China awards visitation rights to gay mom in historic first – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Greg Owen In a legal first, China has granted visitation rights to a gay mom separated from her daughter for four years. In 2017,...
August 18, 2024
Two Democrats are trying to make this STI medication free – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Mira Lazine Reps. Robert Garcia (D-CA) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) sent a letter last week asking the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to...
August 18, 2024
Transgender woman awarded $50,000 settlement from Kansas Highway Patrol – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Greg Owen A woman who sued the Kansas Highway Patrol for firing her after she came out as transgender was awarded a $50,000 settlement...
August 17, 2024
A mother/coach let her daughter play volleyball. She’ll be suspended for 10 days now. – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Mira Lazine Broward County Public Schools employee Jessica Norton was suspended for ten days, but not fired, for letting her transgender daughter play on...
August 11, 2024
Outbreaks of Mpox in Africa could lead to a state of emergency in the region this week – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Elsie Carson-Holt Mpox cases in Africa have surged to over 15,000 this year, more than the entire year of 2023, causing concern for world...
August 11, 2024
Argentina shuts down anti-discrimination agency months after rightwing president elected – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Elsie Carson-Holt Argentine President Javier Milei’s government has shut down the country’s anti-discrimination agency, called the National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism (INADI).the...
August 11, 2024
HHS pledges $70 million to reduce HIV’s outsize impact on marginalized women & kids – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Mira Lazine The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be supplying $68 million to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, a massive treatment...
August 9, 2024
GOP attorney general investigates trans woman for using women’s locker room – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Elsie Carson-Holt Eris Montano—a transgender woman who used the locker room at Life Time Gym in suburban St. Louis, Missouri—has become the flashpoint of...
August 9, 2024
LGBTQ+ people are coming out even younger than before, but 1 in 5 still hasn’t come out at all – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Mira Lazine LGBTQ+ Americans are coming out younger than ever, according to a new poll from Gallup. Those in the lowest age bracket, 18...
August 4, 2024
Rebel groups in Colombia are killing trans women in a “social cleansing” campaign – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Greg Owen In Colombia, armed groups are targeting transgender women along with other so-called undesirables in a violent campaign of “social cleansing” across the...
August 4, 2024
Families mourn three Black trans women murdered recently in “epidemic” of violence – LGBTQ Nation
Author: John Russell July 2024 saw at least three Black transgender women murdered in the U.S., continuing what the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has described...
August 3, 2024
Gay man saved his partner in horrific hate crime & then tackled the assailant to the ground – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Greg Owen The British actor Linus Karp has revealed on social media that he was the victim of a homophobic attack last week in...
August 3, 2024
Trans woman sues Whole Foods & Amazon after allegedly “humiliating” harassment – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Daniel Villarreal A transgender woman in Washington, D.C., Ximena Navarrete, claims she was sexually harassed, raped, and generally discriminated against while working at local...
August 3, 2024
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds gender affirming care ban & abortion restrictions – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Mira Lazine In a sweeping decision, Nebraska’s Supreme Court ruled 6-1 in favor of allowing a ban on gender affirming care and abortions past...
July 28, 2024
Historic drag venue Darcelle XV Showplace asks community for help because it might shut down – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Elsie Carson-Holt D Stay connected to your community Connect with the issues and events that impact your community at home and beyond by subscribing...
July 28, 2024
Texas city cuts “vital” funding for “beloved” art walk over “sexual” LGBTQ+ exhibits – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Elsie Carson-Holt City Council members in Lubbock, Texas, have cut funding for its monthly Art Trail event because it features LGBTQ+ activities. City Councilmember David...
July 28, 2024
Trump-appointed judge orders public high school to recognize anti-gay student group – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Greg Owen A federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump has ordered an anti-LGBTQ+ student club in D.C. to be reinstated at a...
July 27, 2024
Mom who let her daughter play volleyball in Ron DeSantis’s Florida won’t lose her job – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Mira Lazine A mother who works for the Broward County Public Schools may not get fired after she allowed her daughter, who is trans,...
July 27, 2024
Tennessee put sex workers on sex offender registry for having HIV. They will be removed. – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Mira Lazine The Tennessee government has agreed to scrub sex workers who were unjustly convicted of being sex offenders due to an HIV diagnosis...
July 21, 2024
Meet the shadowy rightwing activist who helped fun last year’s Dylan Mulvaney/Bud Light outrage – LGBTQ Nation
Author: Greg Owen A watchdog group has uncovered tax filings linking rightwing lawyer and Federalist Society funder Leonard Leo to the Bud Light boycott campaign,...
July 21, 2024
