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Sweeping LGBT Rights Bill to Be Introduced This Week

The Equality Act would include protections in public accommodations, public education, employment, housing, federal funding, jury service, legal protections, and credit.

Meet the Black trans athlete aiming for gold at the 2028 L.A. Olympics

In a world that seeks to exclude her, CeCé Telfer is on a courageous journey to become the first Black trans-Olympic runner.

VOTE: You Pick SheWired's Woman of the Year

Diana Nyad, Edie Windsor, Brittney Griner, and Mary Lambert are just a few of the outstanding women of 2013. Vote for who you think is Woman of the Year!

5 Things That Pissed Us Off This Week: Criminally Gay, Trans, and Silent

This week, we're outraged about lawmakers in Louisiana, Utah, Arizona, and Brunei who insist on making it even harder for LGBT people to live and love as they want.

Pride Is Strong In Nation’s Capital Despite Orlando Tragedy

Ross Mathews and Laverne Cox unveiled an installation art project created by LGBT people from around the globe. 
 

Oscar Nominee Karen Black Dies at 74

Karen Black, the prolific actress best known for her iconic roles inEasy Rider, Five Easy Pieces,and Nashville, died Wednesday, according to her husband, Stephen Eckleberry. Black was 74, and had been suffering from cancer. Black appeared in more than 100 films throughout her career that spanned more than four decades, often portraying troubled, complex women. She played an openly transgender woman in 1982's screen adaptation ofCome Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, where she portrayed the post-operative trans woman portrayed pre-transition by openly gay actor Mark Patton. Black appeared opposite Cher, Kathy Bates, and out actress Sandy Dennis inFive and Dime.

Yes, All of Those Online Essays on Gender Identity Are Really Important

Representation matters, especially for online content.

Meet the 11 Inspiring Subjects of 'The Trans List'

Trans writers, activists, actors, policy workers, students, veterans, and models share their powerful stories and provide an encouraging message for transgender Americans.

Dominic West Says a Transgender James Bond Is 'A Brilliant Idea'

The world is ready for the 007 status quo to be shaken up...not...stirred.

15 Queer Women Who Changed History

The world wouldn't be the same without these amazing women! 

HRC Takes a Stand on MichFest's Trans-Exclusionary Policy

The Human Rights Campaign has weighed in on the trans-exclusionary 'womyn born womyn' intention of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, and festival organizers may not like what the national group has to say.

When It Comes to the Cis vs. Trans Debate, We Need to Break the Binary

"Being trans isn’t crazy, weird, or dehumanizing. It’s just different from what many others experience," writes Jessie Gender.

WATCH: Lesbian Visits Harlem Church for Her Stoning

The church has displayed a sign reading 'Jesus Would Stone Homos,' but a staff member appeared mystified when a woman turned up saying she was there for her stoning.

LGBTs Face Harassment, Violence, Rape in South Africa - New Study Findings

The Human Rights Watch study details the abuse suffered by poor lesbians, bisexual women and transgender men in South Africa, including the pervasive crime of "corrective rape." Men in townships can become known as heroes for “showing” their victims what it means to be a “woman.”

40 shows with excellent black LGBTQ+ characters

Our screens have never seen so much melanin!