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The fall books season offers lots of options so curl up and get ready to read. FICTION For the mystery fan who likes a sprinkle of thriller, look for “The Longest Death” by Kevin Jagernauth (Soho Crime, December). Richard Cobson hates his small town, he’s bored and desperate to g...
More than 2,000 supporters of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts turned out on Sept. 18, for a rally in support of the performing arts center and a vocal protest against President Donald Trump’s threats to permanently close the center and possibly demolish it. The...
A gay New York City couple who spent years handing out over 180,000 backpacks filled with essentials to houseless people both died near the end of June and start of July. Jayson Conner, age 48, died on June 28 from a heart attack at their Manhattan home. His partner, Jeffrey Newm...
It’s long been known that the bullying LGBTQ+ people face in their youth can have lifelong health ramifications, but a new study is finding this type of social rejection may have a particularly impactful effect on vaping rates.Previous research has shown that LGBTQ+ people tend t...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) told Fox News today that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) adjourned the US House early today to block a potential vote on Massie's eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The House will not reconvene until after the Novembe...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.The Episcopal Church has its first transgender dean of a cathedralThe Very Rev. Micah Cronin in August became dean of All Saints’ Cathedral in Milwaukee. The Wisconsin faith leader told the Episcopal News Service in an interview publ...
Renowned three-Michelin-star Chef Patrick O’Connell says food and wine hold a unique ability to bring people together. Indeed, he has served everyone from right-wing zealot Jerry Falwell to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth during his decades at the beloved Inn at Little Washington in ru...
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Lioness season 3, episode 7 "Kiss the Girls."After a grueling search, Joe has been saved. Much of Lioness season 3 has been about the team trying to save Joe after she was abducted, and now they finally have her back. The final ha...
Baltimore's LGBTQ+ community is reeling after a 27-year-old trans woman was shot and killed Friday morning in the city's Barclay neighborhood. While police have not yet publicly identified the victim, the housing and health organization Baltimore Safe Haven told media outlets her...
The Republican midterm convention, held last week in Dallas, was a dud by any measure. The convention hall was half-empty at best, the event tanked in the ratings, and even Republican strategists admitted that it would do nothing to help the party in the midterms. Basically, the ...
A woman interviewed by a right-winger at a March 28 No Kings protest against the U.S. president has earned the praise of the internet for her responses that seemed to leave the interviewer speechless. Youtuber Nate Friedman claimed to have "exposed" No Kings protestors in New Yor...
Disgraced ex-gay MAGA provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos recently said that President Donald Trump faked the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt on his life. Queer congressional Democrats largely condemned the shooting, which was carried out by the now-dead 20-year-old shooter Thomas ...
During a town hall in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday night, out former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg hilariously mocked the right-wing organization for young conservatives, Turning Point USA. "As a tactical matter, I'll give the Turning Point folks a lot of strategic c...
An Indiana prosecutor has declined to file criminal charges against a woman who made a false child welfare complaint against Pete Buttigieg. Buttigieg, the former transportation secretary in the Biden-Harris administration, was accused in June of posing a threat to his children v...
MAGA pastor and self-proclaimed “prophet” Hank Kunneman of One Voice Ministries recently said that uncircumcised people are trying to steal the nation. His comment was part of a bizarre transphobic and Islamophobic statement on the midterm elections. “I am not going to let uncirc...
A National Women’s Soccer League game between the Portland Thorns and the Washington Spirit at Portland’s Providence Park last weekend was disrupted when stadium officials ejected a group of attendees for wearing apparel displaying anti-trans iconography. The group was wearing ap...
Trans people's rights are a top concern among LGBTQ Nation readers this year. Last month, we asked you what your main concerns are for the 2026 midterms and what you think they could change. Quite a few people discussed trans rights, which have been under attack for the past seve...
Out Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) has secured his party’s nomination to replace retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) after winning Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary in New Hampshire. Pappas took home 65% of the vote, defeating progressive challenger Karishma Manzur, a medical scienti...
Video captured a MAGA counterprotestor shouting homophobic slur to "No Kings" protestors in Denver, Colorado, shortly before face planting twice on the pavement, causing his face to bleed as other protestors suggest that he leave for his own safety before others possibly cause hi...
An 18-year-old Salt Lake City, Utah, man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly stalking a former classmate and saying he "couldn't wait to kill a gay person." The victim, referred to as F.F. by the Salt Lake County District Attorney's office, reportedly attended West...
