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Black Lesbian Leaders Discuss Coming Together, Raising the Profile

By: Eryn Ashleigh Mathewson | July 5, 2016

“Lumping all lesbians into the same pool has been frustrating and stagnating for us,” says the organizer of a recent gathering for black lesbians in New York. Without a single major study on black lesbians, these women say it’s time to focus.

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LGBT Pride Month 2016: Split in Two by Massacre in Orlando

By: Hoa Nguyen | June 30, 2016

The Orlando shooting at the Pulse nightclub this month raised issues ranging from terrorism and Islamophobia to gun control and who is allowed to donate blood.

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Three women march in San Francisco's Pride parade.

A Look Back: The Push to Rally Asian American Support for Marriage Equality

By: Karin Wang | June 24, 2016

Despite initial dismissal toward the LGBT community and same-sex marriage, Asian Americans in California have become more supportive of the movement. Being reminded of their past exclusion from broader American society has helped with this acceptance.

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More Corporations Are Putting Money on LGBTQ Equity

By: Laura Alix | June 23, 2016

With the LGBTQ population’s annual spending power estimated in the hundreds of billions, companies don’t want to get left behind. “They’re all very competitive,” says one marketing consultant.

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In Wake of Orlando, Stand Up to LGBTQ Backlash

By: Brittany Stalsburg | June 16, 2016

A year ago the Supreme Court declared laws against same-sex marriage unconstitutional. Since then we are witnessing a backlash and rise of intolerance that calls on us to speak out.

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Health System Skimps on Trans Health Care Training

By: Mallory Locklear | June 15, 2016

A scarcity of physicians with special training in the needs of one trans man left him giving his doctor guidance on his own testosterone dosage. “There’s a huge online community,” he says, “and luckily I knew from YouTube and Facebook what was typical.”

Crime & Law

Mass Killing in Florida Gay Nightclub Stirs Outpour of Grief and Horror

By: Corinna Barnard (Editorial Director) | June 12, 2016

In the middle of LGBT Pride Month, the killing of 50 people and injury of many others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando is sending shock and outrage through the country and the world.

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Midwest High School Gets A in Trans Acceptance

By: Hannah Faith Sullivan | May 12, 2016

New unisex bathrooms are making the school safe for the nearly 20 percent of students who, in one survey, identified as transgender.

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Teen Grammarian Makes Case for Nonbinary Pronouns

By: Caroline Kubzansky and /Por Alison Bowen | February 24, 2016
From our partner Jewish Women's Archive

Using someone’s preferred pronoun is more than just a fad to teen writer Caroline Kubzansky, it’s a form of inclusivity and she applauds the American Dialect Society’s recent vote on the matter.

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Queer Muslims Observe a Separate, Unequal Ramadan

By: Hajer Naili | July 24, 2014

The LGBTQ Muslim community is gaining notice in the arts, but mainstream acceptance in their communities lags behind, particularly at mosques. “I don’t go because of that feeling that I cannot be my full self,” says one queer Muslim.

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