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Luka Cai is helping LGBTQ+ people access crucial resources & find community
This Hometown Hero is fighting for a “liberated future.”
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Lesbian TikToker rips teenage troll to shreds after he sent her a death threat
She even called his school.
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Florida school district orders purge of LGBTQ+ books from all libraries and classrooms
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to deny that any books are being banned in his state.
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Gov. Newsom signs new LGBTQ+ protections after controversial veto
All California schools will have a gender-neutral bathroom by 2026, as well as a better understanding of what LGBTQ+ students really need.
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California students walk out en masse in protest of school board’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies
The school board’s latest attack was to ban Pride flags, which one parent said represented “the devil.”
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Nicole Watson started a youth support group after her son came out as trans
The Hometown Hero and prison worker started a support group for LGBTQ+ youth that provides mental health assistance and other services.
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Portia Cantrell is connecting LGBTQ+ elders with younger people
The Hometown Hero wants you to know: “One day everyone is going to be older and will realize the resources I’m fighting for are important.”
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Lee Lawson is honoring elder LGBTQ+ veterans after fighting for gay rights for decades
The Hometown Hero put it simply: “I like to help people.”
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Rightwingers tried to stir outrage over trans teen winning homecoming queen. They failed miserably.
Angry parents were left sputtering as students rallied in support of the trans teen.
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Accidental activist Willow Kawamoto helps people struggling to be their authentic selves
The Hometown Hero said that she sees her “face in every single one of them struggling to try and be their authentic selves.”