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May 26, 2017

GLAAD Report Shows Ongoing Lack of LGBTQ Representation in Hollywood

GLAAD’s Social Responsibility Index found that this year, Hollywood continued to majorly lack roles of visibility for the LGBTQ community in studio films, while television shows tended to follow a more inclusive and progressive trajectory for queer characters and story arcs.

May 23, 2017

Texas Legislature Attacks LGBTQs in Two Discriminatory Bills

The Texas Legislature on Sunday evening approved two anti-LGBTQ measures: one that would harm prospective LGBTQ parents and children in their care and another that would propagate discrimination against transgender students in the state.

May 16, 2017

First Federal Hate Crime Conviction for Murder of a Transgender Person

Monday, Joshua Vallum was sentenced to 49 years in prison for the heinous 2015 murder of 17-year-old Mercedes Williamson. The case marks the first time that the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act has been used to prosecute a suspect for targeting a victim because they were transgender.

May 5, 2017

The “Passions” of Emily Dickinson

Ruminations on a new biopic about poet and queer icon Emily Dickinson.

May 5, 2017

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May 2, 2017

Equality Act Reintroduced in Congress

Lawmakers will meet on Tuesday to reintroduce the bipartisan Equality Act, which, if passed, would finally enshrine broad non-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community into federal law.

April 13, 2017

First Female Muslim Judge in U.S., First Black Woman To Serve on N.Y. High Court Found Dead in Hudson River

Justice Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the first African American woman to serve on New York state’s highest court—and the first Muslim woman to serve as a judge in the U.S.—was found dead in the Hudson River off Manhattan on Wednesday. She was 65.

April 7, 2017

Nevada Legislature Votes to Protect LGBTQ Children

Nevada lawmakers approved two pro-LGBTQ bills: Assembly Bill 99 would require prospective foster parents to participate in training on working with LGBTQ children; Senate Bill 201 bars so-called “conversion therapy.”

March 27, 2017

HB2: AP Analyzes Stunning Economic Repercussions for N.C.

An Associated Press exclusive today found that despite Republican assurances that North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” isn’t hurting the economy, the law limiting LGBTQ protections will cost the state more than $3.76 billion in lost business over a dozen years.

March 24, 2017

Out Lesbian Named First LGBTQ Commandant at U.S. Air Force Academy

Col. Kristin Goodwin is slated to become the U.S. Air Force Academy’s first-ever openly gay commandant. A USAF spokesperson praised Goodwin’s “outstanding service and leadership credentials.”

March 22, 2017

Osage Nation Approves Marriage Equality

The Osage Nation voted “yes” on a referendum to amend tribal law to bring marriage equality to the Oklahoma Native American tribe.

March 10, 2017

Three D.C. Men Face Hate Crimes Charges in Transgender Woman’s Fatal Shooting

Three D.C. men face hate crime charges in connection with the deadly shooting last summer of 22-year-old Black transgender woman Dee Dee Dodds, and for targeting two other transgender women.

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March 7, 2017

Kentucky Passes Anti-LGBTQ So-Called “Religious Freedom” Bill

SB 17, a bill that would, among other things, allow student groups at colleges, universities and high schools to discriminate against LGBTQ students—is slated to be signed by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. The state’s House approved the legislation in an 81-8 vote after it passed the Senate last month.

March 7, 2017

TODAY: Public Hearing on TX Anti-Transgender Bill

The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee will today hold a public hearing on SB 6, a deeply discriminatory anti-transgender bill moving through the state legislature.

March 6, 2017

SCOTUS Remands and Vacates Gavin Grimm Case

The nation’s highest court decided not to hear the case of Gavin Grimm—a transgender boy suing his school district because he was denied access to the restroom matching his gender identity—this term.

March 2, 2017

70 Businesses Send Letter to Texas Opposing Anti-Trans Bill

Nearly 70 corporations and businesses signed a letter opposing Texas’s SB 6, a vicious anti-transgender bill proposed in the state legislature.

March 1, 2017

Missouri Scraps LGBTQ-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Proposal

Today, lawmakers in the Missouri Senate voted down an amendment that would have guaranteed non-discrimination protections for state residents based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

February 27, 2017

Queer Women Authors and Characters of YA & Children’s Books

If we view YA novels as echoes of their authors’ lives, then for the younger (and marginalized) LGBTQ audience, these novelists’ experiences mirrored through their work serve as invaluable touchstones that provide much-needed voices of reason, sympathy and identification to relate to on the page.

February 27, 2017

We Cannot Replace HB2 With “New HB2”

LGBTQ equality organizations and allies yesterday took to the Raleigh News & Observer to call out N.C. Republicans for their proposal that would worsen the implications of the most discriminatory provisions of the state’s anti-LGBTQ House Bill 2.

