By Oluwafemi Atanda Adeagbo, University of Iowa and Joy Edeh, University of Iowa At a pharmacy in Iowa, a 42-year-old…
Tag: LGBT
Cameroon president’s daughter comes out as lesbian, hopes to help Cameroonian gays
The daughter of Cameroon’s 91-year-old president, who recently came out as a lesbian in an Instagram post, hopes her story…
Black LGBTQ+ youth need spaces that embrace them fully, researchers say
Two recent reports detail the challenges they face and provide a roadmap for services that acknowledge their intersecting identities. This…
Lack of access to health care is partly to blame for skyrocketing HIV rates among gay Black men
By Deion Scott Hawkins, Emerson College Over the past 20 years, people living with HIV in the United States have…
What is intersectionality? A scholar of organizational behavior explains
By Christina Hymer, University of Tennessee In modern conversations on race and politics, a popular buzzword has emerged to describe…
Why DeSantis’ war on ‘woke’ isn’t winning in the GOP primary
This story was originally published by The 19th By Amanda Becker, The 19th When Republican Ron DeSantis won a second…
NAACP issues travel advisory for Florida over ‘hostile’ policies
If you’re thinking about heading to Florida to relax this Summer, you may want to think again. The NAACP issued…
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses reelection bid
This story was originally published by The 19th Lightfoot, the first Black woman and out LGBTQ+ person to lead Chicago,…
Changes to AP African American Studies course set a ‘scary precedent,’ advocates say
This story was originally published by The 19th By Nadra Nittle, The 19th Advocates for the Black and LGBTQ+ communities…
Michael Hinson, advocate for LGBTQ and marginalized communities in Philadelphia, dies at 55
Michael S. Hinson Jr., a respected LGBTQ advocate in Philadelphia, has reportedly died at the age of 55. Hinson, who…
