Gay Rights

LGBTQ+ youth in Wisconsin said politics are negatively impacting their mental health, according to a nationwide report from The Trevor Project released March 5. 

A social media post on the bar’s Facebook page said This Is It! would have celebrated its 57th anniversary this summer. 

The Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus has more than doubled in size, the group of lawmakers announced in a statement this week.

The podcast highlights queer life in rural areas and discusses topics like dating, religion and local icons.

Wisconsin LGBTQ+ advocates are mobilizing against President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring the federal government must recognize people by their biological sex instead of their gender identity. 

Two Wisconsin LGBTQ+ advocacy groups filed a federal civil rights complaint against the School District of Waukesha, alleging officials there are fostering a hostile environment by violating Title IX.

Wisconsin LGBTQ+ advocacy groups have filed more federal complaints against school districts that declined to update discrimination policies to protect trans and gender nonconforming students.

The co-founder and co-chair of the Sheboygan County LGBTQ Alliance talked with “Wisconsin Today” about the legacy of gay bars, LGBTQ+ acceptance and building a safe and open community in Sheboygan. 

Since 2019, sales of LGBTQ+ romance have increased 173 percent. Wisconsin writers Nance Sparks and Lee Pulaski say a more open society and great sexual tension is attracting readers.

The marker states the uprising “united a community, awakened local activism, and scored an early victory for the early LGBTQ rights movement in the United States.”