LGBTQ+

Last month, a national report from the Safety and Justice Challenge commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation highlighted the overrepresentation of LGBTQ+ people within the criminal legal system. The report found that LGBTQ+ people are three times more likely to be incarcerated than the general population and more than twice as likely to be arrested than straight people.

Baldwin, the first openly gay person elected to the Senate, is leading the charge to secure the 10 Republican votes needed for a filibuster-proof majority to pass a bill codifying marriage equality.

While Zao MKE Church is now housed in a historic church building on the East Side of Milwaukee, the parish started in Reverend Jonah’s living room. They wanted to continue strengthening their faith outside of traditional Christian leadership that typically rejects those with marginalized identities.

A 28-year-old Black transgender woman named Brazil Johnson was recently killed in Milwaukee. This week, a few dozen of Johnson’s loved ones gathered where she was killed for a vigil.

WUWM's Community Engagement Coordinator Rafael Muñoz-Echavarria talks with Milwaukee LGTBQ activist Elle Hill about her work, life experiences and the anniversary of Stonewall.

The new documentary Mama Bears explores how the lives of conservative Christian mothers are transformed when they decide to accept and advocate for their LGBTQ+ children. Producer Laura Tatham joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to share more about the film and its impact ahead of a screening at the Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee.

Starting May 23, a six-episode podcast, called Be Seen, will explore Wisconsin’s LGBTQ history. Michail Takach, the curator for the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project, and Nate Imig, the director of content for Radio Milwaukee, share more.

School classrooms are often filled with colorful decorations — some educational, supportive and motivational. For Sarah Whaley, a Waukesha School District kindergarten special education teacher, one of her classroom decorations was the LGBTQ Pride Progress flag. However, the district asked her to take it down, citing a policy concerning controversial issues in the classroom.

Latinos are making their mark in Milwaukee’s drag scene. The increase in representation has paved the way for other Latinos to follow their passion.

A billboard with the words “You Are Loved” over a progress rainbow flag and superimposed with flowers went up in Madison, Wisconsin this past summer. Designed by Madison-based transgender, nonbinary artist Rae Senarighi, it was originally intended to just be up in June for Pride month, but a grassroots campaign has turned it into so much more.