Be The Change: 5 Tips to Plan a Damn Good Activist Meeting
How to organize a meeting that won’t result in headaches, boredom, or existential dread.
Sunday Funday Is Swiping Left on LGBTQ Discrimination
Tinder for dinos, Chicago school district rallies behind trans youth, LGBT havens in red states, LGB workplace discrimination ruled unlawful in Indiana, and the first lesbian song in Tamil.
UK Government Giving Money from Taxes on Tampons to an Anti-Choice Charity, Because Of Course They Are
The government needs to know that we support increasing abortion rights, not suppressing them, and that it is absolutely unacceptable to force uterus owners to fund an organisation trying to restrict our bodily autonomy.
Court Rules Title VII Applies to Anti-LGBTQ Work Discrimination; Your Move, SCOTUS
An appeals court found that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 backs Kimberley Hivey, who says she was discriminated against at work for being a lesbian. The case may make it to the Supreme Court — and be a game changer when it comes to anti-LGBTQ discrimination in Trump’s America.
We Did the GLAAD Awards in Los Angeles, Left Starry-Eyed and Full Of Hope
The GLAAD Awards were chock-full of cool people who do work that gives us hope… but what gives THEM hope? Follow us on this magical mystery tour and find out for yourself!
Sunday Funday Has a Big Gay Crush On All These LGBTQ Millennials
Twenty percent of millennials ID as LGBTQ (that’s a lot), Gauri Sawant stars in a Vicks ad that will melt your heart, Georgia says “No Means No” to anti-LGBT bullshit, a queer dance party protest at Ivanka Trump’s place, and more good good shit.
Finding Hope on Trans Day of Visibility
“Trans Day of Visibility gives me hope. When I see trans people proudly being themselves in public I have hope. When I see allies retweeting links on how to support trans women I have hope. When I see brilliant selfies of trans people I have hope. When I see trans people celebrating a day that’s about us, I have hope.”
Even Better, What If Mike Pence Didn’t Talk to Anyone At All, Ever
This is a good first step, Mike Pence not talking to women, but let’s not limit ourselves. Mike Pence shouldn’t talk to anyone, ever.
Trump Rescinds Obama Executive Order on LGBT Federal Employees, Just Like He Promised Not To
In news that shocks no one except maybe a couple Log Cabin Republicans, Trump didn’t mean it when he said he’d leave all LGBT nondiscrimination protections in place.
Trump Administration Axes LGBTQ Count From Census, Clearly Fears Learning That Everyone Is Gay
These numbers could make a serious difference for the LGBTQ community and now we’re not gonna get ’em.
Be The Change: So You Want to Be an Organizer!
Are you considering taking a more active role in your community and in your activism? Here’s some practical tips for anyone thinking about becoming an organizer!
Sunday Funday is Celebrating Saving the Affordable Care Act By Going to the Movies
The Affordable Care Act is safe for now, the Yellow Power Ranger is queer queer queer, Lebanon’s first LGBT sexual health week, some rogue graffiti activists took down a transphobic bus, and more good stuff!
PHOTOESSAY: Help Us Save the ACA
Today the Affordable Care Act (ACA) turns seven — and lawmakers are expected to vote on whether or not to dismantle it today. Here are some photos from Los Angeles today to amp you up while you make your calls.
Trump Accidentally Recharged the Fight to Finally Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
Nearly 100 years after its first introduction to Congress, The Human Campaign plans to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified once and for all.
Blame Conservatives and Their Austerity Measures for Why LGBTQ Healthcare Sucks in the UK
Seven years of cuts have left the NHS on its knees, and we’re all suffering.
Katy Perry Wins Yet Another Gay Allyship Award, Admits She More-Than-Kissed A Girl, Only Kinda Liked It
This weekend, Katy Perry received the HRC’s “highest honor,” the National Equality Award, and everybody’s talking about her inspirational speech — but does Katy Perry really deserve an award for LGBT advocacy in the first place? And does it even matter, really, when you consider the impending heat death of the universe, etc.
YouTube Restricts LGBTQ+ Content to “Protect Children” and Pisses Me the F*ck Off
151 out of the 216 advice videos I helped create over the span of six years — answering questions submitted by young people — have been blocked, and our entire channel is no longer listed in the search for “Everyone Is Gay.”
PHOTOESSAY: Crossroad to Black Trans Liberation National Day of Action
Yesterday was a national day of action to protect, support, and amplify our black trans family and their voices. As you know, this intersection is at the highest risk for violence and hate from both our communities and the state.
Also.Also.Also: Small LGBTQ-Friendly Cities in Conservative America Are Trying Really Hard, Y’all, and Other Stories
Humpback whales are doing things, Modcloth to be owned by Walmart because hell has apparently frozen right over, thoughts on self-care as a queer black muslim, supporting LGBTQ youth, and so very much more!
Rachel Maddow Proves, Once Again, That America Prefers Asinine Bluster Over Brilliant Women
We don’t want context, history, expertise; we want a Hunger Games-style bloodbath we can understand and react to in a single tweet. Sad! Bad! Mad! We proved it again last night.