Louisiana became the 18th state to bar transgender women and girls from playing on female school sports teams Monday after the state’s Democratic governor chose not to veto or approve the bill. Both chambers of the Republican-controlled Legislature passed the…
Pride events are taking place across the globe to celebrate the diversity, culture, and history of the LGBTQ+ community. From its earliest origins as a march of protest and pride to its modern often televised and commercialized extravaganzas, Pride remains…
Justine Lindsay is making history after being hired as a cheerleader for the Topcats, the Carolina Panthers squad, making her the first transgender cheerleader in the NFL. Lindsay, 29, posted the news on her Instagram account March 30, though it…
As big restaurant groups jostle for queer dollars, Pride Month has emerged as a major occasion for LGBTQ limited time offers (LTOs), which is the acronymic way of saying that Dunkin’ has offered rainbow-sprinkled doughnuts and Shake Shack has served…
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and all Senate Democrats in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. The senators’ resolution highlights the contributions LGBTQ individuals have made…
Turkish police brutally beat and allegedly “tortured” nearly a dozen LGBTQ+ activists in Istanbul who were simply celebrating the start of Pride Month. On 5 June, members of İstanbul LGBTİ+ Onur Haftası, which organises Istanbul Pride, gathered in the Yeldeğirmeni neighbourhood…
Maura Healey, the Democratic contender to become the next governor of Massachusetts, secured on Saturday her party’s nomination for the general election in November, setting herself up to become one the first openly lesbian women to be elected governor in…
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