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Florida Republican lawmaker proposes law erasing transgender identities

Beyond the discriminatory nature of the bill, LGBTQ+ advocates say the legislation threatens the ability to even document violence against the community.

Man Who Died in Buck's Home ID'd: Retail Worker, Adult Film Actor

Timothy M. Dean, 55, was well-regarded in the community and involved in an LGBTQ basketball league and a Los Angeles religious organization.

When Ed Buck Goes on Trial, So Does White Privilege

The fact that this white gay man was allowed to allegedly kill and harm so many Black men, for so long, proves our society is rotten to the core.

House Candidate Gets Heat for Supporter's Racist, Anti-LGBTQ+ Video

The video, calling racial minorities "the devil" and LGBTQ+ people "queers," has become an issue in a Virginia GOP primary.

Report: Ed Buck to Be Charged With Federal Drug Crimes

Previously charged with state crimes, the political activist is now accused of distributing meth, resulting in death. 

Ed Buck Was Not an Anomaly: Black Gay Men and the Lure of Meth

Meth is often spoke of as epidemic affecting whites, but the victims of Ed Buck -- Gemmel Moore and Timothy Dean -- are a stark reminder of that fallacy.

Florida criminalizes changing gender on driver’s licenses in latest attack on LGBTQ+ rights

A letter from the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles cites the state's statute prohibiting fake IDs, which makes use of a fictitious ID a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years of prison or probation and a $5,000 fine, to bar the changes.

Hunt for Offending Books, Including LGBTQ+ Ones, Closes Library

The temporary closure in Llano County, Texas is one consequence of a rash of challenges to library and school books throughout the state.

Second Death in Ed Buck's Home Ruled Accidental Meth OD

That's the same drug that killed another black man found dead in Buck's apartment in 2017.

Ed Buck Waited 15 Minutes to Call 911 After Second Man Overdosed

A new autopsy report has new details about the death of Timothy Dean.

Should White People Be Telling Ed Buck's Black Horror Story?

Out activist Jasmyne A. Cannick led the call to bring the accused predator to justice, but she says opportunism elbowed her out of the narrative.

Gay Black Trump Fan Some Claim Is Patti LaBelle's Son Ignites Frenzy

A forgettable tweet is followed by accusations of racism and sock puppetry.

On Being Gay and Trans in a Hip-Hop World

Gay and Transgender in a Hip-Hop World: Toni Newman and Terrance Dean

Ed Buck in Jail After Two Men Died in His Home and a Third Nearly Did

The L.A. County DA says the Democratic donor continued to drug and abuse vulnerable men of color, even after two died in his home.

Karen Black Dead at 74

The prolific actress succumbed to cancer on August 7.

Ed Buck, Alleged Predator, Evicted from Apartment After Arrest

The political activist must abandon his longtime West Hollywood home after two gay Black men died there.

Ed Buck Will Spend Over a Year in Jail After Trial Moved to August

The political activist was arrested in September after two gay Black men suffered fatal methamphetamine overdoses in his home over the course of two years. 

DNC holds summit on minority outreach with LGBT activists

The Democratic National Committee hosted its first American Majority Partnership Summit on August 23-25 in Las Vegas, where 600 participants, including more than 100 LGBT activists, gathered to strategize about the Democratic Party's goals.

Mega Predator Ed Buck Could Walk Free Today — Here’s What’s Happening

The Democratic donor was convicted in the deaths of Black gay men, injecting them with methamphetamine until they overdosed.