This week read about President Joe Biden delivering a proclamation recognizing transgender people, and veterans who were discharged for their sexual orientation receiving state benefits in Colorado's new bill.

This week read about the possibility of same-sex couples gaining more rights in Thailand, and Tunisia releasing an LGBT activist after international protests broke out upon her arrest.

This week read about why Joe Exotic is angry at former President Donald Trump, fans becoming angry at a show for editing out a gay kiss, and Tiktok becoming the new home for LGBT athletes.

(EDGE) Peter Thiel, the gay tech billionaire who had a hand in shutting down Gawker earlier this year, is apparently ready to double down on his Donald Trump support by donating $1.25 to the GOP presidential nominee, according to a report by The New York Times.

(EDGE) The number of hateful harassment incidents since Donald Trump was elected the 45th president earlier this month has been on the rise in the U.S., according to the Souther Poverty Law Center. EDGE has reported on several anti-LGBT attacks in the wake of Trump's presidential victory and it appears as though the former reality star's stunning win is even emboldening his supporters from across the globe.

There was no mention of LGBT people during night three of the 2020 Republican National Convention Wednesday night, not even by implication. Though an openly gay speaker was given time in the spotlight, he did not discuss equal rights for LGBT people or even mention his role as the newly appointed leader in the Trump campaign’s outreach to LGBT voters.

Gay Republicans woke up Wednesday to a dream that became reality.

(EDGE) A gay student from Texas State says he was attacked for wearing high heels as he left a bar in San Marcos, Texas Saturday night, My Statesman reports.

(WB) A top Trump economic adviser who’s also a member of the LGBT community has resigned the day after the assault at the U.S. Capitol incited by President Trump, the Washington Blade confirmed.

A gay conservative activist plead guilty to disorderly conduct charges for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

If you read the Daily Beast you’d get the impression gay Trump supporters are having regrets, with their recent article: “Trump’s Gay Backers No Longer See Him as the Great Straight Hope.”

But if you read Buzzfeed you’ll come to the opposite conclusion with their article “Here's How Gay Republicans Are Brushing Off Trump's Latest Anti-LGBT Attacks.”

So who’s right? Probably both.

(WB) At least four gay speakers who declared their strong support for President Donald Trump were cheered loudly while other speakers praised the group Gays for Trump during a March4Trump rally on Sunday, March 4, on the grounds of the Washington Monument in D.C.

Despite the nation’s largest gay Republican organization’s refusal to endorse Donald Trump for President, there are still some who refuse to abandon ship.

The Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida (GMCSF) and their new Artistic Director Gabe Salazar are celebrating the spring season with a concert of jazz favorites and the launch of a new Youth Pride Chorus.

Two national LGBT legal groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday in federal district court in Washington, D.C., seeking a preliminary injunction to stop President Trump from implementing his proposed ban on transgender service members. It also seeks a declaration from the court that the proposed ban is unconstitutional.

(EDGE) When it comes to the Trump campaign, it's a hate group love fest.

(EDGE) An official with the anti-LGBT hate group Family Research Council (FRC) gave Christian conservatives a look at the first 100 days of a Trump administration, and it doesn't look good for LGBT or reproductive rights.

A new website has surfaced seeking stories of business dealings with Donald Trump.

(OFO) Exit polling done by the New York Times reveals just how much of the queer vote Donald Trump was able to capture.

(EDGE) Fasten your seatbelts, it's gonna be a bumpy resistance. 

(EDGE) LGBT civil rights group Human Rights Campaign issued a statement blasting President Donald Trump's late Friday pardoning of controversial former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio. 

(EDGE) Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin released a statement Wednesday on the election of Donald Trump as the United State's 45th president.

After stoking fears of trans bathroom assaults, a blind eye to GOP nom’s aggression

Evan McMullin is only on the ballot in 11 states, but his Presidential campaign is sparking anger from supporters of Donald Trump.

(CNN) Broadway star Jennifer Holliday is telling President-elect Donald Trump she's not going -- to his inauguration.

When the Supreme Court approved marriage equality in 2015, many believed that homophobia was on its way out.

The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States was the most traumatic and unexpected event in modern American history. Trump, a businessman and reality show star with no political or military experience, triumphed over Hillary Clinton, a deeply flawed but much more experienced candidate.

Elections have consequences. The power to nominate federal judges, especially members of the United States Supreme Court, became a major issue during the 2016 presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

I met Joseph McQuay in 1982 when he was hired as an editor of The Weekly News, Miami’s gay community newspaper.