Nick Duffy

LGBT+ Native American young people are more likely to be at risk of suicide, new data has warned. New research from the Trevor Project shows that LGBT+ youth from American Indian and Alaskan Native backgrounds are 2.5 times more likely to report a suicide attempt in the past year, compared to their LGBT+ peers. American Indian and Alaskan Native youth who reported facing discrimination were also at greater risk of suicide, but supportive families and LGBT-affirming schools can reduced the suicide risk by nearly 60 per cent. LGBT+ American Indian and Alaskan Native youth are also significantly more likely to experience housing […]

A man in New York City is believed to have been violently hacked to death with a machete during a Grindr hook-up. Juan Alonso, 50, has been charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon after police were called to an apartment in the Bronx on Sunday evening. Alonso’s flatmate had returned home to discover the victim’s naked body and Alonso, machete in hand, standing over him, police say. The victim, whose name is not yet public, is believed to have met the alleged killer on Grindr. A police spokesperson said that officials “are investigating whether there was […]

An incumbent Democratic lawmaker who opposed equal marriage has been defeated by a gay drag queen. Earl Jaques Jr, who has sat in the Delaware House of Representatives since 2009, lost out to progressive challenger Eric Morrison – a popular local drag queen known who performs as Anita Mann.Read Morex Morrison claimed 61.13 per cent of the vote in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for house district 27, while, Jaques received just 38.87 per cent. Drag queen wins in a landslide despite smears on campaign trail During the campaign, Jaques had attempted to attack his opponent for performing in drag at a fundraiser.  […]

Transgender people are likely to face high barriers to voting in the 2020 election, a report has warned. An estimated 378,000 transgender people who are eligible to vote do not have ID documents such as a driver’s license reflecting their name, appearance or gender identity, according to the study from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. Some 35 US states have a form of voter ID law, which require voters to provide identification when voting. The strictest forms, in operation in 12 states, require a government-issued photo ID at the polls, with no alternative for voters who do not have […]