A California school district is investigating a teacher after she posted a video admitting that she encouraged her students to pledge allegiance to a gay pride flag after she removed the American flag from her classroom. “Okay, so during third period, we have announcements and they do the pledge of allegiance,” the teacher, identified as […]
An incarcerated transgender man filed a complaint Wednesday against the Virginia Department of Corrections, or VADOC, for denying him surgery and other treatment for gender dysphoria, according to court documents shared with NBC News. The lawsuit, brought by Lambda Legal, a legal organization that focuses on LGBTQ rights, is among the first filed by an […]
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib became the first active player in league history to come out that he is gay. On Monday afternoon, Nassib made the announcement on his Instagram from his home in West Chester, Pennsylvania. “I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” Nassib said via […]
The surprise statement Thursday by Jen Psaki that she would most likely step down as White House press secretary early next year has sparked speculation over who would succeed her behind the most famous lectern in the world. Most of the talk about the second press secretary to President Joe Biden pointed to a historic […]
A tearful Norman Mayor Lynne Miller proclaimed October 2016 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History Month in Norman during Tuesday’s city council meeting. It was a landmark moment on the heels of a hostile history that, for a time, looked like it would repeat itself. Anger simmered on social media this week, threatening to […]