Learn why activist Jae Douglas is so dedicated to helping other LGBTQ+ Floridians
In our 2025 Thriving Under 30 feature, we highlight several young LGBTQ+ activists and advocates who are already changing the world.
August 20, 2025
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U.K. Prime Minister pushes to ban trans people from single-sex bathrooms, sports, and beyond
Keir Starmer said the ruling that trans women are not considered women under the nation's Equality Act must be applied "as soon as possible."
June 30, 2025
Climate change has a bigger impact on LGBTQ+ couples than straight couples. Here's how
Climate change "exacerbates existing disparities among individuals and communities," according to a new study.
April 22, 2024
Gimme Shelter
With a new movie about gay surfers, Here Networks finally catches the perfect wave.
February 22, 2008
Clash of the Classics: 'Cabaret' vs. 'Shelter'
In the fourth match of our qualifying round in our Clash of the Classics tournament, it's Cabaret vs. Shelter.
June 25, 2014
D.C. to Open First LGBTQ+ Homeless Shelter For Adults
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined community leaders to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the shelter funded by the Biden-Harris administration's American Rescue Plan Act.
July 18, 2022
Alaska Homeless Shelter's Suit Challenges Trans Protections
A faith-based shelter in Anchorage, represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, claims the city's nondiscrimination law violates its constitutional rights.
September 25, 2018
Just in Time: Russia's First LGBT Shelter Opens
The Moscow Community Center originally opened for LGBT refugees fleeing Chechnya, but is now open to all queer Russians seeking safety.
November 29, 2017
Four Teens Arrested After Attack at Gay Shelter
Four teenagers have been arrested on charges that they harassed and struck a priest who runs a Queens, N.Y., shelter for transgender and gay youth on Monday night, reported The New York Times.
July 10, 2008
Marsha's House, NYC LGBTQ+ Shelter, Accused of Abuse and Neglect
The shelter is the only one in the city's system dedicated to LGBTQ+ adults.
February 10, 2022
School's Mass Shooting Drill Has Trans-Exclusionary Shelter
Rather than letting the preteen practice finding shelter, teachers at a Virginia school debated which locker room she should use.
October 8, 2018
Ben Carson: Trans People in Homeless Shelters Cause Discomfort
It's not the first time the current HUD Secretary painted trans people as scary.
March 20, 2018
New HUD Rule Strengthens Protections for Trans People in Shelters
The federal agency wants to make sure trans people are housed according to their gender identity.
November 20, 2015
LGBT Homeless Shelter Named for Golden Girl
Ground was broken in New York Monday for a new shelter for homeless LGBT youth, all thanks to the generosity of the late Golden Girl.
July 22, 2015
The Ali Forney Center finally owns a shelter—and a witchy fundraiser helped
The opening of Casa Cecilia, named for the late trans icon, Cecilia Gentili, marks a new turning point for the nonprofit helping at-risk LGBTQ+ youth, which has been helped by a Halloween fundraiser.
November 12, 2025
Trans Volunteer Killed in Mass Stabbing at San Jose Homeless Shelter
Kimberly Susan Fial originally came to the Grace Baptist Church shelter as a client and quickly became a valued volunteer.
December 11, 2020