Student gender identity parental guidance measure could be repealed
A Texas-based conservative law firm is pushing New Jersey to repeal state guidance that limits when schools must notify parents about a student's gender...
Sherrill signs trans, reproductive healthcare bill
Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a bill Aug. 20 intended to protect transgender and reproductive healthcare patients and their providers.
Sherrill addressed supporters outside Planned Parenthood...
Settlement resolves lawsuit over death of transgender Manville student Myles Fitzpatrick
Nearly four years after transgender Manville student Myles Fitzpatrick died by suicide, a wrongful death lawsuit alleging the Manville School District failed to adequately...
For 30 years, filmmaker has been spotlighting characters typically pushed to...
It’s hard enough to get any project off the ground and into production in Hollywood, but when visual stories aren’t led by white, heterosexual...
Explore the world of LGBTQ+ inclusive video games with “Avatar Legends”
Dare I say 2026 is the “Year of Avatar”? No, not James Cameron’s blue space colonizers, but the animated Avatar series from Paramount...
Ex-Ramapo College trans swimmer remains resilient in high court ruling’s wake
For many trans people, like Meghan Cortez, the Supreme Court upholding state bans on trans athletes on women’s and girls’ school sports teams didn’t...
Main Street Donuts owner, Joe Rizzuto of Matawan, honored for community...
When Joe Rizzuto learned he would receive the Matawan-Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s Community Support Award, he was surprised. The owner of Main Street Donuts...
LGBTQ+ emergency shelter residents tell senator they didn’t know where else...
U.S. Sen. Andy Kim visited the Essex County LGBT RAIN Foundation in East Orange during Pride Month and said that the problems LGBTQ+ youth...
Cub Room in New Hope closes for major renovation
The Cub Room is being renovated and expanded. During the renovation they will move the live events and entertainment to a temporary location. The...
Asbury Park Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn looks to lead the city...
Editor’s note: This is an extended interview with Asbury Park Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn. A story on her mayoral aspirations, background and advice for...
