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Number of trans murder victims grows as two Black trans women are gunned down a week apart
Dominique Jackson was a well-known activist in Mississippi and New Orleans. Bianca “Muffin” Bankz hoped to be on RuPaul’s Drag Race.
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Miami leads America’s top ten cities with highest rates of HIV
Despite new treatment methods, Human Immunodeficiency Virus remains one of the most common and most dangerous STDs in the U.S.
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Mississippi governor considers signing anti-LGBTQ bill
Gov. Phil Bryant has clearly stated he feels marriage is only between a man and woman.
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Jackson, Miss., city council passes resolution recognizing LGBT citizens
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s capitol city has passed an anti-discrimination resolution recognizing the dignity and worth of all city residents — including those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Jackson is the eighth Mississippi municipality to pass such a resolution.
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Lesbian couple refused use of facility for same-sex commitment ceremony
JACKSON, Miss. — A lesbian couple in Mississippi has been refused use of a state-owned museum facility that is routinely hired out for weddings and other functions because they are gay.
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Lesbian student barred from wearing tuxedo in yearbook photo
JACKSON, Miss. — An openly gay high school student in Mississippi is fighting with school officials for the right to wear a tuxedo in her upcoming yearbook portrait.