The board of directors of Mary’s House for Older Adults, the D.C.-based home dedicated to providing affordable housing for LGBTQ seniors, has announced it has named longtime nonprofit organization leader A. Charlene Leach as its new executive director. Leach, who is now serving i...
Primary elections in five states on Tuesday yielded big wins for LGBTQ+ candidates, as progressives continue to dominate the Democrats' midterm races in 2026. The marquee election on Tuesday was the Michigan Senate Democratic primary, pitting progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed ...
A new study of Canadian adolescents who were referred to pediatric gender clinics is now part of a growing body of evidence showing that rates of "detransition" are remarkably low. An overwhelming majority (97.1%) of adolescents who were referred to university-associated clinics ...
Editor’s note: International News Editor Michael K. Lavers and Photo Editor Michael Key will be on assignment in the Netherlands through Aug. 10. They will be covering World Pride in Amsterdam. AMSTERDAM — Madonna on Saturday will perform at World Pride in Amsterdam. She is sched...
In today’s edition of “dumb stuff that conservatives are mad about for some reason,” the British right-wing is currently losing its collective mind over a digital museum exhibit that suggests a transgender reading of one of the Care Bears. Yes, really. Villiers Revealed: We Have ...
Donald Trump, who spent much of the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) fighting his own sleepiness, strayed from the speech prepared for him to insult the deceased. “Virtually everyone—Republican or Democrat—liked Lindsey,” Trump said while delivering his eulogy. “Well, not ev...
HIV/AIDS activists on Sunday protested a Trump-Vance administration official at the 2026 International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro. Health GAP Executive Director Asia Russell and others disrupted U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Jeff Graham, who is leading the Trump-Vance admin...
A trans mom went viral on TikTok mocking Tucker Carlson. Now, that viral attention has helped to fund her facial feminization surgery. Sandy Donald, also known as TikTok user @beateasy or just "Sam," started releasing a series of videos back in May in which she portrays “my toddl...
Acclaimed chef Patrick O’Connell is preparing to publish his new memoir, “Main, Middle & Gay” in September and he’s launching the book with an event on Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. at Lisner Auditorium featuring Chef José Andrés and former Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema. Tickets ...
The Wanda Alston Foundation, which provides housing and support services for homeless LGBTQ youth in the D.C. metro area, announced on July 20 that its founding executive director, Brian Watson, has passed away. In a statement the Alston Foundation called Watson “one of Washingto...
Donald Trump is being roasted for accidentally revealing his true height after standing next to someone who is actually the height that the president has long claimed to be. Trump has maintained for decades that he stands at six feet three inches, a height even confirmed by docto...
This story originally appeared on Out. After three seasons, Nick and Charlie’s love story has finally come to an end with the finale movie Heartstopper Forever.The series has followed the boys as they have navigated their high school careers, struggled with mental health issues, ...
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Layla Taylor is having a transformative summer. It’s been less than three weeks since the reality television show darling came out as bisexual, and she’s already soft-launched her new girlfriend and been photographed by TMZ with the mystery woman...
Whitman Walker Health Center will host a legal services workshop on Tuesday, July 21 at 3 p.m. virtually and in-person at the DC LGBTQ+ Community Center. Attorneys from WWH will give an overview of the free legal services they offer and discuss recent challenges. WWH meets client...
Veteran news anchor David Shuster isn't worried about the possibility of the Trump administration doctoring the Epstein Files to remove any incriminating references to the president. Now that both chambers of Congress have passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Shuster wrote ...
People often ask where I am from and I never know how to answer. The factual answer is straightforward enough: I was born in D.C., spent parts of my childhood in Pakistan and India, lived in Moscow, and later in Jordan before eventually settling in the United States. The emotiona...
Kevin Chen’s family tombstone has room for four: him, his parents and his boyfriend. The arrangement might prove to be a little awkward. “My boyfriend is 100% white, and my parents are 100% disappointed,” Chen confessed. Jokes about family traditions and the untraditional ways th...
Foot fetishes are one of the most common — and stigmatized — sexual interests out there. While some might be tickled by the mere thought of having their toes sucked on, many others understand that feet, an extremely sensitive part of the body, actually carry immense potential for...
Fox News anchor Jesse Watters blurted out on Fox News last night that he has not had a vasectomy, even though no one even asked him. He then insisted that getting a vasectomy makes someone "less of a man." On Fox's The Five, Watters ranted about how he opposes policies to make co...
Ahead of the release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey this week, the director responded to the backlash the film has received based on its casting and trailers. Complaints have included issues with the costuming, the us of modern language, and the casting of Lupita Nyong’o and ...
