By JESSICA CALEFATI | Allies of transgender children are urging state education officials to fight back against the Trump-Vance administration, which has threatened to punish a growing number of Maryland school districts over local policies that affirm students’ gender identities. The advocates test
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate. The search for whoever sent deceptive transgender advocacy mailers across Texas has reached an llinois printing company. The discovery offers a new lead in a campaign that has triggered threats against LGBTQ+ advocates and a crimina...
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Erika Hilton, one of the first trans people in Brazil elected to the country’s National Congress, is celebrating the reelection of President Luiz Inácio da Silva, known mononymously as Lula, in the face of a challenge from far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro. Hilton had played ...
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This story originally appeared on Out. Autumn is here, and that means cozy sweaters, fall leaves, pumpkin spice lattes, and orgasm denial.Locktober — a portmanteau of lock and October — is an annual month-long celebration of chastity within the kink and BDSM community where peopl...
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Last Ditch, the small-town Massachusetts lesbian bar that became the center of a national firestorm after a Boston Globe article about the loosening of its masking policy went viral last month, announced on Monday that it will “soft close” as it seeks new ownership.In an Instagra...
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Two Western North Carolina drag performers have issued cease-and-desist letters to Republican congressional candidate Jennifer Balkcom’s campaign after their likenesses were used in an AI-generated ad attacking Balkcom’s Democratic opponent Jamie Ager. The ad, which was paid for ...
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Romantic breakups — especially those involving long-term relationships — can be seismically life-altering. They may lead some people to reconsider their priorities, their lifestyle, and even their sexual orientation, according to new data. In a new study published in The Journal ...
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In a tearful, heartful video to Instagram, reality television star Chrishell Stause announced that she and her spouse, nonbinary Australian drummer G Flip, have separated after 4 years.“I have a pretty humbling update to share with your guys,” she said in a video posted to Instag...
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Out trans Colorado state Rep. Brianna Titone (D) received an email claiming to be from gay Republican Rich Guggenheim, a major force behind the state’s anti-trans ballot initiative that Titone had spoken out against. In the email, Guggenheim called Titone anti-trans slurs, deadna...
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On October 15, The Empire State left no stone unturned in showing out for LGBTQ youth for #SpiritDay! Celebrities, politicians, sports leagues, schools, landmarks, and more all went purple in the name of putting an end to bullying. Whether they were visiting Times Square, shoppin...
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A Democratic Senate candidate released an ad highlighting his opposition to trans rights just a week before election day. Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek's latest ad shows him using his experiences as a Paralympian to justify his opposition to trans people being allowed to participate...
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Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is getting attention for a particularly pithy response to Donald Trump's claims that oil prices are "temporarily high." At a rally in Georgia this weekend, Trump said that oil prices are "temporarily high" and will be "falling dramat...
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During the sprint to the 2026 midterm elections, President Donald Trump has been focused on what’s really important: No, not the affordability crisis. Not his cratering approval ratings, either. We’re talking, of course, about Trump’s incessant focus on men’s bodies — which, to b...
