Not only does Matt Bomer’s portrayal of a transgender woman enable violence against trans women, it also takes away yet another job from a trans person.
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I firmly believe that one cannot utter the words Black Lives Matter and exclude Black sex workers. This is not just about police brutality anymore, it is about ...
I’ve had my ethnicities erased, fetishized or insulted and my bisexuality has been erased, fetishized or insulted. Different parts of who I am are attacked with...
My fear is that by televising the Pride Parade, mainstream queer culture will continue to center itself on normalizing the queer experience for heterosexual peo...
When your partner is a trans woman, you learn just how much transphobia she faces. To be a good partner, find ways to educate yourself and speak up for her.
I'...
By restricting even G-rated LGBTQIA+ content, YouTube is sending the message that being part of the LGBTQIA+ community is wrong and inappropriate.
by Angela Du...
We feel for anyone who has felt hurt, abused and rejected. But for Candice Wiggins, how much of it came from cis-hetero entitlement, internalized misogyny and h...
Pakistan will count its transgender citizens in the March census, but in many ways, trans rights in the region have a long way to go.
Image courtesy Oneindia ...
I can’t remember ever not feeling like a lesbian. It’s who I am. But then I met this boy.
Last spring, I fell deeply, deliriously, overwhelmingly in love. I’ve...
After the LGBTQ page disappeared from the White House website, Trump appointed HB2 defense lawyer John Gore as a civil rights attorney.
by A. Big Country
Pl...
Avery, a 9-year-old trans girl, as the face of the Gender Revolution. Photo by Robin Hammond.
National Geographic magazine, which has been around since 1888...
by A. Big Country
It’s been a long, hard-fought battle for those who care about LGBTQ rights, and human rights in general, against North Carolina’s HB2 law. ...
by A. Big Country
As we’ve been reporting on WYV, the North Carolina HB2 law has had some massively adverse effects on the state. Just in the sports world, t...
Padmini Prakash, India's first transgender news anchor.
Incredible India, in all its marvelous contradictions, has surprised us all by hiring its first tran...
Laverne Cox as Frank-N-Furter in the Rocky Horror Picture Show remake.
When I first heard that trans actress Laverne Cox would star in a Fox remake of The R...
As I took in all of the gorgeous, diverse bodies at Queer Fashion Week in Oakland recently -- and with all of the awesome love for #WCW and #MCM on social media...
Sabreena Lachlainn aboard her boat.
Sabreena Lachlainn, a self-described "Christian woman who also happens to be transgender," plans to set sail next year i...
Photo by Ashley Webb. Creative commons license.
Many Black people say that Black love is hard to find, hard to maintain and hard to keep. These perceptions ar...
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I can remember my first San Francisco Pride Parade vividly. I was 18, I was wrapping up my first year of c...
Jeffrey Tambor accepts the award for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for Transparent Sunday.
Transparent star Jeffrey Tambor at the Emmys: "Give t...
March Madness to North Carolina: "Boy, bye."
They say no publicity is bad publicity. North Carolina is putting that to the test.
The state has been gett...
Hande Kader/Facebook.
Outspoken trans rights activist Hande Kader was raped, burned and killed, becoming the latest tragedy in a pattern of anti-LGBTI hate cr...
Marco Rubio will face LGBT protesters in Florida. Photo by Jamelle Bouie.
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, R-Florida, is the headline speaker at a religious confer...
Her for lesbian, queer, and bisexual women and femmes. Photo courtesy of Her.
If you are tired of being hit on by men even though your OkStupid settings are...
Erin O'Flaherty, Miss Missouri (right), will be Miss America's first openly lesbian competitor.
The Miss America pageant has finally opened its arms to its ...
via Carlos Maza's Twitter.
I've been out as queer for over a decade. Most of my standup act revolves around queer themes. I produce a queer comedy show. For...
Pulse shooter Omar Mateen's ex-lover told Univision that Mateen feared he might be HIV positive.
Stigma Of Living With HIV+ Compelled Omar Mateen To Attack Pu...
Frank Ocean.
Days roll by, but we are all still mourning the Pulse nightclub tragedy. As conflicting reports continue to come in about the shooter, they tea...
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From Shootings to Same-Sex Marriage, Mexico's Gay Community is Still Struggling.
Last month, just bef...
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By Sonja Basha
"I am because I choose to liberate myself from my own fears."
I am because I mo...
After a tragedy, finding a place to feel safe can help.
After traumatic events, it's important to take time for self-care.
Queer and transgender communities ...
People gathered in vigils around the country in solidarity with Orlando's LGBTQIA community. Photo by Fibonacci Blue. Creative Commons license.
Every time t...
After the Orlando Shootings, America Mustn't Forget the LGBTQIA Hatred at Home.
As more details trickle in about the shooting massacre that erupted at Pulse,...
Inside the Pulse Nightclub, the scene of a mass shooting Saturday night.
But LGBTQIA Folks Still Can't Give Blood.
Today, I woke up.
I woke up, used the b...
The creator of QueerPK speaks about harassment, threats and his decision to close the site.
QueerPK, which stands for Queer Pakistan, was shut down by Pakistan...
Miss Trans Israel, Taleen Abu Hanna.
Israel's first transgender beauty pageant took place this week. The interfaith pageant featured twelve Jewish, Muslim a...
From BUTCH by Meg Allen.
BUTCH is a photoseries based around butch identity. In the wake of the tech boom, queers and artists have been pushed out of the Ba...
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch gave a much-lauded speech last week on North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Ac...
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Conversations continue about HB2 -- the controversial bill signed into law by North Carolina Governor Pat McCr...
Being trans isn't easy. It can be met with shock and judgment from family, friends, and strangers. It also means that you are statistically more likely to be ...
Skin Diamond.
Happy 420! Today we give you The Emerald Triangle Girls, a website dedicated to queer porn and pot! Owned by Emeraude Media, the woman-owned a...
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by Renée Fabian
I am a sexual abuse survivor, and I don’t particularly enjoy telling my story. I was abused by a...
“I have always wanted to be both man and woman, to incorporate the strongest and richest parts of my mother and father within/into me - to share valleys and m...
"Rainbows at Malealea Lodge, Lesotho," Photo by Di Jones. Creative Commons license.
Every time I see queer or trans black people writing articles about goin...
“If you still like men, why did you transition?”
So many gay and queer trans men have been asked this very question.
The truth is, not many of us gay, que...
Jacie Leopold poses proudly in front of the trans flag.
Updated on March 11, 2016, 4:14p.m.
On December 14, 2014, Jacie Leopold, 33, a trans woman from ...
When I first heard about the Queering Yoga documentary, I wanted to jump on my mat and get into happy baby pose. Not only is there an entire project dedicated t...
