4 LGBT Issues to Focus on Now That We Have Marriage Equality

Same-sex marriage is a huge victory, but LGBT Americans still face high rates of violence, discrimination and poverty BY ANNAMARYA SCACCIA June 29, 2015 Two months after hearing oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 in favor of marriage equality Friday morning, enshrining into law the “fundamental right to…

Yet Another Trans Life Lost…

By: Becca Benz | June 25th, 2015 I never knew Jess Shipps, or Ash Haffner, or Leelah Alcorn, or Kyler Prescott, or Amaya Blanco. And I wish I had never heard of them, because that would mean they would still be alive and not among the never-ending list of transgender people who have taken their…

Top Philippine nightclub apologises after barring transgender woman

Phillipines | June 24th, 2015 One of the Philippines’ top nightclubs has issued an apology after its bouncers barred a transgender fashion designer from entering, triggering outrage in celebrity circles. The management of the Valkyrie, in an uptown suburb of Manila, issued a statement on Tuesday stressing they do not discriminate against “transwomen and transgender…