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How to help women, children, and LGBTQ+ people impacted by Hurricane Helene

LGBTQ+ people and women face unique needs after climate disasters that are often ignored by federal disaster response. Here's how you can help.

Mutual aid saved my life. Now, I’m paying it forward

The community stepped in when the system failed Gabrielle Inès Souza. She reflects on how leading The Okra Project returns that care to others.

Photos: Jewish drag artists raise money for Brooklyn and Gaza refugees

"The show is among many things a call for Jewish people to create home, security, and safety with other marginalized people around us grounded in the places we live: a vision for what we could be,” performer Zev said.

Liliana Bakhtiari Is First Nonbinary Member of Atlanta City Council

Bakhtiari, who won a runoff election last week, is also the first queer Muslim elected to any position in Georgia.

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.

Are Lesbian Bars Making a Post-Lockdown Comeback?

Pop-up LGBTQ+ events may be spurring a resurgence of lesbian bars across the U.S. 

Unfilled prescriptions, missed checkups, loneliness: States' anti-LGBTQ+ moves affect health

Most of the extreme bills have failed to pass, but trans adults are watching statehouses with heightened anxiety.

Organizing in a Time of Anxiety: Taking Inspiration From the Gay Men’s Health Crisis

For progressive organizers, it can sometimes feel like there is so much to do and so many injustices to fight that it's hard to even know where to begin. Here's how you can start.

Queer Art Celebrates NYC Pride With Body Hack Extravaganza

The event also serves as a fundraiser for trans rights groups.

Former executive director of Black trans nonprofit charged with stealing nearly $100,000

Dominique Morgan, 42, was indicted on one count of second-degree grand larceny and 23 counts of first-degree falsifying business records during her time as executive director of the OKRA Project.

Meet the Trans Activist Holding D.C.'s Feet to the Fire

If conservative politicians aren't scared of Emmelia Augusta Smith Ruiz Talarico yet, they should be. 

Massive quilt celebrating transgender Americans to be unveiled on the National Mall — in photos

In a fraught time for transgender people in the U.S., the quilt — the Freedom to Be Monument — will call attention to the lives of those affected by dangerous policies and laws.

How I helped change the law that put me and other Black people with HIV behind bars

Reflecting on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, one individual's battle against outdated HIV laws and deep-seated stigma highlights the urgent need for change and compassion.

Organizing the '87 March, Sans Email

Without Facebook and Google, it was more difficult to organize the 1987 March on Washington than it is for this year's event. Something is lost in all the indirect communication, though.

Are These Companies Discriminating Against PrEP Users?

Huge -- and seemingly LGBT-friendly -- insurance companies refuse to sell policies to people taking preventative HIV medication. Why?

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Robby Browne, Much-Loved LGBTQ Activist and Philanthropist, Has Died

The New York real estate broker was a supporter of many LGBTQ organizations and the man who helped Greg Louganis come out.

Read Peter Staley's Brutally Honest Eulogy for Larry Kramer

"To this day, gay men carry the added burden of a society that sexually shames us. Larry played a part in this."

Welcoming workplaces

In 2005 a record number of Fortune 500 companies are offering protections to gay and lesbian workers and their spouses. Here are 10 shining examples of the best employers

Vulnerable LGBTQ+ Sex Workers Targeted Again by Politicians

The EARN IT Act, which the Senate could advance tomorrow, is dangerous.

Trump's 'Gag Order' Hurts the World's Most Vulnerable LGBTQ People

The president's toxic policies spread far beyond this country's borders.

The young and the restless

Young queers are sacrificing sleep and testing their endurance in an attempt to change the political landscape.