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The tragedy of 4B: Scissoring out the patriarchy, but not scissoring each other

"The irony of 4B is that it doesn’t even scissor out the patriarchy because its logic continues to center it...", writes Marcie Bianco.

The American LGBTQ+ Museum Comes Into Focus

The forthcoming repository of queer history chooses a new executive for its leadership team, Suhaly Bautista-Carolina.

Sally Ride and Nina Otero-Warren to Be 1st LGBTQ+ Faces on U.S. Coins

The women will be featured on quarters in 2022 as part of the U.S. Mint's American Women Quarters Program.

'American Idol': Meet the Women Who Found Love on Season 19

Anilee List and Andrea Valles are making beautiful music together.

Poll: Trump Voters Believe Men Face More Bias Than LGBTQ People

Women, Mexican-Americans, and African-Americans have it easier than men, according to a new survey that sampled Trump and Clinton voters.

What Made Millions of Women Act Up?

People in over 200 countries celebrated One Billion Rising last week, including actresses Glenn Close and Thandie Newton, with flash mob dances and live protests.

Coretta Scott King dies at 78

King is being remembered as a tireless advocate for African-Americans, women, and gays and lesbians.

10 Trans Members of Migrant Caravan Granted Asylum

The Central American trans women expressed relief and gratitude after being allowed to stay in the United States.

Op-ed: Black Women, Gay Men Suffering at the Hands of Police

Media attention has focused on the mistreatment of African-American men by police, but black women -- and all minorities -- are suffering too.

Trans Woman Chynal Lindsey Murdered in Dallas

She is the eighth trans American murdered this year, all Black women, and the second in Dallas within two weeks.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican trounced in Missouri Republican primary. Was it worth her brother’s cushy job?

”I was a nobody and God transformed me into one of the most feared, respected, and loved women in American politics,” she said.

Dissecting the Catholic Church's Disrespect of LGBTQ+ People

What if the Roman Catholic Church wrote about African-Americans and women the way it still writes about LGBTQ+ people? 

Abortion Views: Clearest Difference Between Clinton and Trump?

At the vice-presidential debate Americans once again watched men debate women's rights -- but there were stark differences between the participants. 

Rachel Maddow on When a Woman Presidential Candidate Was a Joke (Video)

In the 1960s and '70s, even as other nations elected women leaders, many Americans thought a woman running for president was a laughing matter.

Donald Trump Blames Black Lives Matter for Violence Against Police

In an interview with Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly, Trump declares if elected he'll task his attorney general to monitor the group, cofounded by two queer African-American women.

U.S. Reps. Introduce Resolution Recognizing Trans Day of Remembrance

"Violence against transgender Americans, particularly Black and Brown [trans] women, has become a national epidemic and we cannot allow ourselves to turn a blind eye towards this gross injustice."

These 24 violent extremist & anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy groups pose a danger to LGBTQ+ people

Looking at the groups that threaten drag queens, transgender people and the broader LGBTQ+ community.

Transforming LGBT Purchasing

A new business initiative called OSL Holdings has grand ambitions to change spending habits among African-Americans, Latinos, women, and gays. OSL wants to connect the dots between minority shoppers and the companies that support them; their hope is to also communicate to major companies that marketing to these groups is profitable, and to provide tools to corporations to see if they're reaching such people.

GOP Candidates Support “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

The Republican candidates faced off Wednesday evening during the CNN/YouTube debate in Florida, but they uniformly supported the military's current policy of not allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly known as "don't ask, don't tell." "I want to know why you think that American men and women in uniform are not professional enough to serve with gays and lesbians," asked retired brigadier general Keith Kerr, who served 43 years in the military. Kerr is part of Hillary Clinton's LGBT steering committee, which was not disclosed during the debate.