Fighting ‘Rainbow Panic’ in museums
Back in February of 2025, I wrote a piece for New York City-based arts publication Hyperallergic about the importance of museums stepping up for their LGBTQ staff. I was right to be concerned. Over th
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Poll Shows Americans Care More About Affordability Than Attacking Trans People
The numbers paint a very different picture than the GOP’s midterm strategy would suggest.
Far-right Christian group praises Trump for ignoring Pride Month & backing a "family-focused" agenda
An influential far-right Christian group that believes LGBTQ+ people are "demonic" is celebrating Donald Trump's failure to acknowledge Pride Month this year. Intercessors for America (IFA), which works closely with the White House Faith Office and has hosted a prayer call with Trump, wrote on its w
GOP candidate shows no remorse after disturbing "Anti-Pride Month" declaration
A GOP candidate for the Connecticut state House is doubling down after posting a callous anti-Pride message that has been condemned by both Democrats and Republicans in the state. "Happy Straight Month!" wrote 23-year-old Jadon MacCormack in a June 2nd social media post. "It’s American to be Anti-Pr
Tim Kaine tells trans kids to ignore hateful GOP Senators: You are "worthy of love as you are"
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) shared moving words in support of trans youth during a Senate hearing on gender-affirming care on Wednesday. "If you’re a trans kid watching this hearing, if you have friends who are trans kids, if you have family who are trans kids, if you're not trans but you're grappling [wi
Michigan City Council Cuts Drag Queen Story Hour From Pride Festival Lineup
Madison Heights voted to cancel even though performer Jadein Black’s dress and her choice of book had both been vetted.
How to Clean Up Before Sex, According to Experts
Our culture is far more obsessed with pre-sex cleanup than it needs to be.
Companies behind gender reveal smoke bombs that caused forest fire agree to pay $4 million
Six years ago, a straight couple in California used a "smoke-generating pyrotechnic device" as part of a gender reveal party, which started a fire that burned 23,000 acres of land, destroyed 20 buildings, and killed at least one person. Now the companies that sold the device have agreed to pay $4 mi
D.C. Latinx Pride celebrates culture and heritage
Organizers with the Latinx History Project have planned a host of events this Pride season with parties, poetry, drag and more. The festivities begin with the DC Latinx Pride 2026 Kickoff at Crush Dance Bar (2007 14th Street, N.W.) on Friday, June 12 from 6-10 p.m. The party will include a coronatio
Fighting ‘Rainbow Panic’ in museums
Back in February of 2025, I wrote a piece for New York City-based arts publication Hyperallergic about the importance of museums stepping up for their LGBTQ staff. I was right to be concerned. Over the last three years, censorship of LGBTQ histories and art has exploded in the museum field. Discours
A vice president marches by our side
A photograph can change how we understand ourselves. In Rainbow History Project’s exhibit “Pickets, Protests, and Parades: The History of Gay Pride in Washington,” one pairing does exactly that: 10 Washingtonians in their Sunday best picketing the White House in 1965, and, a few panels later, Vice P
Remember the outrage when Trump ranted about inappropriate topics to kids, then passed out?
Donald Trump ranted about trans women in sports, executions in Iran, nuclear weapons, and other topics to kids who were at the Oval Office yesterday. "He's the LeBron James of being weird around kids," one commenter noted on X. Related Medical professor sounds alarm on Trump's "deterioration almost
Leaving for a barge trip through canals of Burgundy
As those who read my columns know, I love cruising, the kind you do on water. I have had many different cruise experiences, including sailing through the Galapagos and the Norwegian fjords. This time, I will be doing something a little different and am off on a new adventure. With 18 others, will be
Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty in homophobic battery of queer man in New Orleans
Heterosexual actor Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery on Wednesday related to a February incident in which he assaulted two men and called them "fa***ts" during an altercation amid the Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans, Louisiana. LaBeouf insinuated that the altercatio
George Santos allegedly bet on himself. He may be going to prison again for it.
Four months after his prison sentence was commuted by Donald Trump, George Santos went on social media to say that he'd be at the State of the Union (SOTU) address in February to cheer the president on. "I'm going to be there for the State of Union in the gallery, guys," Santos said in a video poste
Trans teens who receive hormone therapy are less likely to run away from home
Transgender teens who received hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are less likely to run away from home, according to a new study. Researchers at Southern Oregon University and Rutgers University examined data from about 1,101 respondents to the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey who began receiving HRT be
Trans Youth and Their Families Are Fighting Trump’s Medical Records Grab
Patients and parents say federal demands for records from NYU Langone and Stanford Medicine threaten privacy, safety, and access to gender-affirming care.
The Queer Discourse You Should Solve This Pride, Based on Your Sign
From kink at Pride to debating who “counts” as queer, there's enough queer discourse for us all.
MAGA pundit wants James Talarico to answer a truly bizarre question about his underwear
Todd Starnes, a pundit who has previously appeared on Fox News and Newsmax, said he wants to ask Texas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and state Rep. James Talarico a bizarre question about his underwear. While speaking on The Todd Starnes Show, Starnes played a clip of Talarico telling a church au
Phoenix Pride files for bankruptcy as corporate sponsors abandon Prides across the country
With Pride organizations facing corporate retreat in the wake of President Trump's assault on the LGBTQ+ community and DEI efforts, Phoenix Pride announced on Thursday that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The group cited "rising operational costs, economic uncertainty, shifts in sponsorship
Federal appeals court rules White House illegally banned trans troops
A panel of federal appeals court judges ruled that President Donald Trump’s policy banning transgender troops likely violates their constitutional rights. The three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2-1 that Trump’s Executive Order 14183, also know
George Santos Is Under Investigation for Betting on George Santos
Federal investigators are examining whether the disgraced former congressman profited from bets about his own behavior on Kalshi.
