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Washington Mystics Rookie Lauren Betts was on yet another TikTok livestream recently with former and current teammates Charliese Leger-Walker, Angela Dugalić, and Cotie McMahon. “I saw a comment that
Washington Mystics Rookie Lauren Betts was on yet another TikTok livestream recently with former and current teammates Charliese Leger-Walker, Angela Dugalić, and Cotie McMahon. “I saw a comment that
Washington Mystics Rookie Lauren Betts was on yet another TikTok livestream recently with former and current teammates Charliese Leger-Walker, Angela Dugalić, and Cotie McMahon. “I saw a comment that
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Yesterday, the Supreme Court once again limited trans rights, ruling that states may exclude trans students from playing sports consistent with their gender identity. In the wake of the ruling, trans politicians, activists, and more spoke up about the court’s decision to once again harm trans youth.
At Flags for Good, there's no month like Pride Month. “Our year is built around Pride,” founder Michael Green tells LGBTQ Nation. “That’s our Christmas.” The company, which donates one dollar to related charities for every flag, pin, or patch sold, launched in 2020 to sell exclusively Black Lives Ma
Agents with the FBI’s field office in San Juan, Puerto Rico, have arrested a man on charges related to multiple threats of committing anti-LGBTQ+ mass violence and possession of child sexual abuse material. According to a June 26 press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puer
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) lashed out at a Fox Digital reporter with a homophobic dig about gay porn after being asked to comment on recent allegations from someone claiming to be his ex-girlfriend. Former congressional aide Cynthia West reportedly said Massie helped get her a job working for Rep. Vi
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador— Alrededor de las 2 de la tarde del 27 de junio, centenares de personas comenzaron a reunirse en el redondel Masferrer para participar en la tradicional Marcha del Orgullo LGBTQ de El Salvador, una movilización que año con año busca visibilizar las luchas, los avances y las
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. Now, thanks to the WNBA’s latest collective bargaining agreement, players are signing multi-million dollar
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. Now, thanks to the WNBA’s latest collective bargaining agreement, players are signing multi-million dollar
Washington Mystics Rookie Lauren Betts was on yet another TikTok livestream recently with former and current teammates Charliese Leger-Walker, Angela Dugalić, and Cotie McMahon. “I saw a comment that said Ang should try women,” Betts blurted out to the group. “I said, ‘I agree.’” The quartet burst o
Washington Mystics Rookie Lauren Betts was on yet another TikTok livestream recently with former and current teammates Charliese Leger-Walker, Angela Dugalić, and Cotie McMahon. “I saw a comment that said Ang should try women,” Betts blurted out to the group. “I said, ‘I agree.’” The quartet burst o
Washington Mystics Rookie Lauren Betts was on yet another TikTok livestream recently with former and current teammates Charliese Leger-Walker, Angela Dugalić, and Cotie McMahon. “I saw a comment that said Ang should try women,” Betts blurted out to the group. “I said, ‘I agree.’” The quartet burst o
Not long ago, social media content about women’s basketball was primarily composed of clips from games and a handful of commentators dedicated to the space. Compare that to today when you can find fan edits of players and couples, crispy screenrecorded clips from hilariously impromptu Instagram Live
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote an entire opinion just to express his contempt for transgender people in the West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox cases yesterday, an opinion that has been panned as "particularly nasty." The Supreme Court ruled in the cases that neither Title IX no
The Delaware General Assembly passed Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100 on the last day of the legislative session on Tuesday after being rescinded last week. Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100 (SB-100) passed with 28 ‘yes’ votes, meeting the two-thirds threshold required for the bill to p
The Supreme Court's decision Tuesday to uphold state laws barring transgender girls from competing on girls' school sports teams represents a setback for transgender rights, but attorneys who argued the case say the ruling is considerably narrower than many initial reactions suggested. Shortly after
First Lady Melania Trump celebrated the Supreme Court's ruling in the West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox cases yesterday, where the Supreme Court ruled that Title IX and the Constitution don't prohibit states from banning trans kids from school sports. In the same post, she claimed to "full
A gay couple from the U.S. is among the four people found dead in a mass grave in Mexico last month. The Associated Press reported Zafar Mawani and Guillermo Hidalgo Ortiz disappeared on May 20. The couple was last seen in Mexico City’s Isidro Fabela neighborhood. Media reports indicate Mawani and H
Renowned political scientist Norman Ornstein expressed his complete shock at a recent underhanded move by GOP Senators that led to the simultaneous confirmation of 107 judges nominated by the president. In September, Senate Republicans employed a tactic that many call the "nuclear option," which all
Fanni Fajth, an 18-year-old student in Budapest, summed up the mood in the Hungarian capital on Saturday, as tens of thousands of marchers turned out for the first Pride celebration in the country since authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán was deposed in April after 16 years in office. "Everyone is jus
The man accused of stabbing a trans college student to death in Seattle in May has been found incompetent to stand trial. Christopher Leahy, 31, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Juniper Blessing, a student at the University of Washington who was found dead in the laund
More than 100,000 people participated in the 26th Pride March in Santiago, Chile, one of the largest demonstrations by the LGBTQ movement in the South American country, on June 27. The event, organized by the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation and Fundación Iguales, proceeded along t
Tefi Pessoa is a mentor, a walking pop-culture encyclopedia, and now — along with Ciara Miller — one of the hosts of Love Island’s official after show, Aftersun. In a world that is increasingly afraid to be candid, she has made a name for herself opening her heart to her over 2.3 million followers –
Out Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg explained in three words why the president's State of the Union address on Tuesday was so terrible. "Weakest performance ever," Buttigieg said on CNN after the speech, noting that the speech received low approval ratings from voters, much lower than previo
Them Superlatives are awards for our favorite people made up by our favorite people.To honor Gillian Anderson, the resplendent star of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, as our “Mother of the Year” we asked none other than her screen partner, Hannah Einbinder, to pen a tribute. Read Einbinder’s h
The 13th annual Frederick Pride Festival was held at Carroll Creek Park in Frederick, Md. on Saturday, June 27. (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key) View on Threads The post PHOTOS: Frederick Pride Festival appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News.
