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This Twitter Gay was rejected by his mom after coming out... so the LGBTQ+ community rushed in with love

Twitter is a more dangerous social platform for LGBTQ users now versus a year ago. Other platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok are slightly better.

And while the impact of that representation is important, there were other forms of representation in the series that are less common to see in mainstream media and ma...

As anti-LGBTQ sentiment rises, activists talk about the pressures and how fashion should be navigating it all.

WASHINGTON - May 31, 2023 - Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), GLAAD, GLSEN, Family Equality, National LGBTQ Task Force, National Center for Lesbian Rights and National Black Justice Coalition, in partnership with more than 100 organizations, renewed their call for Target and the business community to reject and speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ extremism going into Pride Month. Additionally, the coalition stands in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ employees at companies like Target, as well as ...

Bud Light. Target. Kohl’s. Even Chick-fil-A. Brands know they could be the next to be targeted for celebrating Pride.

A new report from GLAAD found that 84 per cent of non-LGBTQ+ people in America support equal rights for the queer community.

A new GLAAD study found that less than a third of non-LGBT adults personally know a transgender person.

Recent pushback against businesses such as Anheuser-Busch and Target, blatantly organized by extremist groups, serves as a wake up call for all businesses that support the LGBTQ+ community. Weve seen this extremist playbook of attacks before. Their goal is clear: to prevent LGBTQ+ inclusion and representation, silence our allies and make our community invisible. These attacks fuel hate against LGBTQ+ people, just as weve seen this year with more than 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills that restrict basic fre...

The findings are disturbing but not surprising, given anti-LGBTQ+ activity in state legislatures.