• Activists and historians remember Jim Toy as a pioneering leader in LGBTQ rights

    Activists and historians remember Jim Toy as a pioneering leader in LGBTQ rights

    Jan 05, 2022 10:21 PM EDT

    ... visibility, community, and advocacy.” Joe Halsch, president of the Jim Toy Community Center, told the NewsHour. WATCH MORE: House votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people Toy often said he preferred to use the term “TBLGQI” instead of the more commonly used “LGBTQIA” in order to invert the power ...

  • LGBTQ seniors fear discrimination when searching for housing

    LGBTQ seniors fear discrimination when searching for housing

    Oct 10, 2021 07:52 PM EDT

    Michael Adams: And what that means is that about half of our LGBTQ older adults are living in places where there are no such protections because there's no federal law and there's no state law. Ivette Feliciano: SAGE reports that more than one third of LGBTQ seniors fear ...

  • The Census Bureau’s first ever data on LGBTQ+ people indicates deep disparities

    The Census Bureau’s first ever data on LGBTQ+ people indicates deep disparities

    Oct 01, 2021 03:12 PM EDT

    ... a statement that it currently doesn’t have additional analysis to offer on the data, though it didpublish a report on the first set of LGBTQ+ data this summer, finding that LGBTQ+ people are more likely than non-LGBTQ+ people to face economic hardship. “The primary focus has been on ...

  • Male tennis players surveyed on LGBTQ attitudes, environment

    Male tennis players surveyed on LGBTQ attitudes, environment

    Sep 24, 2021 02:47 PM EDT

    The men’s professional tennis tour is surveying players on LGBTQ issues. ATP CEO Massimo Calvelli says it is part of a “broader initiative” to create “an environment for players and staff that is inclusive, that is diverse and that is very safe and welcoming.”

  • Hungary's crackdown on its LGBTQ community prompts condemnation from European leaders

    Hungary's crackdown on its LGBTQ community prompts condemnation from European leaders

    Aug 06, 2021 10:35 PM EDT

    The rights of Hungary’s LGBTQ people are increasingly under threat. Last month, a law came into force that restricts the depiction of homosexuality and sex reassignment to children in schools. The law has drawn intense opposition from other countries in the European Union, and has become a battleground on what the bloc stands for. Special...

  • 'About time': LGBTQ Olympic athletes unleash a rainbow wave

    'About time': LGBTQ Olympic athletes unleash a rainbow wave

    Jul 27, 2021 07:55 PM EDT

    The Tokyo Games are shaping up as a watershed for LGBTQ Olympians.

  • Study finds more racial diversity in LGBTQ film characters

    Study finds more racial diversity in LGBTQ film characters

    Jul 15, 2021 11:58 PM EDT

    ... but with characters that were stereotypical and which elicited negative reactions from many LGBTQ viewers," the group said. "There remains a huge opportunity for meaningful LGBTQ storytelling." Of the 20 LGBTQ characters, none were living with HIV and none with a disability. Since GLAAD began counting LGBTQ characters with disabilities ...

  • Hungary activists vow to resist LGBTQ law

    Hungary activists vow to resist LGBTQ law

    Jul 08, 2021 05:52 PM EDT

    ... Commission to start an infringement procedure ... because this is in clear contradiction not just with EU values, but also with binding EU law and the commission's LGBTQ strategy," Vig said. But he said that must be done in way that "does not affect the human rights of everyday Hungarians."

  • Extreme heat further complicates the lives of homeless women and LGBTQ people

    Extreme heat further complicates the lives of homeless women and LGBTQ people

    Jul 06, 2021 09:02 PM EDT

    As climate change exacerbates the effects of weather events like flooding, hurricanes and wildfires, it increases the likelihood of more displaced people who are facing housing insecurity and homelessness.  

  • Why a first-of-its-kind count of nonbinary adults is crucial to our understanding of LGBTQ communities

    Why a first-of-its-kind count of nonbinary adults is crucial to our understanding of LGBTQ communities

    Jul 02, 2021 08:20 PM EDT

    ... it. While the data the Williams Institute’s study is from 2016 to 2018, these findings, its researchers concluded, show how the vulnerabilities among nonbinary LGBTQ adults tracks with data on the broader LGBTQ community. The latest research echoes a Trevor Project study last year that found that transgender and ...