The hammer came down on trans kids with a 2-1 decision by a panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that allows a state ban in Tennessee to go into effect.
Over the last few years, LGBTQIA+ community members have been hit with an onslaught of legislation aimed at silencing their voices, hiding their identities, and stripping them of their rights.
Two days after California Attorney General Rob Bonta rode in the San Francisco Pride parade to the cheers of thousands, he issued the California Department of Justice's annual hate crimes report.
The Hayward Unified School District Board of Trustees stuck up for LGBTQ students, faculty, and staff last week despite the outrageous homophobic comments made by board member Joe Ramos.
I've been a San Francisco resident for all of my adult queer life. Thirty of those I've spent inside my current tiny Tenderloin apartment — when I swing open the door, I pass by 20 feet of salon-style, self-commissioned artwork.
We fully support the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's expressed interest in helping to run an overdose prevention center, but we think the agency stumbled with recent messaging equating needles to life and police to death.
I am looking forward to marching in San Francisco's 53rd annual Pride parade this year, alongside members of the San Francisco District Attorney's office, other elected officials, community members, family, friends, and allies.
With all the headlines about retailers coming under fire for selling Pride-themed merchandise and legislation trying to curb drag performers, it's important to remember that overall, the LGBTQ community is winning.