Ghana’s parliament passed a new bill last Friday that punishes the “willful promotion, sponsorship or support of LGBTQ+ activities” with up to five years in prison. The legislation, entitled The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also punishes same-sex acts with a prison term of up to three
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A second transgender sex worker said she was hired by the recently deceased Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Her claim comes one week after another trans sex worker came forward with her own story about Graham. "Lindsey Graham was one of my clients. This transphobic, homophobic man ca...
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When groundbreaking lesbian political writer Gloria Anzaldúa grew up as a seventh-generation Tejana and Chicana in South Texas' Rio Grande Valley during the early 1940s, her grandparents had lost much of the land they had owned through "carelessness … white peoples' greed, and my...
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It’s official. The beloved HBO classic Girls — following the lives of Hannah, Marnie, Jessa, and Shoshanna as they try to make it in NYC — is making a comeback. HBO made the announcement earlier this week via a video chat-style post shared to Instagram, with all four of the serie...
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The 2026 Miss Gay Maryland America pageant was held at Hub City Brewery in Hagerstown, Md. on Saturday, Oct. 10. Jalah Nicole was crowned the winner, and Maria Posa was named first alternate. Both competitors qualify for the Miss Gay America pageant in Atlanta in January. (Washin...
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Bisexual former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), a former Democrat, reportedly said she voted for Republican US House candidate Jay Feely (AZ) in her state's July 21st GOP primary and plans to vote for him in November, Axios reported yesterday. Citing two unnamed sources, the aforemen...
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Longtime political journalist and former CNN journalist Jim Acosta said in a YouTube video posted yesterday that the president's mental decline is "staring us in the face," in light of the president's recent comments at an October 11 midterm rally in Clarksville, Tennessee. While...
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This story originally appeared on Out.Pedro Pascal is tackling another powerful queer role!The handsome actor has proudly represented the LGBTQ+ community in several of his projects, including notable parts in Strange Way of Life and Game of Thrones. Now, Pascal is about to make ...
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A Texas school district canceled a high school’s fall musical after a female student was cast as the male lead. The decision, it said, was an effort to comply with the state’s anti-drag law — which was struck down in August. Ana Mota, a senior at South Grand Prairie High School, ...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A Texas school district suddenly censored a high school production of Little Shop of Horrors after a female student won the role of Seymour. South Grand Prairie High School gave the leading role in the Howard Ashman-Alan Menken music...
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A homophobic woman has been fired from her job after a viral video captured her yelling homophobic slurs at her gay neighbors in the predominantly gay male Wilton Manors neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In a public Facebook post shared by Joe My God, a man named Tyson Ba...
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Uncloseted Media published this article on Oct. 14. This story was reported in partnership with The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics, and policy. By HOPE PISONI | On Sept. 14, far-right influencer Chaya Raichik, known online as Libs of TikTok, attacked a W...
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William “Bill” Corcoran, an attorney who began his career as a legal officer with the U.S. Navy before becoming an official with the U.S. Department of Justice and legal counsel for a U.S. Senate committee, passed away at his home in D.C. on Aug. 2, He was 83. His husband, Eric P...