February 27, 2017

“Moonlight” First LGBTQ-Themed Best Picture Winner at the Oscars

After a mixup, “Moonlight” on Sunday night became the first LGBTQ film to ever earn a “Best Picture” Oscar—in addition to garnering a “Best Supporting Actor” award for Mahershala Ali, and one for “Best Writing Adapted Screenplay.”

February 24, 2017

Men We Love: Remembering Kurt Cobain, A Feminist & LGBTQ Ally Ahead of His Time

On the week of what would have been Kurt Cobain’s 50th birthday (he was born on Feb 20, 1967 and died tragically in 1994 at the age of 27), GO reflects on the grunge icon’s staunch feminism, status as an LGBTQ ally and his own self-contemplated queerness.

February 23, 2017

Trump Administration Rolls Back Protections for Trans Students

The Trump administration on Wednesday effectively redacted Obama administration guidelines for schools to protect transgender students. The public outcry by LGBTQ advocates and allies was loud and instantaneous.

February 23, 2017

Oklahoma Senate Bills Could Strip LGBTQ Protections

SB 694 would bar cities in Oklahoma from offering expanded protections to LGBTQ residents that the state itself currently fails to provide, as well as make Tulsa’s Fair Housing Act illegal.

February 22, 2017

Trump Admin Reportedly to Rescind Trans Students Guidance TODAY

The Trump administration plans to today redact guidance from the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education regarding schools’ crucial protections for transgender students, following a fight between Jeff Sessions and Betsy DeVos on the issue and a DOJ decision to eliminate the Obama administration’s challenge to a nationwide injunction against the guidelines.

February 16, 2017

LGBTQ Groups Send U.S. Supreme Court Petition Challenging AK Ruling Against Same-Sex Parental Rights

The petition challenges a decision seeking to deny same-sex couples equal parental rights.

February 16, 2017

South Dakota Advances Bill to Reject LGBTQ Adoptive and Foster Parents

Anti-LGBTQ legislation would enable state-funded adoption and foster care agencies to reject prospective LGBTQ adoptive or foster parents based on so-called “religious beliefs.”

February 15, 2017

Historic LGBTQ-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Ordinance Passed in Jacksonville, Fla.

The Jacksonville City Council expanded upon an existing Human Rights Ordinance to include protections for the city’s LGBTQ community.

February 15, 2017

Parents of Trans Children Send Trump Letter Condemning Anti-Trans Legal Move

“You promised to be a president for all Americans, but less than 48 hours after Jeff Sessions was confirmed as Attorney General, the Department of Justice took a concrete step to undermine equality for the LGBTQ community.”

February 14, 2017

Jeff Sessions Attempts to Undermine Trans Students’ Rights

In a significant signal that the Trump administration will roll back progress for transgender people sought by the Obama administration, Jeff Sessions used his first 48 hours as attorney general to back a legal brief that would ultimately block protections for transgender students.

February 10, 2017

GO’s Valentine’s Day Gift Guide 2017

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January 30, 2017

Lily Tomlin’s Out and Proud Speech Steals Show at SAG Awards

Sunday night, community favorite and feminist firebrand Lily Tomlin gave a memorable speech peppered with humor, advice, LGBTQ references and political punchlines while accepting her Lifetime Achievement Award.

January 25, 2017

It Starts: In “Trump’s America,” the Marriage Equality Battle Takes Off in Texas

On the day of Trump’s inauguration, the Texas Supreme Court announced it will now hear a case it previously rejected that seeks to strip spousal benefits from same-sex partners and narrow the scope of federal marriage equality in the state. Experts say the decision might ultimately trickle down to kick off similar legal challenges in other states.

January 19, 2017

President Obama “Could Not Be Prouder” of LGBTQ Progress Under His Administration

In his last press conference as Commander-in-Chief, President Obama on Wednesday discussed his remarkable record on LGBTQ equality.

December 30, 2016

Former Basketball Coach Alleges She was Forced to Resign for Being Gay, Sues School

Drake University’s former Assistant Basketball Coach Courtney Graham says the school’s head coach of that sport fired her for being gay—and subjected her to damaging gossip, discrimination and mistreatment.

December 29, 2016

American Sharpwit: Carrie Fisher, Remembered

Carrie Fisher, the boundary-busting feminist powerhouse who hurled tons of talent at every medium she tackled, tragically died of a heart attack on Dec 27.

December 28, 2016

The Very Best of NYC Holiday Arts & Entertainment

Dec 21-Feb 9 NYC Arts & Entertainment! Holiday, cultural and community events to make your winter merry and bright.