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Ohio universities are closing their LGBTQ+ centers to comply with a state DEI ban

Ohio's ban on DEI prohibits public universities from endorsing "any controversial belief" — including LGBTQ+ existence.

Trump Sends Antiwomen Groups to U.N. for Conference on Status of Women

It should not come as a surprise that Donald Trump, a man famous for his misogynist rhetoric, sent two antiwomen groups, one known as a hate group, to an international conference on the status of women. 

Megan Rapinoe's Star Continues to Rise as a Glamour Woman of the Year

The soccer star was chosen along with Charlize Theron, Ava Duvernay, Yara Shahid, and Margaret Atwood, among others. 

Google's International Women's Day Doodle Includes Trans Women

Today's Google Doodle celebrates International Women's Day with a video celebrating women around the globe -- including two openly trans women.

Fury, Condemnation as House Debate Begins on Anti-Trans Sports Bill

A U.S. House committee will consider the bill Wednesday.

The LGBT Movement Must Help to Reclaim Roe

The assault on a woman's right to choose runs parallel to right-wing efforts to roll back queer rights.

Gay Congressman's Bill Would Strike Out Male Presidential Pronouns

The openly gay official has filed a bill that would change gendered language so LGBTQ people and women can be officially elected.

Barbra Streisand Raises $22 Million for Women's Health

The entertainer-philanthropist has been a vocal supporter of the former Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute since 2007.

Historic Video Gives New Look Into LGBT Movement

New York's LGBT Center releases new video in honor of Pride month that documents the community's pre-Stonewall trials and celebrates the leaders who jump-started our movement at the time.

S.F. Announces Jail Integration Plan for Trans Women

Trans women, currently housed in a separate unit, will be placed with other female prisoners if they wish to be.

Queer Black Feminist Writer bell hooks Dies at 69

Her works examined gender, race, and more, dealing with issues of intersectionality long before most other scholars did.

Tangerine's Stars Have Turned a Movie Into a Movement

In their road to the Oscars, Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez have ignited national conversations on sex work and media representation.

Is Fetishizing Trans Bodies Offensive?

Being seen as sexually attractive can be flattering to some, insulting to others. 

Pauli Murray Will Be First Black Queer Person on U.S. Currency

The nonbinary civil rights activist, lawyer, poet, and priest will appear on a quarter.

Amy Adams Does Not Want to Be Your 'Headline About Pay Equality'

During The Hollywood Reporter's annual actress roundtable, Adams pointedly told the journalist to stop putting women on the spot and to start asking Hollywood producers the tough questions. 

Jasmin Savoy Brown, Neve Campbell on Scream's Queer Story, Tough Women

The Scream stars along with Courteney Cox and Melissa Barrera chat with The Advocate about the franchise's history of strong women and diversity. 

Donald Trump Jr. Further Victimizes Amber Heard to Get Back at Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp threatened Donald Trump. Naturally, Trump Jr. further victimized Depp's ex. 

Most Black women don't have access to abortion, and they're going to impact the elections

Out of the 11.8 million Black women between the ages of 15 and 49 in the U.S., 57 percent live in areas that restrict access to abortion.

FDA Approves New Drug for PrEP, Which May Offer Less Side Effects

The HIV prevention medication Descovy is now greenlit for gay and bisexual men, and transgender women.