Photographer Mike Ruiz's newest project showcases LGBTQ+ success through portraits
Photographer Mike Ruiz is celebrating the success stories of the nation's largest LGBTQ+ homeless shelter, the Ali Forney Center.
June 27, 2024
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Nonbinary 17-year-old killed two years after being reported missing
River Nevaeh Goddard was reported missing in April 2022, when they were 15 years old.
April 22, 2024
New York to Introduce ‘X’ Gender Marker on Public Assistance Forms
The move, expected by January 1, comes after a 2021 lawsuit, creating a more inclusive process for nonbinary individuals seeking state aid.
October 6, 2023
An Easter Service for LGBTQ Christians in the Social Distancing Era
No need to pack a church -- Believe Out Loud is offering an LGBTQ-centric service to be viewed online.
April 9, 2020
Texas Social Workers Can Now Refuse Services to LGBTQ+ Clients
The rule change, which also discriminates against clients with disabilities, sparked outrage.
October 16, 2020
Supreme Court Rules Against LGBTQ+ Rights in Foster Services Case
The ruling applies to the city of Philadelphia's contract with Catholic Social Services to provide foster care certifications.
June 17, 2021
Gay Man Among Victims of San Bernardino Massacre
Daniel Kaufman was among the 14 victims of the deadly shooting spree inside a Southern California social services center.
December 3, 2015
Trump Unveils More Anti-LGBTQ 'License to Discriminate' Plans
New rules announced by the administration would give faith-based social service providers more leeway to discriminate in the name of "religious freedom."
January 16, 2020
Missouri judge says lesbian can be foster mom
The Missouri Department of Social Services improperly denied a woman's application to become a foster parent because she is a lesbian, a judge ruled on Friday.
February 18, 2006
Antigay Blogger: San Bernardino Was God's Punishment
Right wing Christian preacher Alex McFarland blames same-sex marriage and abortion for the senseless murders of 14 people in a California social services center.
December 5, 2015
Mike Huckabee's 'Social Experiment' Fallacy
It was the albatross that haunted DADT's repeal: that allowing gay and lesbians to serve openly would be a 'social experiment.' Now Mike Huckabee is using that same false premise against transgender service members.
August 18, 2015
Obama's Faith-Based Program Meets With Skepticism
Senator Obama's pledge to spend $500 million to expand religions' social services for people in need is a tough sell to many LGBT activists, even as some lean toward cautious optimism.
July 8, 2008
Gay Mormon Group's Meeting With LDS Delayed
An August meeting between a gay Mormon support group and a social service agency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been indefinitely delayed. In a letter sent July 23, Fred C. Riley, the outgoing director of LDS Family Services, said the matter would best be handled by his successor, who hasn't been selected. LDS Family Services is an arm of the Salt Lake City-based denomination.
August 2, 2008
Massachusetts governor files adoption bill allowing church to discriminate
A bill introduced by Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney that would exempt religious social-services agencies from being required to place some adoptive children in gay households is being denounced by gay rights activists.
March 17, 2006
Hilary Cass' NHS report is rife with debunked theories and falsehoods
The recent NHS report from Dr. Hilary Cass isn't the take-down of gender-affirming care that conservatives want it to be.
April 11, 2024
New York City promised to build a shelter for trans people. Activists are demanding it follow through
Activists protested on Friday to put pressure on New York City officials to follow their 2021 agreement by constructing four shelters for transgender and gender nonconforming people.
July 1, 2024
Puberty Blockers Will be Limited to Clinical Trials, Says U.K. Health Service
LGBTQ+ activists in the U.K. are criticizing this restriction on care for transgender youth.
June 11, 2023
Democrats Push for Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Youth
Three members of the LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus proposed the new bill.
June 14, 2023
Some SCOTUS Justices Seem to Support 'Freedom' to Discriminate
In hearing an LGBTQ+ rights case, conservative justices appeared to embrace religious exemptions from antidiscrimination law.
November 5, 2020
SCOTUS Could Rule in LGBTQ+ Rights Case as Early as Tuesday
The case revolves around whether a Catholic foster care agency contracting with the city of Philadelphia has to follow the city's antidiscrimination law.
May 28, 2021