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Biden Delivers Energetic, Economy-Focused State of the Union Address

President Joe BidenPresident Joe Biden focused primarily on economic matters in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, dealing with job creation, boosting U.S. manufacturing, infrastructure, taxes, and similar matters. Read on »

11 Times Sarah Huckabee Sanders Was Just Plain Terrible

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
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Sims' Trans Characters Have Christian Zealots Seeing End of Days

The Sims 4A new update to the simulation game The Sims 4 features options for transgender characters — a change that has thrown the anti-LGBTQ+ American Family Association into a tizzy. Read on »

Virginia House Advances Anti-Trans Sports, Outing Bills

Del. Danica RoemThe Virginia House of Delegates Tuesday approved two anti-transgender bills, one that would bar trans girls from playing on girls’ school sports teams and another that would force public school personnel to out trans students to their parents or guardians. Read on »

Harry Potter May Have 1st Transgender Character in Hogwarts Legacy Game

Characters in the Harry Potter video gameBy AJ Willingham Read on »

Gay Dads Told They're Unwelcome at Daughter's Christian School

Heart Cry Christian AcademyTwo gay fathers who have a daughter attending a private Christian school in Arizona say they were told they weren’t welcome on campus. Read on »

Barbra Streisand to Publish Memoir in November

Barbra StreisandBarbra Streisand is going to publish her first memoir. Read on »

Missouri's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Is Even Worse Than Florida's

Children looking ahead in a classroom and Pride flags.Lawmakers in Missouri are considering a Republican-proposed bill that would ban the discussion of gender identity or sexual orientation at all ages and grade levels. Read on »

Repeal HIV Criminalization Laws to End the Epidemic & for Racial Justice

Black activist looking into the camera with several other Black men in the background holding protest signsOn Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we must remember the myriad ways the work to end the HIV epidemic overlaps with the work for LGBTQ justice and overlaps with the work to dismantle white supremacy. One of these overlaps is laws that criminalize HIV. Read on »

Schlapp, Santos, Black Men, and a Chinese Balloon

Chinese balloon and SchlappDid anyone see the irony during Black History Month of a white balloon from a repressive country hovering over the United States like an existential threat, and then shot down over the coast of South Carolina, a state where 40 percent of Africans passed through on their way to slavery and torture in North America? Read on »

Florida Republicans Target Disney In Continued Act of Revenge

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney WorldLast year, Republican lawmakers in Florida proposed dissolving Disney’s special taxing district after the company criticized the state’s governor for enacting an anti-LGBTQ+ law. On Monday, GOP lawmakers proposed renaming the district and letting Gov. Ron DeSantis choose who runs it. Read on »

Jill Biden Invites Tyre Nichols' Parents, LGBTQ Rights Plaintiffs to SOTU

Jill Biden speaking at the White HouseBy Betsy Klein and Arlette Saenz Read on »

Transgender People Are the Most Communicative Daters: Study

Two people embracing with wide smiles on each face.A new report commissioned by the dating app Hinge reveals that when it comes to LGBTQ+ relationships, communication is critical. Read on »

Wyoming Senate Classifies Gender-Affirming Care as 'Child Abuse'

Wyoming legislatureWyoming legislators have advanced a bill that would define the provision of gender-affirming care to minors as child abuse. Read on »

 


 

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