{"articles":[{"id":"vo7kbv","title":"Police Say ‘Rocky Horror’ Director Sabotaged Own Production With Anonymous Threats","url":"https://www.them.us/entertainment/rocky-horror-vermont-production","excerpt":"One musical director gave himself over to absolute … deception?The story of a local Vermont production of The Rocky Horror Show that was cancelled after members of the cast and crew received threatening text messages has reached an unexpected second act: According to the Essex Police Department, the","source":"them.","author":"Mathew Rodriguez","publishDate":"2026-08-06T17:41:30.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-06T18:00:09.669Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fgloved-hand-waving-between-red-stage-curtains.png%3Fid%3D67583609%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":90,"priority":1},{"id":"205g1i","title":"Libs of TikTok Unleashes Harassment Campaign Against North Carolina Elementary School Teacher","url":"https://www.them.us/news/bigoted-harassment-north-carolina-teacher","excerpt":"This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A nonbinary North Carolina school teacher has become the latest target of a harassment campaign by far-right extremist Libs of TikTok and other conservative influencers.A post showing a picture of the teacher has been viewed more than 700,000 times on X","source":"them.","author":"Jacob Ogles","publishDate":"2026-08-06T17:12:05.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-06T18:00:09.669Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fchaya-raichik.jpg%3Fid%3D67583557%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":90,"priority":1},{"id":"xipgqv","title":"Rosie O'Donnell Is Ready to Slam Trump on Kimmel, Says She Has No Fear of FCC","url":"https://www.them.us/entertainment/celebrity/rosie-odonnell-donald-trump","excerpt":"This story originally appeared on Out.When Rosie O'Donnell sits in for late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on ABC stations later this month, the out lesbian said she isn't about to suspend her almost 20-year feud with President Donald Trump.Despite what happened to Kimmel last September when ABC abruptly p","source":"them.","author":"Dawn Ennis","publishDate":"2026-08-06T17:07:08.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-06T18:00:09.669Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fpresident-donald-trump-answers-questions-during-a-press-conference-at-the-white-house-in-june-2026-rosie-o-donnell-at-the-open.jpg%3Fid%3D61198526%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"r9hbdj","title":"Parents in Washington Pulled Their Kids From School Over A Video About LGBTQ+ People Simply Existing","url":"https://www.them.us/news/washington-parents-pride-video","excerpt":"This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Parents in Washington state have pulled their children out of school after learning that a teacher showed students a video about Pride Month. 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Stormé — a \"stone butch gay woman\" in the words of their \"gay daughter,\" trans singer Christy Henderson Jenkins — went on to be the \"male impersonator\" emcee for the Jewel","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Greg Owen","publishDate":"2026-08-02T21:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T20:00:53.811Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2020%2F06%2FGettyImages-83648126-scaled.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":190,"priority":1},{"id":"0sqo3q","title":"Fashion brand backs off of \"Harry Potter\" collab after strong online backlash","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/fashion-brand-backs-off-of-harry-potter-collab-after-strong-online-backlash/","excerpt":"A typically queer-friendly fashion brand is ending its Harry Potter-inspired line after customer backlash, considering Harry Potter creator JK Rowling uses her money to fund anti-trans initiatives. The California-based Unique Vintage not only announced a new Harry Potter collection, but ironically,","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-08-02T19:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T20:00:53.811Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fscreenshot-2026-07-30-at-12649pm.png%3Ffocus_crop%3D656%2C345%2C0.47%2C0.51%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"rights","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"fiprs9","title":"Remember when Trump fired one of the highest-ranking trans women in the federal government?","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/remember-when-trump-fired-one-of-the-highest-ranking-trans-women-in-the-federal-government/","excerpt":"Amy Paris worked for the federal government in various critical capacities for the past 10 years. She was critical to helping the Biden administration implement trans-inclusive policies and most recently served as deputy digital services lead in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), whe","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-08-02T18:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T20:00:53.811Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2024%2F07%2Fusatsi-23816288-168404765-lowres.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"3p2oai","title":"11 Transmasc Docs, Dramas, and Comedies You Shouldn’t Overlook","url":"https://www.them.us/entertainment/tv-and-movies/transmasc-trans-man-ftm-movies","excerpt":"Cinema is inherently a place that people turn to seek representation. Watching a movie by yourself can be a quiet place for self-reflection and self-exploration and watching one in a group often leads to a discussion, so movies naturally are a place people turn to for affirmation that they are not a","source":"them.","author":"Francis Huntley","publishDate":"2026-07-27T20:17:30.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T20:00:54.292Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fimage.jpg%3Fid%3D67542143%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"zsmifs","title":"Playing sports doesn’t qualify you to talk about trans people","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/playing-sports-doesnt-qualify-you-to-talk-about-trans-people/","excerpt":"From Riley Gaines to Sophie Cunningham, athletes seem ready to weigh in on trans inclusion in sports as reliable sources, but too often it seems they have never looked beyond simple scaremongering and right-wing talking points. 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The couple, Allen and Tony, were featured in an on-the-street interview in which they shared that they've been together for 53 years, having met on a tennis court in 1973. 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GoFundMe has said it's \"reviewing\" whether the campaign violates its own policies forbidding fund","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-08-02T14:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T18:00:54.069Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F01%2Fjonathan-ross-ice-agent-killer-of-renee-good.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"gzcqm5","title":"Trump makes bad gay jokes, terror attack in Berlin & LGBTQ+ journalists exiled from Russia","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/makes-bad-gay-jokes-terror-in-berlin-lgbtq-journalists-exiled-from-russia/","excerpt":"1 person killed in terrorist attack on Berlin Pride What happened: Abdul Ballout, a German citizen who was a supporter of the Islamic State (ISIL), drove a rented van into the Tiergarten in Berlin on the last day of the city's Christopher Street Day celebrations, killing one person and injuring arou","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Alex Bollinger","publishDate":"2026-08-02T13:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T18:00:54.069Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fmixcollage-31-jul-2026-10-37-am-9456.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":190,"priority":1},{"id":"va70f6","title":"After Trump Meltdown, Cracker Barrel Bends the Knee and Replaces CEO","url":"https://www.them.us/news/cracker-barrel-ceo-steps-down","excerpt":"After a completely nonsensical MAGA meltdown over a supposedly “woke” rebrand last year, the current CEO of Cracker Barrel is being replaced.The American restaurant and gift shop company announced on July 27 that current CEO and director Julie Masino, who led the controversial rebrand, will be stepp","source":"them.","author":"James Factora","publishDate":"2026-07-27T18:11:34.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T18:00:54.634Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fcracker-barrel-store-sign-on-a-building-with-blue-sky-in-the-background.jpg%3Fid%3D67541683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"safety","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"ongppy","title":"This secret guest house in the Catskills became a paradise for trans women in the '50s & '60s","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/this-secret-guest-house-in-the-catskills-became-a-paradise-for-trans-women-in-the-50s-60s/","excerpt":"If you know, you know. That was the case with Casa Susanna, a guesthouse in New York's Catskill Mountains, which in the 1950s and 60s catered to a particular subset of the LGBTQ+ community, a group trans author and journalist Sandy Ernest Allen described as \"transfeminine cross-dressers.\" Related A","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Greg Owen","publishDate":"2026-08-01T21:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T16:00:44.929Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fscreenshot-2026-07-31-at-91904am.png%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"community","briefingScore":190,"priority":1},{"id":"e6uoqj","title":"\"Giddy\" Sam Smith announces engagement to fashion designer Christian Cowan","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/giddy-sam-smith-announces-engagement-to-fashion-designer-christian-cowan/","excerpt":"Nonbinary music artist Sam Smith announced their engagement on Tuesday in an interview with the New York Times. 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The key part of her request","source":"them.","author":"Dawn Ennis","publishDate":"2026-07-27T16:36:54.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T16:00:46.135Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fman-sits-alone-in-empty-church.jpg%3Fid%3D32568618%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"fqhxxn","title":"Terrorist Attack at Huge Berlin Pride Parade Celebration Leaves 1 Dead, Dozens Injured","url":"https://www.them.us/news/berlin-pride-terrorist-attack","excerpt":"This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A woman was killed, and 29 people were injured Saturday night when a vehicle drove into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride celebration, in what German officials are investigating as a suspected Islamist terrorist attack.Authorities were searching Sunday for a","source":"them.","author":"Christopher Wiggins","publishDate":"2026-07-27T16:10:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T16:00:46.135Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Ftwo-men-walking-between-emergency-vehicles.jpg%3Fid%3D67537978%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"wap5zl","title":"A Texas Femboy Says the DMV Revoked His “I <3 Yaoi” License Plate","url":"https://www.them.us/news/yaoi-license-plate","excerpt":"As if people didn’t hate the DMV enough, a Texas femboy and car enthusiast is sounding the alarm about the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles apparently declaring war on yaoi, so to speak.Content creator aSpicyCow, known only as Amber, posted a video to his social media profiles detailing the incide","source":"them.","author":"James Factora","publishDate":"2026-07-27T16:02:50.