LGBT+ Legal Advocates Slam Myth of Conversion Therapy
Admin Blog by Ricardo Martinez (he/him), Executive Director When I was 12, my parents held our one and only family meeting ever. They sat my siblings and me down on the…
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Violence Against LGBT+ Community Intensified During Pride Month
This pride month, we have seen a disturbing uptick in violence against the LGBT+ community. The month began with the tragic death of Jonathon Joss, a Native American musician and…
LGBT+ Movement Around the World
Bigotry and overt repression of persons of the LGBT+ community has been the cutting edge of social progress during the past 50 years. Legislation repressing the LGBT+ community has increased…
VA psychologist resigns after she’s ordered to purge office of gender-affirming materials
“I was in disbelief that this was happening, and when I raised concerns, I felt they were minimized or ignored.” By Arin Waller Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Dr. Mary Brinkmeyer…
Hate Is on the Rise in America, and It Is Far From Accidental
Victoria Crenshaw by Tyler Rosen There are startling trends emerging in the United States, as well as the rest of the world, in the year 2025. A couple of such dangerous trends…
Trump’s Executive Orders Promoting Sex Discrimination, Explained
A new executive order lays out a plan to erase transgender people’s existence under the law by Gillian Branstetter | January 22, 2025 Donald Trump was re-elected president on a…
Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order
Today President Trump announced his intention to roll back protections for transgender Americans through executive order. Ricardo Martinez, Executive Director of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law), made the…
The Fight for Transgender Rights Is a Class Struggle Fight for Equality
By C.J. PolychroniouDec 27, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump said at a conference for young conservatives in Arizona this past Sunday that the official policy of his upcoming administration would be…
The State of LGBT+ Rights Around the World
By Che Nuñez. The struggle against bigotry and the overt repression of persons of the LGBT+ community has been the cutting edge of social progress during the past 50 years.…
Recapping the first rally of PLUS in Eugene
On Saturday, June 15th, 2024, People’s LGBT+ United Society (PLUS) held our first in-person event in Eugene: the Pride Rally Against Pinkwashing. This was a rally to protest against the…