A Black gay man was slashed & left for dead by strangers. He spent the holidays in the hospital. | There are only 15 lesbian bars left in the U.S. & they’re fighting to stay open in 2021 | Organizer LaLa Zannell says legislators have a lot of work to do for trans people. You can help.

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Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year from LGBTQ Nation! Biden & Trump, Pete Buttigieg, Elliot Page... Here's the top 10 LGBTQ stories of 2020 Which LGBTQ stories were most important to you this year? A Black gay man was slashed & left for dead by strangers. He spent the holidays in the hospital. Anthony Crumbley lost use of his arm, fell into a coma, and spent his birthday in the hospital because three strangers sliced his neck. Now he's terrified to go home. There are only 15 lesbian bars left in the U.S. & they’re fighting to stay open in 2021 “To me there is no alternative, it has to reopen." Organizer LaLa Zannell says legislators have a lot of work to do for trans people. You can help. "This election has shown people [that] power will always win, and that people’s determination and belief in changing the system will always win." Dr. Alicia Mousseau is the first out person on the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s executive council “To me, it’s just [about] representation, representation for our youth." James Beard was the “gay male Julia Child.” His life was filled with food, fame & homophobia The man who pioneered the first TV cooking show & established American cuisine as a cultural trademark was also deeply closeted, inappropriate & uncomfortable in his own skin. (Literally.) Our top 12 outlandish stories that will only make sense if you made it through 2020 We'd ask you to let us know if we missed any, but we're sure there's too many we did. Poland’s anti-LGBTQ historians have been hiding composer Frederic Chopin’s gay love letters Poland is becoming increasingly proud of its Catholic, anti-LGBTQ identity. But its most famous composer wanted to kiss men, it seems. Billy Porter reminds us that LGBTQ people made the difference in the election. But the work’s not done yet. See GLAAD's new Billy Porter-narrated video, detailing how organizers and voters changed the election, on LGBTQ Nation first. Here are just six victories for the LGBTQ community that came in 2020 While 2020 certainly doesn’t feel like a year of wins, the LGBTQ community did in fact experience some victories worth celebrating.

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