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T16:00:46.135Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fimage.jpg%3Fid%3D67541342%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":90,"priority":1},{"id":"8q51cj","title":"Remember when 2 men were hit with a cane 80 times each for kissing in private?","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/remember-when-2-men-were-hit-with-a-cane-80-times-each-for-kissing-in-private/","excerpt":"Islamic authorities in Indonesia's Aceh province will hit a 20-year-old man and a 21-year-old man 80 times with a cane for kissing and hugging each other in a public toilet. Witnesses in the Taman Sari city park informed police after seeing the men enter the same restroom in April, leading to the me","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-08-01T18:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T14:00:44.907Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2025%2F08%2Fshutterstock-2639765519.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":190,"priority":1},{"id":"urymb3","title":"Trump just lost his battle to force a university to release its “list of Jews”","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/just-lost-his-battle-to-force-a-university-to-release-its-list-of-jews/","excerpt":"As former Biden White House Press Secretary and current host of MS Now’s prime time host Jen Psaki read and posted the banner headline from the New York Times, I was sent into traumatic shock. It brought back all the horrors I heard about my Polish family after their torture and murder following the","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Dr. Warren J. 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The year when transgender influencer and Broadway actress Dylan Mulvaney held up a single can of Bud Light in a video and the right promptly lost its mind, causing parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev to lose billions of dollars in market cap? Donald Trump certainly does, because he’d","source":"them.","author":"Samantha Allen","publishDate":"2026-07-27T15:06:02.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T14:00:45.114Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fsmiling-person-in-formal-attire-holding-bud-light-cans-at-a-table.png%3Fid%3D67541100%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"emaqbx","title":"U.S. House Rejects Permanent Transgender Military Ban in Defense Bill Vote","url":"https://www.them.us/politics/trans-military-ban-fails","excerpt":"This story originally appeared on The Advocate.House Republicans tried to turn President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender military service into something harder to undo. They failed narrowly, and not before approving two measures targeting transgender troops and their families.An amendment from Rep","source":"them.","author":"Christopher Wiggins","publishDate":"2026-07-27T14:54:25.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T14:00:45.114Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fold-ironsides-patch-on-a-u-s-army-uniform.jpg%3Fid%3D67541047%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"o1ukoy","title":"Recall when a medical professor sounded the alarm on Trump’s 'deterioration almost week over week'?","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/recall-when-a-medical-professor-sounded-the-alarm-on-trumps-deterioration-almost-week-over-week/","excerpt":"A medical professor and an expert in psychiatry is sounding the alarm about Donald Trump's quickening mental decline, saying that Trump's mind is going so fast that he can see signs of \"deterioration almost week over week.\" \"The rate of decline is accelerating.\" Related Trump forgets the word for \"A","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Alex Bollinger","publishDate":"2026-08-01T14:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T12:00:44.923Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2025%2F06%2Fshutterstock-2610680759-scaled.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"safety","briefingScore":190,"priority":1},{"id":"vva70l","title":"Trump tried to put her down, but Dylan Mulvaney clapped back with true class","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/tried-to-put-her-down-but-dylan-mulvaney-clapped-back-with-true-class/","excerpt":"Here are this week’s most popular positive stories, with some fun social media posts tossed in too. 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Now the school is paying for his death.","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/teachers-ignored-the-cruel-of-a-trans-teen-now-the-school-is-paying-for-his/","excerpt":"A New Jersey high school reached a settlement with the family of Myles Fitzpatrick, a trans teen who took his own life in 2022 after serial harassment by classmates and the alleged failure of school staff to acknowledge his distress or stop the bullying, My Central Jersey reports. 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Cynthia Nixon will be the “Reverend-for-the-Day” at Bride Pride, billed as the “World’s Largest All-Girl Wedding & Renewal Ceremony,” per its website. 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Despite their feeble attempts to boycott the film over casting Elliot Page as Sinon and Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy, the film grossed $124 million domestica","source":"them.","author":"Quispe López","publishDate":"2026-07-20T15:32:26.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-07-27T14:00:11.968Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fwarriors-in-ancient-armor-walking-through-a-misty-forest.jpg%3Fid%3D67507900%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"community","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"jkdusc","title":"Hunter Biden Says Everyone in D.C. Knows There’s a “Closeted Gay Mafia” of Republicans","url":"https://www.them.us/politics/hunter-biden-closetocracy-republican","excerpt":"As a target of constant right-wing vitriol, elite shitposter Hunter Biden knows a thing or two about Republican hypocrisy, and he elaborated on the subject during an interview on the latest episode of the hit podcast I’ve Had It with Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan. 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The bar released a statement the following morning regarding the incident, stating that bar staff had asked a patron to leave earlier in the night citing concerning behavior. T","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Emma LaPointe","publishDate":"2026-07-17T23:31:28.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1620121692029-d088224ddc74%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"safety","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"k44ntk","title":"Olivia Wilde’s Group Sex Comedy The Invite Is Easily the Summer’s Best Film","url":"https://www.them.us/entertainment/tv-and-movies/the-invite-review-olivia-wilde","excerpt":"In Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope, widely seen as a coded gay film, a bickering pair of urbanites try to keep a terrible secret during a tense dinner party. 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Reed also recategorized South Carolina","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-07-18T15:00:00.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"nnzleo","title":"In Viral Post, Author Jesse James Rose Opens Up About Anti-LGBTQ+ Senator Lindsey Graham Allegedly Hiring Her for Sex Work","url":"https://www.them.us/politics/jesse-james-rose-lindsey-graham","excerpt":"After longtime U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham died on Saturday night, reportedly from aortic dissection, the reaction from the LGBTQ+ community was immediate.The South Carolina Republican had served in the U.S. Senate since 2003, spending his final years as a loyalist to President Donald Tru","source":"them.","author":"Quispe López","publishDate":"2026-07-13T14:38:20.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fsplit-image-person-taking-a-selfie-on-the-left-lindsey-graham-on-the-right.jpg%3Fid%3D67148263%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"4y7osx","title":"Remember when a GOP lawmaker was left speechless when asked if he’s trans during a hearing?","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/remember-when-a-gop-lawmaker-was-left-speechless-when-asked-if-hes-trans-during-a-hearing/","excerpt":"A Republican state rep from Michigan testifying about his anti-trans sports bill on Monday was left speechless after an out Democratic colleague began his questioning by asking, \"Representative, can you tell me: are you trans?\" A long beat staring down out gay Democratic state Rep. 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Did you even know that there’s an entire day devoted to the sapphic sisters of your parents? Well, there should be. Because lesbian aunts are the givers of the best birthday gifts and — I can only say this because I am one — the weirdos who mak","source":"them.","author":"Samantha Allen","publishDate":"2026-07-13T13:34:42.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fwoman-with-tattoos-feeding-a-child-pie.jpg%3Fid%3D67148077%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"ewlihf","title":"Straight couple's amazing Pride display snags a governor's love & praise","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/straight-couples-amazing-pride-display-snags-a-governors-love-praise/","excerpt":"Here are this week’s most popular positive stories, with some fun social media posts tossed in too. Like seeing uplifting content like this? Sign up for our Good News email. 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Related Italy's \"disgusting\" new law makes it virtually impossible for LGBTQ+ couples to have kids Jens Spahn, a memb","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Greg Owen","publishDate":"2026-07-17T20:00:00.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"8s8p7v","title":"Whitman-Walker to host legal services workshop","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/17/whitman-walker-hosts-legal-services-workshop/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=whitman-walker-hosts-legal-services-workshop","excerpt":"Whitman Walker Health Center will host a legal services workshop on Tuesday, July 21 at 3 p.m. virtually and in-person at the DC LGBTQ+ Community Center. Attorneys from WWH will give an overview of the free legal services they offer and discuss recent challenges. 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Trump Jr. used his Instagram account to share an X post from 61-year-old conservative podcaster Adam Carolla, which referenced the $300 million White House ballroom","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-07-17T18:45:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2021%2F12%2FDonald-Trump-Jr-tongue.png%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"culture","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"fvhtdt","title":"Lindsey Graham has passed away. Do LGBTQ people have a right to celebrate his death?","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/16/lindsey-graham-has-passed-away-do-lgbtq-people-have-a-right-to-celebrate-his-death/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=lindsey-graham-has-passed-away-do-lgbtq-people-have-a-right-to-celebrate-his-death","excerpt":"Uncloseted Media published this article on July 16. 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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that troops ages 30 and older will be subject to annual testosterone screenings, while younger se","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Joe Reberkenny","publishDate":"2026-07-16T12:47:42.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1518998053901-5348d3961a04%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"vcv3l5","title":"The queer Asian comics building collective joy in D.C.","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/16/queer-asian-comedy-dc/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=queer-asian-comedy-dc","excerpt":"Kevin Chen’s family tombstone has room for four: him, his parents and his boyfriend. The arrangement might prove to be a little awkward. “My boyfriend is 100% white, and my parents are 100% disappointed,” Chen confessed. 