Shower sex: Some people can’t get enough of it, while many others have tried and failed to see the appeal. Between the awkward angles, slippery surfaces and the risk of leaving your partner out in the cold (literally), shower sex is a textbook example of something that often look...
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) allegedly broke the hand of Brian McGinnis, a decorated Marine officer who protested the Iran war during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday. Sheehy was assisting Capitol Police officers attempting to eject McGinnis from the hearing. A CB...
LGBTQ+ fans are devastated that the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars canceled their Pride Night for the upcoming season, but right-wingers are celebrating the move as evidence that "not every sport is woke." The anti-LGBTQ+ Family Research Council (FRC) shared an article in ...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A vigil for two gay men killed in a hate crime outside an Arizona gay bar drew around 1,000 mourners.The Wednesday gathering at Tucson’s Catalina Park honored Vincent Anthony Siqueiros and Cameron Davis Capara, who were fatally shot ...
Actress Raven-Symoné and her wife, Miranda Pearman-Maday, have landed in some hot water after several clips from previous interviews with the couple recirculated online, prompting a wave of backlash and TikTok discourse. And wow, is there a lot to dig through here. While some fan...
On the first day of Pride Month, Maine congressional candidate Jordan Wood (D) shared the story of a tense encounter he had at a March town hall meeting, which he says is a lesson that "democracy demands." "I’m not intimidated and I’ll never back down from a fight. That is what d...
The sapphic cinematic rumors are true: Greta Lee and Rebecca Ferguson are confirmed for the romantic comedy Honeymoon / Funeral, which will focus on two women who have a meet-cute during a flight from L.A. to London, where both women are going for very different purposes. If the ...
It’s hard out here for your local queer watering hole. New York City gay bar owners have revealed that they are facing new financial hardships due to plunging drinking rates among younger customers, per a feature in Gay City News (GCN).“The younger generation doesn’t like to drin...
A year before the landmark Stonewall uprising, asexual Japanese pop artist Yayoi Kusama staged quite possibly New York City's first-ever public same-sex marriage ceremony. Kusama, who passed away on August 14, officiated the November 25, 1968 event, styling herself as the "High P...
A city employee was attacked early Sunday morning in Sacramento's LGBTQ+ district of Lavender Heights, where he said four men left him with minor injuries after shouting racist and anti-LGBTQ+ slurs. The victim, Joseph Sais, told KCRA that he was walking home with a friend after ...
This story originally appeared on Out.La Bola Negra may have started its life as a small Spanish-language film, but the epic gay saga has proven to be a critical darling and smash success before it even hits theaters.Directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi's breakout hit took ...
This story originally appeared on Out.It’s easy to get so focused on the pleasure sex brings that you don’t think about what comes afterward, but whether it’s cuddling, a warm bath, or pillow talk, aftercare should be part of your post-sex routine — especially if you’re into anal...
Protect the dolls!Now in its fourth year, Doll Invasion at Fire Island Pines celebrated everything that makes the transgender and nonbinary community so beautiful. With iconic performances from rising stars and plenty of parties where queer people could simply let their hair down...
CNN's chief data analyst Harry Enten on Monday detailed a remarkable shift among Independents as America prepares for the midterm elections in November. Enten explained that if "you win independents, you win elections," which is why the preferences of this demographic have been s...
The head of a French LGBTQ+ organization has been hospitalized following a brutal attack in the heart of Paris' LGBTQ+ neighborhood by an assailant who allegedly shouted anti-gay slurs. FLAG! President Pierre Picavet, who is also a police officer, said that he was in the Marais n...
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.The Trump administration’s immigration dragnet has caught one of MAGA’s provocateurs.Milo Yiannopoulos, the "ex-gay" British far-right personality who entered the orbits of Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ye (formerly Kanye West) after bu...
Donald Trump will not be attending a ceremony in remembrance of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City because he wanted to make a speech at the event, but the organizers wouldn't let him. Speeches haven't been allowed at the ...
Actor Tim Curry died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Curry has a career spanning decades that included roles on the stage and screen. With an unmistakable voice, he also leaves behind a large body of voice work in animated features and video games. Curry is perhaps best re...
An important event impacting the LGBTQ community will be held on Sept. 12 in Rehoboth Beach, Del. The event is a fundraiser for the Washington Blade Foundation. Whether you can join us in person, or just be with us from a distance, I ask you to seriously consider becoming a spons...
This article contains spoilers for Lesbian Space Princess.Another day, another internet debate embroiling queer people at the discourse factory. If you’re on lesbian or sapphic TikTok, it’s likely that your For You Page has been dominated with recent criticisms of Lesbian Space P...
