The Rev. Dr. Katrina Foster was installed on November 22 as the sixth bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), becoming the first woman and first lesbian to hold the position....
For many LGBTQ+ individuals, Christmas can be a complicated time, often steeped in traditional, sometimes non-affirming, family structures. However, for a growing number, the holiday is being powerfully reclaimed as a queer celebration centered on chosen family, self-affirmation, and...
Sammy Davis Jr.'s remarkable life was defined by pushing boundaries—as an African American performer, a convert to Judaism, and, reportedly, a bisexual man. In an era where any deviation from the norm was scrutinized, particularly for a high-profile Black...
Earlier in December Allan Dabrio Marrero, a gay immigrant from the Cayman Islands seeking asylum, was detained by ICE agents immediately following a marriage-based green card interview.
Allan, a member of the East Village's Middle Collegiate Church, married his husband,...
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) instructed auditors to stop evaluating prisons and jails using specific standards designed to protect transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people from sexual violence under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). This change,...
“Imagine you’re a 16-year-old going about your day when suddenly soldiers armed with machine guns wearing balaclavas to mask their faces burst into your home,...They force you into your vehicle and drive you away in an unknown direction,...
