Nashville Police Say School Shooter Was Transgender
Three children and three adults were killed in the gunfire.
March 27, 2023
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Florida Gun Control Bill Gets Mixed Response From LGBT Activists
Still reeling from Pulse, some queer gun control advocates say the measures don't go far enough; others are grateful for any movement.
March 13, 2018
Drag Doesn't Kill People — Guns Do
Tennessee legislators are passing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation while loosening gun laws, ignoring the real cause of violence.
June 29, 2023
HRC Urges Congress to Expand Background Checks for Gun Sales
The organization is backing the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, set to be considered by a House committee today.
February 13, 2019
One of MLK's Dreams Was an End to Gun Violence
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Guns are going to be the death of this country." Will we prove him right?
April 4, 2018
After Vegas Attack, LGBT Groups Again Call for Gun Control
"Thoughts and prayers without action are meaningless," says Gays Against Guns.
October 2, 2017
LGBTQ Twitter Slams Trump's Call for Armed Guards at Synagogues
The Human Rights Campaign and others called for gun reform in the wake of a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh temple.
October 27, 2018
The Tragic Confluence of Guns, Kids, Mass Shootings, and Trans Identities
In the U.S., it’s more guns over children, with the extreme right continuing to say it’s not guns that kill, it’s sick people – like LGBTQ+ people – that do.
March 28, 2023
Sarah McBride Leads Delaware Congressional Poll and Would Be First Trans U.S. Representative
McBride was the nation's first out transgender state senator, and she's poised to make history again.
September 19, 2023
Biden Tells Trans Youth 'Your President Has Your Back'
President Joe Biden's address to a joint session of Congress included support of the Equality Act.
April 28, 2021
The Far Right Is Exploiting the Nashville Tragedy to Promote Transphobia
As soon as it became known that the shooter may have identified as trans, the right-wing media outrage ecosystem went to work.
March 28, 2023
Laphonza Butler, first Black lesbian senator, honors young people in first Senate speech
"Young people are demonstrating their willingness to be the force, the energy, and the face of change," she said.
January 18, 2024
Trump's State of the Union Erases LGBTQ Americans and Others
The president delivered soaring rhetoric at odds with many of his policies and ignored many concerns.
February 6, 2019
Transgender people are being killed at an alarming rate, especially in the South (exclusive)
New findings reveal a disturbing increase in violence against transgender individuals, spotlighting the South’s lax gun laws and discriminatory policies.
February 13, 2024
Not Even Orlando Could Get the Senate to Act on Guns
Today the U.S. Senate voted down four gun control measures.
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June 20, 2016
California Democrats Seek to Factor Support for Gender Identity Into Custody Decisions
The California Senate approved a bill to this effect Wednesday.
September 7, 2023
Calif. NRA Group Wants LGBT Voters to Say No to Gun Control
The NRA released a new ad targeting LGBT voters in hope they will not support anti-gun legislation proposed by California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom.
June 6, 2016
Colorado’s Gay Governor Signs Gun Control Bills Into Law in Wake of Club Q Shooting
The state has a history of mass shootings going back to the shooting at Columbine High School in 1999.
April 29, 2023
Queer Activists Cautiously Optimistic About Gun Control Win
The Democrat-controlled House approved background check legislation, the first major gun control bill to pass the chamber since 1994.
February 28, 2019
To Fight Anti-Trans Violence, It's Time for Sensible Gun Laws
Legislators must listen to the American people, not the gun lobby, writes Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
November 20, 2017
House Dems End Gun Control Protest As Sit-In Goes Over 24-Hour Mark
House Democrats ended their gun control protest Thursday morning.
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June 23, 2016