Ervianna 'Baydee' Johnson, Black trans woman, found dead in North Carolina
Police are investigating her death as a homicide.
April 4, 2025
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Black trans woman Tahiry Broom killed in Michigan
Broom was fatally shot February 9 in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Southfield.
February 19, 2025
Sheldon 'Turner' Freeman, gay D.C. librarian and activist, dead at 64
Freeman started a Black History Month film series and LGBTQ-inclusive programs in the Washington, D.C., library system.
January 8, 2025
Thousands honor suffragist Susan B. Anthony for Election Day
There's a tradition of leaving "I Voted" stickers on her gravestone on Election Day.
November 5, 2024
The LGBTQ + candidates running in 2024 are more diverse than ever: Victory Fund
There's more diversity in gender identity, sexual orientation, and race/ethnicity, according to the group.
October 25, 2024
Black trans woman Honee Daniels killed in hit-and-run in Rochester, N.Y.
Daniels was a pedestrian, and the driver who hit her left the scene.
October 7, 2024
Ken Page, gay actor in 'Cats,' 'Torch Song Trilogy,' and more, has died at 70
Page once said he had never been closeted, and he encouraged others to live their truth.
October 1, 2024
Trans woman Kaitoria Bankz killed in attempted carjacking in Alabama
A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder.
April 4, 2025
Black Latine trans woman Ra'Lasia Wright fatally shot in Minneapolis
She was one of at least 31 trans Americans who died by violence in 2024.
February 7, 2025
New York City man bleeds out in his husband's arms after fatal stabbing
Arkmayer Davis was stabbed the morning of Christmas Eve on his way back from a laundromat to the shelter where he and his husband had been staying since a fire displaced them December 2.
December 26, 2024
Laphonza Butler, first Black lesbian U.S. senator, steps down from office for Adam Schiff
She called on her colleagues to plant seeds of love and inclusivity.
December 14, 2024
Man sentenced to life for hate-crime murder of trans woman Dime Doe
A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 murder of Dime Doe, a Black transgender woman, in the first federal trial for a hate crime based on the victim’s perceived gender identity.
October 23, 2024
Ohio transgender woman Kassim Omar dies from 2022 shooting injuries
Omar had fled Somalia in search of a better life in the U.S. The shooting left her paralyzed.
October 4, 2024
Kamala Harris denounces 'don't say gay' laws, says LGBTQ+ people don't feel safe
Harris expressed concern for the safety of LGBTQ+ Americans, immigrants, and others at a meeting of Black journalists.
September 17, 2024
Cory Booker wipes away a racist's record, fires up lost Democrats, and eyes a presidential run in 2028
Booker’s charge to Democrats: Stand firm, articulate a clear vision, oppose policies that threaten our nation, and wake up, writes John Casey.
April 1, 2025
Black transgender woman Amyri Dior fatally shot in Milwaukee
Her death is being investigated as a homicide.
March 3, 2025
Dr. King's wisdom can guide us through a dark time
As we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life today, a president who stands for exclusion takes office. But King's wisdom can help us fight back, writes Imani Rupert-Gordon
January 20, 2025
Black trans woman Cameron Thompson, 18, shot to death in Alabama
A juvenile suspect has been charged with murder. Her family believes her death was a hate crime.
December 19, 2024
Sir Lady Java, drag artist and activist who performed alongside the famous, has died
She appeared with celebrities such as Redd Foxx, Sammy Davis Jr., Richard Pryor, and Don Rickles, and challenged a law against drag performances.
November 20, 2024
Here are key LGBTQ+ races to watch on Election Day
There could be many firsts in this year's election.
November 5, 2024
Out Democrat Mondaire Jones on Republican opponent's blackface scandal: He knew what he was doing
Jones, a Black gay man, is running for Congress against Mike Lawler, who wore blackface for a Michael Jackson costume in 2006.
October 8, 2024