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Transgender Sorority Sister Wins in University of Wyoming Case

The judge dismissed a case brought by six other sorority sisters who were opposed to the transgender sister's membership.

Kamala Harris gives powerful speech at AKA convention days after sorors complaints got hundreds of gays evicted from Dallas hotel

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Kamala Harris gives AKA convention speech days after sorors got hundreds of gays evicted from Dallas hotel

She gave a powerful speech to her sisters and celebrated equality and warned of ‘dictator on day one’ Donald Trump.

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Hundreds of gay men evicted from Dallas hotel after AKA Sorority members complained about their attire

Cultures collided at the downtown Crowne Plaza that was hosting the Daddyland circuit party and a sorority convention, leaving one group on the street.

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Paper Trail: Dirty Little Secret

In her latest book, Abortion & Life, bisexual author and activist Jennifer Baumgardner has compiled the stories of 15 women who discuss one of their most personal moments -- their abortions. In essays exclusive to Advocate.com resulting from the Abortion & Life book and film project, three women -- Dawn Lundy Martin, Jenny Egan, and Marion Banzhaf -- share their abortion stories.

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Kappa Kappa Gamma Sisters Sue After Sorority Allows Trans Woman to Join

The sisters are upset that the sorority has taken an inclusive stance as opposed to engaging in transphobia.

Chi Omega Invalidates Nonbinary Sorority Sister's Membership

The former sorority member says the national organization is being exclusionary and transphobic because of the current political climate.

Federal judges express doubts in appeal over transgender sorority member at University of Wyoming

The case, which asks the appeals court to rule against the sorority’s right to accept transgender members, was already dismissed by a lower court judge.

Transgender Sorority Sister Wins in University of Wyoming Case

The judge dismissed a case brought by six other sorority sisters who were opposed to the transgender sister's membership.

Historic Sorority Bans Transgender Women

Zeta Phi Beta, begun in the 1920s at Howard University, specifically limits membership to cisgender women.

Two Univ. of Oregon Frats Now Accept Trans Men

Delta Upsilon and Delta Tau Delta have rewritten their bylaws to accept all male-identified students.

Alpha Chi Omega Sorority Extends Trans Acceptance Nationwide

According to The Daily Nebraskan, a letter from Alpha Chi Omega’s national headquarters states that trans women would be welcomed into the sorority effective immediately.

Kamala Harris gives AKA convention speech days after sorors got hundreds of gays evicted from Dallas hotel

She gave a powerful speech to her sisters and celebrated equality and warned of ‘dictator on day one’ Donald Trump.

Alpha Phi Alpha's transgender ban is a step backward in protecting 'masculinity'

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. approved a transgender member ban, perpetuating a history of exclusion and aligning with far-right ideals. How much more suppression will its members endure to fit into this narrow view of maleness, writes a fellow Alpha member.

Supreme Court Antidiscrimination Ruling Will Stand

Fraternity Group Responds to Emory Party Scandal

Hundreds of gay men evicted from Dallas hotel after AKA Sorority members complained about their attire

Cultures collided at the downtown Crowne Plaza that was hosting the Daddyland circuit party and a sorority convention, leaving one group on the street.

Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama Shine at Convention

Harris accepted her history-making nomination as vice president, and she and others stressed the crucial importance of this year's election.

Paper Trail: Dirty Little Secret

Is the Abbey Still a Gay Bar? Its Owner Responds

David Cooley discusses the past, present, and future of his famous West Hollywood establishment, the Abbey, which is the focus of a new E! reality show.

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Fighting HIV ignorance

Some users of Facebook.com, an online community for college students, are breeding fear and hatred about HIV infection and gay men--prompting the 26-year-old founder of an HIV prevention organization to take action

Four hours, 44,000 Black women, and one Zoom call

There were at least 44,000 on a Zoom call by the end of the more than four-hour convening that was a mass meeting, prayer circle, and pep rally — all with the goal of working to elect Harris the first woman president in 105 days.

Remembering My Mother, the Woman Who Forged My Activist Heart

In memory of Diann Mendez Windmeyer Hall, who passed away from COVID-19.

Eurovision rocked

Break-dancers, heavy metal, Norwegian elves, and Will and Grace look-alikes--this is how you put on a televised music competition.

Keeping It Fresh

Dixie Longate hits the road with her Tupperware Party, talks about her life in prison, what she keeps in the modular mates under her bed and why the girls in the OC know how to party.

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The sisters are upset that the sorority has taken an inclusive stance as opposed to engaging in transphobia.

The former sorority member says the national organization is being exclusionary and transphobic because of the current political climate.

The case, which asks the appeals court to rule against the sorority’s right to accept transgender members, was already dismissed by a lower court judge.

The judge dismissed a case brought by six other sorority sisters who were opposed to the transgender sister's membership.

Zeta Phi Beta, begun in the 1920s at Howard University, specifically limits membership to cisgender women.

Delta Upsilon and Delta Tau Delta have rewritten their bylaws to accept all male-identified students.

According to The Daily Nebraskan, a letter from Alpha Chi Omega’s national headquarters states that trans women would be welcomed into the sorority effective immediately.

She gave a powerful speech to her sisters and celebrated equality and warned of ‘dictator on day one’ Donald Trump.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. approved a transgender member ban, perpetuating a history of exclusion and aligning with far-right ideals. How much more suppression will its members endure to fit into this narrow view of maleness, writes a fellow Alpha member.

Cultures collided at the downtown Crowne Plaza that was hosting the Daddyland circuit party and a sorority convention, leaving one group on the street.

Harris accepted her history-making nomination as vice president, and she and others stressed the crucial importance of this year's election.

David Cooley discusses the past, present, and future of his famous West Hollywood establishment, the Abbey, which is the focus of a new E! reality show.

Some users of Facebook.com, an online community for college students, are breeding fear and hatred about HIV infection and gay men--prompting the 26-year-old founder of an HIV prevention organization to take action

There were at least 44,000 on a Zoom call by the end of the more than four-hour convening that was a mass meeting, prayer circle, and pep rally — all with the goal of working to elect Harris the first woman president in 105 days.

In memory of Diann Mendez Windmeyer Hall, who passed away from COVID-19.

Break-dancers, heavy metal, Norwegian elves, and Will and Grace look-alikes--this is how you put on a televised music competition.

Dixie Longate hits the road with her Tupperware Party, talks about her life in prison, what she keeps in the modular mates under her bed and why the girls in the OC know how to party.