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Colorado’s Gay Governor Signs Gun Control Bills Into Law in Wake of Club Q Shooting

The state has a history of mass shootings going back to the shooting at Columbine High School in 1999.

Prior 2021 Arrest of Club Q Gunman Spotlights Red Flag Laws

Five people were killed when a gunman opened fired at the club in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Club Q Suspect Wanted to Be ‘the Next Mass Killer,’ Court Docs Say

Court documents obtained by media outlets detail a standoff that many say should have been a huge warning about the Colorado Springs shooter. 

Club Q Shooting: An Egregious Attack on a Sacred Queer Space

LGBTQ+ bars are sacred institutions in our community, places where we go to feel joy and be ourselves -- and that makes the Club Q tragedy all the more horrific.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Tweets More Anti-LGBTQ+, Pro-Gun Propaganda

The Republican Georgia congresswoman claims, among other things, that gun control laws are a way to keep conservatives from fighting "the trans agenda."

Gay groups wary of Bush court pick

President George W. Bush has nominated Samuel Alito to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and gay rights groups are seeing red flags.

New Revelations About Club Q Shooting Suspect Unsealed

A court record for the suspect explains what happened during a 2021 bomb threat incident.

Transgender people are being killed at an alarming rate, especially in the South (exclusive)

New findings reveal a disturbing increase in violence against transgender individuals, spotlighting the South’s lax gun laws and discriminatory policies.

Biden Marks Pulse Anniversary With Call to Action

We must do more than remember the tragedy, the president says; we must address gun violence and anti-LGBTQ+ hate.

Danica Roem Is Letting Her Record Speak for Itself as She Runs for Virginia Senate

Roem, the first out trans person to serve in a state legislature, is vying to be the second out trans state senator.

Lock and Vote: What You Can Do to Stop Gun Deaths in America

There are simple actions we all can take to prevent more carnage.

WATCH: 'Un-American' Rainbow Flag at Tenn. College Raises Controversy

Several students and community members complained when the LGBT group at Middle State Tennessee University displayed a rainbow-colored American flag at an exhibit in the campus library.

Girl Group Raises Red Flag for LGBT Equality

The new music video from Xelle is a dance-inducing addition to the soundtrack for equality.

The Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here’s what they are and what they mean

The flag is the brainchild of activist Ben Haith, founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation (NJCF).

Will Immigration Reform Protect Same-Sex Couples?

President Obama's immigration reform proposals may include gay couples, but will Congress take heed?

Duran Duran Signs Petition Against HB 2 Onstage at N.C. Show

The band signed a petition against North Carolina's anti-LGBT law onstage and urged fans to do the same. 

Protester Tells Jeff Sessions Trans People 'Will Not Be Erased'

The demonstrator displayed a transgender pride flag when Sessions appeared before the Federalist Society in Boston.

Who Is Terrorizing This Georgia Family?

A fire destroyed a Georgia family's car, just one month after someone burned a rainbow flag outside their home.

Spain's far right rallies against gays, other minority groups

Hundreds of right-wing demonstrators made stiff-armed fascist salutes and shouted insults against gays, Muslims, and immigrants at a Sunday rally marking the 30th anniversary of the death of former Spanish dictator Gen. Francisco Franco.

Antigay church agrees to obey laws restricting funeral protests

The Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan.--which, under the leadership of its notoriously antigay pastor, Fred Phelps (pictured), spreads a message of hate by picketing at soldiers' funerals--has agreed to obey new state laws that have been passed to limit where and when such demonstrations take place, a church attorney said Wednesday.

Op-ed: When U.S. Customs Forces My Wife Into the Closet

We asked readers for personal stories about how the U.S. Supreme Court's highly anticipated ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act has consequences for their own lives. Between the U.S. and Germany, this lesbian couple faces different laws governing their marriage.