These are the 5 states with the smallest amount of LGBTQ+ people
The states with the fewest queer people are also some of the states proposing and passing the most anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
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December 4, 2024
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First Miss. Mayor Announces Support for Marriage Equality
David Garcia, mayor of the Gulf Coast city of Waveland, takes a stand for equal marriage rights.
July 17, 2014
Michigan Court: No Health Benefits for Gay Partners
A same-sex marriage ban prevents governments and universities in Michigan from providing health insurance to the partners of gay workers, the state supreme court ruled Wednesday. The 5-2 decision affects up to 20 universities, community colleges, school districts, and governments in Michigan with policies covering at least 375 gay couples. Gay rights advocates said the ruling was devastating but were confident that public-sector employers have successfully rewritten or will revise their benefit plans so same-sex partners can keep getting health care.
May 9, 2008
Twin Gay Porn Actors Charged in Burglary
Twin brothers who have appeared in hard-core gay porn videos online are charged with the rooftop burglary of a south Philadelphia business and are suspected in dozens of similar crimes in at least three states, authorities said. Keyontyli and Taleon Goffney, 25, of suburban Pennsauken, N.J., were arrested February 19 after authorities from a multistate task force said they watched the twins break into a south Philadelphia beauty shop through the roof.
March 1, 2008
Newark Execution Murders May Have Been Antigay Hate Crime
New Jersey gay rights activists are urging the mayor of Newark to investigate an execution-style murder that occurred in August as a possible antigay hate crime.
September 22, 2007
Kentucky lawmakers fight state funding for school that expelled gay student
At least a dozen Kentucky lawmakers, including gay state senator Ernesto Scorsone (pictured), are banding together to file a legal brief in support of a lawsuit seeking to stop state funding of a Baptist college that recently expelled a student for being gay.
May 3, 2006
Gay College President Sheds Light on Academic Closet
When Ralph Hexter assumed the presidency of Hampshire College in western Massachusetts in 2005, his partner of 25 years, Manfred Kollmeir, was officially welcomed with all the trappings of a presidential spouse. Over Labor Day weekend, the couple made it official, exchanging vows in a private ceremony (Massachusetts is the only state allowing same-sex marriage) and breaking the news last week to the campus community.
September 26, 2007
Which state is the gayest? Here are the 10 states with the most LGBTQ+ people
Not everyone is living in New York or California — in fact, neither cracked the top ten of states with the most LGBTQ+ people, relative to population.
December 11, 2023
Oregon governor signs domestic-partner, nondiscrimination bills
Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed legislation Wednesday that added Oregon to a growing list of states prepared to offer gay couples at least some of the benefits of marriage.
May 11, 2007
Gay Chechens Trying to Escape Russia Denied Visas by U.S.
Those trying to escape persecution can't find a country to take them in.
May 17, 2017
Op-ed: Pope Francis, Will You Accept Me?
A gay Catholic calls on Pope Francis to welcome all of God's children.
March 14, 2013
Human Rights Group Hopes to Evacuate Gay Men From Chechnya
A group is hoping to start a "rainbow railroad" from Chechnya to Canada.
April 18, 2017
Gay Couples May Have Trouble Getting Divorced
Gay couples had to struggle mightily to win the right to marry or form civil unions. Now some are finding that breaking up is hard to do too.
April 16, 2008
LGBTQ+ Population in the U.S. Grows by Over 2 Million
And the community is only getting bigger.
December 23, 2023
Antigay Exxon Mobil Tops Fortune 500
One of the least gay-friendly workplaces in the U.S. ranks as the largest corporation.
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May 8, 2012
How queer men can find quiet strength in blustering moments
In a world dominated by the Strong Man archetype, how can queer men redefine masculinity and find true strength within themselves?
December 6, 2024
In first month, 219 couples apply for N.J. civil unions
At least 219 gay couples applied to join in civil unions during the first month the legal institution was available in New Jersey, a state agency said in a report issued Tuesday.
March 20, 2007
Court schedule could delay Spokane mayor recall effort
It may be months before recall petitions can be circulated by opponents of Spokane, Wash., mayor James E. West, who contend he abused his office by offering internships to men he met in a gay Internet chat room. Should West appeal the move, state election law could delay signature-gathering until at least the fall--and an election until next year.
June 17, 2005
Here's the Shocking List of the 10 Least Friendly Cities for LGBTQ+ Folks
You can blame two red state governors for half the cities on this list.
November 3, 2023