I entered Club Confessions through a pussy — or rather, an opening in a giant inflatable Mistr-branded pair of legs flanked by a greeting committee of lithe gay guys clad in skimpy bodysuits. If anyone else had been DJing Saturday night, the visual would be unforgivably gauche. B...
Happy Forest!Pride Month 2026 was certainly one to remember. Despite the hateful rhetoric being spewed by the Republican Party toward the LGBTQ+ community, queer people showed up and showed out during a very divisive time in history.Although many gay events were packed throughout...
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was rushed to a hospital on a stretcher last month, according to new information reported by CNN, including video. A neighbor said that emergency responders arrived due to a report of an unconscious person in the McConnell home. They opened the door at...
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has a new excuse for why Donald Trump's hands are bruised again. People have been noticing for the past year that Trump's hands are often bruised when he appears in public, wondering whether this is a symptom of a larger medical issue....
A first-of-its-kind research review has found that pregnant trans men may be more likely to miscarry than pregnant cis women, though researchers emphasized that much more data is needed to draw any strong conclusions. A review of 44 studies published in the journal Acta Obstetric...
Nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards are here — and they are so, so queer! With the year we’ve seen in LGBTQ media, this isn’t very surprising; whether it be jaw-dropping new series or the ends of fan-favorite classics, every month offered a new project or performer for...
Getting ready to start testosterone can be an exciting time in any transmasculine person’s life. That said, like literally any medication, HRT can sometimes come with unintended side effects. Feeling pre-T anxiety, including around hair loss, is common for transmasculine people a...
The board of directors for Mary’s House for Older Adults, DC’s first official home dedicated to providing affordable housing for LGBTQ seniors, announced on July 7 that its founding president and CEO, Dr. Imani Woody, has retired. Woody, who holds a PhD in Human Services, is cred...
Jeremy Carl, President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, deleted thousands of social media posts before his nomination. One was a May 2023 post calling for the killing of Randi Weingarten, the lesbian president of the American Federa...
‘Transcendent: A Memoir’By Laverne Coxc.2026, Gallery Books$30/238 pages OK, let’s just say it: You’re tired of lies. They come from above, behind, from either shoulder. They’re repeated, laid out in a line, told as if they’re true but they’re not. You wish people would stop lyin...
A version of this first appeared on The Advocate. As many queer kink communities have brought to the forefront, sex is nothing if not play. Adult play should be fun, and as many of us have known our entire lives, nothing makes play more fun than adding a good toy.However, finding...
This story originally appeared on Out.Kataluna Enriquez, who made history as the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Miss USA pageant, was involved in a serious car accident that left her hospitalized for two weeks.The Filipino-American beauty queen opened up on Inst...
During Pride Month, it's common to see a variety of LGBTQ+ Pride flags. But the variety of designs and meanings can be hard to decipher. Each one has its own unique history and symbolism, which celebrate the diversity of identities under the queer umbrella. Below is an explanatio...
On Father's Day, a trans dad published a beautiful tribute to the relationship he has built with his daughter, one in which "gender was never complicated," as he explains it. In a series of cartoons for the New York Times (illustrated by Hannah Jacons), Zach Ellams says that he h...
Are we sure Emira D’Spain isn’t on Top Chef? Because apparently she’s cracking eggs.Bravo’s first-ever full-time transgender cast member Emira D’Spain is opening up about the impact of her groundbreaking representation Next Gen NYC, which just began airing its second season this ...
“Just shy of” 6,000 people purchased tickets for the Wednesday, June 24, 21st annual Pride Night Out at the Washington Nationals baseball stadium, which the Nationals said is the longest running LGBTQ Pride event in Major League Baseball, according to a Nationals spokesperson. Th...
The order protects patients of NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, and other New York City providers while their constitutional challenge proceeds.
Cases of these emerging infections are rising. Here's what queer men should know about symptoms, testing, treatment, and protecting themselves this summer....
A newly released report on the findings of a survey of 304 LGBTQ young people aged 18-30 who live in D.C. shows as many as 79 percent of those surveyed report they are struggling to pay rent or a mortgage. The report, entitled Out and Counted: 2026 LGBTQ+ Young People Community S...
A gay makeup artist has the internet in hysterics after pointing out that a far-right troll used an image of him for a meme trying to celebrate conventional masculinity. "Some of you will remember the idiotic far right stole an image of me to make a meme for them," Anthony Gordon...
