Scandal-plagued Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) may have made a veiled threat to out anti-LGBTQ+ Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) for having sex with men, longtime gay journalist Michelangelo Signorile publicly suggested in his Substack post yesterday. While Moreno angrily swore at former White House medical adviso
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Donald Trump said in an interview yesterday that voters should treat the 2026 midterms as if he is on the ballot, while bringing up how he is going to make "transgender… end." Former Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), who is now a Fox News host, asked Trump on his show yesterday about the u...
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An unintended confluence of AI, blind allegiance, and rabid homophobia is landing supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin's anti-LGBTQ+ crusade in court, leading even his most faithful supporters to question the authoritarian state's methods. Homophobic authors of anti-LGB...
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Several cast members from series 2 of the now-canceled sapphic reality dating show I Kissed a Girl have alleged that the final edit of the show that aired on the BBC depicted them in ways that they felt were racist and at times censorious, according to public posts they have made...
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With fewer than four days left until the midterm elections, President Donald Trump cannot stop complimenting men's bodies, particularly the buttocks of Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH). Trump has also recently complimented and insulted other men's bodies, leaving his own niece to wonder if...
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JD Vance and Fox host Jesse Watters expressed outrage at mailers and text messages sent to Texas families telling their kids to transition behind their parents' backs, even though a Republican group has already been accused of sending them in a potential attempt to boost transpho...
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Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) is trying to use transphobia to turn people against marriage equality in the state, repeating the strategy she used last year in her failed run for governor. Earle-Sears has emerged as a leader among anti-LGBTQ+ advocates fighting ...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.While politicians continue to target transgender people and shift their positions, Megan Rapinoe remains steadfast in her support for trans athletes.On the Who’s With Me? podcast, the soccer legend and out lesbian was asked by host W...
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D.C.’s many queer bars are ready to celebrate Halloween this weekend. Here are a few options. Kiki’s D.C. will host its multi-day “Spookiki Volume IV” beginning Friday, Oct. 30. “Spookiki SERVE” will be hosted on Friday, Oct. 30 at 10 p.m. by drag queens Dreux Sidora, Elextra Gee...
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Minnesota passed legislation in 2023 to establish itself as a “trans refuge” state, but now a transgender teenager and his mother are left suing Essentia Health, a regional healthcare system in the state, after they terminated his gender-affirming care with no notice or explanati...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A new Human Rights Campaign report estimates that 12 percent of U.S. adults are LGBTQ+, a higher share than several widely cited estimates. But the federal government is removing the questions the HRC report and similar research reli...
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The Dune franchise is truly the film trilogy that keeps on giving, literally. The popcorn buckets for the third installment, Dune: Part Three, have just been previewed and one variant includes two silicone openings that make it “easier to share,” per AMC’s press release, among ot...
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In June 1993, Newsweek ran a cover featuring two embracing women sporting pearls, denim, and outdated haircuts with a single bolded word above their heads: Lesbians. The mere existence of these women-loving-women was news unto itself – and cover-worthy news at that. I don't remem...
