Tag: gay rights

Yeardley Smith has given voice to Lisa Simpson for more than 30 years, but she’s also given voice to the type of characters whose stories aren’t often told on film …

Over the weekend, Star Trek luminary William Shatner went on a tear about the word “cisgender,” claiming that it’s only used in reference to him in order to “harass” or “debase” …

The senior legal adviser to Donald Trump’s reelection campaign misgendered Pennsylvania’s secretary of health. Jenna Ellis wrote Monday on Twitter, “This guy is making decisions about your health,” about Dr. …

Federal courts delivered two victories for transgender Americans Friday, one regarding restroom access, one on birth certificates. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a lower court’s …

For director Elegance Bratton, his documentary Pier Kids, about LGBTQ+ homeless youth at the Christopher Street Pier, is personal. A formerly homeless youth, Bratton arrived in New York City at …

From left: Marko Liias, Stephanie Byers, and Jon Hoadley There were significant successes for LGBTQ+ candidates in Tuesday’s primary elections around the nation. Marko Liias, a gay man, appears to …

Police in Portland, Ore., are investigating the fatal stabbing of a Black transgender woman last week at a vigil for a shooting victim. Aja Raquell Rhone-Spears was stabbed to death …

A judge in El Salvador has sentenced three police officers to 20 years in prison for the brutal January 2019 killing of a transgender sex worker named Camila Díaz Córdova. …

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who’s faced criticism for anti-transgender comments over the past year, has been revealed as one of the signers of a letter supporting Idaho’s law barring trans …

On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment that would overturn Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military, which has been in effect since April 2019.  …