LGBTQ

Disney workers protest Florida ‘Don’t say gay’ law and company’s weak stand

April 7, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg

Workers say the theme park and media giant hasn’t done enough to stop the attacks on LGBTQ youth in its home state.

Judge declares Texas child abuse investigations into trans kids’ families unconstitutional

March 15, 2022 By Eleanor Klibanoff And Sneha Dey

District Judge said the governor’s directive for the state child welfare agency to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their children was “beyond the scope of his authority and unconstitutional.”

GOP-run Fla. legislature OKs “Don’t say gay’ bill

March 14, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg

Another repressive measure in Florida passed over the strong objections of teachers and students.

CPUSA issues historic statement on trans rights: How did it happen?

January 18, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon

Though the Communist Party made amends for its belated embrace of the LGBTQ community, a new statement on trans issues is stunningly historic.

‘The Red Raven’: A quartet of crime fiction novels ends in AIDS-era L.A.

December 27, 2021 By Eric A. Gordon

The literary world has lost an important voice that spoke not just to the LGBTQ community but to any reader who loves a good crime story with a redemptive ending. Steve Johnson’s work survives him.