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People

Remembering Norman Lear and His Pioneering LGBTQ-Inclusive Shows

Lear featured some of the first gay characters on TV and founded the liberal advocacy organization People for the American Way.

World

Former Republican N.C. Senator Jesse Helms Dead at 86

Former senator Jesse Helms, an unyielding champion of the conservative movement who spent three combative and sometimes caustic decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, Communists, and occasionally a fellow Republican, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86. ''It's just incredible that he would die on July 4, the same day of the Declaration of Independence and the same day that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died, and he certainly is a patriot in the mold of those great men,'' said former North Carolina GOP representative Bill Cobey.

DeAnna LeTray Watertown NY Police Department vehicle

News

New York trans woman settles landmark lawsuit affirming transgender rights while in custody

DeAnna LeTray said officers called her mentally ill and “a guy dressed like a woman.” She just made them change the previously transphobic system.

Colorado GOP Dave Williams speaks for House Republicans during Colorado State Legislature

Politics

Colorado Republican who called LGBTQ+ people 'godless groomers' loses his primary

Dave Williams, chair of the Colorado GOP, lost his primary after a campaign email and tweet calling to "burn all Pride flags."

Colorado Republican political protesters

Politics

Republicans call for Colorado GOP chair to resign after abhorrent Pride Month email

"The time has come for us to say we have had enough," the Jefferson County GOP said in a statement.

Voices

Trans TV timeline

Decades back, when TV personalities like Milton Berle and Flip Wilson threw on dresses for laughs, they inadvertently carved first notches in the time line of transgender representation. By the '70s drag queens, transvestites, transsexuals, and even dual-gender space travelers (in 1977's sci-fi comedy Quark) were cropping up regularly in TV movies and popular sitcoms like The Jeffersons. Here are some highlights of characters who set the stage for Romjin's Alexis on Ugly Betty.

the jeffersons

Remembering Norman Lear and His Pioneering LGBTQ-Inclusive Shows

Lear featured some of the first gay characters on TV and founded the liberal advocacy organization People for the American Way.

Confederate Statues Removed Overnight in Memphis

Statues of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, slave trader Nathan Bedford Forrest, and a Ku Klux Klan leader were hastily removed.

Sherman Hemsley Still Unburied, Pending DNA Test

The body of the late star of The Jeffersons remains refrigerated in an El Paso, Texas, mortuary, while a man alleging he is Hemsley's brother awaits results of a court-ordered DNA test.

Former Republican N.C. Senator Jesse Helms Dead at 86

New York trans woman settles landmark lawsuit affirming transgender rights while in custody

DeAnna LeTray said officers called her mentally ill and “a guy dressed like a woman.” She just made them change the previously transphobic system.

Gay Teens Say Classmates Attacked With Screwdriver

High school administrators remain unresponsive to repeated attacks, they claim.

Gay Men Shot in Miami After Kissing in Car; One in Critical Condition

A stray bullet also injured a woman who was trying to get into a car with her wife nearby.

Sherman Hemsley, TV's George Jefferson, Dies

Alleged St. Martin gay basher surrenders to police

The main suspect in a vicious attack on gay New York journalists Richard Jefferson (pictured) and Ryan Smith on the Caribbean island of St. Martin has surrendered to police.

Hate-crime victim to file $50-million lawsuit against CBS

Former CBS News producer Dick Jefferson, who was the victim of a gay-bashing attack in St. Martin last year, was set to file a $50 million sexual orientation discrimination lawsuit against his former employer Monday.

St. Martin police criticized for slow response to gay bashing

A U.S. gay rights group criticized what it called a slow response by St. Martin police to an attack on gay New York journalists Dick Jefferson (pictured) and Ryan Smith, who were beaten with tire irons outside a bar in Philipsburg.

Colorado Republican who called LGBTQ+ people 'godless groomers' loses his primary

Dave Williams, chair of the Colorado GOP, lost his primary after a campaign email and tweet calling to "burn all Pride flags."

Gay Youth Activist Commits Suicide

Four in St. Martin convicted of gay bashings

Four people were convicted Thursday in St. Martin of an attack on two gay men from New York that left one of them with brain damage.

Kyrsten Sinema added to the Mount Rushmore of LGBTQ+ losers

She joins Navratilova, Jenner, Grenell, and Santos; however, Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt this lot is not.

Republicans call for Colorado GOP chair to resign after abhorrent Pride Month email

"The time has come for us to say we have had enough," the Jefferson County GOP said in a statement.

Sherman Hemsley Remains Unburied Due to Will Dispute

The embalmed body of actor Sherman Hemsley, best known for portraying TV's George Jefferson, is being kept refrigerated in a funeral home in El Paso, Texas, until a local court decides on the validity of his will.

Attacked in St. Martin

Gay CBS Evening News producer Dick Jefferson talks with The Advocate about being gay-bashed on the Caribbean island of St. Martin and how he is going back to tell authorities how he feels about it

Journey back to Hope

During a visit to the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library, I wondered: How could things have changed so far, so fast, in only five years? How had all of those accomplishments simply vanished under George W. Bush?

Trans TV timeline

69 Photos Celebrating the Star-Studded GLAAD Media Awards in NYC

Karine Jean-Pierre, Joel Kim Booster, Zooey Zephyr, Harvey Guillén, Mauree Turner, and more graced the stage last weekend for the ceremony honoring LGBTQ+ media representation.

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Lear featured some of the first gay characters on TV and founded the liberal advocacy organization People for the American Way.

Statues of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, slave trader Nathan Bedford Forrest, and a Ku Klux Klan leader were hastily removed.

The body of the late star of The Jeffersons remains refrigerated in an El Paso, Texas, mortuary, while a man alleging he is Hemsley's brother awaits results of a court-ordered DNA test.

DeAnna LeTray said officers called her mentally ill and “a guy dressed like a woman.” She just made them change the previously transphobic system.

High school administrators remain unresponsive to repeated attacks, they claim.

A stray bullet also injured a woman who was trying to get into a car with her wife nearby.

The main suspect in a vicious attack on gay New York journalists Richard Jefferson (pictured) and Ryan Smith on the Caribbean island of St. Martin has surrendered to police.

Former CBS News producer Dick Jefferson, who was the victim of a gay-bashing attack in St. Martin last year, was set to file a $50 million sexual orientation discrimination lawsuit against his former employer Monday.

A U.S. gay rights group criticized what it called a slow response by St. Martin police to an attack on gay New York journalists Dick Jefferson (pictured) and Ryan Smith, who were beaten with tire irons outside a bar in Philipsburg.

Dave Williams, chair of the Colorado GOP, lost his primary after a campaign email and tweet calling to "burn all Pride flags."

Four people were convicted Thursday in St. Martin of an attack on two gay men from New York that left one of them with brain damage.

She joins Navratilova, Jenner, Grenell, and Santos; however, Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt this lot is not.

"The time has come for us to say we have had enough," the Jefferson County GOP said in a statement.

The embalmed body of actor Sherman Hemsley, best known for portraying TV's George Jefferson, is being kept refrigerated in a funeral home in El Paso, Texas, until a local court decides on the validity of his will.

Gay CBS Evening News producer Dick Jefferson talks with The Advocate about being gay-bashed on the Caribbean island of St. Martin and how he is going back to tell authorities how he feels about it

During a visit to the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library, I wondered: How could things have changed so far, so fast, in only five years? How had all of those accomplishments simply vanished under George W. Bush?

Karine Jean-Pierre, Joel Kim Booster, Zooey Zephyr, Harvey Guillén, Mauree Turner, and more graced the stage last weekend for the ceremony honoring LGBTQ+ media representation.