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LGBTQ+ streaming services: Where to watch your favorite queer television and films
While many streaming channels feature content with LGBTQ+ characters and stories, what about queer content made for and by queer people? The following streaming channels offer LGBTQ+ content, centering the narratives of queer and transgender people and are run by LGBTQ+ business owners. Some channels are free, while others charge a fee to access their…
LGBTQ+ rights are vastly different depending on state, finds new HRC State Equality Index report
2023 proved to be a record year in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, with close to 600 bills targeting the rights of queer…
American Cancer Society report dedicates special section to LGBTQ+ health for the first time
The American Cancer Society recently released its “2024 Cancer Facts and Figures” report which for the first time, includes a…
11 LGBTQ+ candidates to watch in 2024
2022 was a historic election year, with a record-breaking 678 LGBTQ+ candidates running for office and more than half winning…
Climate crisis hits LGBTQ+ havens: Stories from Fire Island, Rehoboth Beach and more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a report last week that showed 2023 was the hottest year on record…
Millions in grant money available through the 2024 AARP Community Challenge
Since 2017, AARP has awarded over $13 million in grant money to organizations, government entities and individuals through its AARP…
News is Good: France’s new gay prime minister, SAPPH-O-RAMA in NYC and more
Our weekly column, News is Good, features positive news about the LGBTQ+ community. Too much of what we see in…
Being queer in nature: 10 groups for LGBTQ+ outdoor enthusiasts
“Me imperturbe, standing at ease in nature.” – Walt Whitman With the new year upon us, many people have resolved…
News is Good: Estonia now has same-sex marriage, PGN celebrates 48 years and more
Our weekly column, News is Good, features positive news about the LGBTQ+ community. Too much of what we see in…
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News is Good: Ali Krieger shines in SELF, queer representation in Davos and more
Recently retired soccer star Ali Krieger gets her time to shine with a profile in SELF. Krieger, a National Women’s Soccer League champion and World Cup winner, made headlines in 2023 for her very public split from former NWSL player Ashlyn Harris. In a new in-depth profile in SELF, Krieger gets to share her story,…
New report outlines problems faced by LGBTQ+ nursing home residents
A recently published academic journal article by two University of Indiana researchers reports on problems faced by LGBTQ+ older adults living in the nation’s nursing homes and recommends actions nursing homes should take to ensure LGBTQ+ residents are treated equitably and without bias. The article, entitled “Postacute Care and Long-Term Care for LGBTQ+ Older Adults,”…
Where do LGBTQ+ adults live? The results may surprise you
According to a new study done by Williams Institute, the leading research center on sexual orientation and public policy, there are nearly 14 million LGBTQ+ adults living in the United States. The institute used data from the 2020 and 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System report to estimate the…
Arts and Entertainment
News is Good: An LGBTQ+ rural art show, queer opera at Kennedy Center and more
Our weekly column, News is Good, features positive news about the LGBTQ+ community. Too much of what we see in mainstream media coverage focuses on the challenges we face and not the celebrations. Here are a few things we’re excited about this week. Art show featuring LGBTQ+ artists of rural America to open in Breckenridge,…
News is Good: Wisconsin LGBTQ+ caucus looks to update constitution, a grant for Whitman-Walker and more
Our weekly column, News is Good, features positive news about the LGBTQ+ community. Too much of what we see in mainstream media coverage focuses on the challenges we face and not the celebrations. Here are a few things we’re excited about this week. Wisconsin LGBTQ+ caucus looks to update language in the state constitution. Members of…
Ali Liebert and Humberly Gonzalez talk groundbreaking roles in Hallmark’s first lesbian holiday romance, “Friends and Family Christmas”
Hallmark Channel is about to embark on a first for the network: A lesbian Christmas romantic comedy. Following on the success of last year’s first gay holiday film, “The Holiday Sitter,” out queer actors Ali Liebert and Humberly Gonzalez star in “Friends and Family Christmas” premiering Dec. 17. Liebert (“Bomb Girls” “One of Us is…