TripAdvisor Co-Founder Donates $10k to Help Transgender Teen Move
TripAdvisor’s Co-Founder Nick Shanny has donated $10k in order to help a transgender girl who was threatened with violence by…
Global Memorial Day Cocktail: Ginger Snap by Austin, Texas’ Whistler’s
No one knows cocktail culture better than the folks in Austin, Texas. So we asked one of the best bartenders…
Country’s First Latina Queer Sheriff Poised to Resign to Run for Governor of Texas
Lupe Valdez made headlines when she became the country’s first and only queer Latina sheriff. Now, the popular law enforcer…
Take a Look at This Texas Restaurant’s Unbelievably Trans-Insensitive Bathroom Signage Featuring Caitlyn Jenner
A Texas restaurant is on blast for using trans-insensitive bathroom signs that use a door-size picture of Caitlyn Jenner to…
Celebrate Halloween by Donating to Help Our Upside-Down Friends, Bats!
This month is not only a time to celebrate Halloween, but it’s also the time of year to celebrate and…
Trump Nominates Anti-Gay Far-Right Judges to Texas Federal Court
Donald Trump has nominated two anti-LGBT lawyers to serve as federal judges in Texas. Both men come from The First…
Anti-Transgender Texas ‘Bathroom Bill’ Dies after Fears of Economic Impact
A Texas ‘bathroom bill’ that would have restricted access to restrooms and other school facilities by transgender people has failed…
Transgender Wrestler Fights Texas Legislature’s Proposed Anti-LGBT Bathroom Ban
The Texas State Senate is currently trying to force through legislation that wants to limit transgender men and women from…
Texas is on the Wrong Side of History Again, with Legal LGBT Discrimination
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law HB 3859 a discriminatory bill that allows child welfare organizations, including adoption and…
Fine Men $100 for Masterbating? Hillary Praises Joke Legislation that Encourages Women to Regulate Men Like Men Legislate Women
House Bill 4260, or the Man’s Right to Know Act, is a piece of legislation that’s soul purpose is to make…
South by Southwest Takes Stance Against Texas Anti-LGBT Bathroom Bill
Texas Senate approved the SB6 “bathroom bill” that says people must use bathrooms and other facilities that coincide with the…
Free Transgender Health Clinic to Open in Central Texas
Filling a much-needed niche in health care in Texas, a transgender health clinic will open its doors for residents. The…
‘I Pee with LGBT’ Oscar-Nominated Director Releases Anti-Texas Bathroom Bill
The ACLU of Texas and Legacy Community Health released a digital ad showing Texas’ “bathroom bill” (S.B. 6) isn’t about…
Breakdown of Three States with Equally Dangerous Anti-LGBT Legislation Getting Close to Reality
Currently their is anti-LGBT legislation getting dangerously close to passing in Trump’s America. Thanks to our friends at the ACLU,…
Jess Herbst Becomes First Texas Transgender Mayor
When election time came around in New Hope, Texas, the current mayor was reelected, but sadly had suffered a heart…
Texas Court Agrees to Hear Case that May Undo Gay and Lesbian Marriage in the US
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case in March that would review a lower court ruling that…
Texan Businesses Warn Against Anti-LGBTQ Bathroom Bill
As Texas prepares for the upcoming legislative session, many businesses are warning against the economic consequences that could arise from…
Transgender Man Sues Houston Police for Wrongful Arrest and Calling Him Not a Real Man
Houston police, we have a problem. A transman is suing two Houston Police officers who allegedly taunted the man during…
Republican Judge Switches Parties After Officiating Same-Sex Wedding
A Republican Texas judge has quit the Republican party just days after officiating his first same-sex marriage. Justice Terry Jennings…
Federal Judge’s Injunction Puts Thousands of Transgender Students at Risk
A federal judge’s decision to issue an injunction on guidance provided to school districts by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice regarding…
‘Supergirl’ Star Jeremery Jordan Asks for Help Freeing His Gay Cousin from ‘Pray Away the Gay’ Facility
Jeremy Jordan, of Supergirl fame, has released a statement asking for help from fans to get his 17-year-old gay cousin out…
11 States Sue Washington Over Transgender-Inclusive Bathroom Guidelines
Eleven states have filed a lawsuit against President Obama’s federal guidelines to protect transgender students. The administration sent letters to school districts across…
Conservative Group Says Disney Declared ‘War’ Against Christianity
A conservative group is alleging that Disney has declared “war” on Christianity after the company spoke out against Georgia’s proposed…
First-Ever Queer Style Panel Slated for SXSW
New York’s own dapperQ, the definitive style guide for queer and genderless fashion, will present the first-ever queer-centric style panel…
Gay Travel: What’s New in Austin, Texas
by Jim Gladstone The biggest problem with Austin,” a friend once told me, “is that it’s surrounded by Texas.” Blame…
Gay Travel: World Eats Dallas, Texas
Dallas is proud of some of its stereotypes. The “Big D” is, after all, where you’d head to find big…
Dallas Votes to Strengthen Anti-Discrimination Language, After Houston Disappointing Vote
The Dallas City Council unanimously approved language strengthening the city’s ordinance for transgender residents and visitors. While transgender people were already…
Seth Meyer’s Points Out the Ridiculous Claims Used to Defeat Houston Equal Rights Ordinance
By now we know that not only did a miniscule percentage of voters turn out to vote in Houston, but also…
With Low Voter Turn Out, Houston Voters Say No to Protecting LGBT People
After a yearlong battle over whether or not LGBT people deserve protection from discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations, voters…
Texas Attorney General Faces Contempt Charges For Shutting Out Gay Widow
With a hearing for contempt of the U.S. Supreme Court looming on the horizon, Texan officials issued a death certificate…