GMHC's Luna Luis Ortiz writes about the importance of ballrooms and balls for National LGBTQ+ Health Awareness Week. Read on » “Just over the past year, I’ve come to terms with who I am,” she wrote on Instagram. “I no longer fear what people will think of me when I say I like women.” Read on » Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, questioning nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, asserted that with marriage equality, the Supreme Court created a right not in the Constitution. Read on » A new study shows that Republican-led efforts to ban access to gender-affirming medical care for youths will impact 58,200 trans kids. Read on » Ruthie Berman and her wife, Connie Kurtz, successfully sued the New York City Board of Education for domestic partner benefits in 1988. Read on » The “rapper” bragged about how he doesn’t care about backlash for repeatedly using an antigay slur and is above any repercussions for his actions. Read on » The attorney had filed the lawsuit against the organization after the group said it had rejected his application for a job due to its code of conduct, which "excludes homosexual activity." Read on » Fifty years ago today, Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment, which could help shore up rights for queer people along with current legislation. Read on »
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