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National Center for Missing & Exploited Children site scrubbed of transgender kids

LGBTQ+ and missing? The Trump administration doesn’t seem to care.

Nonbinary 17-year-old killed two years after being reported missing

River Nevaeh Goddard was reported missing in April 2022, when they were 15 years old.

Gay Former Maryland Mayor Sentenced on Child Porn Charges

Patrick Wojahn was sentenced to 30 years in prison but will be eligible for parole after serving one-quarter of the time.

Here are the 31 transgender Americans lost to violence in 2024

The epidemic of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. continues.

Why I'm protecting privacy in our connected world

Learn how one organization is working to defend As legislation aimed at protecting minors online threatens to censor essential LGBTQ+ content and other vital information, how one organization is workingpotentially infringing on privacy and stifling free expression under the guise of safety. How one organization is working on

Miss America Contestants Slam Kim Davis, Trump

Three southern Miss America contestants sided with liberal positions.

Miss America Org. on Brink of Collapse After Email Scandal

Partners are cutting ties and three top leaders are out after horrifying emails surface.

Man Claims Teacher Assaulted Him as 'Ex-Gay' Therapy

A man who is now an LGBT activist in Mississippi says a church leader abused him throughout his childhood as part of so-called ex-gay therapy.

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.

WATCH: Broadway's 'Big Fish' Supports Heckled Ole Miss Laramie Project Cast

After students in the audience hurled sexist and homophobic slurs at the student actors in an Ole Miss production of The Laramie Project, cast members from the new Broadway show Big Fish offered words of support.

James Hormel, First Out Gay U.S. Ambassador, Dead at 88

Hormel, an activist and philanthropist, saw conservative pushback to his ambassadorial nomination because of his work for LGBTQ+ causes.

Migrant With AIDS and COVID Dies While Held by ICE

Pablo Sanchez-Gotopo of Venezuela had been held at a private prison where activists have raised concerns about the health care provided to detainees.

Thomas Roberts Blasts Anti-LGBT Law on Russian TV

Speaking with the government-backed network RT just before he cohosted the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Russia, Roberts called the national ban on so-called gay propaganda 'definitive discrimination.'

Conservatives Spew Transphobia at Already Anti-Trans Federal Agency

Some right-wing influencers got upset about a tweet by a relatively obscure federal agency, the Selective Service System.

WATCH: Jim DeMint Issues Rally Cry for (Straight) Marriage

The former South Carolina senator says marriage is under attack in a new video from his antigay right-wing think tank, the Heritage Foundation.

Native American Drag Star Lady Shug Is More Than Glamour

This indigenous advocate has their sights set on more than pageants or shows.

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Watch Three Must-See Marriage Equality Debates

In the wake of two historic rulings from the Supreme Court and the restoration of marriage equality in California, pro-equality attorneys, activists, and anchors took to the airwaves Sunday to defend their victories.

How Can You Live Up to Martin Luther King's Dream?

Fifty years after he was taken from us, we're still trying to make his "beloved community" a reality. 

Star-Studded Fundraiser to Establish 'Safe Spaces' Around Nation

The Stonewall Inn's nonprofit is leading the effort.