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How Detroit is Becoming a Flashpoint for Violence Against Trans Womennew
A deep-dive into the stigma and prejudice keeping many trans women in a cycle of poverty and violence.
Metro Times |
Allie Gross |
02-26-2016 |
LGBT
Tags: trans violence
Remembering LGBT Activist George Zandernew
Grieving friends and colleagues work to make sure the LGBT activist's legacy lives on.
Coachella Valley Independent |
Brian Blueskye |
01-03-2016 |
LGBT
Even With Legal Help, Transgender Prisoners Are Never Safe in Prisonnew
Rape in prison has been all too real for Samantha Hill. Over the years, she says, she’s been sexually assaulted numerous times, despite her persistent requests for protection
Tags: transgender in prison
Same-Sex Marriage Comes to Louisiananew
After the U.S. Supreme Court decision, New Orleans saw its first gay weddings.
The Next LGBTQ Battleground: The Workplacenew
Cary woman sues General Services Corporation over alleged discrimination.
N.Y. Schools Are No Haven for Transgender Youthnew
A recent report from the New York Civil Liberties Union says that discrimination against transgender and gender non-conforming youth is pervasive in the state's public schools.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
07-01-2015 |
LGBT
A Long, Long LGBT Roadnew
Cameron Stewart and Amber Cameron have been together five and a half years. About a year ago, the couple had a backyard wedding ceremony with vows and commitments—but because they live in Mississippi they could not get a license. Now, however, the couple is anticipating that the U.S. Supreme Court may legalize same-sex marriage this month.
Jackson Free Press |
Arielle Dreher |
06-17-2015 |
LGBT
Compromise 'Religion' Bill Becomes Law in Arkansasnew
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has signed SB 975, a compromise version of the bill originally aimed at creating a religious pretext to discriminate against gay people.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley and Benjamin Hardy |
04-02-2015 |
LGBT
Which Indiana Legislators Voted for RFRA and Where Do They Work?new
The Indiana General Assembly is a part-time legislature. Unless they are retired or independently wealthy, elected officials have a day job. Here's a list of many of the lawmakers who voted for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and their occupations, places of business and/or business affiliations.
Tags: RFRA
New York's Bravestnew
New York's bravest is trans FDNY firefighter Brooke Guinan.
The Village Voice |
Irene Chidinma Nwoye |
02-25-2015 |
LGBT
Bear Takeovernew
The burly and brawny gay subculture of bears finds a niche in Oregon.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
02-13-2015 |
LGBT
Running the Marriage-Equality Gauntletnew
In a small, gothic New Orleans courtroom that could have been a set from the TV series "Game of Thrones," judges and attorneys discussed the legality of marriage equality in the Deep South.
Jackson Free Press |
Anna Wolfe |
01-20-2015 |
LGBT
Marriage Equality Finally Comes to Floridanew
Even if you removed all of the hyperbolic superlatives from the vaunted journalism lexicon, pissed on them and then set them on fire, you would still hazard an errant exclamation point at the events that transpired in relation to same-sex marriage over the holidays when nobody was watching.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
01-07-2015 |
LGBT
Forgotten Assaultnew
A brutal attack on two transgender women in 2011 foreshadowed several troubling years of violent crime against the LGBT community in Cleveland, and the city's ill-equipped ability to respond.
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy |
12-24-2014 |
LGBT
Tags: hate crimes
Southern LGBTs Get Good, Bad Newsnew
Despite new information about social and economic disparities facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the South, Mississippi continues to make slow, steady progress toward equality.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
12-19-2014 |
LGBT
