LGBTQ+ elders are more likely to live in poverty. Here's how we can change that
About 40 percent of LGBTQ+ elders live below the federal poverty line, and their housing situation could be keeping them there.
June 16, 2025
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Big Freedia Charged With Theft of Gov't Funds
The artist known as the Queen of Bounce is accused of lying about her income to continue obtaining subsidized housing, after securing a reality show on Fuse Network.Â
March 2, 2016
Where are the Nations Most Comprehensive Services for Trans People
A Chicago nonprofit offers the nation's most comprehensive services for trans people
November 1, 2012
This new LGBTQ+ thrift store in Pennsylvania offers judgement-free fashion
A thrift store in Lancaster County recently opened, giving LGBTQ+ people the opportunity to explore their identities while being "encouraged and built up."
January 29, 2024
Why New York City Is Arguing Over How to Define 'Family'
Activists say a new amendment would restrict inheritance rights and unfairly targets the LGBT population.
November 19, 2013
Oregon mayoral candidate was involved in 1984 gay bashing but says he's changed
Douglas Barr, a candidate for mayor of Eugene, says he's educated himself and changed since participating in what prosecutors called a night of "homophobic rage" that resulted in an activist's death.
February 27, 2024
Why to Move Beyond DADT We Have to Repeal DOMA
The demise of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy a year ago has made it all the more clear how same-sex couples are treated by federal law.
September 19, 2012
Ballot box trail blazers
Even in superconservative states and the most hostile legislatures, out politicians are making a difference every day
June 6, 2005
Gina Ortiz Jones Is Out to Make History in Texas
Jones, who almost became Texas's first out congressional representative in 2018, is aiming for that goal again this year.
July 30, 2020
When Homeless Trans Men Facing Violence Have Nowhere to Turn
Boys Do Cry: Shelter, foster care, mental health, and legal systems keep letting men like me fall through the cracks.
July 21, 2015
Leaders of Change
From fighting for marriage equality to furthering the education of youth, these are only a few of the people who are furthering social and legal justice for the LGBT community through outstanding leadership of nonprofit organizations.
August 13, 2013
Florida Vouchers Channel Millions to Anti-LGBTQ Religious Schools
An Orlando Sentinel investigation found that the publicly funded program sent $129 million just last year to schools with anti-LGBTQ policies.
January 27, 2020
Hong Kong Appeals Court Rules Housing Authority Can’t Discriminate Against Some Same-Sex Couples
The ruling came too late for one of the plaintiffs, whose husband continued the battle when he died by suicide before the courts could rule in their favor.
October 18, 2023
SCOTUS Conservatives Kill Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness
Another ruling made along ideological lines.
June 30, 2023
After BYU Revives Antigay Honor Code, LGBTQ Students Urged to Transfer
A crowdfunding campaign was launched to help LGBTQ students leave Brigham Young University.
March 6, 2020
Final Prop. 8 Tally Tops $83 Million
New campaign filings released Monday revealed that more than $83 million was funneled into California's Prop. 8 fight, and that the Mormon Church gave significantly more than it originally let on.
February 6, 2009
Trump's DOE will make LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers ineligible for student loan forgiveness
Trump's Department of Education is making workers of LGBTQ+ nonprofits ineligible for student loan forgiveness.
October 30, 2025
Republicans want colleges to fund student religious groups that discriminate against LGBTQ+ peers
That's part of a bill passed by the U.S. House Thursday, seeking to supersede the "all-comers" policies approved by the Supreme Court in 2010. Democrats, including Equality Caucus Chair Mark Pocan, are outraged.
September 20, 2024
