LGBTQ+

News related to LGBTQ+ rights for people of color.

How to Honor Pride Month Amid Anti-LGBTQ+ Attacks
A child holds a Progress Pride Flag while sitting on the shoulders of an adult during a parade.

How to Honor Pride Month Amid Anti-LGBTQ+ Attacks

Traditional Pride Month celebrations call for inclusivity and remembrance. But this year, go a step further. Here’s how you can amplify your impact this year and next.

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The Fight for Liberation on Transgender Day of Visibility
Two people walk on a road, with one wearing the trans flag with symbols wrapped around their neck.

The Fight for Liberation on Transgender Day of Visibility

Transgender Day of Visibility is a time to commemorate trans people and raise awareness of the injustices the community still endures today.

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2400 1611 Dominique Stewart
How AIDS Activists Fought for Patients’ Rights
ACT UP demonstration at National Institutes of Health. Protestors are holding signs with President Reagan's face, while another sign reads "Dr Fauci you are killing us."

How AIDS Activists Fought for Patients’ Rights

As a result of government apathy to the growing public health crisis, ACT UP used civil disobedience to fight for HIV/AIDs patients’ rights.

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1584 1032 Dominique Stewart
Supporting Kids Means Defeating False LGBTQ Grooming Accusations
A room filled with parents and children participating in a drag queen story time. The drag queen is sitting in a chair dressed like an elf and instructing the group to touch their own ears.

Supporting Kids Means Defeating False LGBTQ Grooming Accusations

Recent far-right panic over Drag Queen Storytime and false LGBTQ grooming concerns have been used to attack queer people for years.

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The Importance of Inclusive Language
A white dry erase board that says, "Hello, my pronouns are" in rainbow marker.

The Importance of Inclusive Language

Language is a tool of resistance and movement building that is always shifting to include people from diverse communities and backgrounds.

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2400 1600 Alicia Frausto
The Rainbow-Washing of Pride
A heart-shaped ballon with Citi written in center and rainbow flag on corner.

The Rainbow-Washing of Pride

Many corporations capitalize on Pride Month by rainbow-washing while actively causing harm to the LGBTQIA+ community.

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2400 1753 Nicole Cardoza
Anti-Trans Tracker: What’s Going On and How Can You Help
A crowd of people protesting at a trans rights protest.

Anti-Trans Tracker: What’s Going On and How Can You Help

The trans community across the U.S. faces an onslaught of violent state legislation. Here’s a state-by-state guide on anti-trans bills in the U.S. and how you can help those fighting for trans rights.

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2400 1600 Nicole Cardoza
Ensuring the Access to PrEP
A person in a sheer black shirt rests their arm on the shoulder of another person who is looking forward. Both are looking in opposite directions.

Ensuring the Access to PrEP

Addressing the racial and geographic disparities that make PrEP less accessible.

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Fighting for Black Trans Lives
A person holds a sign that says, "Black Trans Life is Sacred" in a crowd.

Fighting for Black Trans Lives

Anti-trans legislation adds to the violence and discrimination that affect the trans community, particularly people of color and Black trans lives.

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2400 1599 Nicole Cardoza
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