A crowd of hundreds took part in a rally and march through Midtown on Sunday, June 7 to support black transgender people and call attention to the killing of a trans man by police in Florida.

Atlanta, Domestic, Georgia, TransgenderJune 8, 2020Tony McDade, transgenderComment

What does celebrating Pride Month look like at this moment?

Black PridesJune 8, 2020Earl D- Fowlkes Jr-, LGBT pride monthComment

Celebrating Pride Month and rallying for racial equality: LGBTQ groups seek 'to stand in solidarity with the Black community'

Pride Month began Monday. Many in the LGBTQ community, however, were unsure how to celebrate without overshadowing the ongoing nationwide protests over racial injustice spurred by the death of George Floyd.

NewsJune 7, 2020Capital Pride, Earl D- Fowlkes Jr-, Racial EqualityComment

Layleen Polanco: No criminal charges in death of transgender Rikers Island inmate

Criminal charges will not be brought in the case of a transgender inmate who died in her Rikers Island cell last year, the city’s Department of Investigation said Friday.

Domestic, New York, TransgenderJune 5, 2020Criminal Justice System, Layleen Polanco, New York, Rikers Island, transgenderComment

“I can’t breathe”: from a cry for help to battle cry

As police brutality and COVID-19 converge to choke the life out of African Americans, hearts fuse and tempers alight with uneven fervor

COVID-19, News, People, TransgenderJune 5, 2020COVID-19, George Floyd, Police Brutality, Tony McDadeComment

George Floyd and the American Dream

It is time we finally made true amends for American sins if there is to be a future for the American Dream.

NewsJune 5, 2020George Floyd, RacismComment

‘It means giving up some privilege’: Black leaders on how gays can fight racism

The LGBTQ community is no stranger to discrimination — and LGBTQ people who are black live at the intersection of the two communities — but as institutional racism has risen to the fore, what concrete actions can LGBTQ people take, especially white gay men?

Social EquityJune 4, 2020George Floyd, RacismComment

Take time to refill your cup during quarantine

COVID-19, Health EquityJune 2, 2020COVID-19, mental health Comments

Grindr will remove controversial ‘ethnicity filter’ after years of complaints

Social EquityJune 2, 2020Black Lives Matter, Grindr, RacismComment

Honoring Dr. Ron Simmons

NewsMay 30, 2020HIV/AIDS, Ron Simmons, US Helping UsComment

Christian Cooper, victim in racist Central Park video, is a trailblazing gay editor

New York, New York CityMay 28, 2020Christian Cooper, RacismComment

‘We were so ready’: LGBT refugees in Kenya live in fear as global resettlement is put on hold

Africa, InternationalMay 26, 2020COVID-19, Kenya, RefugeesComment