Gay Rights

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.” 

The LGBTQ History Project is now processing thousands of photos taken at This Is It! bar, a staple in Milwaukee’s LGBTQ+ community since it was opened in 1968.

For LGBTQ Wisconsinites outside of large urban centers, Pride is an opportunity to find community and support in an environment where they might normally feel isolated.