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The split follows revelations that Bryon Noem paid online fetish performers and shared photographs of himself presentin","source":"them.","author":"Christopher Wiggins","publishDate":"2026-07-10T20:55:19.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fimage.jpg%3Fid%3D67132933%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"vmce6c","title":"I wrote this museum's first ever paper on LGBTQ+ history. Today it's honoring our past in a big way.","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/i-wrote-this-museums-first-ever-paper-on-lgbtq-history-today-its-honoring-our-past-in-a-big-way/","excerpt":"I like good-troublemakers. As a graduate student in history at the University of Missouri at St. Louis more than thirty years ago, I wrote a paper about Rev. Carol Cureton and the outsized organizing impact of her LGBTQ+-affirming church on St. Louis's LGBTQ+ community. 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At his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Clayton, like","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Alex Bollinger","publishDate":"2026-07-16T13:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fusatsi-29216957-168404765-lowres.jpg%3Ffocus_crop%3D2300%2C1211%2C0.36%2C0.34%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"rights","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"auc7qu","title":"Remember when Kim Davis asked the Supreme Court to take her case to end marriage equality?","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/remember-when-kim-davis-asked-the-supreme-court-to-take-her-case-to-end-marriage-equality/","excerpt":"Former county clerk Kim Davis has asked a second time for the Supreme Court to take her case, with anti-LGBTQ+ advocates hoping it could be the one to lead the justices to overturn marriage equality. Davis, a conservative Christian who has been married four times, refused to provide marriage license","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-07-16T12:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2023%2F09%2Fscreen-shot-2023-09-14-at-5.14.33-am.png%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"agqna0","title":"Trump tried to stop a drag activist group from getting an honorific history marker. 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One indignant representative, freshman Rep. 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Created by his predecessor Joe Biden, the rule required federally-funded child welfare agencies to receive LGBTQ+ youth competency training; provide access to age-appropriate support services to queer youth; and to place them","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-07-15T20:50:42.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fusatsi-29354616.jpg%3Ffocus_crop%3D1404%2C739%2C0.63%2C0.55%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"rights","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"ixrm8e","title":"New dollar coin will have Trump's scowling face on it","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/new-dollar-coin-will-have-trumps-scowling-face-on-it/","excerpt":"Out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared the design for a new dollar coin featuring the president's scowling face, making him the first living president to have his image imprinted on currency. Bessent said the coin will \"honor the enduring legacy of liberty and a lasting symbol of patriotism\" an","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Alex Bollinger","publishDate":"2026-07-15T19:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fhnqwzatxuaacimk.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"ovk2vz","title":"Christian nationalist lawsuit promotes \"humiliating\" & \"reckless\" accusation against a trans student","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/christian-nationalist-promotes-humiliating-reckless-against-a-trans-student/","excerpt":"The mother of Daisy Davis (not her real name) says the story about her trans daughter masturbating in a stall next to a classmate in the girls' restroom at Boise High School is false, as well as “reckless and irresponsible.” And it refuses to die. Related Federal judge temporarily blocks Idaho law t","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Greg Owen","publishDate":"2026-07-15T19:00:00.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"qgbs0m","title":"Elliot Page Is Three Things Transphobes Will Never Be: Happy, in a Hit Movie, and With a Girlfriend","url":"https://www.them.us/entertainment/tv-and-movies/elliot-page-is-three-things-transphobes-will-never-be-happy-in-a-hit-movie-and-with-a-girlfriend","excerpt":"Elliot Page walked the red carpet for the New York City premiere of The Odyssey earlier this week — much to the chagrin of right-wing transphobes sitting at home behind their keyboards. Unsurprisingly, Page enjoyed a seemingly lovely evening with his girlfriend, Overcompensating star Julia Shiplett,","source":"them.","author":"Quispe López","publishDate":"2026-07-16T15:56:32.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Ftwo-people-posing-together-one-in-sunglasses-both-dressed-formally.jpg%3Fid%3D67480594%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"frmzyt","title":"Remember when Trump possibly increased the chances for Democrats to retake the Senate in 2026?","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/remember-when-possibly-increased-the-chances-for-democrats-to-retake-the-in-2026/","excerpt":"The Wall Street Journal editorial board says Donald Trump may have doomed his presidency by making it possible for Democrats to retake the Senate during the midterm elections. In an op-ed, the board said the situation is due to the president's \"uncanny habit of handing his opponents a sword.\" Relate","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-07-15T18:45:35.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2025%2F03%2Fusatsi-25747409.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"7fk9ab","title":"Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder Will Read Secretary Under Jane Schoenbrun’s Direction","url":"https://www.them.us/entertainment/tv-and-movies/camp-miasma-cast-secretary-reading","excerpt":"I’m going to be really honest with you. Sometimes in the news business, we need to try hard to make something sound a little more exciting or interesting than it actually is. We’ll tack on a few more adjectives. Get a little ahead of ourselves. 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Media reports indicate former Fresnillo Mayor Benjamín Medrano was shot to death on July 7 inside an ice cream store in Guadalajara, the country’s second-largest city that is located in Jalisco state. Fresnillo is a city in Zacatecas state. Medra","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Michael K. Lavers","publishDate":"2026-07-14T18:02:44.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1557862921-37829c790f19%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"rights","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"v93o5w","title":"Analyst shares shocking effect of Graham Platner's exit on Dem chances to beat Susan Collins","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/quick-hit-analyst-shares-shocking-effect-of-graham-platners-exit-on-dem-chances-to-beat-susan-collins/","excerpt":"CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten shared surprising data showing that Democrats have an even greater chance of ousting incumbent Sen. 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Readers, especially gays and lesbians who love their Turner Film Classics, will savor it because it rin","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Charles Francis","publishDate":"2026-07-14T18:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fscreenshot-2026-07-13-at-31241pm.png%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"guv0f8","title":"Mormon Wives Star Layla Taylor Soft Launches New Girlfriend After Coming Out as Bisexual","url":"https://www.them.us/entertainment/celebrity/laylor-taylor-bisexual-girlfriend-tease","excerpt":"This article originally appeared on Out.One week after coming out as bisexual on a podcast, Layla Taylor is teasing a new relationship with another woman with a video post on Instagram.The ex-Mormon reality TV star appeared in a video that shows her holding hands with what People magazine called \"th","source":"them.","author":"Dawn Ennis","publishDate":"2026-07-08T17:53:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Flayla-taylor-against-a-lavender-backdrop.jpg%3Fid%3D67112986%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"9ikjyt","title":"Man attacks male sex partner after \"revolting act\" involving \"fecal matter\"","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/man-attacks-male-partner-after-revolting-act-involving-fecal-matter/","excerpt":"West Miami police arrested 38-year-old Luis Alberto Negrin on June 28 for choking, beating, and holding his male partner at gunpoint after \"a revolting act during a sexual encounter,\" WPLG reported. Police received a report of a man “crying and bleeding in the middle of the roadway.” When officers a","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-07-14T17:37:30.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fscreenshot-2026-07-14-at-123638pm.png%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"8fng24","title":"Megan Rapinoe warns trans sports bans harm all girls: \"That's a feature, not a bug, of these laws\"","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/megan-rapinoe-warns-trans-sports-bans-harm-all-girls-thats-a-feature-not-a-bug-of-these-laws/","excerpt":"Out soccer star Megan Rapinoe slammed the movement to ban transgender girls from sports as a \"witch hunt\" and \"manufactured issue\" over which \"women and girls will suffer the most.\" In an op-ed for Marie Claire, the longtime trans rights advocate shared that a brand fired her from participating in a","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-07-14T17:00:00.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"2cz1lo","title":"Who might replace Lindsey Graham? 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The South Carolina senator had been a major part of Republican politics up until his Saturday death at his home in Washington, reportedly o","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Joe Reberkenny","publishDate":"2026-07-13T15:28:05.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1620121692029-d088224ddc74%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"58hnkx","title":"Ken Paxton Loves the Bible and His Country So Much He Took His Alleged Mistress to England on July 4th","url":"https://www.them.us/politics/ken-paxton-mistress-england-vacation","excerpt":"Apparently, when Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton isn’t busy attacking his political opponents for supporting transgender people, coming after gender-affirming medical care, and suing out-of-state companies for selling binders, he likes to summer in Europe. Everyone","source":"them.","author":"Quispe López","publishDate":"2026-07-08T15:59:50.