The death of Anna Nicole Smith has been portrayed for decades by the very entertainment industry that led to her downfall. This tale of manipulation and institutional incompetence continues to be a warning, with Smith showing what happens when people see you as a product rather than a person. Countl
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Donald Trump recently told a crowd that he has "much better blood" because his uncle taught at MIT. He also called himself "real smart" because he attended the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, despite having said moments earlier that he knows "a lot of stupid people t...
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Outgoing WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert responded earlier this month to a letter from Republican lawmakers who attempted to press the issue of two male ex-NBA players, Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White, declaring their intent to be drafted in the women’s league. Both men had...
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Members of a Washington state high school girls’ cross-country team are speaking out about what has become a national controversy surrounding their transgender teammate. Against the backdrop of a statewide anti-trans sports ban on the November ballot, the members of the Camas Hig...
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Amber Glenn made history in 2024 as the first out queer woman to win a U.S. figure skating title, proudly draping herself in a Progress Pride flag during her victory lap on the ice. Now, after winning Olympic gold earlier this year, Glenn is turning to her queerness as a source o...
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CAMP Rehoboth's Block Party 2026 was held on Sunday, Oct. 18 on Baltimore Ave. in Rehoboth Beach, Del. (Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt) The post PHOTOS: Block Party 2026 appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News....
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New data confirms what LGBTQ+ advocates have feared: hate crimes against queer and transgender people are on the rise in Los Angeles. Released Tuesday, intradepartmental correspondence from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) confirms that the number of LGBTQ+ hate crimes ag...
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SPONSORED CONTENT — In our current sociopolitical climate, the LGBT+ population can face immense stress just opening our phones and scrolling through social media, the news, or walking out our front door. For many, it becomes a daily experience shaped by discrimination, micro/mac...
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Pamphlets mailed to Texas voters and claiming to be a resource guide for trans and LGBTQ+ students have reportedly been linked to an LLC that was registered in Wyoming just last month. Social media posts by outraged conservatives who received the mailers began appearing on Monday...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to overturn a lower court ruling halting the denial of gender-affirming care for trans prisoners in federal custody. In an unsigned 7-2 decision, the justices declined to let the administration’s policy ta...
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A trans woman in Tennessee is suing the state over its refusal to update her driver's license to accurately reflect her gender identity. The woman, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, updated her birth certificate in Illinois in June but was denied when she attempted to make t...
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Oscar winner and famously gender-bending performer Tilda Swinton is set to reprise her role as a cross-dressing character named Ella/Max in an off-Broadway production of Manfred Karge’s Man to Man at New York City’s Lucille Lortel Theatre in February 2027.As Deadline first report...
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MAGA political consultant Seth Weathers launched Ultra Right Beer, a "100% woke-free American beer," in April 2023 in response to the right-wing boycott of Bud Light over its collaboration with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney. But over three years later, the we...
