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'It Just Shows What All the Work Was For.' Meet the First Same-Sex Couple to Get Married in Northern Ireland
By Suyin Haynes
'Absolutely Not a Choice.' Elizabeth Smart's Father on Coming Out as Gay, Leaving Mormon Church
By Mahita Gajanan
Why the LDS Church Joined LGBTQ Advocates in Supporting Utah's Conversion Therapy Ban
By Tara Law
Teachers Are Clashing With Schools Over Their Trans Students
By Katie Reilly
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'This Revolution Has Raised the Bar.' How Lebanon's Protests Have Created a Surprising Space for LGBT Rights
Through an expanse of red, white and green Lebanese flags in downtown Beirut on a Saturday night, a young woman’s voice emerges from a megaphone, leading chants against sectarianism and corruption in a spontaneous rally....
By Ali Harb/Beirut
November 13, 2019
HRC to Fight Trump on LGBT Rights With White-Shoe Law Firms
The alliance comes in the wake of Trump's transgender troop ban and other policy roll backs
By Philip Elliott
October 4, 2019
Sam Smith Changes Pronouns to 'They/Them'
"Love you all. I’m scared sh*tless, but feeling super free right now"
By Tara Law
September 14, 2019
A Victim of Chechnya's Anti-Gay Purge Speaks Out: 'The Truth Exists'
A man who says he was tortured in 2017 is sharing his story, with the hopes that it will draw attention to ongoing persecution in Chechnya
By Katy Steinmetz
July 26, 2019
Lesbian Couple Makes History Playing Together at Wimbledon
The two were victorious over British players Katie Swann and Freya Christie
By Madeline Fitzgerald
July 5, 2019
Poland Is Holding Massive Pride Parades. But How Far Have LGBTQ Rights Really Come?
The biggest pride event in Central and Eastern Europe brought more people than ever to the streets in the Polish capital of Warsaw on June 8. Tens of thousands of people marched, danced and sang...
By Madeline Roache
July 3, 2019
Stonewall Activists and Queer Millennials Talk LGBTQ Issues
In sharing their stories, the group emphasizes upholding a collective LGBTQ history
By Wilder Davies and Joey Lautrup
June 28, 2019
These Rarely Seen Photos of Early Pride Parades Capture a Shifting Movement
Amid the flurry of rainbow-laden corporate logos, sponsored events and news items about gay penguins, it is difficult to turn on a television or set foot in public during June without the reminder that it...
By Wilder Davies
June 28, 2019
The Radical Woman Whose 19th Century Ideas Still Undergird the LGBTQ-Rights Movement
Victoria Woodhull also ran for President of the United States in 1872 and was labeled 'Mrs. Satan'
By Michael Bronski
June 25, 2019
Human Rights Campaign Picks Alphonso David as New President
For the first time, a person of color will be the face of the nation’s largest LGBTQ lobby. The Human Rights Campaign on Tuesday announced civil rights lawyer Alphonso David had been officially hired as...
By Philip Elliott
June 25, 2019
Was Stonewall a Riot, an Uprising or a Rebellion? Here's How the Description Has Changed—And Why It Matters
The word "riot" had very specific connotations in the 1960s
By Katy Steinmetz
June 24, 2019
I Produced the Documentary 'Before Stonewall.' Here’s What It’s Been Like to Revisit It Three Decades Years Later
Robert Rosenberg reflects on the making of the film and what it still has to teach
By Robert Rosenberg
June 21, 2019
Some People Think Stonewall Was Triggered by Judy Garland’s Funeral. Here’s Why Many Experts Disagree
Why many experts disagree with the theory
By Olivia B. Waxman
June 21, 2019
New Documentary Explores the Realities of Being an Intersex Person and Their Treatment By Society
When M was 7-years-old, her parents told her that she had had an operation as a young infant that meant she couldn't have children. But, they weren't telling her the whole story. M (who wishes...
By Suyin Haynes
June 19, 2019
'It Feels Very Possible.' How This Transgender Racing Driver Is Hoping to Make Sports History
Charlie Martin hurtles around the racetrack, her gloved hands gripping the steering wheel with only blond hair visible from the top of the driver’s seat. She zooms underneath banners emblazoned with the logo of the...
By Suyin Haynes
June 12, 2019
Americans Are Increasingly Supportive of Trans Rights: Survey
The new survey comes amid federal rollbacks of LGBTQ protections
By Abby Vesoulis
June 11, 2019
A New, Scarless Adam's Apple Surgery Could Be a Breakthrough for Transgender Patients
An Israeli medical center says it has pioneered a new procedure to remove or reduce the size of the Adam's apple without leaving a scar, a significant development for transgender patients considering such surgery. Dr....
By Suyin Haynes
June 11, 2019
The World Health Organization Will Stop Classifying Transgender People as Having a 'Mental Disorder'
Rights groups say it will have a "liberating effect on transgender people worldwide"
By Suyin Haynes
May 28, 2019
50 Years After Stonewall, We’re Still Disagreeing About What Happened There. That’s Why the Archives Matter
Disagreements about what happened at Stonewall are fueled by a lack of access to the original sources and the sad fact that LGBTQ history is seldomly taught in schools
By Jason Baumann
April 30, 2019
'I Dream of a Queer Future.' A Conversation Between Two Activists on International Transgender Day of Visibility
Two trans activists from the Dominican Republic and Pakistan share their stories
By Amnesty International
March 31, 2019
Why Federal Laws Don't Ban Discrimination Against LGBT
Advocates been trying to pass an anti-discrimination law since the 1970s
By Katy Steinmetz
March 21, 2019
Transgender Troops Face Obstacles After Supreme Court Order
Hundreds of transgender troops may continue serving in the military, but will face obstacles unless they serve "in their biological sex" now that the Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump's policy to go into...
