homophobia
Mickey Rourke's Homophobic Comments Toward Jojo Siwa Aren't Just Gross, They're Dangerous
Rourke's comments reference the idea that queer people — and lesbians specifically — can be “turned straight” through heterosexual sex.
By Brittney McNamara
The True Story of an Indiana Teen Barred From School Over His AIDS Diagnosis
Ryan White changed perceptions of the disease in the United States.
By Paul Renfro
FBI Investigating Wave of Hateful Texts Telling LGBTQ+ People to Report to “Re-Education Camp”
Latinx people are also receiving racist texts after a previous round of racist messages were sent to Black people last week.
By James Factora
Donald Trump, Avowed Transphobe, Will Return to the White House
What you need to know about his extreme anti-LGBTQ+ agenda for a second term.
By Nico Lang
LGBTQ+ Community Mourns Brooklyn Dancer Killed While Vogueing
“They murdered him because he’s gay, because he stood up for his friends… His name was O’Shae and you all killed him.”
By Lex McMenamin
ACT UP’s Radical Activism Saved Lives During the AIDS Epidemic
The movement stood up to the president, pharmaceutical companies, and the CDC.
By Zeb Larson
This New Orleans Fire Was the 20th Century's Deadliest Attack on Queer People
32 people died in the 1973 fire at the UpStairs Lounge.
By Shahamat Uddin
The Target Pride Drama Represents the Problem With Rainbow Capitalism
Corporations are not our friends!
By Bex Heimbrock
LGBTQ
Uganda Made Homosexuality Punishable by Death, Thanks In Part to American Evangelical Groups
The legislation comes after years of lobbying from American Christian groups.
By Caleb Ecarma
How We Protect LGBTQ+ Youth While Centering Their Stories
“It simply is not safe for everyone to come out, to stand before a committee, to have their story published.”
By Kathryn Poe
Looking Back at Tucker Carlson’s Legacy of Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric
From his anger about M&Ms becoming less sexy to victim blaming after the Club Q shooting.
By James Factora
Republican Politicians Are Pouncing on the Nashville Shooting to Spew Anti-Trans Rhetoric
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson, and others are capitalizing on the shooting to spread disinformation and hatred.
By James Factora
Lil Nas X Says BET Snub Is Really About “Homophobia” in Black Community
“Y’all can sit and pretend all u want but imma risk it all for us.”
By Kaitlyn McNab
This Teen’s AIDS Diagnosis Changed History
Ryan White’s story both reinforced and challenged assumptions about the disease.
By Paul M. Renfro
Lil Nas X Is Delightfully Queer, and it Seems to Be Rankling His Homophobic Peers
While he never named Lil Nas X, DaBaby's homophobic rant is a reminder of how present homophobia is in rap.
By Danielle Kwateng
Dua Lipa Said She's "Horrified" at DaBaby's Homophobic Speech
"We need to come together to fight the stigma and ignorance around HIV/AIDS."
By Sara Delgado
Harvey Milk Brought LGBTQ Americans Into the Streets
“His whole point was that America had to see that we were everywhere.”
By Lex McMenamin
A White Supremacist Statue May Be Replaced With Billy Graham
A monument on Capitol Hill of a North Carolina governor may be replaced with one for Graham.
By Lucy Diavolo
Outer Banks' Chase Stokes Apologized, Then Blamed Hackers For Racist Tweets
His old posts with racist, homophobic, and ablest language were resurrected.
By Jessica Castillo