Juliet Macey

At the last minute, GOP leadership in the North Carolina General Assembly blew up a deal to repeal the state’s notorious discriminatory law when they sought to keep unaccepable anti-LGBTQ provisions on the books.

A new study revealed that members of the LGBTQ community—particularly if they’re women —end up behind bars (and face abuse while imprisoned) at drastically higher rates than the straight population.

The U.S. House of Representatives will weigh a Senate-passed proposed law, The Global Magnisky Act, that would give the president new, broader authority to impose sanctions on human rights abusers worldwide—including those who target LGBTQ people.

Arkansas Supreme Court Attacks Parental Rights of Same-Sex Couples
December 9, 2016by Juliet MaceyPrinter-friendlyBookmark and Share
In a disturbing effort to undermine protections afforded by federal marriage equality, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that same-sex parents in the state do not have the right to be listed on their children’s birth certificates if they are not the child’s biological parent.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)’s Corporate Equality Index 2017 rated 887 businesses based on criteria specific to how those companies protect their LGBTQ employees. The report’s findings suggest that this year, the nation’s largest employers have overwhelmingly demonstrated through their actions that LGBTQ people are not just tolerated, but welcomed in their workplaces and communities.

Some good news floating adrift a sea of social and political turmoil! Openly lesbian LGBTQ equality advocate Ellen DeGeneres will be among the 2016 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a White House ceremony on Nov 22.

Pop singer Laura Jauregui wrote a powerful letter to Donald Trump voters in which she came out as bisexual and vilified Trump supporters for electing “a person who built an 18-month campaign off the back[s] of [their] hatred.”

This Sunday, Nov 20, our community will observe Transgender Day of Remembrance (#TDOR), a crucial annual commemoration that memorializes the lives of transgender violence victims.

Congress is slated to weigh an annual defense bill loaded with a horrifying anti-LGBTQ provision: The Russell Amendment.

GO profiles 12 lesbian and transgender candidates running in key local races around the country who deserve your attention.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) urges our next president to enact over 70 policies that would expand federal protections for LGBTQ Americans.

Even in an era of growing social acceptance, our community remains under assault more than any minority group. Why, and what can we do to help stop the madness?

Provincetown, Mass.'s 32nd Annual Women's Week delivers a jam-packed calendar of queer fun this Oct 7-16.

A new poll by Public Policy Polling shows that a majority of North Carolinians oppose the discrimatory anti-LGBT law, HB2, feeling it damages the state's reputation and ecomony. Respondents also said they were less likely to vote to reelect Gov. Pat McCrory because of his stubborn support of the draconian legislation.

On Saturday, Aug 13, the New York Mets will host its first-ever LGBT-themed Pride Night, donating a portion of ticket sales to anti-bullying programs in local schools.

Nike released a boundary-breaking ad featuring transgender duoathlete Chris Mosier, who earned a spot on the Team USA sprint duathlon for the 2016 men's World Championships. The ad will run during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. 

On Aug 4, Barack Obama's birthday, the president gave women in this country a gift by writing a pro-feminist op-ed in the women's magazine Glamour.

WNBA star and one of the athletes who will represent the U.S. in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, Eleca Delle Donne, recently announced that she is in a same-sex relationship.

After reviewing new studies, the World Health Organization is considering removing "transgender" from its list of so-called "mental disorders."

OnePulse Foundation filed a document with the state of Florida that puts in writing a plan for a memorial to honor the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. 

The HRC presents a quiz to test your knowledge of how LGBT issues are addressed by Democratic and Republican 2016 party platforms.

The NBA on Thursday announced it will no longer hold its 2017 All-Star Game in Charlotte, N.C., because of the state's notoriously anti-LGBT law.

Multitalented beatbox champion and recently out, all-around musical wunderkind, Butterscotch, is breaking down barriers with her new EP and single, “Accept Who I Am,” which tackles issues of social justice, racism and identity—proving that “a woman’s place” is anywhere she wants to go. 

Donald Trump backed North Carolina's harmful HB2 in a campaign appearance in the state

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief asking a federal judge to stop the enforcement of N.C.'s anti-LGBT bill, HB2

The Democratic Party released its 2016 platform, which includes key provisions to improve the quality of life for LGBT people

The Pentagon on Thursday said it will lift its ban on openly transgender servicemembers

Hillary Clinton published a CNN.com opinion piece celebrating Pride month and highlighting the ways in which she seeks to secure equal protection under the law for LGBT Americans

GO Magazine announces the launch of GO TV, a new channel showcasing original GO content as well as unique, entertaining and important work by our readers and community contributors.

Memorial Day weekend, on May 29, Maggie C Events’ epic Stiletto party returns to NYC in a swanky kick-off at The Park.     

The unapologetically un-PC comedian and star of Bravo's "The People's Couch" and "Vanderpump Rules After Show" on how she's done it—her way

Queer portrait photographer Lola Flash puts faces on communities underrepresented—and misunderstood—by the mainstream

Meet eight adorable duos and learn their secrets to enduring love

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered to express their impassioned concerns over the sweeping anti-LGBT law.

The renowned lawyer who worked to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act will take on the state’s so-called “religious freedom” law.

Clinton received over 58 percent of votes: Sanders garnered about 42 percent