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fken-paxton-waving-in-front-of-an-american-flag-and-a-texas-state-flag.jpg%3Fid%3D67112402%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":190,"priority":1},{"id":"hafk58","title":"Feds share key evidence in Renee Good & Alex Pretti killings after months of withholding it","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/feds-share-key-evidence-in-renee-good-alex-pretti-killings-after-months-of-withholding-it/","excerpt":"After months of refusing to cooperate with state officials in Minnesota, the U.S. Department of Justice finally began turning over key evidence regarding the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) earlier this month. Over the past two weeks, feder","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"John Russell","publishDate":"2026-07-14T16:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F01%2Frenee-good-body-cam-cnn.png%3Ffocus_crop%3D1454%2C765%2C0.67%2C0.52%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"rights","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"422ow0","title":"Pretty Sure Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender Just Confirmed Zuko Is Bi","url":"https://www.them.us/entertainment/tv-and-movies/avatar-aang-last-airbender-movie","excerpt":"A new trailer for Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender seems to have put rumors about a beloved character’s sexuality to bed. Released on Tuesday, the trailer for the upcoming animated film, which takes place after Aang brought warring nations together in peace, finds Team Avatar encountering a mysteriou","source":"them.","author":"Mathew Rodriguez","publishDate":"2026-07-08T15:23:56.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fzuko-and-other-characters-from-avatar-aang-the-last-airbender.png%3Fid%3D67112218%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"tfas68","title":"LGBTQ+ people are finding their spiritual home with the Satanic Temple","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/lgbtq-people-are-finding-their-spiritual-home-with-the-satanic-temple/","excerpt":"“I think there were a lot of LGBTQ people who felt they didn't have a place with a religious identity. And so, when we came along, they felt naturally that this is what Satanism clearly can allow for, because, unfortunately, Christian nationalism has defined itself, at least partially, by its reject","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Faefyx Collington","publishDate":"2026-07-14T16:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fusatsi-20575329.jpg%3Ffocus_crop%3D759%2C399%2C0.66%2C0.36%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"l584r6","title":"PHOTOS: Westminster Pride","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/13/photos-westminster-pride-2026/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=photos-westminster-pride-2026","excerpt":"The eighth annual Westminster Pride Festival was held at Westminster City Park in Westminster, Md. on Saturday, July 11. (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key) The post PHOTOS: Westminster Pride appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News.","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Michael Key","publishDate":"2026-07-13T14:24:51.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonblade.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2F2026%2F07%2F20260711_Westminster_Pride_Festival_insert_3_c_Washington_Blade_by_Michael_Key.jpg","category":"community","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"2gp31m","title":"Un terremoto también se vive desde el exilio","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/13/un-terremoto-tambien-se-vive-desde-el-exilio/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=un-terremoto-tambien-se-vive-desde-el-exilio","excerpt":"El 24 de junio de 2026, dos terremotos sacudieron Venezuela y alteraron la vida de miles de personas en cuestión de segundos. Para gran parte del mundo fue una noticia que ocupó titulares durante algunos días. Para quienes nacimos allí, el tiempo pareció detenerse. Antes de pensar en la magnitud del","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Yonatan Matheus","publishDate":"2026-07-13T13:35:28.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1518998053901-5348d3961a04%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"9k7tq4","title":"GOP Senator says the Mitch McConnell hospital photo might be fake then takes it back","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/quick-hit-gop-senator-says-the-mitch-mcconnell-hospital-photo-might-be-fake-then-takes-it-back/","excerpt":"During an appearance on Real America's Voice, Sen. Ron Johnson (R- WI) commented on the bizarre \"proof of life\" photo released by the office of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who has not been seen in public since his neighbors saw him being rushed to the hospital a month ago. Many people have cast dou","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-07-14T15:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2021%2F12%2Fron-johnson.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"culture","briefingScore":90,"priority":1},{"id":"cim8i5","title":"\"Odyssey\" director slams right-wing backlash to casting of Elliot Page: \"He did an incredible job\"","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/odyssey-director-slams-right-wing-backlash-to-casting-of-elliot-page-he-did-an-incredible-job/","excerpt":"Ahead of the release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey this week, the director responded to the backlash the film has received based on its casting and trailers. Complaints have included issues with the costuming, the us of modern language, and the casting of Lupita Nyong’o and Elliot Page. 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In the story, posted to Cain’s social media on Tuesday, Navaret","source":"them.","author":"Mathew Rodriguez","publishDate":"2026-07-08T13:48:47.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fethel-cain-and-inde-navarette-at-a-haute-couture-show.png%3Fid%3D67111748%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"culture","briefingScore":190,"priority":1},{"id":"lq7avr","title":"\"The Ring\" & \"Lilo & Stitch\" star Daveigh Chase passed away due to AIDS","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/the-ring-lilo-stitch-star-daveigh-chase-passed-away-due-to-aids/","excerpt":"Daveigh Chase, the actress best known for being the voice of Lilo in Disney's Lilo & Stitch and the creepy girl in the 2002 blockbuster, The Ring, passed away last month at age 35 from complications related to AIDS. 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In December, the Centers for M","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Alex Bollinger","publishDate":"2026-07-14T13:30:00.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"rcsabb","title":"Remember when Trump was mocked for apparently making up a Democrat to get mad at?","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/quick-hit-remember-when-was-mocked-for-apparently-making-up-a-democrat-to-get-mad-at/","excerpt":"Donald Trump is getting mocked for, according to some people, transparently making up a Democrat who wants \"men playing women's sports\" in order to dodge a question about the economy during an interview that aired this weekend on 60 Minutes. \"Can I ask you about the economy?\" reporter Norah O'Donnel","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Alex Bollinger","publishDate":"2026-07-14T13:22:12.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2025%2F09%2Fusatsi-27096179.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"vno9x2","title":"Pete Buttigieg blasts Trump's \"carnival of corruption\": \"The American dream. 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Ron DeSantis (R) spoke with host Sean Hannity about what Hannity called a \"mass migration\" of conservative voters moving from blue states to red states. 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This is a chance to relax, make new friends, and enjoy happy hour specials at this classic retro venue. Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite. Women in their Twenties and Thirties will","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Tinashe Chingarande","publishDate":"2026-07-10T16:14:48.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1518998053901-5348d3961a04%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"community","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"hkh6qm","title":"Gay Fla. Democrat Elijah Manley sees opportunity in Trump's second term","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/10/elijah-manley-democrat-florida-election-interview/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=elijah-manley-democrat-florida-election-interview","excerpt":"Just over two and a half miles from President Donald Trump's primary residence lies one of Florida's most reliably Democratic congressional districts. There, a 27-year-old progressive is mounting a campaign centered on resisting what he calls the Trump-Vance administration's attacks on civil rights,","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Joe Reberkenny","publishDate":"2026-07-10T13:50:07.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonblade.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2F2026%2F07%2FElijah_Manley_insert_2_courtesy_Office_of_Elijah_Manley-502x600.jpg","category":"rights","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"signbj","title":"The First One to Know You’re Gay? Your TikTok Algorithm","url":"https://www.them.us/culture/tiktok-algorithm-knows-gay","excerpt":"Apparently, the damn phones really are paying attention to everything, including the innermost thoughts you have yet to unpack yourself. A new study found that the TikTok algorithm might know you’re queer before you even come to that realization yourself.Recently published in the Gender, Place, & Cu","source":"them.","author":"Quispe López","publishDate":"2026-07-06T16:07:43.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fan-image-of-a-phone-with-the-tiktok-app-pulled-up-on-the-store.jpg%3Fid%3D67101330%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"qiwbci","title":"Distraught patrons mourn closure of Jerusalem's only gay bar: \"There are populations that need this\"","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/distraught-patrons-mourn-closure-of-jerusalems-only-gay-bar-there-are-populations-that-need-this/","excerpt":"Jerusalem's LGBTQ+ community is mourning the closure of the city's only gay bar, which bid farewell to patrons at the end of June. Video Pub has been a haven for LGBTQ+ Israelis and tourists for the past 14 years, but its owner, Avi Goldberger, believes it's no longer needed. Related How LGBTQ+ affi","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-07-11T19:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fscreenshot-2026-07-07-at-25607pm.png%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"safety","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"3fcemn","title":"Remember when MAGA pundits at a Turning Point USA event fought & accused each other of being gay?","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/quick-hit-remember-when-pundits-at-a-turning-point-usa-event-fought-accused-each-other-of-being-gay/","excerpt":"MAGA infighting erupted at Turning Point USA’s America Fest in Phoenix, Arizona, as conservative broadcaster Ben Shapiro blasted Candace Owens for spreading conspiracy theories about the murder of Turning Point's founder Charlie Kirk, Tucker Carlson for platforming neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes, and Steve B","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-07-11T18:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2025%2F12%2Fusatsi-27848980-scaled.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"w96jhg","title":"Ron Singer, owner of popular Mount Vernon gay bar Leon's, dies","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/09/ron-singer-owner-of-popular-mount-vernon-gay-bar-leons-dies/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ron-singer-owner-of-popular-mount-vernon-gay-bar-leons-dies","excerpt":"By CAYLA HARRIS | Ron Singer, the owner of Baltimore’s popular gay bar Leon’s Backroom, died Tuesday, the venue announced in a social media post. 