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Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at a news conference in New York, U.S. January 15, 1997 to announce an accord on the boycott of Mitsubishi Motors products and the company's work force diversity efforts.

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and LGBTQ ally, dies at 84

By Matt Tracy

The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 10.

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Trump officials blast electeds’ plan to re-raise Rainbow Flag: ‘Trying to distract from their recent failures’

By Matt Tracy

Miss Simone (left) watches Shirley McKinney and Steven Love Menendez lift the Rainbow Flag up into the air at Christopher Park in 2022 — back when the Biden administration allowed the flag to go up, complete with black and brown stripes and the colors of the Trans Flag.

Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument

By Matt Tracy

Don Lemon attends the premiere of the fourth season of the "The Morning Show" in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2025.

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Federal agents arrest Don Lemon in connection with St. Paul church protest

By Matt Tracy

The Trevor Project's CEO, Jaymes Black.

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MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to The Trevor Project

By Matt Tracy

Attendees hold a banner bearing the name of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a vigil for her in Seattle, Washington, U.S. January 8, 2026.

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Renee Nicole Macklin Good’s wife speaks out after fatal ICE shooting

By Matt Tracy

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2025.

National

Survey shows how queer and trans people have changed their lives since 2024 election

By Matt Tracy

Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026.

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‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

By Matt Tracy

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 12, 2025.

Health

Trump administration issues proposed rules seeking to ban youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

Construction is nearly finished at the American LGBTQ+ Museum, which is slated to open in 2027.

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Construction nearly complete at American LGBTQ+ Museum ahead of anticipated 2027 opening

By Amy Schatz

U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a dinner with the leaders of the C5+1Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 6, 2025.

Health

Trump administration bars employees from recognizing World AIDS Day

By Matt Tracy

A cruise ship is docked on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 22, 2025.

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US Virgin Islands governor signs executive order allowing gender marker ID changes

By Matt Tracy

NO KINGS Rally, Provincetown

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Women’s Week sweeps through Provincetown

By Donna Aceto

Students take the L train on their first day back to school on Sept 4.

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LGBTQ youth face growing mental health crisis, study finds

By Matt Tracy

FBI Director Kash Patel gestures as he testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 16, 2025.

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Report: FBI agent fired for displaying Rainbow Flag on desk

By Matt Tracy

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was targeted by Tucker Carlson and Michael Knowles.

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Tucker Carlson says Pete Buttigieg is ‘fake gay’

By Matt Tracy

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