Melissa Etheridge on how 'my queerness protected me' in a music scene unforgiving to women
While it hasn't been easy, being queer has given Melissa Etheridge a unique perspective on the music industry.
March 10, 2024
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Women's Sports Will Take in Over $1 Billion in 2024, Report Predicts
This will be the first time women's sports surpasses that mark, says consulting firm Deloitte.
December 5, 2023
House Democrats Introduce Gender-Neutral Laws Bill
The legislation seeks to removed gendered language from the U.S. Code.
July 25, 2023
MacKenzie Scott Donates $1.7 Billion to LGBTQ+, Gender, Racial Equity
The third richest woman in the world is putting her money where her mouth is.
July 29, 2020
Megan Rapinoe Stands Up for Equal Pay and Trans Athletes
Appearing at the White House and before Congress, the out athlete called for gender equity in pay and said women's sports are not "spontaneously combusting" due to trans inclusion.
March 26, 2021
Univ. of California Aims to Become More LGBT-Inclusive
The suggestions from a two-year study of LGBT issues on campus include the creation of a bisexual workgroup, gender-neutral restrooms, and tax equity programs for staff in domestic partnerships.
June 4, 2014
Alabama forces universities to implement trans bathroom ban while outlawing DEI
In banning funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, Alabama also forced state universities to “designate restrooms on the basis of biological sex.”
March 21, 2024
Watch: 'Creepy' conservative influencer mocked for filming in all-gender restroom at Kansas City airport
A far-right media personality with Turning Point USA revealed that the only danger in a public bathroom is a right-wing extremist with a camera.
April 5, 2024
LGBT Elders Know There's Only One Side to Charlottesville
Queer seniors have been witness to decades of discrimination, and they know what false equivalence is.
August 18, 2017
Google Refuses Transparency on Gender Pay Gap Amidst Dept. of Labor Accusations
The tech giant has refused for a second year in a row to release data about any inequity in its pay practices.
April 16, 2017
With Equality Act Languishing, Companies Need to Step Up
Since the federal government won't be banning anti-LGBTQ workplace discrimination any time soon, corporations and businesses need to pick up the slack.
June 20, 2019
House Democrats Discuss Trans Rights at Emergency Roundtable
The panel discussed the Republican onslaught of attacks against the transgender community.
July 31, 2023
Buttigieg Endorses Reparations, Ending Electoral College
Those are among several positions newly posted to his campaign website.
May 16, 2019
Breast-Feeding in Public Is an LGBTQ Issue, So Let's Make It Easier
A California bill would assure that colleges and universities provide private breast-feeding stations.
August 21, 2018
Blue and red states were putting period products in schools — then came the transphobia
For years, bills that put tampons and pads in school bathrooms were gaining traction across states. But the rise of anti-trans legislation has made a health issue political.
August 29, 2024
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes Republican transgender sports ban bill
The Democrat stood in the way of a law that Republicans wanted to have enacted targeting the trans community.
April 2, 2024
U.S. State Department Drops 'LGBT Rights' in Favor of 'Sexual Rights'
The State Department announced this week it will use the term "sexual rights" to refer to reproductive health, gender, and LGBT rights in its communications with the United Nations.
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September 23, 2015
WATCH: Teens Press Australia's Prime Minister on Marriage Equality
Some high school students visiting the nation's capital, Canberra, turned a chance meeting with Prime Minister Tony Abbott into a tough Q&A session.
March 17, 2014
The Collateral Damage of Trump’s Global Gag Rule: LGBT Rights
As the administration takes aim at reproductive services across the globe, all kinds of people suffer.
June 5, 2018
Jamie Lee Curtis Stands Up for Trans Daughter Ruby Guest on 'Morning Joe'
"I will fight and defend her right to exist to anyone who claims that she doesn't," Curtis said.
July 28, 2023