LGBTQ+

Ten years ago, the Milwaukee Transgender Oral History Project launched to record the personal stories of transgender Milwaukeeans. Researcher Brice D. Smith and project participant Loree Cook-Daniels reflect on the archive and the changes that have happened since.

In Wisconsin, there isn't a statewide law banning the use of so-called gay conversion therapy on minors. For kids and teens, the impact can be devastating. Logan was one of these teens. He shares how this therapy fundamentally changed his life.

Zao MKE pastors, Rev. Jonah and Cameron Overton, react to Fulton v. Philadelphia and ACLU of Wisconsin's legal director helps unpack the legal side.

In Milwaukee’s LGBTQ+ community, there has been more support of the push for all Black lives to matter coming from people of all backgrounds. While some Black members of the LGBTQ+ community say having the support of white allies can help push important issues, there are times when they would like to see white allies take a step back.

Film director Michael Barnett says that while the documentary has been released as trans athletes in youth sports is in the spotlight, he wishes there wasn’t such a pressing need to tell the story of these athletes.

On August 5, 1961, a group of sailors went to the Milwaukee gay bar Black Nite on a dare, determined to “clean up” the bar. They were met with more trouble than they expected when Josie Carter mobilized the crowd to defend the bar instead of locking up and closing down.

People in the LGBTQ+ plus community are at an increased risk for negative health outcomes compared to the heterosexual population. There can be less access to primary and preventative care, previous bad experiences that impact seeking future care and a lack of understanding from doctors.

The year 2020 saw 37 transgender and gender non-conforming people killed, the highest number since 2013 when the Human Rights Campaign started tracking incidents.

Despite being the first state to ban the practice of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, Wisconsin has no protections based on gender identity.

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly has passed bills banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. The measures were taken up Wednesday in the middle of Pride month and were all-but certain to be vetoed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.