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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Joanna Whaley just moved one step closer to becoming Michigan’s first out transgender lawmaker.Whaley on Tuesday won the Democratic Primary in Michigan state House District 2, taking 56 percent of the vote to Frank Liberati’s 34 perc...
Former Transportation Secretary and likely 2028 contender Pete Buttigieg is getting praised online for his explanation of why Democrats should push for fundamental changes to how democracy works, even if such measures would take a long time to pass. Buttigieg has been speaking al...
View this post on Instagram A post shared by GLAAD (@glaad) The wait is finally over Greyhounds, Ted Lasso is officially back on our screens, with the highly anticipated fourth season out now! To celebrate the beloved show’s return, cast members Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, an...
Two LGBTQ+ couples recently sued the MGM Resorts International after they were assaulted in June 2025 outside the MGM Grand Detroit while waiting for the valet to bring their car. Their assailants shouted homophobic slurs before knocking one of them unconscious and causing a trau...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.This story discusses self-harm.Perez Hilton was hospitalized Tuesday night after viewers reported an apparent self-harm crisis unfolding during a TikTok livestream from his Miami-area home.TikTok’s automated systems flagged the broad...
Lindsey Graham, who passed away on July 11 at 71 years old, served in the Senate for 23 years and garnered a reputation for his hawkish views and hardline anti-LGBTQ beliefs. Years before his death, rumors swirled as allegations surfaced about the Republican senator engaging with...
Administration at a middle school in Virginia allegedly banned all clubs from meeting just so that they could stop an LGBTQ+ club from meeting. Now the students are suing, saying the ban violated their First Amendment rights. On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Virg...
Several prominent D.C. LGBTQ community advocates said they are optimistic that Democratic mayoral nominee Janeese Lewis George, who is expected to easily win election as mayor in the city’s Nov. 3 general election, will continue her strong record of support on LGBTQ issues from h...
A few years ago, John Gilbert McCurdy, a gay professor of History and Philosophy at the University of Eastern Michigan, was researching 18th-century British General Thomas Gage, the man tasked with pacifying Britain's North American colonies as unrest spread ahead of the American...
Michigan held its primary on Tuesday, allowing the two major political parties to select their nominees to go head-to-head for the state's U.S. Senate seat. NBC News called the Democratic race early, giving the victory to physician Abdul El-Sayed over incumbent U.S. Rep. Haley St...
For some reason, even my most offline friends seem to have heard the viral clip of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones shouting about the chemicals in our water supply that are making the frogs gay. The claim, most memorably made in a 2015 broadcast on his show InfoWars, is of course ...
Donald Trump was asked for comment this week on the disturbing domestic violence allegations against Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) revealed in a May 24th affidavit written by Miller's ex-wife, Emily Moreno. While the president was heading toward his plane, a reporter asked him for his t...
A federal appeals court ruled 8-5 in favor of Florida's anti-drag law on Tuesday, with the majority deciding the law does not violate the First Amendment. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a preliminary injunction imposed by a lower court, reasoning that "there is no ...
During a rant against trans women athletes, Donald Trump joked that if he were a women's basketball coach, he'd ask NBA legend LeBron James to transition so his team could be the greatest of all time. “I’d be the greatest women’s basketball coach in history," Trump said during a ...
Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) is facing public scrutiny following abuse allegations from multiple women, including his ex-wife Emily Moreno, and he just appeared on Jake Tapper's CNN show in a trainwreck interview in an attempt to salvage his reputation. And one of the strategies he use...
Several drag artists who were scheduled to appear at an event celebrating RuPaul’s Drag Race star Kennedy Davenport’s birthday, as well as her 30-year anniversary of doing drag, have dropped out of the performance following fan backlash due to the planned inclusion of Shangela, a...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy faced stiff criticism in June when he announced that he had taken a seven-month road trip paid for by millions of dollars in corporate largesse, ostensibly to produce a reality TV series celebrating America's 250th anniversary. But several mont...
I was recently having a conversation with a close friend about Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham’s recent anti-trans comments, where she claimed she wants “to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.” By no...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) — who spent years calling for the January 6 insurrectionists to not face any consequences for their violent attempt to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election that resulted in the deaths of five people and left nearly 200 ...
