By DYLAN SEGELBAUM | A Baltimore teacher has cleared a key hurdle in her defamation lawsuit against those including the founder of the conservative social media account Libs of TikTok. Baltimore County Circuit Judge Marc DeSimone Jr. on Wednesday denied Chaya Raichik’s motion to dismiss the case aft
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A lesbian bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts, is suffering an empty dance floor after announcing it would make masking optional on Saturday nights. The change earned a scorching reaction online from patrons who've come to expect a full masking protocol every time they visited, the ...
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is highlighting the sexual violence in U.S. prisons and jails committed by inmates perceived to be transgender, while obscuring the notably higher rates of incarcerated transgender victims of abuse. Earlier this month, the DOJ’s Bureau of Justice S...
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This article first appeared on Mother Jones. It has been republished with the publication’s permission. On Tuesday, an X account attributed to a Texas man named Zyron Lewis posted a video of Lewis claiming that in 2012, when he was a middle school student, he was sexually assault...
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Celebrate the 39th Annual 17th Street High Heel Race on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6-10 p.m. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs sponsor the event. If you’re interested in racing, fill out the 17th Street High Heel Racer’s Registration and Authorization Form at the...
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Earlier this month, Donald Trump used an anti-trans slur on Truth Social to insult Democratic Senate candidate for South Carolina, pediatrician Dr. Annie Andrews. On Thursday, he brought that slur to life by uttering it aloud on stage at a South Carolina rally. “Darline’s running...
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Friday, October 23 Trans Discussion Group will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This group is intended to provide an emotionally and physically safe space for trans people and those who may be questioning their gender identity/expression to join together in community and learn from one anot...
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For years, the true identity of the writer “Lisa Ben” – a clever anagram for lesbian – remained a mystery. But in the 1940s, the creator of Vice Versa, the first known lesbian magazine in the country, had to write anonymously. People who valued their safety and livelihoods had no...
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Chrishell Stause will not be tuning in to season 10 of Netflix reality series Selling Sunset. Her lawyers, on the other hand, will be watching closely. During a red carpet interview for The Hollywood Reporter’s Creator A-list party on October 21, the Selling Sunset alum shared th...
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Federal authorities on Thursday charged Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) with racketeering and money laundering in connection with a cannabis business that she co-owns. U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel during a Norfolk press confere...
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has earned praise for her response to a question on trans rights during a town hall hosted by the progressive campus group More Perfect University. At the organization's Students vs. Billionaires town hall in Maine on Thursday, a trans student...
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This story originally appeared on Out.As one of the world's most sought-after supermodels, whose career also includes acting and music, Cara Delevingne is no stranger to soirees and other invitation-only events in her dual hometowns of Los Angeles and New York City. But there was...
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The owner of the Anthem Orlando nightclub says that Meta suspended the venue’s Instagram account shortly after the city’s October Pride celebration, marking yet another LGBTQ+ business that has had its social presence scrubbed by the social media giant in recent months. “On Oct 2...