By W.J. Hennigan
January 22, 2019
Logan Paul Sparks Ire for Wanting to 'Go Gay' for a Month
He was previously criticized for sharing a video of a suicide victim in a Japanese forest
By Tara Law
January 13, 2019
First Male Transgender Pro Boxer Wins Debut Fight
Patricio Manuel defeated Mexican super-featherweight Hugo Aguilar
By Tara Law
December 9, 2018
What Could Happen if the U.S. Government Redefined Gender?
The Trump Administration is considering a policy that could effectively end federal recognition of more than a million adults who identify as a gender other than the one listed on their original birth certificate. According...
By Abby Vesoulis
October 23, 2018
U.S. to End Visas for Unmarried Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats
The new policy could pose a problem for diplomats who can't get married at home
By Eli Meixler
October 2, 2018
Joe Biden Launches LGBTQ Family Acceptance Campaign
The project aims to promote the importance of family acceptance for LGBTQ youth
By Casey Quackenbush
August 8, 2018
Record Number of Women Running This Year
And there are still more primaries to go
By Charlotte Alter / Detroit
August 8, 2018
Gay Couple Says They Were Separated to Seat Straight Couple
“I have never been so discriminated against while traveling before"
By Alexia Fernandez / People
July 31, 2018
Why
Queer Eye
Is More Vital Than Ever in Season Two
In a sea of mostly unnecessary television reboots, it's almost surprising to find one as politically au courant as Netflix's Queer Eye. The show aired its first iteration on Bravo in 2003, and it was...
By Ira Madison III
June 14, 2018
The Oxford English Dictionary Added 'Trans*.' Here's What the Label Means
"Some people think of it as trendy and cutting edge and insider, and some think it’s obnoxious."
By Katy Steinmetz
April 3, 2018
Here's Why U.S. Census Questions Are So Controversial
The census has been causing friction since it began in 1790
By Katy Steinmetz
March 27, 2018
Critics Say Sex Trafficking Bill Hurts LGBT, Sex Workers
It was the summer after his sophomore year in college when Luke finally found the nerve to have sex with another man. He'd grappled with his sexuality since his adolescence in Southern California: He knew...
By Nash Jenkins
March 27, 2018
Supreme Court Will Hear Same-Sex Wedding Cake Case
Three men will face the Supreme Court of the United States on Dec. 5 to settle a dispute over a wedding cake. David Mullins and Charlie Craig met Jack Phillips when they walked into his...
By Elizabeth Dias
December 4, 2017
4 Fascinating Election Results You Might Have Missed
The headlines on Wednesday morning were all about Democrat Ralph Northam's victory in the closely watched Virginia gubernatorial race. But that wasn't the only story from Election Night. In fact, it wasn't even the most...
By Tessa Berenson
November 8, 2017
Christians Took to Twitter to Rebuke This Man's Tweet About a Transgender Politician
One man's question for Christians about a transgender politician has quickly backfired. After Democrat Danica Roem became Virginia's first openly transgender elected official, defeating incumbent Del. Robert G. Marshall on Tuesday, one Nashville man took...
By Ashley Hoffman
November 8, 2017
Gay Rights and Pro-Life Groups Oppose the Republican Tax Plan for the Same Reason
The House GOP has angered two groups in an unexpected pairing by eliminating the adoption tax credit in their tax reform bill: advocates for same-sex families and pro-life groups. Ed , chief communications officer for...
By Tessa Berenson
November 6, 2017
A Court Blocked President Trump's Transgender Ban. Here's What That Means for Troops
For now transgender troops can serve without fear of being discharged
By Katy Steinmetz
October 30, 2017
The Cruelty of Kevin Spacey’s Coming Out
Coming out isn't what it used to be. One of the many dividends of a rapid series of culture-shaking advances for the LGBT community, is that celebrities who might once have risked livelihoods by admitting...
By Daniel D'Addario
October 30, 2017
How It Feels When Someone Refuses to Make Your Son a Wedding Cake
Last month, my son Charlie celebrated his fifth wedding anniversary with his husband, Dave. Him finding the love of his life is a source of great joy for me. Planning the hometown reception should have...
By Debbie Munn
October 24, 2017
Bakeries Are the New Lunch Counters in the Civil Rights Movement
Refusing service based on religious beliefs is nothing new
By Wade Henderson
September 8, 2017
Counterprotesters Flood San Francisco Streets
“We have the fascists on the run"
By Katy Steinmetz / San Francisco
August 26, 2017
Trump Moves Implement Transgender Military Ban
A declaration on Twitter that caught the Pentagon off guard is followed by formal policy guidance
By Zeke J Miller
August 25, 2017
Many Americans Disapprove of Trump. Here's What They Think of His Policies
President Trump isn't just down in the polls personally, so are some of his policies. After six months in office, Trump's approval rating is just 37% in the Gallup daily poll, and he's hit record...
By Emma Talkoff
August 10, 2017
Gender Status Doesn’t Distract the Military. Hiding Who You Are Does
As a retired Lieutenant Colonel who hid herself, I know
By Jennifer Pritzker
July 28, 2017
Why President Trump's Transgender Troop Ban May Backfire
Before Wednesday was over, President Trump's ban on transgender troops already looked like a political miscalculation. Senate Republicans either ducked questions on the subject or came out strongly against the ban, including Senate Armed Forces...
By Philip Elliott / Cleveland
July 26, 2017
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