Louisiana LGBTQ+ activist exonerated after 3 years of unconstitutional prosecution
Matthew Humphrey has been exonerated three years after his wrongful arrest for speaking out against book bans during a local library board meeting.
February 18, 2025
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Lawsuit Gay Clevelanders Abused by Police
A federal lawsuit filed by two men from Cleveland alleges that they were beaten by police officers, humiliated, and denied pants because they were gay.
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Silence Is Power on This Day
GLSEN's Camille Beredjick says Friday's Day of Silence is not just shutting up, it's standing up.
April 15, 2016
The Loony Bin Trip: A Conversation With Norah Vincent
A journalistic Houdini, Norah Vincent follows up her best-selling book Self Made Man with Voluntary Madness, an account of her days inside a mental institution.
January 3, 2009
Elisabeth Hasselbeck 'Forgives' Rosie for 'Offensive' Crush on Her
On Fox News, Hasselbeck said she invoked the grace of God to get her through responding to O'Donnell's revelation of a nonsexual crush back in the day.
March 26, 2019
State Department Condemns LGBT Killings in Russia
The White House's diplomatic arm sent a strongly-worded statement to officials in Chechnya, the Russian region where LGBT people were recently arrested, tortured, and murdered.
April 5, 2017
In the grip of gay panic
What do the murderers of gay men have in common with the White House? An aggressive strategy to justify their own selfish actions by devaluing the lives of gay men and lesbians. And we have no one but ourselves to blame
February 10, 2005
Op-ed: How to Use Social Media for Good
Some kids use social media for bullying. Others use it for good.
April 11, 2014
Protest Erupts After Trans Woman Dies in Berkeley Police Custody
Seventy marchers voice anger at Kayla Moore's death.
March 14, 2013
Death of Florida Woman Is Second Trans Murder Reported This Week
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February 10, 2018
Mike Gravel's big splash?
Presidential candidate Mike Gravel's views on LGBT issues are a refreshing change, but can his candidacy garner enough popular support to really make waves?
July 3, 2007
California City Ousts LGBT Pride Month, Arrests Protestors
The city council of Porterville, Calif., voted to rescind its mayor's recent proclamation that declared June LGBT Pride Month.
July 19, 2013
Kentucky Gay Men Allege Police Harassment
Billy Hamilton and Patric Z. Rodriguez say their were treated brutally by sheriff's deputies and unfairly charged.
December 18, 2017
Barney Frank: Massachusetts faces fight over same-sex marriage
Massachusetts could face an "angry, divisive" fight if a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage reaches the 2008 state ballot, Rep. Barney Frank says.
December 30, 2005
Advice on the Right Way to Defuse a Bully and Refer to a Lesbian Couple
In this week's two-fer, Mr. Manners deals with a homophobic restaurant confrontation and answers a tricky etiquette question: Can you refer to a lesbian couple as Mrs. and Mrs.? You'll be surprised.
July 3, 2012
The Curious Case of the Anti-Trans New Yorker Article
Writing in The New Yorker, a Harvard professor suggested North Carolina officials have good reason to object to federal guidelines banning anti-trans discrimination. Another Harvard professor and a trans activist take umbrage.
June 21, 2016
Black Women, Girls, and Trans Folks Get Locked Up and Shot Too
In her new book, Invisible No More, Andrea J. Ritchie dissects the forgotten stories of police violence against transgender women of color. Read an exclusive excerpt below.
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