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While speaking to Capital Buzz for the release of her new film Enola Holmes 3, the Stranger Things alumna shared that she believed in past lives and added that, in on","source":"them.","author":"Mathew Rodriguez","publishDate":"2026-07-06T14:50:53.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fimage.jpg%3Fid%3D67100966%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"zfcv4r","title":"How the Manosphere Infiltrated 'Love Island USA'","url":"https://www.them.us/the-manosphere-love-island-usa","excerpt":"In recent years, Love Island USA has distinguished itself from the sea of tropical, horny reality dating shows, to become something of a longform sociological study in heterosexual dating. Going deeper than the mere interpersonal drama that seems to consume most of its contemporaries, the Peacock hi","source":"them.","author":"Quispe López","publishDate":"2026-07-10T21:40:23.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fmovie-night.webp%3Fid%3D67134132%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"4t00ou","title":"Everyone Loves ‘Heated Rivalry’ Until Lena Dunham Makes a Gay Porn Joke at Taylor Swift’s Wedding","url":"https://www.them.us/entertainment/celebrity/taylor-swift-lena-dunham-wedding-joke","excerpt":"You might think we’d left the 2010s behind, but there’s still an unfortunate lingering tendency to grasp pearls when Lena Dunham opens her mouth. 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During his speech, Vance told the troops he was having a mental debate about whether to jok","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-07-10T22:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2024%2F10%2Fjd-vance-gay-thirst.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"community","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"wz4rp8","title":"Trans org shares community-sourced inclusive bathroom map: \"Our communities need practical tools\"","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/trans-org-shares-community-sourced-inclusive-bathroom-map-our-communities-need-practical-tools/","excerpt":"The Idaho-based nonprofit Trans Affirm has released an \"Inclusive Bathroom Map\" to help trans people in the state find safe restrooms as they live under what advocates have called \"the most extreme anti-transgender bathroom ban in the nation.\" Gov. Brad Little (R) signed the law in March, but it did","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-07-10T21:00:00.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"eu38o2","title":"Gay Republican whines after fellow GOP members call him a pedophile","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/gay-republican-whines-after-fellow-gop-members-call-him-a/","excerpt":"A gay and virulently anti-transgender candidate for Congress in Wyoming is suing over accusations that he's a pedophile, charges lobbed by other, virulently anti-gay Republicans. Reid Rasner, a Trump loyalist who has spent $1.2 million of his own money on multiple campaigns for office in the state,","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Greg Owen","publishDate":"2026-07-10T20:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Freid-rasner-for-wyoming.png%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"df5zbh","title":"Mitch McConnell taken to ambulance in a stretcher last month & hasn't been heard from since","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/quick-hit-mitch-mcconnell-taken-to-ambulance-in-a-stretcher-last-month-hasnt-been-heard-from-since/","excerpt":"Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was rushed to a hospital on a stretcher last month, according to new information reported by CNN, including video. A neighbor said that emergency responders arrived due to a report of an unconscious person in the McConnell home. They opened the door at around 8:30 a.m. on","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Alex Bollinger","publishDate":"2026-07-10T19:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fambulance.png%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"health","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"2ztw91","title":"Straight ally couple's huge Pride display gets surprise visit from pro-LGBTQ+ governor","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/straight-ally-couples-huge-pride-display-gets-surprise-visit-from-pro-lgbtq-governor/","excerpt":"Kris Cravens-Hutton and her husband, Dave Hutton, made headlines with the \"maximalist\" Pride Month display in front of their Detroit home. The large, rainbow-colored display of allyship even gained the couple a visit from pro-LGBTQ+ Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D). The straight couple's display includes","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-07-10T18:51:45.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fusatsi-29358475.jpg%3Ffocus_crop%3D1000%2C526%2C0.55%2C0.32%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"rjnpal","title":"Queer media dominates 2026 Emmy nominations","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/09/queer-media-dominates-2026-emmy-nominations/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=queer-media-dominates-2026-emmy-nominations","excerpt":"Nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards are here — and they are so, so queer! With the year we’ve seen in LGBTQ media, this isn’t very surprising; whether it be jaw-dropping new series or the ends of fan-favorite classics, every month offered a new project or performer for queer audiences to","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Joel Medina","publishDate":"2026-07-09T13:00:12.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1620121692029-d088224ddc74%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"health","briefingScore":190,"priority":1},{"id":"sto8qw","title":"Remember Karoline Leavitt's new explanation for Trump’s bizarre bruising?: “He's literally rotting”","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/quick-hit-remember-karoline-leavitts-new-explanation-for-trumps-bizarre-bruising-hes-literally-rotting/","excerpt":"White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has a new excuse for why Donald Trump's hands are bruised again. People have been noticing for the past year that Trump's hands are often bruised when he appears in public, wondering whether this is a symptom of a larger medical issue. Leavitt has offered","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Alex Bollinger","publishDate":"2026-07-10T18:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F01%2Fusatsi-27027677.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"health","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"soao92","title":"Republicans nominate bonkers homophobe for Colorado governor who says he killed a man at age 7","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/republicans-nominate-bonkers-homophobe-for-colorado-governor-who-says-he-a-man-at-age-7/","excerpt":"Republicans in Colorado nominated Victor Marx, a Marine veteran, culture warrior, and lately a mercenary who claims he single-handedly ordered a strike on ISIS, as their nominee for governor, according to projections by the AP and CNN. The election was held a week ago Tuesday, but it took over a wee","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Greg Owen","publishDate":"2026-07-10T18:27:08.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fvictor-marx-for-governor-colorado.png%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"mb6zp9","title":"GOP official says James Talarico should lose election because he \"couldn't lift a 10-pound weight\"","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/gop-official-says-james-talarico-should-lose-election-because-he-couldnt-lift-a-10-pound-weight/","excerpt":"Anti-LGBTQ+ Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) argued that people should vote against state Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) because he can't lift weights. \"He's a lightweight,\" the 76-year-old said of Talarico. \"He's a 90-pound weakling. He couldn't lift a 10-pound weight in the gym if","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Alex Bollinger","publishDate":"2026-07-10T17:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fdan-patrick.png%3Ffocus_crop%3D2416%2C1272%2C0.49%2C0.36%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"r3vrsv","title":"It’s good to see some justices standing up to Trump","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/09/its-good-to-see-some-justices-standing-up-to-trump/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=its-good-to-see-some-justices-standing-up-to-trump","excerpt":"It was shocking to see some of the MAGA-loving majority on the Supreme Court actually voted against the felon in the White House a couple of times. Not surprisingly, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas were steadfast in their ultra-MAGA, outrageous views. They just want to help make Republican doctrine","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Peter Rosenstein","publishDate":"2026-07-09T12:58:59.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1620121692029-d088224ddc74%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"rights","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"11ywdp","title":"Hollywood stopped making films with trans characters as LGBTQ+ representation declines","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/hollywood-stopped-making-films-with-trans-characters-as-lgbtq-representation-declines/","excerpt":"LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream films continued a three-year decline last year, according to GLAAD’s latest “Where We Are in Film” study. The study also showed particularly troubling results when it came to trans representation in film and any LGBTQ+ representation in family films. This week, th","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"John Russell","publishDate":"2026-07-10T16:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fhedda.png%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"7hjjii","title":"What happened to the Buttigieg family should alarm every parent","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/what-happened-to-the-buttigieg-family-should-alarm-every-parent/","excerpt":"As Pride Month came to a close, Pete Buttigieg described one of the worst days of his life: a false, anonymous report that triggered a visit from Child Protective Services and law enforcement. His four-year-old twins endured forensic interviews — without either of their parents present and without k","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Darra Gordon, CEO of Family Equality","publishDate":"2026-07-10T16:00:00.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"b4etzu","title":"Trans teen drops out of dance competition after conservatives lead campaign against her","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/trans-teen-pressured-out-of-irish-dance-competition-in-florida/","excerpt":"A trans teen withdrew from the girls’ division of an Irish Dance contest in Florida after the organizers were pressured by state officials to kick her out. However, it is unclear whether the girl’s participation in the competition would have actually violated any law. “No young person should become","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Faefyx Collington","publishDate":"2026-07-10T15:47:21.