Sep 30 Twitter Chat: How well does Hollywood handle LGBTQ characters and issues? By Jaclyn Diaz, Corinne Segal In our next #NewsHourChats, we’ll take a look at criticisms of Hollywood's portrayal of LGBTQ… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 3:56 Photos document life as a black lesbian in South Africa By PBS News Hour South African photographer and activist Zanele Muholi is on a mission to bring the experience of black lesbians in her home country to the forefront, as many members of the community face high rates of violence, including incidents of so-called… Continue watching
Aug 28 Photos: LGBTQ Africans express identity in ‘(Limit)less’ ways By Aisha Jama LGBTQ African immigrants are the heart of “Limit(less),” a photography documentary project that illuminates the lives of first and second-generation LGBTQ Africans in the diaspora. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 7:39 Why do most movies still fail to reflect U.S. diversity? By PBS News Hour In a survey of the 100 top grossing films between 2007 and 2014, 30 percent of all speaking or named characters were women; less than 30 percent of such roles went to actors who were not white. Jeffrey Brown talks… Continue watching
Aug 03 How slam ‘breaks the silence’ for marginalized voices By Corinne Segal For Janae Johnson, a Boston-based spoken word poet who won the Women of the World Poetry Slam this spring, poetry is a bold act of breaking the silence. Continue reading
Jul 22 Photos: Why visibility matters to these LGBTQ youth By Corinne Segal Five years ago, photographer Laurel Golio and journalist Diana Scholl launched a mission to tell as many young LGBTQ people's stories as possible. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 3:19 ‘Transparent’ creator Jill Soloway on breaking barriers in Hollywood By PBS NewsHour 'Transparent' creator Jill Soloway on breaking barriers in Hollywood… Continue watching
Jun 27 Photos: Pride celebrations continue around globe following historic ruling on marriage By News Desk Following the U.S. Supreme Court's historic ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, gay couples married across the country as LGBTQ pride celebrations took place around the globe this weekend. Continue reading
Jun 26 Obama lauds high court decision on gay marriage By Associated Press President Barack Obama plans to deliver a statement Friday morning from the White House Rose Garden on the ruling that same-sex couples have a right to marry in all 50 states. Continue reading
Jun 26 Supreme Court extends same-sex marriage nationwide By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States, a historic culmination of decades of litigation over gay marriage and gay rights generally. Continue reading