Reclaiming the Mosaic: Dr. Tyler TerMeer on the weight of intersectional leadership
As we head toward life under another Trump administration, one queer Black leader offers words of wisdom, reflection, and hope.
January 15, 2025
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Backyard Slights Are Pulling Us Down
Microaggressions are those barely-there slights, they're the many tiny slights that grate across our days.
July 18, 2014
The Hate Lobbed at Angelica Ross, Meghan Markle Is Familiar to All Black Trans Women
Deciding how to handle microaggressions — and overt ignorance — is a full-time job for trans women of color.
October 23, 2023
Was Ellen's Post Innocent or Casually Racist?
A social media post from Ellen DeGeneres of her riding Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has some finding humor and others crying racism.
August 16, 2016
Democrat consultants tell politicians to stop using terms like 'LGBTQIA' and 'cisgender'
Consulting firm Third Way released a list of words it believes Democratic politicians should avoid, including "LGBTQIA."
August 22, 2025
Study: Most LGBTQ+ Adults Have Faced Threats of Violence
Researchers say it is the first nationally representative dataset focusing on LGBTQ+ people survey of its kind.
June 25, 2021
Iowa State students hold 'funeral' for LGBTQ+ center shut down by anti-DEI bill
A crowd of around 50 people donned in black gathered Wednesday to mourn the loss of the Center.
April 3, 2025
#LoveTravels ... Unless the Right Wing Pays More
When pro-LGBT values and principles get in the way of a media market worth billions, a queer faith and social justice organizer learns they’re easily cast aside.
March 10, 2016
Janelle Monáe, Kiersey Clemons on Antebellum's All-Too-Real Monsters
Monae, Clemons, and the cast and creators spoke with The Advocate about the film and how casting Black queer women in leads was "intentional."
September 19, 2020
LGBTQ+ Professionals Fear New Laws Could Jeopardize Their Careers: Report
As many queer people escape GOP-led state legislatures passing anti-LGBTQ+ bills, a new report indicates LGBTQ+ professionals worry about what their professional life holds.
June 2, 2023
Everything you need to know about homonormativity – including a definition
Unpacking the dangers of homonormativity in queer communities.
October 2, 2024
The Psychology of Hateful Words
The words of Barry Humphries, a.k.a. Dame Edna, on transgender women reflect a disturbing ignorance.
January 19, 2016
Right-Wing Nutjob Thinks Pop Culture is 'Mass Producing' LGBTQ People
Catholic League president Bill Donohue says the entertainment industry is driving the LGBTQ agenda and enticing adolescents to "experiment."
April 24, 2020
How Trauma Increases Suicide Risk in LGBTQ+ Youth
A new study from the Trevor Project documents the high level of trauma experienced by LGBTQ+ youth and how that puts them at risk.
July 28, 2022
Don't Let the Language Police Get You 'Butthurt'
When people use offensive words, it often comes from a place of privilege — not malice — writes Kit Williamson.
January 26, 2016
One Trans Woman's TSA Horror Story
A trans woman live-tweeted the shameful treatment she says she experienced at the hands of the Transportation Security Administration. But the TSA says its agents followed procedure.
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September 22, 2015
How This 'Ungrateful Black Writer' Is Rewriting Culture
The executive editor of culture at BuzzFeed has ignited a passionate conversation in the literary world about minority representation.
December 3, 2015
'Outer Range's Tamara Podemski Takes On the American West
The actor behind Outer Range's gay Native American sheriff talks representation, family, and why the Western genre is due for an update.
April 4, 2022
Meet Brielle Harrison, Apple's New, Inspiring Transgender Programmer
Brielle Harrison helped Facebook introduce 58 gender options for users. Now she's making the tech industry even more trans-inclusive.
November 29, 2015
Are You With RuPaul or Asia O'Hara?
The drag performers' responses to the Vixen's departure on the Drag Race reunion represent opposing worldviews.
June 22, 2018