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Karine Jean-Pierre: New WH Press Secretary
Karine Jean-Pierre sets two firsts as the new White House Press Secretary, as an out black lesbian. Karine Jean-Pierre, 44, carries an impressive resume as a political analyst and commentator. She was an adviser and spokeswoman for MoveOn.org, one of the most...
USNS Harvey Milk Launched In San Diego
The USNS Harvey Milk was launched this Saturday, the first navy vessel named after a gay veteran. Harvey Milk was a diving officer for the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He served about the submarine rescue ship USS Kittiwake, diving to rescue trapped service men in...
Bulgaria’s Rainbow Hub Attacked by Mob
The Rainbow Hub in Sofia, Bulgaria, was the site of a violent mob attack on October 30, and it may have included a candidate for the country's president. Not as a victim--but as a perpetrator. The Rainbow Hub, set in an apartment block, is a center for the LGBT...
LGBTQIA+
Transgender Adults Are Aging
Transgender adults worry about finding housing and community as they age, in these unfriendly times. Thirty-three out of fifty states have introduced anti-trans legislation in the past year, from laws concerning who can access gender-affirming care to who can use...
Malaysia Bans Rainbow Watches
Malaysia's new morality law prohibits the wearing of any “LGBTQ related” products, and even a rainbow watch could land you in jail. In Malaysia, homosexuality is a crime punishable by high fines and long prison terms – as long as 20 years. It has historically been...
How Many Of Us?
How many people are affected by the recent waves of GOP-led anti-LGBTQ+ legislation? The data is not usually part of their lawmaking. In the past three years at least 21 states have passed laws targeting gender-affirming care for transgender people, or making it...
Womxn’s Rights
Washington and Minnesota: Allies
Washington and Minnesota have both established themselves as shield states for patients seeking reproductive or gender-affirming care, with simultaneous laws signed in April. Since the conservative Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, threatening literally...
Misgendering in North Dakota
Misgendering students, outing them, and keeping them out of school bathrooms are all sanctioned by the new law just signed by the North Dakota governor. Republican governor Doug Burgum announced on Wednesday that he's signed a bill into law which will protect public...
Koko Da Doll: Rest in Power
Koko Da Doll, a woman from Atlanta and the subject of a documentary about trans women, was gunned down on the street on Wednesday. Along with other trans women, Koko Da Doll featured in the documentary “Kokomo City” earlier this year. She talked about her life as a...
Civil & Human Rights
Transgender Adults Are Aging
Transgender adults worry about finding housing and community as they age, in these unfriendly times. Thirty-three out of fifty states have introduced anti-trans legislation in the past year, from laws concerning who can access gender-affirming care to who can use...
Malaysia Bans Rainbow Watches
Malaysia's new morality law prohibits the wearing of any “LGBTQ related” products, and even a rainbow watch could land you in jail. In Malaysia, homosexuality is a crime punishable by high fines and long prison terms – as long as 20 years. It has historically been...
How Many Of Us?
How many people are affected by the recent waves of GOP-led anti-LGBTQ+ legislation? The data is not usually part of their lawmaking. In the past three years at least 21 states have passed laws targeting gender-affirming care for transgender people, or making it...
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Transgender Adults Are Aging
Transgender adults worry about finding housing and community as they age, in these unfriendly times. Thirty-three out of fifty states have introduced anti-trans legislation in the past year, from laws concerning who can access gender-affirming care to who can use...
Malaysia Bans Rainbow Watches
Malaysia's new morality law prohibits the wearing of any “LGBTQ related” products, and even a rainbow watch could land you in jail. In Malaysia, homosexuality is a crime punishable by high fines and long prison terms – as long as 20 years. It has historically been...
How Many Of Us?
How many people are affected by the recent waves of GOP-led anti-LGBTQ+ legislation? The data is not usually part of their lawmaking. In the past three years at least 21 states have passed laws targeting gender-affirming care for transgender people, or making it...