Apr 13 Louisiana governor signs order to protect LGBT state workers By Corinne Segal Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an anti-discrimination executive order on Wednesday for LGBT state workers, marking the first time the state's government has provided protection for its transgender employees. Continue reading
Apr 13 Outcry among LGBTQ advocates spreads against new Mississippi law By Laura Santhanam Fallout continues one week after Mississippi passed a law that allows business owners and employees to refuse services to LGBTQ people based on “sincerely held religious beliefs and moral convictions.”… Continue reading
Apr 12 Responding to HB 2 critics, North Carolina governor signs new order By Corinne Segal North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed an executive order Tuesday to address concerns over a recently-passed state bill that has been called the most anti-LGBT law in the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 05 New Mississippi law allows businesses to refuse LGBTQ people By Laura Santhanam Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a state law that allows businesses to refuse gay couples services based on an owners' religious beliefs. Continue reading
Apr 04 Chen Chen on writing poetry while Chinese, American and gay By Corinne Segal Chen Chen's earlier work began with an exploration of his own intersecting identities, parts of himself that he said other people told him could not exist at once. Continue reading
Mar 25 Here’s what trans people are saying about North Carolina’s anti-LGBT bill By Corinne Segal Days after North Carolina passed a bill that has been called the most anti-LGBT law in the U.S., members of the transgender community and their allies are not staying silent. Continue reading
Mar 22 Disputed health law rule would broaden transgender rights By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Big companies are pushing back against proposed federal rules they say would require their medical plans to cover gender transition and other services for transgender people. Continue reading
Mar 01 South Dakota governor vetoes transgender restroom bill By Erik Andersen South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has vetoed a bill that would have restricted transgender students’ access to restrooms in public schools. Without the veto, South Dakota would have become the first state in the nation to require that transgender students… Continue reading
Feb 29 Why grief is political for poet Muriel Leung By Corinne Segal Poet Muriel Leung began writing about grief and loss in college following the death of her father. Continue reading
Feb 25 Like Beyoncé in ‘Formation,’ Big Freedia shows out for New Orleans By Kenya Downs On the heels of her appearance in Beyoncé's "Formation," the "Queen of Bounce" Big Freedia talks staying true to herself and her New Orleans roots. Continue reading