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Less than half of LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people are out at work, according to a new survey

A new study has shown that less than half of LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people are out at work. The research, published by myGwork, indicates that high rates of discrimination towards LGBTQ+ and non-binary professionals are preventing many from coming out in a professional environment, with just 44 per cent of LGBTQ+ women reporting that they are out at work. The number of LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people who are out at work includes the 23 per cent who reported being out and proud in all aspects of their professional and personal lives, and the 21 per cent who say […]

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10+ groundbreaking moments in lesbian history you should know about

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What better time for a history lesson than Lesbian Visibility Week, right? Knowing your LGBTQ+ history is not only important, but it can provide great comfort and reassurance for members of the community. What’s more, it opens our eyes to the fact that, yes, queer really has always been here! RELATED STORIES This Week in LGBTQ Twitter: Lesbian Visibility Week brings out the TERFs And Chelsea Manning throws shade at Elon Musk. In honor of Lesbian Visibility Week, we thought we’d educate you on some key moments in lesbian history, from the first arrest for lesbian activity to the first televised kiss […]

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Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoes 4 anti-trans bills

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On Thursday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) vetoed a slate of anti-trans bills passed by the Republican-dominated legislature.  One bill seeks to ban trans people from using bathrooms and other public facilities that align with their gender identity, and another attempts to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth. A third would ban trans students from rooming with cis students on overnight school trips, and a fourth would require trans prisoners to be housed based on their sex assigned at birth.  She was accused of using “inappropriate and uncalled-for language” while defending trans youth. In a statement on her vetoes,  Kelly […]

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Over half of 2022’s most challenged books have LGBTQ themes

As the nation’s culture wars rage on in classrooms and libraries, attempts to ban books have reached a record high, and titles with LGBTQ themes remain top targets. In its annual book censorship report, the American Library Association documented 1,269 challenges to more than 2,500 books in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since the association began tracking such efforts in 2001. It was a 75% jump from 2021, which held the previous record. Of the 13 books that made the ALA’s list of “Most Challenged Books” last year, seven titles — including three of the top four — […]

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Lizzo brought an army of queens to protest Tennessee’s anti-drag law

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Lizzo brought an army of drag performers to the stage at her Knoxville, Tennessee, concert on Friday night to protest the state’s anti-drag law. RuPaul’s Drag Race alums Aquaria, Kandy Muse, Asia O’Hara, and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo joined the singer onstage at the Thompson-Boling Arena along with over a dozen local Tennessee drag performers. Kids need protection from poverty, not drag queens, she said. “Support your drag entertainers!” Lizzo told the crowd at the end of the show-stopping number. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrU0CndvWV1/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=1080&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lgbtqnation.com&rp=%2F2023%2F04%2Flizzo-brought-an-army-of-queens-to-protest-tennessees-anti-drag-law%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A723%2C%22ls%22%3A120%2C%22le%22%3A580%7D In early March, Tennessee became the first U.S. state to pass a law aimed at banning drag performances in public spaces […]

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Feds Unveil Charges In Nazi’s Anti-Drag Firebombing

The Associated Press reports: An eastern Ohio man told investigators that he tried to burn down an Ohio church because he wanted to prevent a drag show that was scheduled to take place there, federal prosecutors allege in newly unsealed charges. Aimenn Penny, a 20-year-old from Alliance who is a member of a “white lives matter” group that espouses racist and neo-Nazi views, tried to burn down the Community Church of Chesterland early on March 25, authorities allege in court documents unsealed Monday. Chesterland is a small community east of Cleveland. According to the criminal complaint, Penny said he tried to […]

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Trans Montana representative silenced by GOP colleagues for three days

Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the first openly transgender woman elected to the Montana Legislature, held her microphone in the air during a House session Monday as her supporters chanted “Let her speak!” from the gallery.  For the third day in a row, Zephyr’s House colleagues refused to allow her to speak on bills that would restrict the rights of transgender people. The refusal followed a comment she made last week during a hearing on a bill that seeks to ban gender-affirming care for minors.  “I hope the next time there’s an invocation, when you bow your heads in prayer, you see […]

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Koko Da Doll, star in documentary about transgender sex workers, killed in Atlanta

Koko Da Doll, one of the subjects of a forthcoming documentary on transgender women, was fatally shot in Atlanta this week, the film’s publicist said Friday. She was 35. Cinetic Media, the publicity firm representing “Kokomo City,” which highlights the stories four Black transgender sex workers in New York City and Georgia, confirmed by email that Koko Da Doll was the transgender woman killed Tuesday in Atlanta. Atlanta police and the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office have not publicly released the identity of the victim in Tuesday’s shooting.  The homicide is the third fatal shooting of a transgender woman in […]

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Lesbian Visibility Week: 10 trailblazing queer women to celebrate

Over the centuries, lesbians and other queer women have pushed the world forward, often challenging norms and defying the expectations of their times. From 1700s England to the contemporary shores of New York’s Fire Island, these women forged new paths and made a space for others to do the same.  Some of those on this list lived at a time when there was no language for queer identity as in the present time, and often could not come out due to societal restrictions and concerns for their own safety. Like much of LGBTQ history, identifying who someone was requires squinting […]

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Hungary’s President Vetoes Anti-LGBTQ Snitch Law

Bloomberg News reports: Hungary’s president rejected a bill that would enable citizens to report anonymously same-sex families to authorities, a rare rebuke from an otherwise loyal ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The draft law approved by parliament earlier this month would allow people to report those who contest the “constitutionally recognized role of marriage and the family” and those who deny children’s rights “to an identity appropriate to their sex at birth.” President Katalin Novak sent the bill back to parliament for reconsideration, saying that it weakens rather than strengthens constitutional protections. While lawmakers can still override Novak’s veto, her […]

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