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U.N. draft report uses pseudoscience to claim gender dysphoria is 'socially contagious'

The UN's preliminary report on sex-based violence incorrectly claims trans acceptance "erase[s] the legal category of women.”

McCrory's Trump Intro Proves He's Still Preoccupied With Potties

Meanwhile, reporters at right-wing media outlets are filming Democratic convention attendees using the all-gender restroom in Philadelphia. 

Bisexual Women and Gay Men Face Danger

A shocking new report show the dangers facing bisexual women and gay men.

Op-ed: The Most Ignored LGBT Issue

Domestic violence affects more LGBT couples than most people think.

Decriminalize Transgender Sex Work, Urges New Report

Here’s what we learned from RedUP, NCTE & BPPP’s new report on trans sex work. 

LGB People Experience Domestic Violence at Same Rate as Heterosexuals

That's among the findings in what the CDC says is the first national survey to classify such incidents by the sexual orientation of the respondents.

HIV and Gender Inequality's Perilous Connection

Why are we moving so slowly in tackling HIV's assault on women?

HUD Seeks to Allow Discrimination Against Homeless Trans People

Under a proposed rule announced by Ben Carson, federally funded shelters could turn away trans people or force them into unsafe situations.

2 Studies That Prove Domestic Violence Is an LGBT Issue

Two studies refute myth that intimate-partner violence is not an LGBT crisis.

U.N. Head Pledges Support for LGBTI Rights

Antonio Guterres is the first U.N. secretary-general to address the body's LGBTI Core Group.

D.C. man convicted of shooting transgender woman after sex act

Jerry Tyree was found guilty of aggravated assault while armed and several other charges.

Why This Activist Is Biking 4,200 Miles This Summer

Trystan Cotten is taking advocacy to new lengths.

U.N. Steps Up Efforts Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence and Discrimination

The U.N. Human Rights Council condemned criminalization of same-sex sexual acts and diverse gender identities.

Federal judge blocks Trump’s transfer of transgender women to men’s prisons

He ruled that the Trump administration’s policy likely violated the Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

Would the Pope Fall Foul of Uganda’s Pending Anti-LGBTQ+ Law?

A Ugandan bill expands existing criminalization of same-sex conduct to create a legal framework for systematic persecution and social exclusion based on sexual orientation and gender identity. What will the Pope do?

What You Need to Know About ACA's Trans Protections

Trans Latina health advocate Joanna Maria Cifredo dissects the work that must be done to combat transgender health disparities.

Violence Against Women Act Expands Services to LGBTQ+ Survivors

The act, reauthorized this week in a bill signed by President Biden, now includes a grant program designed to aid LGBTQ+ survivors of sexual assault or domestic violence.

Here's what Democrats promise to do for LGBTQ+ people in their 2024 platform

The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.