Texas book ban law is likely unconstitutional, appeals court rules
The Texas READER Act's restrictions on book vendors' sales to schools can't be enforced while a lawsuit continues, the Fifth Circuit ruled.
January 17, 2024
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Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Targeting Books & Librarians
Again the judiciary stands in the way of GOP attempts to erase LGBTQ+ people.
August 1, 2023
Antigay Group Makes a 'Hate' List/Hit List
The right-wing American Family Association has published a map identifying many LGBT organizations (among others) as being 'deeply intolerant' of Christianity.
February 27, 2015
Parents sue Massachusetts school over reading of gay book
Several parents filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a Massachusetts public school system after a teacher read a gay-themed fairy tale to young students.
April 27, 2006
N.C. Rep. Conflates Sexual Orientation With Pedophilia
"What Is a 'Sexual Orientation,'" Rep. Paul Stern asked in a document distributed to his colleagues.
June 25, 2014
Study: Health Care Homophobia Is Heart-Harming
The majority of LGBTQ+ people reported discrimination from health care providers -- and it's leading to disparities in heart health.
October 8, 2020
School Board Responds to Hate Group With Trans Protections
Things are looking up for transgender students in Mount Horeb, Wis., after transphobic activists forced the cancellation of a reading of a celebrated trans-affirming children's book.
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December 9, 2015
Pathological Lying Could Be Getting Attention as a Mental Disorder
And it might all be thanks to gay GOP Rep. George Santos of New York.
February 5, 2023
How Book Bans Are Taking a Toll on Many Authors
More than 3,000 books were banned in the 2022-2023 school year, according to PEN America.
October 5, 2023
Between The Lines With Bookish Lesbians
Bookish lesbians found one another in the queer bookstores of an earlier era -- and they also discovered community there.Â
January 11, 2017
Top Transgender Moments of 2013
Last year could go down in the books as a turning point in the fight for transgender rights and acceptance, with key legislative, visibility, and judicial victories.
January 4, 2014
Honoring the 50th Anniversary of a Speech That Changed LGBTQ+ History
The speech sparked new conversations that would help declassify homosexuality as a mental illness.
May 2, 2022
Elton John on the Friends He's Lost to AIDS
In this exclusive excerpt from his memoir Love is the Cure, the iconic entertainer reveals how his life was transformed by the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s.
August 6, 2012
The real meaning of ex-gay
"Reparative therapy" is based on an understanding of homosexuality that has been rejected by all the major health and mental health professions
August 15, 2005
Bryan Fischer: COVID-19 Upside Is Kids Won't Hang Out With Drag Queens
With schools shut down, children won't be "brainwashed" with pro-LGBTQ ideology, the homophobe writes.
March 19, 2020
Discredited antigay psychologist Paul Cameron publishes again
Former psychologist Paul Cameron (pictured), whose discredited research is used by antigay groups, has published another set of phony statistics--but this time in a legitimate, if not widely known academic journal.
May 13, 2006
Author of Brown Girl Dreaming Responds to Racist Joke
The incident illustrates the glaring lack of diversity in the publishing industry, says Woodson and ALA president Courtney Young.
November 29, 2014
Antigay psychologist says gays more likely to drink and drive
Psychologist Paul Cameron, who has been accused of doctoring his research to promote his antigay agenda, is at it again, this time with a study that links homosexuality to drunk driving.
August 12, 2005
HIV 101: Will Being HIV-Positive Affect My Ability to Have Surgery?
When you're HIV-positive you may worry about having surgery -- but do you need to be concerned?
December 14, 2016
People are more likely to regret having children than gender-affirming surgery: study
Other operations, "while associated with higher rates of post-operative regret, are not as restricted and policed like gender-affirming surgery," a new study found.
May 1, 2024