Where Trump and Biden stand on key LGBTQ+ issues If it wasn’t already clear, these top two presidential candidates hold distinct views on LGBTQ+ issues June 20, 2024 Grace Abels
How a Supreme Court case most people likely have never heard of is reshaping LGBTQ+ rights A 2020 Supreme Court case called Bostock v. Clayton County has led to a number of policy and legal shifts May 21, 2024 Grace Abels
Do Jesse Watters’ claims about the federal budget, LGBTQ+ and DEI funding add up? The Fox News host’s five-part claim about programs funded by the latest federal budget ranges from missing context to inaccurate April 1, 2024 Grace Abels
LGBTQ+ media broke details about Nex Benedict’s gender identity. Mainstream media reacted slowly ‘It’s shocking because this is a kid in Oklahoma, which is right at the center of this incredible debate about the humanity of LGBTQ people’ February 28, 2024 Angela Fu
Why Barack Obama’s sexuality became a news story, and then a conspiracy theory The claims were fueled by a robust online misinformation ecosystem that did not exist when they first emerged more than a decade earlier. October 18, 2023 Grace Abels
What a video shared by the DeSantis campaign omits about Trump’s LGBTQ+ rights record The video paints Trump as a champion of LGBTQ+ rights. In reality, Trump took several actions as president that LGBTQ+ rights advocates oppose. July 11, 2023 Amy Sherman
How to send an anonymous flier that helps support trans and nonbinary journalists A new project from a Florida reporter allows critical supportive information to be shared with editors and newsroom colleagues through email. June 23, 2023 Omar Gallaga
Why Pence’s comparison of gender-affirming care and tattoos isn’t sound Tattoos are mostly cosmetic, while gender-affirming care is based on scientific research and in many cases is considered medically necessary. June 16, 2023 Grace Abels
New PolitiFact reporter focuses on fact-checking LGBTQ issues and rhetoric As political focus on the community has grown, so has misinformation June 8, 2023 Jennifer Orsi
What is GLSEN and why is its partnership with Target being scrutinized? Target Corp. is facing new allegations over its decade-plus partnership with GLSEN, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group. June 8, 2023 Madison Czopek
In a CNN town hall, Nikki Haley falsely linked transgender athletes with teen girls’ suicidal ideation Teen girls are experiencing rising rates of suicidal ideation. There is no research that suggests trans athletes in locker rooms as a cause. June 7, 2023 Louis Jacobson
The new colors in the progress pride flag represent trans people, not pedophiles The light blue, pink and white colors featured in the new and popular progress pride flag represent the transgender community. June 6, 2023 Grace Abels
Chick-fil-A did not ‘just hire’ a vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion Erick McReynolds has been Chick-fil-A’s vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion since 2021, according to his verified LinkedIn account. June 2, 2023 Loreben Tuquero
How should journalists cover Pride in states that have passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws? Journalism has an enormous ability to shape public opinion about queer people, as its troubled history with the community has shown. June 1, 2023 Nora Neus
Lia Thomas was not stripped of her NCAA title after ‘unfavorable test results’ This claim about the University of Pennsylvania swimmer originated on a satirical website. ​ May 16, 2023 Loreben Tuquero