Christian man sues employer for forcing him to see a Pride flag on his way into work
A conservative Christian man is suing Los Angeles County and the L.A. Department of Public Works for making him come to work during Pride Month. Department of Public Works employee Eric Batman claims that having to see a Progress Pride flag flying outside the department’s Alhambra, California, headq
Meg Stalter’s “GAY” Is an Instant Pride Month Anthem
This is going to go triple platinum on Fire Island.
The Trump admin is trying to collect trans kids' medical information. So families are suing.
Trans patients and their families filed a federal class action lawsuit this week aimed at preventing hospitals from handing trans kids' medical records over to the Trump administration. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been fighting a nationwide campaign to acquire the medical records from hospit
Drag queen devastated after city's 11th hour cancellation of story time event: "It hurts really bad"
The city council of Madison Heights, Michigan, voted 4-3 on Monday to cancel a drag queen story time that was slated to be a part of the city's Arts & Pride festival. The vote took place less than a week before the festival was scheduled to take place in the city's Civic Center Park. The council con
"She loves me for me": This small town trans man proposed to his wife at an Easter egg hunt
LGBTQ Nation will be sharing your pictures of Pride throughout May and June. Submit your own if you want to be included! In the small town of Neenah, along the banks of Lake Winnebago in rural Wisconsin, Pride was alive and thriving one night last year when Jesse Moore and his wife, Joline, attended
Islam is seen as hostile to LGBTQ+ people. This gay Muslim says it's queerer than you think.
While Islam lacks a central governing body to put forth any official stance on homosexuality, those who adhere strictly to the words of the Quran tend to interpret the text similarly to the traditionalist followers of the other Abrahamic religions – as condemning same-sex love. But Nour Tayara doesn
"We live in GASLIT NATION": Dr. Oz gives "ludicrous" reason Trump is always at the doctor
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, made an appearance in the White House press briefing room on Tuesday, where he not only called people "stupid" for disliking Donald Trump, but also claimed the president is going to the doctor so often because he re
Cara Delevingne Says Sleeping With Her 'Straight' Friends Helped Her Realize She's A Lesbian
“I discovered more about my sexuality through sleeping with my friends because there was a safety in that."
Outright International honors Cyndi Lauper at annual NYC gala
NEW YORK — Cyndi Lauper on Monday said LGBTQ Americans and their allies cannot give up in the fight for equality. "We need to band together. We need to stand together, and we need to speak out, and we need to help each other," she told the Washington Blade during an interview after she arrived at Ou
Sesame Street posted a sweet message of love for Pride month. Cue the backlash.
On June 1, the official Sesame Street social media account posted a simple message of acceptance for LGBTQ+ people to honor the start of Pride Month. "Happy #PrideMonth from Sesame Street!" it read. "Join us in celebrating and uplifting the LGBTQIA+ members of our community." Related Red states are
CO Gov Jared Polis kicks off Pride Month by signing new conversion therapy law
Out Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed a new bill aimed at stopping conversion therapy. "Conversion Therapy can be harmful, traumatizes kids, and is a scam to waste people's hard-earned money," Polis posted to social media after signing the bill on June 1 at The Center on Colfax, an LGBTQ+ nonprof
"Pathetic vanity": GOP candidate brutally mocked over AI muscle picture
Former congressmember Mike Rogers (R-MI) is running for Senate, and his supporters appear to be employing an unusual strategy: posting AI-generated pictures of him with huge muscles. And he's getting roundly mocked online for his alleged vanity. Related Gay candidate calls out "homophobic" AI-genera
New Poll Shows Support for LGBTQ+ Rights Continues to Drop in the U.S.
A Gallup poll showed only 5% of Republicans say that gender transition is morally acceptable.
Support for marriage equality drops again as Republican anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes increase
Support for marriage equality and for LGBTQ+ people in general has dropped significantly this decade, according to a new poll from Gallup. Gallup released the results of its yearly Values and Beliefs survey, which asks people, among other things, if they are in favor of same-sex marriages remaining
Results from key Tuesday primary races
State officials in California had not called the governor’s race as of Wednesday morning but Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra appear likely to advance to the general election. The race for governor has been scrambled several times after Kamala Harris opted not to run, Rep. Eric Sw
AIDS Healthcare Foundation announces 3 million people globally in its care
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit group founded in 1987 that has become the world’s largest HIV/AIDS organization, has announced it has three million people in care around the world. In a statement released on May 26, the organization, known worldwide as AHF, said the lat
Remember when a crowd cheered after Pete Buttigieg destroyed Turning Point USA in just one sentence?
During a town hall in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday night, out former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg hilariously mocked the right-wing organization for young conservatives, Turning Point USA. "As a tactical matter, I'll give the Turning Point folks a lot of strategic credit for going to a
Teen allegedly stabbed his gay dad to death in horrific attack
In Columbus, Ohio, police have charged an unnamed 17-year-old with murder and felony assault for lethally stabbing his adoptive father and severely injuring his father's husband. The stabbing occurred on Sunday, May 24, killing 58-year-old Mark Rayburn-Velco and severely injuring his husband, Brent
Ted Cruz calls out GOP colleague who said "Homosexuality has no place in America"
In a now-deleted X post published Tuesday morning, rabidly anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) wrote, "Homosexuality has no place in America. Happy Nuclear Family Month." After several Republican politicians called his statement "idiotic" and "insane," Ogles deleted it later that day. He has previous