About
A Southern queer newsroom of one, for now
queerham started as a place to share queer stories from the South. Today it is a place to find out what is happening to our rights, what it means, and what to do about it.
Read more in Why queerham exists.
Editorial standards
- Every post is labeled News, Explainer or Perspective. Opinion is always marked at the top.
- News links to the source. The bill text, the court ruling, the agency rule, or the original reporting. Where possible, more than one outlet, from different perspectives.
- We describe laws by what they do, using their official names first, and note what supporters and opponents say about them.
- Your Voices are readers' own stories, labeled as such, published with their permission under the name they choose. We check any factual claims about laws or named people before they run.
- No endorsements. queerham does not endorse candidates or parties. The voting guide and polls are nonpartisan.
- Independent sources only, and we show our work. Headlines in The Latest come from queer, nonprofit and community newsrooms, never national mainstream outlets. Our sources lists who owns and funds each one, and advocacy outlets are marked in the feed.
- Primary sources first. When we cite a ruling, a law or a rule, we link to the court, the legislature or the agency itself.
- If we are not sure, we say so. Unconfirmed items are marked as such or left out.
- Every tracker shows a "last checked" date.
How to read this site
- News Facts only, linked to the original law, ruling or reporting.
- Explainer What something means for you and what to do next.
- Perspective A clearly labeled opinion piece, from us or a guest writer.
- Your Voices A reader's own story, shared with their permission.
Our sources
Every headline in The Latest, Queer Joy and Wider World links to the outlet that reported it. Here is who those outlets are and who pays for them, so you can weigh them yourself. We never pull from national mainstream outlets.
Queer press
| Outlet | What it is | Owned or funded by |
|---|---|---|
| LGBTQ Nation | Daily LGBTQ news site. Mixes news and opinion, and opinion is not always labeled, so check the byline. | Q.Digital, for-profit, ad-supported |
| The Advocate | The oldest LGBTQ news magazine in the U.S., founded 1967. | equalpride, for-profit, ad-supported |
| them | LGBTQ news and culture site, founded at Condé Nast in 2017. | equalpride since February 2026 |
| Erin in the Morning | Independent newsletter on trans policy and law, written by journalist and advocate Erin Reed. Marked Advocacy in our feed. | Reader subscriptions |
Independent national newsrooms
| Outlet | What it is | Owned or funded by |
|---|---|---|
| The 19th | Nonprofit newsroom covering gender, politics and policy. | Nonprofit, foundation and reader funded |
| Capital B | Nonprofit newsroom covering Black communities, with Southern bureaus. | Nonprofit, foundation and reader funded |
Southern newsrooms
| Outlet | What it is | Owned or funded by |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama Reflector, Georgia Recorder, Florida Phoenix, Tennessee Lookout, SC Daily Gazette, NC Newsline, Louisiana Illuminator, Kentucky Lantern | State capitol reporting from States Newsroom, a national nonprofit network. No ads, no paywall. Critics call the network left-leaning because of some of its foundation donors. | States Newsroom (501(c)(3)). Takes no corporate money and publishes every donor giving $1,000 or more. |
| AL.com | Statewide Alabama news site from the newsroom behind The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times and the Mobile Press-Register. | Advance Local, for-profit, ad-supported |
| Alabama Political Reporter | Daily Alabama politics and statehouse news. | Independently owned by editor Bill Britt, for-profit |
| Mississippi Today | Statewide nonprofit newsroom. Won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for its welfare-scandal reporting, which a former governor is still suing over. | Deep South Today, nonprofit |
Wider World
| Outlet | What it is | Owned or funded by |
|---|---|---|
| Inside Climate News, Grist | Climate and environment reporting. | Nonprofits |
| KFF Health News | Health policy reporting. | KFF, a nonpartisan health policy nonprofit |
| MIT Technology Review | Technology and AI reporting. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Rest of World | How technology changes lives outside the West. | Nonprofit |
| ProPublica, The Marshall Project | Investigative and criminal justice reporting. | Nonprofits |
| The Conversation | Articles written by university researchers, edited by journalists. | Nonprofit, funded in part by universities |
Polls
| Outlet | What it is | Owned or funded by |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia polling tables | We read the numbers, then keep a poll only when its source link leads to that pollster's own release. Polls paid for by media outlets are dropped. | Wikimedia Foundation, nonprofit |
| Cook, Sabato, Inside Elections | Race ratings, shown side by side so no single rater decides. | Cook and Inside Elections are independent; Sabato's Crystal Ball is at the University of Virginia |
On our trackers and in our stories, we cite the law, the court record or the agency rule itself whenever we can. When we cite an advocacy group, we say so.
Corrections
If something here is wrong or out of date, tell me on Instagram at @queer.ham. Corrections are noted at the bottom of the post with the date, never quietly swapped in.
Share freely
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