Vice President J.D. Vance tried to joke about former President Joe Biden in front of soldiers at the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach on July 1. It didn't go well for Vance—literally no one laughed. During his speech, Vance told the troops he was having a mental debate about whether to jok
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Happy Forest!Pride Month 2026 was certainly one to remember. Despite the hateful rhetoric being spewed by the Republican Party toward the LGBTQ+ community, queer people showed up and showed out during a very divisive time in history.Although many gay events were packed throughout June across the glo
Vice President J.D. Vance tried to joke about former President Joe Biden in front of soldiers at the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach on July 1. It didn't go well for Vance—literally no one laughed. During his speech, Vance told the troops he was having a mental debate about whether to jok
In recent years, Love Island USA has distinguished itself from the sea of tropical, horny reality dating shows, to become something of a longform sociological study in heterosexual dating. Going deeper than the mere interpersonal drama that seems to consume most of its contemporaries, the Peacock hi
The Idaho-based nonprofit Trans Affirm has released an "Inclusive Bathroom Map" to help trans people in the state find safe restrooms as they live under what advocates have called "the most extreme anti-transgender bathroom ban in the nation." Gov. Brad Little (R) signed the law in March, but it did
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Kristi Noem plans to divorce her husband, Bryon Noem, after 34 years of marriage, her mother told the British tabloid The Daily Mail. The split follows revelations that Bryon Noem paid online fetish performers and shared photographs of himself presentin
The Capital Stonewall Democrats, D.C.’s largest local LGBTQ political group, announced on July 7 it has launched a campaign to help elect large numbers of LGBTQ candidates to the city’s Advisory Neighborhood Commissions. The D.C. local government is believed to be unique among U.S. cities in current
A gay and virulently anti-transgender candidate for Congress in Wyoming is suing over accusations that he's a pedophile, charges lobbed by other, virulently anti-gay Republicans. Reid Rasner, a Trump loyalist who has spent $1.2 million of his own money on multiple campaigns for office in the state,
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was rushed to a hospital on a stretcher last month, according to new information reported by CNN, including video. A neighbor said that emergency responders arrived due to a report of an unconscious person in the McConnell home. They opened the door at around 8:30 a.m. on
Kris Cravens-Hutton and her husband, Dave Hutton, made headlines with the "maximalist" Pride Month display in front of their Detroit home. The large, rainbow-colored display of allyship even gained the couple a visit from pro-LGBTQ+ Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D). The straight couple's display includes
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has a new excuse for why Donald Trump's hands are bruised again. People have been noticing for the past year that Trump's hands are often bruised when he appears in public, wondering whether this is a symptom of a larger medical issue. Leavitt has offered
Republicans in Colorado nominated Victor Marx, a Marine veteran, culture warrior, and lately a mercenary who claims he single-handedly ordered a strike on ISIS, as their nominee for governor, according to projections by the AP and CNN. The election was held a week ago Tuesday, but it took over a wee
In this excerpt from the forthcoming anthology Living, Together: Reimagining Community in the Age of Disconnection, contributor Jake Montano, a.k.a. the Bay Area drag queen Imelda Glucose, reflects on drag houses as a form of chosen family.I was nine years old the first time I applied makeup to my f
Anti-LGBTQ+ Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) argued that people should vote against state Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) because he can't lift weights. "He's a lightweight," the 76-year-old said of Talarico. "He's a 90-pound weakling. He couldn't lift a 10-pound weight in the gym if
LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream films continued a three-year decline last year, according to GLAAD’s latest “Where We Are in Film” study. The study also showed particularly troubling results when it came to trans representation in film and any LGBTQ+ representation in family films. This week, th
Librarian, novelist, and advocate for intellectual freedom Gareth Carter will talk about his debut novel, “The Misadventures of Don Kee Dong & Phillip Mihol,” on Sunday, July 12 at 4 p.m. at Green Lantern Bar. The event, titled “Cocktails, Chaos & Controversy” is a fundraiser for the DC LGBTQ+ Commu
Have you hopped on the Love Island USA bandwagon, even though it’s the straightest show in existence? You’re not alone. Rest assured, Love Island host Ariana Madix also wants to see some queer bombshells in the villa. (Also, hello, Zach and Bryce “bromance” truthers! Kidding, kidding. Team #Brinity
Friday, July 10 Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Community Happy Hour” at 6 p.m. at Freddie’s. This is a chance to relax, make new friends, and enjoy happy hour specials at this classic retro venue. Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite. Women in their Twenties and Thirties will
As Pride Month came to a close, Pete Buttigieg described one of the worst days of his life: a false, anonymous report that triggered a visit from Child Protective Services and law enforcement. His four-year-old twins endured forensic interviews — without either of their parents present and without k
A trans teen withdrew from the girls’ division of an Irish Dance contest in Florida after the organizers were pressured by state officials to kick her out. However, it is unclear whether the girl’s participation in the competition would have actually violated any law. “No young person should become