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"wf782x","title":"The anti-trans hate messages I receive have changed in one surprising way. Here's what it means.","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/the-anti-trans-hate-messages-i-receive-have-changed-in-one-surprising-way-heres-what-it-means/","excerpt":"There are some hateful people out there who apparently have far too much free time on their hands. I’ve received plenty of hate messages over the years targeting my gender identity and the work that I do. But in the last year or two, the content of those messages has changed, from focusing on attack","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Faefyx Collington","publishDate":"2026-07-10T15:26:12.000Z","image":"","category":"safety","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"behi98","title":"New research shows women are moving away from heterosexuality","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/new-research-shows-women-are-moving-away-from-heterosexuality/","excerpt":"New research from the Human Sexualities Research Lab at the State University of New York and The Conversation reveals that women are moving away from exclusively heterosexual relationships and attraction, while men are not. Related 9% of Americans identify as LGBTQ+ Researchers studying sexuality, g","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Greg Owen","publishDate":"2026-07-10T13:00:00.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"ty6wpi","title":"Recall when an MSNBC host hysterically mocked Pam Bondi’s reason for missing Epstein video footage?","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/recall-when-an-msnbc-host-hysterically-mocked-pam-bondis-reason-for-missing-epstein-video-footage/","excerpt":"MSNBC's Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough was in hysterics while discussing Attorney General Pam Bondi's explanation for why a full minute is missing from the surveillance tape outside the cell of the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein on the night he died. A newly released memo from the Department","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-07-10T12:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2025%2F07%2Fmy-screenshots-2025-07-09-at-112250am.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"9knphd","title":"Rachel Maddow mocks Trump's \"feckless, failed, truly laughable\" America 250 celebrations","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/rachel-maddow-mocks-trumps-feckless-failed-truly-laughable-america-250-celebrations/","excerpt":"Lesbian MS NOW commentator Rachel Maddow last Monday mocked President Donald Trump's \"feckless, failed, truly laughable effort\" to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America's founding with self-glorifying projects. She called Trump \"a cult-of-personality, would-be dictator, failed extremist preside","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-07-09T22:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2025%2F03%2Frachel-maddow-doxxing-jfk.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"xof311","title":"Donald Trump says woman who accused Graham Platner of rape could be lying","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/quick-hit-donald-says-woman-who-accused-graham-platner-of-could-be-lying/","excerpt":"A video is circulating on social media of Donald Trump seemingly defending Graham Platner, who stepped down Wednesday night as Maine's Democratic Senate candidate after a woman he used to date credibly accused him of rape. \"It's really a question of whether or not you believe the woman,\" Trump told","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-07-09T22:00:00.000Z","image":"","category":"safety","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"shc09h","title":"Elon Musk's AI helped stepdad make 7,000 sexual images of 11-year-old stepdaughter, lawsuit says","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/elon-musks-ai-helped-stepdad-make-7000-images-of-11-year-old-stepdaughter-says/","excerpt":"A stepfather using the image-generating AI of billionaire transphobe Elon Musk allegedly made 7,000 sexually explicit images and videos from a photo of his 11-year-old stepdaughter, including images of her nude, being raped by multiple men, and performing sexual acts on her stepfather, a class actio","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-07-09T21:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fusatsi-27139711.jpg%3Ffocus_crop%3D1081%2C569%2C0.54%2C0.47%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"rights","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"5ng15u","title":"\"Suffering from dementia\": Trump claims \"Islamic Republic of Japan\" shot 111 missiles at US ship","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/quick-hit-suffering-from-dementia-claims-islamic-republic-of-japan-shot-111-missiles-at-us-ship/","excerpt":"Donald Trump is getting mocked online for his statement that the \"Islamic Republic of Japan\" shot missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier. The comments came earlier this week, on July 8, when he was speaking to members of the press with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Turke","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Alex Bollinger","publishDate":"2026-07-09T20:00:00.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"5jb0uu","title":"Mr. Henry’s celebrates 60 years of proud inclusivity","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/09/mr-henrys-celebrates-60-years/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mr-henrys-celebrates-60-years","excerpt":"America’s 250th isn’t the only milestone birthday D.C. is celebrating this year. Beloved D.C. restaurant Mr. Henry’s, that Capitol Hill staple, celebrates its Diamond Jubilee all year long. Named for its original owner Henry Yaffe, the restaurant opened on a warm day 60 years ago in the summer of 19","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Evan Caplan","publishDate":"2026-07-09T12:50:26.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonblade.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2F2026%2F07%2FMary_Quillen_insert_by_Liz_Stewart-400x600.jpg","category":"community","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"yrjyg7","title":"Charlie Kirk's widow sobs in court over video of alleged killer's transgender lover","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/charlie-kirks-widow-sobs-in-court-over-video-of-alleged-killers-transgender-lover/","excerpt":"Erika Kirk, the widow of slain MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk, reportedly \"sobbed\" in a Utah courtroom yesterday after a judge ruled that jurors only be allowed to see a redacted video statement that the suspected murderer's transgender ex-lover, whose last name is Twiggs, made to police following Cha","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-07-09T20:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fusatsi-29006578.jpg%3Ffocus_crop%3D1624%2C855%2C0.45%2C0.38%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"rights","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"5hfjqi","title":"Remember when police arrested 12 men at gay party after discovering condoms & HIV medication?","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/remember-when-police-arrested-12-men-at-gay-party-after-discovering-condoms-hiv-medication/","excerpt":"Police in the Malaysian state of Kelantan arrested 12 men during a raid on a \"gay party,\" the regional news site Sloboden Pecat reported. The arrests follow 20 that occurred in the state capital of Kota Bharu in June, amid a nationwide crackdown on LGBTQ+ people. Kelantan state police chief Mohd Yus","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-07-09T18:30:00.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"eiyxte","title":"Rosie O'Donnell says Trump is \"quite ill and getting worse daily\"","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/rosie-odonnell-says-is-quite-ill-and-getting-worse-daily/","excerpt":"Lesbian comedian Rosie O’Donnell said on July 2 that President Donald Trump is \"quite ill – and getting worse daily,\" after he posted a deepfake AI video depicting her as a patient suffering from so-called \"Trump Derangement Syndrome\" (TDS), a pejorative term used by Trump supporters to dismiss any","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-07-09T18:00:00.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"yep9wf","title":"Pete Buttigieg's replacement cancels funding for \"DEI bike lanes\" while mocking Pete's name","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/pete-buttigiegs-replacement-cancels-funding-for-dei-bike-lanes-while-mocking-petes-name/","excerpt":"Transportation Sean Duffy is apparently still mad at his predecessor, gay former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, as he's mocking Buttigieg's name on social media while bragging about ending \"DEI bike lanes.\" DEI refers to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. It usually describes th","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Alex Bollinger","publishDate":"2026-07-09T17:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F05%2Fmixcollage-05-may-2026-10-02-am-7072.jpg%3Ffocus_crop%3D1600%2C842%2C0.56%2C0.29%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"rights","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"vh8s92","title":"2 moms & a bernedoodle: A puppy possessed","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/2-moms-a-bernedoodle-a-puppy-posessed/","excerpt":"This article is offered exclusively to members, those who contribute monthly or annually to LGBTQ Nation.View this article on LGBTQ Nation to learn more or log in to continue reading.","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-07-09T17:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fimg-3009.jpg%3Ffocus_crop%3D1206%2C635%2C0.79%2C0.47%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"community","briefingScore":90,"priority":1},{"id":"hy5ct4","title":"Former Fla. gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum arrested on drug charges","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/08/former-fla-gubernatorial-candidate-andrew-gillum-arrested-on-drug-charges/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=former-fla-gubernatorial-candidate-andrew-gillum-arrested-on-drug-charges","excerpt":"Andrew Gillum, the former Democratic nominee for governor of Florida and former mayor of Tallahassee, was arrested on drug possession charges in Alabama last week. Police in Daphne, Ala., said they pulled Gillum over for erratic driving and found marijuana and methamphetamine in his vehicle. He was","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Joe Reberkenny","publishDate":"2026-07-08T17:38:19.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1518998053901-5348d3961a04%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"rights","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"q7cky1","title":"Dutch prime minister scheduled to open World Pride human rights conference","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/08/dutch-prime-minister-scheduled-to-open-world-pride-human-rights-conference/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=dutch-prime-minister-scheduled-to-open-world-pride-human-rights-conference","excerpt":"Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten is scheduled to open this year’s World Pride Human Rights Conference in Amsterdam. Organizers in a July 1 press release said Jetten will open the conference on Aug. 5. Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema; South African Deputy Minister for Women, Youth, and People with Disab","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Michael K. Lavers","publishDate":"2026-07-08T15:55:03.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1573164713988-8665fc963095%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"community","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"8k6oxb","title":"Researchers find trans men may miscarry at higher rates & issue \"urgent\" call for more research","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/researchers-find-trans-men-may-miscarry-at-higher-rates-issue-urgent-call-for-more-research/","excerpt":"A first-of-its-kind research review has found that pregnant trans men may be more likely to miscarry than pregnant cis women, though researchers emphasized that much more data is needed to draw any strong conclusions. 