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.
April 29, 2023
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Black trans woman Kenji Spurgeon killed in Seattle just after end of Pride Month
Spurgeon is being remembered as “a bright light ... known for an infectious smile and quick wit."
July 30, 2024
Black transgender Air Force veteran Vanity Williams shot to death in Houston
Williams, who had recently started nursing school, is being remembered as someone who "made a safe space for everybody."
August 21, 2024
Gun violence ‘is always going to sit with me:’ Grief, trauma, and the rising threat of firearms in America
In a week dedicated to reflecting on loss and advocacy, two survivors opened up about their personal battles and the ongoing fight against gun violence during National Gun Violence Survivors Week.
January 25, 2024
On Pulse Anniversary, a Call for LGBTQ+ Support for Gun Reform
LGBTQ+ and gun safety groups join to point out how gun violence affects our community and how we can address it.
June 12, 2020
The Defining LGBT Issue of Our Time
Two years after the Pulse massacre and with zero movement on gun control, queer voters are incensed.
July 18, 2018
Alabama politicians could choose not to scapegoat trans people, but that would be humane
Opinion: In a state that prides itself on embodying the love of Christ, asking political leaders to exemplify Christ-like behavior shouldn’t be a lot to ask, Darian Aaron writes.
September 18, 2025
The Tragic Confluence of Guns, Kids, Mass Shootings, and Trans Identities
In the U.S., it’s more guns over children, with the extreme right continuing to say it’s not guns that kill, it’s sick people – like LGBTQ+ people – that do.
March 28, 2023
Queer Activists Cautiously Optimistic About Gun Control Win
The Democrat-controlled House approved background check legislation, the first major gun control bill to pass the chamber since 1994.
February 28, 2019
Hillary Clinton's VP: Tim Kaine
The presumptive Democratic nominee for president chooses the Virginia senator.
July 22, 2016
Deported Trans Activist Murdered in the Street
After becoming an LGBTQIA+ and intersex activist in Miami, Melissa Nunez -- deadnamed by local journalists -- was assassinated.
November 7, 2022
HRC Report on Trans Deaths: We Must Dismantle Stigma
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation remembers trans people lost to violence in 2020 and calls for action to address this epidemic.
November 19, 2020
Gay Man Attacked by Mob in D.C.; Three Arrested
Also, in a separate incident over the weekend in the nation's capital, a man with a gun threatened transgender women.
June 17, 2019
No, the Wisconsin school shooter wasn’t transgender
Every time a mass shooting happens, right-wing influencers falsely claim that the shooter is trans; rarely is that true.
December 17, 2024
Trump’s new White House Press Secretary targets transgender people in first briefing
Karoline Leavitt said that “sanity has been restored” because it only recognizes a gender binary.
January 28, 2025
Video: Gay Kamala Harris campaign volunteers in Pennsylvania verbally attacked by homophobe (exclusive)
“The only way we can fight this hate is to not back down and to win this election,” campaign volunteer Jason Bello said.
October 30, 2024
A devastating reality: New report finds violence and erasure ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance
“If we are not protecting the most marginalized of us, then who is protected at all?” asked Bahari Thomas, A4TE’s director of public education.
November 13, 2025
When It Comes to Sex Work, Kamala Harris Hasn't Completely Evolved
Many media outlets reported the senator "supports decriminalizing sex work." But these headlines are false, writes Alexander Cheves.
March 3, 2019
We Don't Have to Just Accept Anti-LGBTQ Bullying
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi tells us why he thinks government has a responsibility to reduce harassment in our schools.
February 6, 2020
Rights Groups: Confirming Jeff Sessions a 'Travesty,' 'Grave Mistake'
They'll be keeping a close eye on the anti-LGBT Sessions, now the nation's top law enforcer.
February 8, 2017
These are the top 10 European countries for LGBTQ+ rights and travel
ILGA-Europe's annual Rainbow Map highlights where it's safer to live and travel for LGBTQ+ individuals and their families.
May 16, 2025