There are some hateful people out there who apparently have far too much free time on their hands. I’ve received plenty of hate messages over the years targeting my gender identity and the work that I do. But in the last year or two, the content of those messages has changed, from focusing on attack
The official Instagram and Facebook pages for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints posted a positive profile about fashion designer Pono Skousen on June 29, in the eleventh hour of Pride Month, that has since caused quite a stir online — because, as it turns out, Skousen is gay and some o
Just over two and a half miles from President Donald Trump's primary residence lies one of Florida's most reliably Democratic congressional districts. There, a 27-year-old progressive is mounting a campaign centered on resisting what he calls the Trump-Vance administration's attacks on civil rights,
New research from the Human Sexualities Research Lab at the State University of New York and The Conversation reveals that women are moving away from exclusively heterosexual relationships and attraction, while men are not. Related 9% of Americans identify as LGBTQ+ Researchers studying sexuality, g
MSNBC's Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough was in hysterics while discussing Attorney General Pam Bondi's explanation for why a full minute is missing from the surveillance tape outside the cell of the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein on the night he died. A newly released memo from the Department
I’m going to be really honest with you. Sometimes in the news business, we need to try hard to make something sound a little more exciting or interesting than it actually is. We’ll tack on a few more adjectives. Get a little ahead of ourselves. Look, my generation is responsible for millennial-style
Lesbian MS NOW commentator Rachel Maddow last Monday mocked President Donald Trump's "feckless, failed, truly laughable effort" to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America's founding with self-glorifying projects. She called Trump "a cult-of-personality, would-be dictator, failed extremist preside
A video is circulating on social media of Donald Trump seemingly defending Graham Platner, who stepped down Wednesday night as Maine's Democratic Senate candidate after a woman he used to date credibly accused him of rape. "It's really a question of whether or not you believe the woman," Trump told
A stepfather using the image-generating AI of billionaire transphobe Elon Musk allegedly made 7,000 sexually explicit images and videos from a photo of his 11-year-old stepdaughter, including images of her nude, being raped by multiple men, and performing sexual acts on her stepfather, a class actio
By CAYLA HARRIS | Ron Singer, the owner of Baltimore’s popular gay bar Leon’s Backroom, died Tuesday, the venue announced in a social media post. He was 66. “For more than 20 years, Ron made Leon’s a place so many people were proud to call home,” the post reads. “He will be deeply missed.” The Mount
Donald Trump is getting mocked online for his statement that the "Islamic Republic of Japan" shot missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier. The comments came earlier this week, on July 8, when he was speaking to members of the press with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Turke
Erika Kirk, the widow of slain MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk, reportedly "sobbed" in a Utah courtroom yesterday after a judge ruled that jurors only be allowed to see a redacted video statement that the suspected murderer's transgender ex-lover, whose last name is Twiggs, made to police following Cha
This week, the Women’s Pro Baseball League revealed the official details of its first four teams: the Boston Hunters, the Los Angeles Queens, the New York Heights, and the San Francisco Firebells.Founded in 2024, the league had announced the first four host cities last October, but began rolling out
Police in the Malaysian state of Kelantan arrested 12 men during a raid on a "gay party," the regional news site Sloboden Pecat reported. The arrests follow 20 that occurred in the state capital of Kota Bharu in June, amid a nationwide crackdown on LGBTQ+ people. Kelantan state police chief Mohd Yus
Lesbian comedian Rosie O’Donnell said on July 2 that President Donald Trump is "quite ill – and getting worse daily," after he posted a deepfake AI video depicting her as a patient suffering from so-called "Trump Derangement Syndrome" (TDS), a pejorative term used by Trump supporters to dismiss any
Transportation Sean Duffy is apparently still mad at his predecessor, gay former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, as he's mocking Buttigieg's name on social media while bragging about ending "DEI bike lanes." DEI refers to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. It usually describes th
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The Dinah music festival is expanding its slate of performers by adding Sasha Keable and The Aces to the lineup, Them can exclusively announce.The artists join Grammy-nominated rapper Da Brat, who was previously announced as a performer for the festival, which has been hosted in Palm Springs, Califo
A first-of-its-kind research review has found that pregnant trans men may be more likely to miscarry than pregnant cis women, though researchers emphasized that much more data is needed to draw any strong conclusions. A review of 44 studies published in the journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica S
A gay cruise that was previously blocked from entering Turkey has now been banned from Egypt. Early on Thursday, just hours before it was scheduled to dock in Alexandria, passengers aboard the Scarlet Lady, a Virgin Voyages-owned ship chartered by American LGBTQ+ travel company Atlantis Events, were
Out gay politician Jordan Wood has thrown his hat in the ring to replace Graham Platner, the Maine Democrat who was set to face off against longtime GOP senator Susan Collins in November. Wood announced his intentions after Platner dropped out of the race on Wednesday following allegations of sexual
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