“For many, you enjoy calling the police officers path ‘a job.’ I’m here to tell you that you’re wrong,” wrote Asheville, North Carolina, police officer Lindsay Rose, in an October blog post serving as her public resignation. Policing, she wrote, is a “calling,” “unlike a job or a career, is something you’re going to…
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Scouted/OmsomJune is Pride Month, and to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, we’re talking with some of our favorite queer-owned and queer-run brands to highlight their missions and their favorite products.We had the chance to speak with Kim Pham, a co-founder of Omsom, which makes starter packs of seasoning and spices that…
Indigenous LGBTQ people in Mexico face discrimination from inside and outside their community, they say, as scholars worry about rising violence against them.
During the 17 years “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” was in place, nearly 14,000 service members were discharged for being gay, and since the end of World War II some 100,000 members of the military were kicked out simply for being part of the LGBTQ+ community. As Pride Month ends, Jan Crawford speaks to two generations…
Fred Rosser made headlines in 2013 by coming out while contracted to WWE – but wrestling has become a far more inclusive sport in the eight years since, writes Jack Murley.
Major League Soccer came together to celebrate Pride month through auctions, fundraises and activities that raise awareness and support for the LGBTQ+ community
In mid-March, Stella Keating, a 16-year-old rising junior from Tacoma, Washington, addressed a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, detailing her life as a trans teen and student. Stella told the committee about her interest in politics, getting ready for college, and her work with the GenderCool project. She described her loving, supportive family, who raised her…
Bataan Aeta community 4G LTE Bataan is historically known as one of the provinces last conquered by the Japanese during World War II. The infamous “Death March” that claimed the lives of more than 10,000 Filipino and American soldiers also took place here. But apart from being the cradle of heroes, Bataan is also one…