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Early on Thursday, just hours before it was scheduled to dock in Alexandria, passengers aboard the Scarlet Lady, a Virgin Voyages-owned ship chartered by American LGBTQ+ travel company Atlantis Events, were","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"John Russell","publishDate":"2026-07-09T16:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Fscarlet-lady-in-liverpool-february-2020-cropped.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"utmqg6","title":"A gay man could become Maine's next US senator","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/a-gay-man-could-become-maines-next-us-senator/","excerpt":"Former Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner officially dropped out of Maine's race Wednesday night in response to a woman he dated credibly accusing him of raping her in 2021. 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Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, was speaking about her use of","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Alex Bollinger","publishDate":"2026-07-09T12:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2025%2F02%2Fnancy-mace-shouting-slurs-committee.png%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"1yr6sh","title":"California budgets $26 million to protect access to gender-affirming care from federal attacks","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/california-budgets-26-million-to-protect-access-to-gender-affirming-care-from-federal-attacks/","excerpt":"In a win for trans people, their families, and healthcare providers in the state, California has passed a new budget that includes funds to protect gender-affirming and reproductive healthcare from federal funding interference. Gov. 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The attack required the young man to get stitches and resulted in Spell facing a second-degree battery","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-07-08T17:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2021%2F10%2FTony-Spell-books.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"eghf5l","title":"UK appeals court begins hearing over activist's 10-year fight against Trinidad's gay sex ban","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/english-appeals-court-begins-hearing-over-activists-10-year-fight-against-trinidads-gay-ban/","excerpt":"A U.K. appeals court began proceedings on Wednesday over the country of Trinidad and Tobago's colonial-era gay sex ban that remains in effect today. 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But for the kind of person planning to show up to the premiere of Minions & Monsters in a full suit and tie, there is deep","source":"them.","author":"Samantha Allen","publishDate":"2026-07-02T16:45:10.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fimage.jpg%3Fid%3D67086907%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"j9efim","title":"10 Sex Toys for Everyone — And How to Use Them","url":"https://www.them.us/sex-toys-for-queer-people","excerpt":"A version of this first appeared on The Advocate. As many queer kink communities have brought to the forefront, sex is nothing if not play. 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I don’t give a s**t who you love, but don’t shove your ideology down my throat and tell me that I need to use pronouns.\" Rose Milner, Canadian far-right activist Last October, on a Sunday evening, workers from the Florida Department of Transportation bulldozed and sledgehammere","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Alex Bollinger","publishDate":"2026-07-08T16:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2F52651361435-e927077ebd-o-scaled.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"vunsmx","title":"Va., Md., advocates brace for next fight after Supreme Court sports ruling","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/08/va-md-advocates-brace-for-next-fight-after-supreme-court-sports-ruling/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=va-md-advocates-brace-for-next-fight-after-supreme-court-sports-ruling","excerpt":"On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to enforce laws barring transgender students from participating on school sports teams consistent with their gender identity, a decision LGBTQ advocates say could encourage additional restrictions across the country. While neither Marylan","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Emma LaPointe","publishDate":"2026-07-08T13:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1557862921-37829c790f19%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"dpo5pz","title":"History-Making Trans Model Kataluna Enriquez Hospitalized After Serious Car Accident","url":"https://www.them.us/entertainment/celebrity/kataluna-enriquez-car-accident","excerpt":"This story originally appeared on Out.Kataluna Enriquez, who made history as the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Miss USA pageant, was involved in a serious car accident that left her hospitalized for two weeks.The Filipino-American beauty queen opened up on Instagram about her “nea","source":"them.","author":"Ariel Messman-Rucker","publishDate":"2026-07-02T16:00:13.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Fkataluna-enriquez.png%3Fid%3D67086754%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"health","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"4ns6c2","title":"Queer journalist Lyra McKee was shot to death while covering a riot. 3 suspects were just acquitted.","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/queer-journalist-lyra-mckee-was-shot-to-while-covering-a-3-suspects-were-just-acquitted/","excerpt":"A judge in Northern Ireland found three men not guilty of murdering queer journalist and author Lyra McKee. The 29-year-old McKee was struck by a bullet while covering an April 2019 riot in Derry. While the actual gunman has never been identified, Irish republican paramilitary group the New IRA clai","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"John Russell","publishDate":"2026-07-08T15:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F07%2Flyra-mckee.png%3Ffocus_crop%3D1276%2C672%2C0.44%2C0.41%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"rights","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"slek74","title":"Court issues major blow to DeSantis's \"Stop WOKE Act\" & calls it \"a breathtaking assertion of power\"","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/court-issues-major-blow-to-desantiss-stop-woke-act-calls-it-a-breathtaking-assertion-of-power/","excerpt":"Florida's so-called Stop WOKE Act, championed by anti-LGBTQ+ Gov. 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In the 2-1 decision, the judges called the law \"a","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-07-08T15:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2023%2F08%2Fron-desantis-gay-transgender-child-question-time-magazine-scaled.jpg%3Ffocus_crop%3D2560%2C1347%2C0.43%2C0.4%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"xl9taz","title":"Missing Gay Couple From Chicago Found Dead in Mass Grave Outside of Mexico City","url":"https://www.them.us/gay-couple-mexico-mass-grave","excerpt":"A gay couple from Chicago who were living in Mexico City have been found dead in a grave that included two other bodies, per Chicago ABC affiliate WLS.Zafar Padamsee Mawani and Guillermo Jaffet Hidalgo Ortiz had been missing since May, per WLS. 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From a Times Square takeover to Graham Norton’s couch, the pop legend is busy promoting her new album, “Confessions II,” a sequel to 2005’s “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” that is earning rave reviews. “Madonna’s back in peak form with a fresh and honest da","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Staff reports","publishDate":"2026-07-07T14:59:15.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1573164713988-8665fc963095%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"culture","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"q59z5k","title":"After Other Studios Bend the Knee, Neon Acquires Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman Teardown","url":"https://www.them.us/luca-guadagnino-sam-altman-movie","excerpt":"Neon, the studio behind best picture winner Anora, has officially acquired global rights to Luca Guadagnino’s film Artificial, per Deadline. 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DC resident Roswell Encina was on his way to an Independence Day celebration in Maryland on Saturday when his train filled with members of the desi","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Greg Owen","publishDate":"2026-07-07T18:00:00.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"43cfjd","title":"Fired EEOC commissioner drops lawsuit after SCOTUS expands Trump's power over federal agencies","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/fired-eeoc-commissioner-drops-after-scotus-expands-trumps-power-over-federal-agencies/","excerpt":"In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision last week handing broad authority to fire heads of independent agencies to the president, former Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) member Jocelyn Samuels has dropped her lawsuit challenging her termination by President Donald Trump. 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During an appearance on Fox News, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) declared, \"The one thing I","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-07-07T16:00:00.000Z","image":"","category":"safety","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"k18je1","title":"Three overlooked court rulings limited White House anti-trans policies","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/07/three-overlooked-court-rulings-limited-white-house-anti-trans-policies/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=three-overlooked-court-rulings-limited-white-house-anti-trans-policies","excerpt":"While the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J. continues to dominate headlines about transgender rights, three recent federal court cases produced significant rulings that limited or temporarily blocked Trump-Vance administration policies attacking trans Americans. Talbott v. 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An anonymous Sen","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-07-07T14:30:00.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"dhv5vq","title":"Remember when Pete Hegseth ended a decorated Navy doctor’s career after she was targeted by trolls?","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/remember-when-pete-hegseth-ended-a-decorated-navy-doctors-career-after-she-was-targeted-by-trolls/","excerpt":"Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth joined forces with one of social media's most vitriolic anti-trans campaigners last week to drum a Navy Commander out of the service over her support for transgender healthcare. It was a one-two punch from Hegseth in service of the president's crusade against \"woke\"","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Greg Owen","publishDate":"2026-07-07T12:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2025%2F06%2Fusatsi-26414939-scaled.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"gifsgh","title":"The StudBudz Are Just Getting Started","url":"https://www.them.us/story/studbudz-courtney-williams-natisha-hiedeman","excerpt":"The StudBudz are thinking more about the future. Just a year ago, the former Minnesota Lynx teammates and viral livestreaming sensations competed in a league with a maximum salary of $249,244. 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In the piece, he argues that \"being gay is not a rebellion against ordinary lif","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Emma Cieslik","publishDate":"2026-07-01T17:15:41.