This story originally appeared on Out.The one and only Dolly Parton has passed away.As one of the most beloved artists in the entertainment industry, Parton's campy aesthetic and consistent positivity resonated with LGBTQ+ fans all around the world. Since her humble beginnings as...
In the 200s AD, the Roman emperor Elagabalus was known for dressing in women’s clothing and requesting to be called “Lady” instead of “Lord.” In the mid 1600s, Queen Christina’s decision to abdicate the Swedish throne rather than marry a man fueled rumors that she was attracted t...
Jake Lang — a racist and anti-LGBTQ+ Republican former candidate for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat who was jailed for allegedly assaulting Capitol Police officers during the January 6, 2021, riots — held a hate rally outside of City Hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during which he he...
Gay activist Randy Downs said he and his business and life partner Ricky Bennett are grateful for the support they have received from the Dupont Circle community after they released a video showing a suspect breaking into their recently opened pizza shop and taking money from a c...
After being asked about the month-long national controversy that has followed her July 21 ESPN profile in which she expressed opposition to transgender participation in sports, WNBA player Sophie Cunningham deflected, telling people to instead look at her stats.“Look at my stats…...
In New York City, Jasmine Kennedie, who famously came out as trans while competing on Season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race, faced a harrowing incident of public harassment on Sunday night. On Monday, she shared her story on Instagram, with video of her tormenter. After a performance a...
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. was outraged when Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) asked him about how he suggested that antidepressants played a role in last week's Minneapolis school shooting, where a shooter killed two children and injured 17 other people befor...
‘Finding Renée Richards’By Julie Kliegmanc.2026, HarperOne$28.99/272 pages Come on in, the water’s fine. Wade into it up to your ankles, your calves, your waist, you’ll be OK. You’ll adjust to the waves that swirl around you so come on, dive in, it’s all good. As in the new book ...
The quest for a deeper voice is something that rings true for many transmasculine people. On subreddits like r/ftm and r/TransMasc, dedicated to helping trans men crowdsource information on ways to obtain their transition goals, how to make your voice deeper is nearly as frequent...
Actor Rob Lowe admitted yesterday in a conversation with Oprah Winfrey on his podcast Literally! With Rob Lowe that he was repeatedly called a "fa**ot" during his childhood because he was "pretty," USA Today reported. "I wish that when I was younger I was cute. What I actually wa...
CNN confronted a conservative pundit with a supercut of Donald Trump insulting women, and he wasn't able to answer why he still thought Democrats are more sexist than Republicans. The right has been outraged at Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) this past week for mentioning White House aide...
Donald Trump has a long history of berating and insulting female reporters for asking him basic questions, and a recent interaction makes it clear he has gotten more comfortable than ever doing so. "Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet," Trump sneered at CNN reporter Kristen Holmes after s...
The WNBA has reversed course after security guards asked fans wearing both pro-trans and anti-trans shirts to cover up the messaging on their apparel at a recent game. At Sunday’s game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream, which took place at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena...
Fox News was caught lying about gas prices last year to make it seem like they had actually gone down this year. A graphic shown on Fox claimed that the average price of gas today, according to AAA, is $4.06, but one year ago it was $4.13, implying that gas prices have actually c...
‘Bromantasy’By Maire Rochec.2026, G.P. Putnam’s Sons$20/339 pages “Danger” just happens to be your middle name. Any fray, any tussle, anytime anybody needs help, they count on you to step in and save the day. You’re brave, smart and strategic, kind to old people, children, and sm...
This story originally appeared on Out.As Rosie O’Donnell prepares for her big week in front of a national audience of millions, she's sharing a very personal story that shows just how far she'll go to support her youngest child: She gave herself a permanent reminder in their hono...
One week after Jason DePuy (known as Salina EsTitties on “RuPaul’s Drag Race”) was bullied and eventually evicted from CBS’s "Big Brother” house, the queer drag performer is still emotionally processing his feelings. During his 24 days in the reality TV competition, DePuy often h...
The First Congregational Church of Fresno — known colloquially as “The Big Red Church” — has experienced a second act of vandalism directed at its LGBTQ-affirming installation of rainbow-colored doors this summer, per a report in local Fox affiliate KMPH. The doors, which were pa...
Following news of his casting in the upcoming second season of the hit Canadian television series Heated Rivalry, out actor Justice Smith sent a message of thanks to the fans who have welcomed him into the franchise. “I have to say I am moved by the support and love I’m getting f...
