President Joe Biden issued his first Pride month proclamation today to honor LGBTQ “individuals who are fighting to live freely and authentically.” While former President Barack Obama issued similar proclamations, Donald Trump did not. Like Obama, Biden touts the advances made by the LGBTQ community over recent years, from Supreme Court victories to legislative advances….
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LIL NAS X EXPLAINS TO KIDS WHAT IT MEANS TO COME OUT OF THE CLOSET
Lil Nas X appeared on the kids’ show Arts & Raps to draw a portrait with the two pint-sized hosts when he got an unexpected question. What does it mean to come out of the closet? Picking his words carefully for a younger audience, Nas responded, “It means you’re like, ‘Hey everybody, I’m this thing, and you…
BLACK TRANS WOMAN JAIDA PETERSON KILLED IN NORTH CAROLINA
Jaida Peterson, who was Black and transgender, was found dead in a hotel room in North Carolina on Sunday, April 4. But it took time for the transgender community to be aware of her passing because she was misgendered and deadnamed in local media. Police arrived at a hotel in Charlotte that day at 1:45…
DR. RACHEL LEVINE MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST TRANS OFFICIAL CONFIRMED BY SENATE
Dr. Rachel Levine has been confirmed in a bipartisan Senate vote to be assistant secretary of health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Levine’s historic nomination has now also earned her the distinction of being the first transgender federal official to be confirmed. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined all Democrats…
LENYA BLOOM WILL BE THE FIRST TRANS WOMAN OF COLOR ON COVER OF SPORT’S ILLUSTRATED’S SWIMSUIT ISSUESS
Model Leyna Bloom will be the first transgender woman of color featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated‘s swimsuit issue, she just announced on Instagram. “My autonomy and my anatomy are beautiful,” she told the New York Times. “I want people to see that, and to see that you can be respected, appreciated and loved regardless of your…
CONSTRUCTION HALTED ON MARSHA P. JOHNSON PARK AFTER FAMILY & BLACK TRANS ACTIVISTS OBJECT
New York has halted construction of the Marsha P. Johnson Park in Williamsburg after the civil rights icon’s family and Black trans activists objected to the park’s design and lack of community input. The park has been widely panned as ugly and in direct opposition to Johnson’s legacy of community organizing. Construction was halted after Johnson’s family…
RITCHE TORRES IS PROPOSTING LEGISLATION THAT WILL INCLUDE LGBTQ BUSINESSES IN CREDIT REGULATIONS
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), the first out gay Afro-Latinx member of Congress, is introducing legislation that will explicitly include LGBTQ-owned businesses in federal regulations for financial institutions regarding data and other information they compile. The LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act seeks to amend section 1071 of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which…
BLACK TRANS TEEN FOUND DEAD IN PARKING GARAGE COULD ADD TO A RECORD YEAR OF ANTI-TRANS VIOLENC
Bonaire “Bonnie” Black could be the last known murder or violent death of a trans or gender non-conforming person from 2020. Black, 19, was found on the third floor of a hotel’s parking complex in Midtown Atlanta on the afternoon of New Year’s Eve. While police reported her death as being due to “natural causes,”…
BILLY PORTER REMINDS US THAT LGBTQ PEOPLE MADE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE ELECTION
The LGBTQ community made a major impact on the outcomes of the 2020 election season. LGBTQ Nation analysis of data revealed that without LGBTQ voters in key states, Donald Trump likely would have won reelection as President, for example. Further reviews have also concluded that Trump could have won again, if not for the force of LGBTQ voters all over the…
MURDER OF GENDER NON-CONFORMING TEEN WAS BROADCAST ON FACEBOOK
Jaheim “Bella” Pugh was just 19 when he was gunned down at a party on Sunday, December 13. Pugh – a gender non-conforming individual who used both he/him and she/her pronouns – was the only fatality among the three people injured in the shooting. Pugh’s family is certain that he was targeted because of his…