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1557862921-37829c790f19%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"rights","briefingScore":190,"priority":1},{"id":"huy128","title":"Anti-LGBTQ+ Florida Lawmaker Caught Claude-Handed Using AI to Draft Legislation","url":"https://www.them.us/story/anna-paulina-luna-ai-lawmaker","excerpt":"Sign up for The Agenda, Them’s news and politics newsletter, delivered Thursdays.A Republican Florida lawmaker with a history of anti-LGBTQ+ stances got caught using Claude, an AI assistant built by Anthropic, to draft a summary of an amendment she proposed to existing legislation.Washington Post re","source":"them.","author":"Mathew Rodriguez","publishDate":"2026-06-29T16:26:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fmedia-library%2Frep-anna-paulina-luna.webp%3Fid%3D67073541%26amp%3Bwidth%3D980","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"ltr7nr","title":"The most powerful statement LGBTQ+ people can make is not just to march, but to govern","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/the-most-powerful-statement-lgbtq-people-can-make-is-not-just-to-march-but-to-govern/","excerpt":"Pride Month is a celebration. 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It’s unclear why Nolan and co. have chosen to keep the actor’s role such a closely guarded","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"John Russell","publishDate":"2026-07-03T13:00:00.000Z","image":"","category":"rights","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"jqlmfx","title":"Remember when Trump said everyone at “No Kings” protests were “antifa”? He was right.","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/remember-when-said-everyone-at-no-kings-protests-were-he-was-right/","excerpt":"MAGA politicians and members of their movement split a friggin’ gut leading up to the impending “No Kings” mass demonstrations proposed and organized in over 2,500 sites throughout the United States in protest of the draconian policies and actions undertaken during the past 10-month period of Presid","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Dr. Warren J. 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Vampires, zombies, ghosts, or seemingly death-proof serial killers can all easily be seen as metaphors for some lurking threat from the “dark side” of our own collective psyche, and stories about them ar","source":"Washington Blade","author":"John Paul King","publishDate":"2026-06-26T15:41:01.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1518998053901-5348d3961a04%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"safety","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"t177v7","title":"Connor Storrie Adds His Name to the YouTube Horror Filmmaker Conversation","url":"https://www.them.us/story/connor-storrie-horror-movies-youtube","excerpt":"The Heated Rivalry star has been dropping shorts under the name “Sin Monger.”","source":"them.","author":"Mathew Rodriguez","publishDate":"2026-06-23T13:41:52.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.them.us%2Fphotos%2F6a3a842032a796b06746d9f7%2Fmaster%2Fpass%2F2274615113","category":"culture","briefingScore":90,"priority":1},{"id":"2vg82b","title":"Remember when police raided a gay bar & the patrons did something surprising?","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/remember-when-police-raided-a-gay-bar-the-patrons-did-something-surprising/","excerpt":"In a moment of resistance and queer solidarity, a drag show went on despite patrons and performers being kicked out of a bar by about 20 police officers in bulletproof vests. 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NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker asked during an interview, \"When does it become the Trump economy?\" Related 'Animatronic' Trump offic","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-06-27T14:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2025%2F05%2Fmy-screenshots-2025-05-07-at-124857pm-scaled-e1746640174257.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"hk7iia","title":"Ron DeSantis tried to ban rainbow crosswalks. These 2 cities responded with color & pride.","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/ron-desantis-tried-to-ban-rainbow-crosswalks-these-2-cities-responded-with-color-pride/","excerpt":"Here are this week’s most popular positive stories, with some fun social media posts tossed in too. Like seeing uplifting content like this? Sign up for our Good News email. 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And FIFA, the World Cup's governing body, is denying there's a \"Pride Match\" at all. Related The Pride","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Greg Owen","publishDate":"2026-06-26T20:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F06%2Fusatsi-29243997-scaled.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"2syjyh","title":"Texas expected to approve mandatory Bible readings for public school students","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/texas-expected-to-approve-mandatory-bible-readings-for-public-school-students/","excerpt":"The Texas State Board of Education is set to vote on a proposal that would establish a mandatory reading list for K-12 public school students. The list, an oddity in its own right, includes extensive selections from the Bible while snubbing all other religions. 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In a conversation with the New York Times’ Ross Douthat, Barrett defined reliance interests as \"things that would be upset or","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-06-26T18:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2025%2F09%2Fusatsi-26994466.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"6hv4ed","title":"A hate group is celebrating the death of Pride. 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I was never crazy about him physically but he was such a sweet and smart guy that I wanted to date him. Sex was never mind-blo","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Michael Radkowsky","publishDate":"2026-06-26T15:08:55.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1557862921-37829c790f19%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"community","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"1jqe3y","title":"The boy they refused to forget","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/06/26/the-boy-they-refused-to-forget/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-boy-they-refused-to-forget","excerpt":"When the Washington Blade first reported the story of Jonathan David Muir Burgos, the news centered on a 16-year-old Cuban teenager who had been sent to prison after taking part in a public protest in Morón, Ciego de Ávila. At the time, the facts were straightforward. A minor had lost his freedom, a","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Ignacio Estrada Cepero","publishDate":"2026-06-26T14:22:42.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1620121692029-d088224ddc74%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"rights","briefingScore":180,"priority":1},{"id":"c7t6zi","title":"Reflect on Pride season with these engaging books","url":"https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/06/26/pride-books-2026-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=pride-books-2026-2","excerpt":"Books for Pride by various authorsc.2026, various publishers$18.95 – $29.00 How many times have you marched so far this month? Seems like there’s always a reason to gather and walk during Pride, but save some time for yourself, too. 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In order for the bill to pass, 28 out of 41 members needed to vote ‘yes,’ meaning all 27 Democrats and one Rep","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Thomas Weaverling","publishDate":"2026-06-24T20:43:56.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1620121692029-d088224ddc74%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"rights","briefingScore":160,"priority":1},{"id":"eiqcga","title":"Delaware fails to pass amendment protecting marriage equality in \"egregious vote\"","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/delaware-fails-to-pass-amendment-protecting-marriage-equality-in-egregious-vote/","excerpt":"A proposed amendment to enshrine same-sex and interracial marriage protections into the Delaware Constitution failed in the state House on Tuesday. The amendment had passed the state Senate earlier this month, but lost by four votes in the House, where a 2/3 majority of 28 votes was needed. 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What a SCAM – DO SOMETHING!!!\" Related \"Disgusting\": Donald Trump","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Molly Sprayregen","publishDate":"2026-06-25T12:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2024%2F11%2Fdonald-trump-project-2025b.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630%26%23038%3Baspect_ratio%3D1.9%3A1","category":"safety","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"mzwikx","title":"GOP gubernatorial candidate to hold rally with MAGA hate pastor who praises Hitler","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/gop-gubernatorial-candidate-to-hold-rally-with-hate-pastor-who-praises/","excerpt":"James Fishback, a racist and antisemitic Republican running to become Florida's next governor, will hold a rally on Saturday, June 27 with Christian nationalist hate pastor Joel Webbon — a man who blames Jewish people for all social evils, blames teachers for causing men to be gay, blames marijuana","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-06-24T22:00:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2026%2F06%2Fusatsi-29181845-scaled.jpeg%3Ffocus_crop%3D2560%2C1347%2C0.51%2C0.41%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"rights","briefingScore":175,"priority":1},{"id":"vuumk8","title":"Trump promised images showing vandals harming the Reflecting Pool. 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When asked about it, his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins tried to change the subject to … transgender mi","source":"LGBTQ Nation","author":"Daniel Villarreal","publishDate":"2026-06-24T18:30:00.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Flgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net%2Fassets%2F2025%2F11%2Fusatsi-27097183-168404765-lowres-scaled.jpg%3Ffocus_crop%3D2560%2C1347%2C0.46%2C0.33%26%23038%3Bwidth%3D1200%26%23038%3Bheight%3D630","category":"rights","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"r8iwy8","title":"Lil Nas X opens up about bipolar diagnosis: \"I'm living life on extreme hard mode\"","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/lil-nas-x-opens-up-about-bipolar-diagnosis-im-living-life-on-extreme-hard-mode/","excerpt":"Out rapper Lil Nas X shared with fans that he has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and has been undergoing treatment since his very public arrest last year. 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De la Espriella, a far-right lawyer who has praised U.S. President Donald Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, beat Sen. Iván Cepeda, a member of outgoing President Gusta","source":"Washington Blade","author":"Michael K. Lavers","publishDate":"2026-06-22T15:03:02.000Z","image":"https://lgbtqnews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1573164713988-8665fc963095%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D500%26fit%3Dcrop","category":"rights","briefingScore":170,"priority":1},{"id":"6mz6rq","title":"\"Pathetic\": Trump's gay niece brutally mocks him for blaming \"vandals\" for Reflecting Pool woes","url":"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/pathetic-trumps-gay-niece-brutally-mocks-him-for-blaming-vandals-for-reflecting-pool-woes/","excerpt":"Donald Trump's lesbian niece, Mary Trump, eviscerated her uncle in a Monday blog post for blaming so-called \"vandals\" on the mess that he has made of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation. 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