‘Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen’Through July 12Studio Theatre1501 14th St., N.W.$55-$102Studiotheatre.org Wordily yet rightly titled, solo show “Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen” dives deeply into the world of a neurotic stand...
The out rapper posted a new video months after being sentenced to a mental health diversion program.
“Your medical decisions and personal health information belong to you, not the government,” Mamdani wrote in a post to X on June 15.
About 250 people turned out on Friday, June 12, for D.C.’s annual Silver Pride celebration, which honors and recognizes LGBTQ seniors and their role in advancing LGBTQ rights. The event was held in a large conference hall in the building of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s...
LGBTQ Nation will be sharing your pictures of Pride throughout May and June. Submit your own if you want to be included! Over seven years and thousands of tossed balls, "Play Catch With a Dad" has become a ubiquitous part of Pride celebrations everywhere. John Piermatteo started ...
Out former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's upcoming speaking gig is amping up speculation that he'll run for president in 2028. He is the scheduled keynote speaker for the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty & Justice dinner on July 12, the state party's largest event ...
Out former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's upcoming speaking gig is amping up speculation that he'll run for president in 2028. He is the scheduled keynote speaker for the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty & Justice dinner on July 12, the state party's largest event ...
Out former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's upcoming speaking gig is amping up speculation that he'll run for president in 2028. He is the scheduled keynote speaker for the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty & Justice dinner on July 12, the state party's largest event ...
Former nuns Francília Costa and Luiza Silvério hated each other when they first met at a convent in their early twenties. But after years of navigating mental health challenges that led them both to give up their habits, they discovered those strong feelings were actually love. "...
Donald Trump had a fairly ironic – and perhaps telling – memory lapse. Talking with New York Magazine, Trump said that his father, Fred Trump, had no health problems except for one. Related Trump's doctors are monitoring "the progress of his dementia and/or strokes," psychologist...
After years of struggling with infertility, Kizzy Jones started considering egg donors. To her shock, her trans brother, Kenny Ethan Jones, offered his eggs. Eighteen challenging months later, Kizzy welcomed a baby, and Kenny became an uncle. “When [Kizzy] mentioned she was looki...
The body of a transgender art student missing for nearly a month was found on May 24 in a wooded area near the campus of Northern Kentucky University (NKU), where he was a student, police and family say. Murry Foust, 22, was last seen on April 27 in Covington, Kentucky, just sout...
Delgado’s posts are continuing to create confusion and concern among his followers.
Trans activist and costume designer Qween Jean made history at last night's Tony Awards, becoming the first out trans person to ever win one of the iconic theater awards. Jean won for Best Costume Design of a Musical for her work on Cats: The Jellicle Ball, a revival of the origi...
A psychologist is speaking out about what it means that the president keeps taking cognitive tests, explaining that Donald Trump's doctors are likely past the point of trying to figure out whether he is suffering from dementia and are now just monitoring his decline. Former Johns...
Acclaimed queer author Kristen Arnett recently shared the moving story of her queer Florida wedding, during which she was surrounded by chosen family after a decade of estrangement from her biological one. In an excerpt from the anthology Living, Together published in Oprah Daily...
Resources for homeless youth and the Lorena Borjas Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund did not receive increased funding.
Callen-Lorde is offering LGBTQ+ New Yorkers free kits packed with HIV prevention medication, sexual health supplies, and overdose reversal drugs throughout June....
"I am very much a man and I’m now realizing I always have been one,” Christopher Delgado told followers.
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...
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A 54-year-old woman named Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi confessed on Tuesday to lethally stabbing her 49-year-old wife Rebecca “Becky” Marodi, i…
President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) successfully pressured Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) end its gender-affi…
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.More than four decades after New York shut down adult saunas during the height of the AIDS ep…
Joe Gera, a pro-LGBTQ+ chef and content creator from Pennsylvania, recently accused anti-LGBTQ+ Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), who is married to a…
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth insulted trans women during his keynote address at this year's Special Operations Forces Week. "Everything…
Fresh on the heels of WNBA player Sophie Cunningham's controversial comments about "biological men" in girls' locker rooms, the anti-trans n…
I often travel around the United States and to other countries giving presentations and workshops on university and high school campuses and…
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's LGBTQ+ stances matter more than ever now that he recently won his state's primary elec…
One musical director gave himself over to absolute … deception?The story of a local Vermont production of The Rocky Horror Show that was can…
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A nonbinary North Carolina school teacher has become the latest target of a harassment campai…
This story originally appeared on Out.When Rosie O'Donnell sits in for late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on ABC stations later this month, the ou…
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Parents in Washington state have pulled their children out of school after learning that a te…
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