Ex-NFL player Chris Kluwe slams MAGA for 'trying to erase trans people,' gets arrested
The former Minnesota Vikings kicker was arrested after an act of "peaceful civil disobedience” at a Huntington Beach City Council meeting.
February 21, 2025
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veteran rights
The VA Must Do Right by Trans Veterans
In a shocking move, the VA recently declared it would not cover gender-confirmation surgery. Congressman Mike Quigley is not pleased.
November 17, 2016
Op-ed: Our Veterans Are Still Waiting for Their Rights
Even with the a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act deemed unconstitutional, our nation's bravest citizens still wait for equality.
July 3, 2013
LGBTQ+ Veterans Stand Up to Far-Right Extremism in Texas
These military veterans stood guard so people could celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility.
April 4, 2023
VA Grants Benefits to Lesbian Widow of Fallen Soldier
Nearly two years after her wife died in Afghanistan, an Iraq veteran and National Guard member says the Department of Veterans Affairs will recognize her rights as a widow.
May 19, 2014
Frank Kameny talks
Andrew Noyes sits down with the veteran gay rights activist and discovers he's just as unapologetically outspoken today as he was when he coined the phrase "Gay is good" 40 years ago.
June 15, 2007
BREAKING: Trump administration to limit abortion for veterans after restricting gender-affirming care
The proposed policy would eliminate access to abortion through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
August 4, 2025
Bisexual Veteran's Story Highlighted at Library of Congress
The library's "Serving in Silence: LGBTQ+ Veterans" collection seeks to encompass the experiences of all segments of the community.
November 2, 2023
Out Minnesota senator tries to keep seat
Minnesota state
senator Paul Koering once fit neatly into the profile of
socially conservative central Minnesota: abortion opponent,
supporter of gun and property rights, outspoken
supporter of veterans. But last year Koering was the
only Republican in the senate to join Democrats in
opposing an effort to force a floor vote on a constitutional
same-sex marriage ban. And then he came out.
September 11, 2006
Meet trans vet, husband, and dad, Clayton McCallister
In our 2025 Thriving Under 30 feature, we highlight several young LGBTQ+ activists and advocates who are already changing the world.
August 14, 2025
Our 2024 LGBTQ+ voter guide: What to know about candidates, how to vote and more
Here are the candidates running for Congress and judicial office on November 5.
October 10, 2024
Republican Senate hopeful says U.S. military needs ‘alpha males and alpha females,’ not LGBTQ+ people
Hung Cao made the inflammatory remarks during Wednesday’s Virginia U.S. Senate debate.
October 3, 2024
Tammy Baldwin, 20 other senators try to strike anti-trans provision from defense bill
They introduced an amendment to the House-passed version of the bill, and Baldwin delivered floor remarks against the anti-trans language.
December 17, 2024
California Becomes First State to Honor LGBTQ Veterans
A monument to LGBTQ vets now has official state recognition.
August 21, 2018
Gay vets’ benefits at risk?
As many as a million gay and lesbian veterans depend on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for health care--including many who can't get HIV/AIDS care anywhere else. It's reason enough for GLBT activists to keep an eye on the Bush administration's coming cutbacks
February 1, 2005
Joe Biden pardons all veterans convicted and discharged over their sexuality or gender identity
“Today, I am righting a historic wrong by using my clemency authority to pardon many former service members who were convicted simply for being themselves,” Biden said.
June 26, 2024
The VA Still Refuses to Cover Necessary Trans Health Care
It will likely take a lawsuit to end the Veterans Affairs policy of denying coverage for gender-confirmation surgery — a procedure currently covered by Medicare.
May 19, 2016
Gay Purple Heart Recipient: 'Mission Not Accomplished'
While we remember our fallen soldiers on Memorial Day and celebrate a post-DADT world, we cannot grow complacent.
May 25, 2015
More LGBTQ+ Spouses to Receive Survivors' Benefits, VA Announces
The Department of Veteran Affairs changed its policy due to previous anti-marriage equality laws.
October 20, 2022
