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
Feb 23 1 in 2 gay black men may contract HIV in their lifetimes, new data show By Andrew Joseph, STAT Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated a person’s lifetime risk of HIV diagnosis by sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and state of residence. Continue reading
Feb 02 India’s Supreme Court will reconsider law that criminalizes LGBTQ sexuality By Corinne Segal India's Supreme Court has decided to re-examine Section 377 of the Indian Constitution, a law it reinstated two years ago that criminalizes LGBTQ sexuality. Continue reading
Jan 25 With new Olympic guidelines, trans athletes can compete without surgery By Corinne Segal Transgender athletes can now compete at the Olympics with other athletes of their gender, according to a new set of guidelines adopted Monday. Continue reading
Jan 11 David Bowie made androgyny cool, and it was about time By Corinne Segal Androgyny doesn’t get a lot of style icons. David Bowie meant so much to so many, but for a number of people who have fought to subvert gender binaries and resist labels in a world that demands them, he made… Continue reading
Dec 28 Hieu Minh Nguyen challenges white supremacy in poems about his family By Corinne Segal Nguyen, a Minneapolis-based poet who writes on race, queerness and history, dove into the past with "White Boy Time Machine: Instruction Manual."… Continue reading
Dec 11 10 children’s books that feature diverse characters By Corinne Segal Diversity in children's and young adult literature is important, book publishers and librarians say. Continue reading
Dec 07 Poet H. Melt shows why gender isn’t always simple By Corinne Segal Gender is often not as simple as it seems. This principle underlies the work of H. Melt, a 25-year-old trans poet who uses the pronoun “they” and released “The Plural, The Blurring,” their debut poetry collection, last week. Continue reading
Nov 17 House lawmakers create new transgender equality task force By Corinne Segal A group of lawmakers kicked off a new congressional task force for transgender rights on Tuesday with the first-ever congressional forum on transgender life in the U.S. Continue reading
Nov 03 Election roundup: Big night for Republicans; marijuana, gay rights, Airbnb ballot initiatives fail By David A. Lieb, Associated Press In most states, the big elections will come next year. But on Tuesday, voters in a few states elected governors and legislators, some cities selected mayors, and a variety of major issues were being settled at the ballot box. Continue reading