behind in Nepal's fight for LGBT equality, but one group is working to close the gap.
November 5, 2014
How anti-trans policies are disrupting efforts to prevent genital mutilation
The bipartisan movement against female genital mutilation and cutting is being co-opted by anti-trans activists, hindering urgent laws from being passed.
October 16, 2025
Learning I’m Intersex Changed My Life — By Telling Me I’m Not Broken
My body is not broken by a medical condition, it is a beautiful variant on an ever-expansive spectrum.
October 26, 2019
Judge orders immediate release of gay Jamaican asylum seeker detained by ICE
A federal judge in Manhattan determined ICE violated Rickardo Anthony Kelly's right to due process.
August 19, 2025
Gay Jamaican asylum seeker 'suffering' in ICE custody, lawyer says
Rickardo Anthony Kelly was arrested by ICE at an immigration courthouse while waiting for his hearing.
August 8, 2025
Trump is ‘dangerously’ conflating gender-affirming care with a human rights violation
Groups that work to end female genital mutilation and cutting worry about an executive order that co-opts the policies they’ve worked to pass over nearly 30 years.
February 14, 2025
How PrEP Is Being Blocked By Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy and deliberate attempts to block prevention techniques are slowing down Los Angeles’s ability to disseminate PrEP.
May 11, 2015
Can Your Genes Explain Sexual Orientation
Genetic testing can explain many things. Is your sexual orientation one of them?
October 30, 2012
Out Candidate Draws Parallels Between Madison Cawthorn and Nazis in Ad
Republican Congressman Cawthorn "has been radicalized by extremists" like others throughout history, says a new ad from Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, who's running against him.
September 24, 2021
Americans Don’t Want Politicians Focusing on Transgender Issues, Survey Finds
Most Americans also believe that lawmakers don’t know enough about transgender issues to make policies.
September 18, 2023
Op-ed: Lessons From a Bad Bra Fitting
Bra fittings can already be an awkward event, but a lingerie shop in Austin fumbled -- twice -- with a transgender customer.
July 7, 2014
Jill Biden Invites Tyre Nichols' Parents, LGBTQ Rights Plaintiffs to SOTU
The first lady's guest list offers a blueprint of what to expect in President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.
February 7, 2023
Which Partner Provides the Sperm in Gay Family Planning?
Kim Bergman, Ph.D., offers advice to same-sex couples seeking a biological connection to their kids.
May 1, 2019
