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 Priestess of Polka Do
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In a time ripe with anti-LGBTQ+ – and especially anti-trans – animus, LGBTQ+ media has been critical in both holding leaders accountable and educating the public on LGBTQ+ issues. But as publications of all kinds struggle to survive in the current landscape, many questions have a...
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The GOP is being roasted for inexplicably displaying a photo of left-wing commentator Hasan Piker in his underwear on the jumbotron at the party's midterm convention. The photo, described as a "thirst trap" by Meidas Touch, depicts Piker with one arm behind his head, standing in ...
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Here are this week’s most popular positive stories, with some fun social media posts tossed in too. Like seeing uplifting content like this? Sign up for our Good News email. Happy Halloweekend, everyone! It's perhaps not so surprising that this week's Good News Roundup grab bag h...
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Delaware issued its first-ever state historical marker recognizing an LGBTQ+ site yesterday — the mayor and a queer state legislator both say it's evidence of the area's increasing inclusivity. The Delaware Public Archives will place a historical marker recognizing Poodle Beach, ...
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Star of stage and screen Sir Patrick Stewart passed away in his Los Angeles home yesterday after “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia,” according to spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak. Stewart will be remembered for his iconic roles as Captain ...
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In a world fraught with anxiety and fear, waking up Wednesday morning, Oct. 28, with a Goldilocks feeling that everything was just right was just odd. And then breaking news confirmed it: Dolores Huerta, icon, civil rights legend, hero to the long, too-often-ignored farm workers ...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.When Mike Manning came out on television at 22, he thought he might be surrendering the life he wanted, including marriage, children, and the ordinary comforts of belonging. Seventeen years later, he is married and nominated for an E...
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Democracy Forward has filed a lawsuit against the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS), challenging a state regulation that restricts public libraries from purchasing books for young readers that contain material related to transgender people and gender identity. The lawsuit was...
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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...
