How to help women, children, and LGBTQ+ people impacted by Hurricane Helene
LGBTQ+ people and women face unique needs after climate disasters that are often ignored by federal disaster response. Here's how you can help.
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Former executive director of Black trans nonprofit charged with stealing nearly $100,000
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Welcoming workplaces
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2005
The young and the restless
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Was Taylor Swift Singing About HIV Criminalization?
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Photos: Jewish drag artists raise money for Brooklyn and Gaza refugees
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Organizing in a Time of Anxiety: Taking Inspiration From the Gay Men’s Health Crisis
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Meet the Trans Activist Holding D.C.'s Feet to the Fire
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JULY 12, 2019
Organizing the '87 March, Sans Email
Without Facebook and Google, it was more difficult to organize the 1987 March on Washington than it is for this year's event. Something is lost in all the indirect communication, though.
JUNE 9, 2017
Vulnerable LGBTQ+ Sex Workers Targeted Again by Politicians
The EARN IT Act, which the Senate could advance tomorrow, is dangerous.
JULY 1, 2020
Standing up for immigration reform
In struggling for a way to move forward on the issue of immigrant rights, the African-American community should reflect on the compassionate words of civil rights pioneer Bayard Rustin, who was both black and gay
APRIL 24, 2006
Oped Not Your Typical HIV AIDS Support Group
Although there were moments when they bonded emotionally during an HIV-positive cruise retreat, Tom Donohue can't stop thinking about all the time he got to let loose and forget about being HIV-positive.
MARCH 19, 2012
Liliana Bakhtiari Is First Nonbinary Member of Atlanta City Council
Bakhtiari, who won a runoff election last week, is also the first queer Muslim elected to any position in Georgia.
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Are Lesbian Bars Making a Post-Lockdown Comeback?
Pop-up LGBTQ+ events may be spurring a resurgence of lesbian bars across the U.S.
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Queer Art Celebrates NYC Pride With Body Hack Extravaganza
The event also serves as a fundraiser for trans rights groups.
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How I helped change the law that put me and other Black people with HIV behind bars
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Are These Companies Discriminating Against PrEP Users?
Huge -- and seemingly LGBT-friendly -- insurance companies refuse to sell policies to people taking preventative HIV medication. Why?
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Read Peter Staley's Brutally Honest Eulogy for Larry Kramer
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Trump's 'Gag Order' Hurts the World's Most Vulnerable LGBTQ People
The president's toxic policies spread far beyond this country's borders.
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