Human Rights Campaign mourns civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson
WASHINGTON—The Human Rights Campaign released the following statement on the death of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson: “The fight for justice requires courage, hope, and a relentlessness that will not be denied. Reverend Jesse Jackson embodied that fight everyday,” said HRC President Kelley Robinson. “From disrupting…
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IN BRIEF Indiana’s anti-LGBTQ+ move, Stonewall monument, Ugandan dismissal, Filipino ruling, ‘Girls Like Girls’
NATIONAL Indiana’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles has banned residents from changing their gender markers on state identification documents, The Advocate noted. The bureau added a small notice to its website stating that it will no longer accept court orders or medical documentations recognizing transgender residents’ gender changes. Only three states—Florida, Tennessee and Texas—completely ban residents…
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OPINION In these crazy times: Attacking the right to vote is a sign of Trump’s fear
The November midterms will hand Trump his ass on a platter, so he is doing everything a fascist can do to stop them. He reassigned the director of national intelligence—statutorily assigned to guard Americans from foreign threats—to oversee the seizure of Americans’ confidential voter data in Georgia. He issued an executive order, laughable for its breadth, trying to mandate new voter…
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IN BRIEF Anti-queer incidents, Don Lemon, prisoners in Cameroon, mayor indicted, queer Grammy party
NATIONAL There were more than 1,000 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents across 47 states and D.C. last year, according to the ALERT Desk, GLAAD’s Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker, Out noted. This marked a 5% increase from the 984 incidents in 2024. These included 128 acts of vandalism, 76 assaults, 22 threats of mass violence and 15 arson attempts.…
Theater / Dance
The Jeff Awards announces nominations for the52nd Non-Equity Theater Awards
Chicago – Celebrating its 52nd anniversary awarding recognition for Non-Equity theater, the Joseph Jefferson Awards announces its nominations for theater excellence among Non-Equity theater during the 2025 season. In keeping with governing Jeff Awards procedures, ballots compiled throughout the entire Non-Equity season are comparatively analyzed to determine the nominees who will be represented in each category.…
Music
Queer ‘rapbrarian’ Roy Kinsey talks hip-hop, dandelions and representation
Have you heard of the “Rapbrary?” For those who haven’t, it’s the brainchild of Roy Kinsey, who developed the one-of-a-kind library to preserve rap and hip-hop as culturally significant literary art forms, foster creativity, preserve marginalized voices and fight censorship, among other things. Kinsey hopes that the Rapbrary will lay the groundwork for an expansive…
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FILM Tonatiuh spins a web in the Windy City for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’
Multi-hyphenated singer-dancer-actor Tonatiuh brought the story of Luis Molina to life in the movie musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, released in theaters in October of 2025. Spider Woman continues to have legs and brought this talented queer performer to town to host a special fundraising screening at Music Box Theatre on Jan. 13. Proceeds from the event…
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HRC Foundation takes next step in class action litigation against Trump administration, files complaint with EEOC over prohibition on gender-affirming healthcare coverage for federal employees
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF) took the next step in the litigation process against the Trump administration on behalf of federal employees and their families, filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over the Administration’s prohibition on health insurance coverage for gender-affirming care under the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) and…
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IN BRIEF Medical group’s update, HRC dinner, ‘Rafiki,’ Algerian boxer, queer gymnast, Super Bowl
NATIONAL The American Medical Association (AMA) has updated its recommendations for gender-affirming care, endorsing certain limitations on surgery for minors, LGBTQ Nation noted. The AMA is now the second major medical organization (following the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, or ASPS) to walk back its total support for whatever gender-affirming treatments a doctor and a…