Memphis TN

Tennessee was the leader among several states to enact anti-trans legislation this year. Now trans people are being murdered and misgendered there.

One person who saw her body said that “this was something he will not soon forget.”

The bishop called Pence a “man of God” before launching into a rant about “plumbing” and insinuating he would attack a gay man. The White House streamed it live.

“It was such an incredible thing to witness. It was a moment of acceptance and validation for the LGBT+ community from our entire school.”

His campaign said that he had “scheduling conflicts” with both of the LGBTQ forums. The other candidates managed to fit them in.

When Jessa pulled out a ring, Becky’s response was amazing… and really unusual.

He didn’t even know the victim, but he thought she was gay so he tried to kill her.

Someone shouted “gun” and that’s when everyone started running.

The brawl in the cemetery ended with multiple injuries.

Despite new treatment methods, Human Immunodeficiency Virus remains one of the most common and most dangerous STDs in the U.S.

The Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center wants to provide transitional housing for homeless or struggling youth in the LGBT community by using refurbished shipping containers.

A Tennessee woman is charged with domestic assault after allegedly punching her son in the face for being “too feminine and too gay.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Same-sex couples in at least three Tennessee counties applied for marriage licenses on Wednesday in a project coordinated by the Tennessee Equality Project.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis City Council has approved a non-discrimination ordinance including protections for sexual orientation and gender identity, in addition to disability, age, national origin, and ethnicity.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center was forced to suspend its HIV testing program Wednesday after a representative from Planned Parenthood informed the center that it does not have the funds necessary to provide the HIV testing for the foreseeable future.

Tennessee has been getting a bad rap lately. From the passage of anti-gay legislation in the last session of the state legislature, to the current issue regarding Gay-Straight alliances in East Tennessee schools, or anti-gay assault in West Tennessee, national (and international) communities have lambasted the state as a haven for bigots and religious extremists.

Shipping giant FedEx announced Tuesday it will begin offering health insurance to same-sex domestic partners. The benefit won’t become available until January 1, 2012, and while the company has yet to finalize many of the details, it has announced the expansion of its benefits program nonetheless. The Memphis-based shipper had been coming under pressure from […]

The Memphis Triangle Journal and its sister publication Triangle Quarterly have announced they will cease print publications. The Triangle Journal has been produced monthly since 1990 by an all-volunteer staff through the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center (MGLCC). In a posting on the publication’s website, Len Piechowski, president of the MGLCC writes: “Due to […]

Memphis Police have arrested the second suspect accused of vandalizing the Gay & Lesbian Community Center and assaulting an officer. Wesley Huggins, 22, was taken into custody Thursday and charged with vandalism, setting fire to personal property or land, and assault. Huggins and 23-year old Ross Burton were seen by officers attempting to set fire […]

Memphis Police arrested 23-year-old Ross Burton early Wednesday morning after he attempted to burn the gay pride flag at the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center, reports the Memphis Flyer. Plainclothes officers observed Burton and another man — who fled the scene and remains at large — attempting to set fire to the rope that […]