MS NOW anchor Nicolle Wallace couldn't stop laughing at Donald Trump's Truth Social rants defending his Great American State Fair, an event that has suffered from a series of mishaps and mismanagement issues as well as low turnout. Wallace said that reports of Trump's "itty bitty little crowds" got
Police in Istanbul detained at least 50 people during an LGBTQ+ Pride event in Turkey’s largest city over the weekend. Authorities had banned the event, with police increasing security and erecting barriers around key rallying points, such as Istanbul’s Taksim Square, and restricting subway service,
Fox News continues to celebrate the "thousands" of people attending the president's Great American State Fair in D.C., despite numerous photos and videos showing that the fairgrounds have been mostly empty since the event kicked off on Thursday. And two Democratic lawmakers did not mince words when
One morning in the late nineties, Monica Helms woke up with the design idea for the Transgender Pride Flag. Since then, the blue, pink, and white emblem has exploded in popularity. Trans people have adopted it as a symbol around which to rally across the globe. While monumental, that’s not the sole
Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the Trump-Vance administration to take urgent action to defend LGBTQ people across the globe, including in countries that are violating international human rights protections for LGBTQ individuals, put
The Supreme Court ruled against trans student athletes earlier today, declaring that schools can exclude trans girls from playing on teams for “biological females.” The ruling is in response to two cases that have been consolidated into one decision. “The question is whether Title IX permits schools
Sign up for The Agenda, Them’s news and politics newsletter, delivered Thursdays.Amid Paramount Skydance’s pending purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper reportedly isn’t happy at the prospect of being in a newsroom led by controversial CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.Coo
The 38-year-old woman identified as the ringleader in the torture and murder of a 24-year-old trans man pleaded guilty to all charges on Friday and is expected to be sentenced to life in prison. According to ABC affiliate WHAM, the charges against Precious Arzuaga for the murder of Sam Nordquist inc
Sign up for The Agenda, Them’s news and politics newsletter, delivered Thursdays.This article describes the violent killing of a transgender woman.Christopher Michael Leahy, the man charged with first-degree murder over the fatal stabbing of 19-year-old transgender University of Washington student J
Longtime Washington Blade employee Stephen Rutgers announced he is stepping down after 14 years to focus on other ventures, including his part ownership of the popular Crush Dance Bar. Rutgers was hired by the Blade in 2012 to help plan Pride festivities and over the years was promoted to director o
The Supreme Court added six cases to its 2026-2027 docket this week, including a case that could affect minors' access to gender-affirming care. International Partners for Ethical Care, Inc. v. Ferguson asks the court to determine the constitutionality of the three Washington laws. One allows minors
Two women identified as a couple who have been wanted by Montgomery County, Md. police for allegedly killing the mother of one of them in her Silver Spring home on May 22 were arrested on June 10 in Ohio, according to a police statement The little-noticed statement released on June 11 says Vanessa W
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state bans on transgender girls and women competing in girls’ and women’s school sports, delivering a major victory to Republican-led states and a devastating defeat to trans students who had asked the justices t
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws that ban transgender athletes from school sports teams that correspond with their gender identity. The justices in January heard oral arguments in two cases — Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. — that challenged laws in Idaho and West Virg
Vyacheslav Khasanov, the 37-year-old owner of the Pose club in Orenburg, Russia, was sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to pay a 1 million ruble (about $13,000) fine on charges connected to organizing and participating in LGBTQ+ events. Manager Diana Kamilyanova, 30, was sentenced to six
The County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s office announced on Monday that actress Daveigh Chase — who starred in films such as Donnie Darko, The Ring and lent her voice to Spirited Away and Lilo & Stitch — died due to complications related to an AIDS diagnosis. Chase was 35 at the time of her dea
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