Editor’s note: International News Editor Michael K. Lavers and Photo Editor Michael Key are on assignment in Amsterdam through Aug. 10. AMSTERDAM — Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten on Wednesday opened the World Pride Human Rights Conference in Amsterdam. Jetten — who in February b...
A new study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment found that healthcare providers may not be providing clear and consistent information about breast cancer risk assessment to people seeking gender-affirming top surgery.Although the study is based on interv...
Opponents of gender-affirming care for trans youth often claim that puberty blockers negatively impact young people's bone density; something that sounds alarming considering that adolescence is the primary time of life when humans acquire their lifelong bone mass. However, a stu...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A Virginia school board responded to students’ efforts to create an LGBTQ+ support club by repeatedly changing the rules, renaming the problem and, ultimately, making the club impossible to form, according to a federal lawsuit filed ...
California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra's LGBTQ+ record is extensive. Not only has he served as a California State Assembly member, a U.S. House representative, California's attorney general, and the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, but he has loudly stood up ...
The Family Research Council (FRC), the oldest anti-LGBTQ+ hate group in the U.S., published an article yesterday criticizing U.S. Senate candidate and Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) for citing Jesus quotes in the Bible about healing the sick to justify his support for govern...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Texas state Rep. James Talarico rejected the argument Monday that Democrats must abandon transgender people to win competitive elections, offering one of his clearest responses yet to the Republican campaign against his support for t...
MS NOW host Rachel Maddow sounded the alarm on potential cybersecurity risks to the U.S. after the Trump administration cut back on cybersecurity defense, and seven states' water supplies were subject to cyberattacks last week. Federal authorities last week said that at least sev...
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF) filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court on Monday against the Trump Administration’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM), challenging its decision to prohibit insurance companies from covering gender-affirming care for federal em...
Transgender actor Maikol Roque’s first film credit is also a major milestone for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Roque is currently making his big-screen debut in the box-office sensation Spider-Man: Brand New Day as EJ, the son of detective Jean DeWolff (Liza Colón-Zayas). The fil...
Transgender service members who have refused to voluntarily leave the military in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order instructing the Department of Defense to ban all trans troops are facing a secretive hearing process that one lawyer describes as “a public humil...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A new, highly controversial initiative will be presented to voters in Washington state this fall that would specifically bar transgender athletes from participating on girls’ sports teams, according to a report from New York magazine...
Fox News host Laura Ingraham had folks face-palming across social media after an extraordinarily tone-deaf rant about the dangers of socialism. "The end goal, it's clear," Ingraham said, warning Democrats about the rise of Democratic Socialists in the party, "forced scarcity for ...
The WNBA has become the center of the trans sports debate thanks to Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham, who sparked a national frenzy when she said in a July ESPN interview that banning trans women from women's sports is "common sense." Cunningham then doubled down on her belie...
Over the past few decades and 12 studio albums later, indie artist Logan Lynn has built and advocated for a fan base by pairing infectious melodies with unapologetic honesty. Lynn’s path has been anything but linear; marked by triumphs, public struggles with addiction, and the co...
Cinema has the power to instill powerful human emotions: We are afraid to go into the water after seeing Jaws, we cry when Rose tells Jack she’ll “never let go,” and, of course, we get horny when we find out that Alexander Skarsgård is going to be playing a hunk made out of woven...
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told a podcaster he is considering throwing his hat in the ring for president once again. “I don’t know,” Buttigieg told Steven Bartlett, the British host of The Diary of a CEO, the most popular top business and tech podcast on Spoti...
Elliot Leonard, the visionary co-founder and founding trustee of the Leonard-Litz LGBTQ+ Foundation, died on June 6 in Easton, Conn., at his home with his husband, Roger Litz, by his side. He left a legacy of generosity and support for LGBTQ+ organizations across the Northeast an...
A new study from European researchers has shown that most bone density losses are recovered or partially recovered after transgender minors have completed the use of puberty blockers, contradicting a common talking point among conservatives looking to denigrate the recommended me...
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 and 6,000 of her closest friends celebrated World Pride at Amsterd...
WNBA player Brittney Griner has reportedly filed for divorce from her wife, Cherelle. According to documents obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Griner wrote that the couple separated on July 24 and called the marriage "irretrievably broken." They have been married for ...
Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D), who's running for the US Senate, told MS NOW host Rachel Maddow that he's not going to back down on supporting trans rights because "I don't think we win by selling people out." Maddow told Talarico that there are people who believe that he ca...
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) apologized at a debate last night for comments he made in 2024 about how the Democratic Party should reconsider its support for trans rights. Moulton, who is currently running in the Democratic primary for one of Massachusetts' US Senate seats against inc...
After defending the actions of a security guard who threw a lesbian couple out of a women's restroom and accused one of them of being a man, a five-star hotel in Boston has suspended the guard and admitted he acted in error. In addition to sidelining the staff member, the Liberty...
The attempt to turn the WNBA into the site of the next anti-trans culture war is going about as well as you’d expect. The most recent obstacle? They want Caitlin Clark to parrot her Indiana Fever teammate Sophie Cunningham’s transphobic commentary on participation in sports — and...
Ken Jennings, who has hosted Jeopardy! since 2021 following the death of Alex Trebek, recently got into a relatively minor back-and-forth on Bluesky with people who claimed his subscriptions to the New York Times were supporting an anti-transgender media organization. And when I ...
Following backlash over the announcement that actor Geno Segers had been cast in Broadway’s hit musical Hadestown, producers quickly shared an update that his casting had been rescinded."The producers of Hadestown and Geno Segers have mutually agreed that Mr. Segers will no longe...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.The federal government promises health insurance as part of the bargain of public service. For transgender workers under President Donald Trump, that bargain now comes with an exception. The government will cover hormones and surgeri...
Out former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in an interview published Monday that he is "more inclined than not" to run for president again in 2028, furthering long-held suspicions that he may do so. “I think I’m more inclined than not, but there’s so much we don’t kn...
Inflatable balloon effigies of US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin kissed last Saturday during Amsterdam’s WorldPride 2026 Canal Parade. The event also featured a memorial for the victims of the recent Berlin Pride attack as well as performances by belo...
Pro-MAGA anti-LGBTQ+ broadcaster Steven Crowder – who has been accused in the past of emotionally abusing his wife and repeatedly exposing his genitals to his show’s staffers – published a July 28 video explaining that the United States needs fascism because communists are allege...
A hair salon that posted a message to social media telling transgender people to go to a "pet groomer" instead lost its case before the Michigan Civil Rights Commission last week. "This ruling sets the precedent that no business can publicly discriminate without consequence, whet...
Disgraced gay former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) agreed last Friday to pay over $35,000 to settle an insider trading accusation that he placed a bet on the online gambling site Kalshi that he would not attend President Donald Trump's February 26 State of the Union (SOTU) Address. S...
An X account associated with California Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) office posted a picture of JD Vance in drag in response to the right's negative reaction to musician Bad Bunny's upcoming performance at the Super Bowl. Conservatives have been outraged this week ever since the Puert...
A new policy from the Department of Education (ED) says the department will stop tracking numbers of transgender and non-binary students, which means it will also no longer track how often they are targeted for bullying, harassment, and assault. The change affects the already-end...
A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday in favor of Arkansas's 2023 book-ban law, overturning an injunction that prevented the law from taking effect for the past three years. The law, signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R), seeks to criminally charge booksellers and librari...
On June 30 this year, the last day of Pride Month, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., combined cases addressing trans student-athletes' participation in girls' school sports. The Court ruled against them, 6-3. The majority decision...
The leader of a neo-Nazi group that menaced people attending a drag queen story hour event has admitted that the group violated the state’s civil rights law. In a July 30 press release, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella announced that Christopher Hood and 19 members...
An LGBTQ+ activist won his battle against the Department of Defense last week after the agency agreed to release a previously undisclosed document to the public. LGBTQ+ activist James Dale sued the DoD for the right to access a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) it established wit...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr had a heated conversation with CNN's Dana Bash yesterday, during which he raged at her for listening to medical experts when it comes to health topics like COVID, vaccines, and measles, but also got mad at her because she's "n...
The state of Michigan agreed last Thursday to abandon its ban on anti-LGBTQ+ conversion therapy following a federal judge's decision against it. This makes Michigan the first state to say it will stop enforcing its conversion therapy ban in the wake of the Supreme Court's decisio...
