Greg Cason: Leaving a Legacy
While building bridges of understanding with community leaders, policymakers, and educators on the needs of LGBTQ+ people of color is important to Greg, his...
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Kicked Out for Being Trans: Kalie Hargrove Files Title IX Complaint Against Lincoln Christian University
She says her school kicked her out for being trans. She wants the rules to change.
‘Coming Out Colton’ Bares Not All But A Lot
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When former star of “The Bachelor” and pro football player Colton Underwood came out on a “Good Morning America” interview in April 2021, there...
Shared Strength: 25 Years of Nashville Women’s Rugby
Twenty-five years ago, the Nashville Women’s Rugby Football Club was founded. The green and gold Stone Lions built a tradition of toughness, camaraderie and...
Biden Administration Releases New Transgender Federal Prison Policy
The Biden administration has restored guidelines requiring federal prisons to consider the safety of transgender people when deciding where to house them, a policy...
Know Your Worth
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“Growing up I always knew that I was different and anything I did, I would put my all into it,” says Anthony Lofties when...
I Don’t Want to Stop Saying ‘AIDS’
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As someone who was already writing about advances in HIV treatment in 2001 when I was diagnosed, I truly never worried I would die...
LGBTQ+ Advocates Ask NCAA Not to Cut Nondiscrimination Protections for Athletes
The clause in question is just five lines long. But for transgender student-athletes, it could be the difference between playing or giving up the...
LGBTQ+ People of Color are at Risk from Rising Voter Restrictions as Federal Protections Falter in the Senate, Advocates Say
Groups are paying attention as more states introduce voting restrictions that could disproportionately harm LGBTQ+ people of color and those with disabilities.
Call To Action: New Year, New Attacks
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The Tennessee General Assembly reconvenes on January 11 after a year of attacks on LGBTQ people (particularly trans youth), reproductive freedom, COVID-19 mandates, and...