Recently, I was chatting with an 11-year-old girl about a movie character who carried a secret about herself that was so terrifying she worried that the people who loved her most would reject her for it if they learned her truth. As we talked, I mentioned that some people see the character’s story a
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Michigan's Democratic Senate candidate, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, is being praised on social media for his response to the media frenzy over Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) endorsing El Sayed's Republican opponent. While being peppered with questions over the endorsement, El-Sayed quieted re...
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Out soccer legend Megan Rapinoe – who has long been a staunch supporter of trans rights – recently explained why the debate over the "fairness" of trans women athletes competing on women's teams is completely misguided. On the Who's With Me? podcast, W. Kamau Bell asked Rapinoe, ...
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A group of anti-transgender protestors showed up at a women’s soccer game between the Seattle Reign and the Orlando Pride at Seattle’s Lumen Field on Sunday following several local news reports that Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank had been encouraging a demonstration.But many a...
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Dear Michael, I’m in a sexless marriage. My husband hasn’t been interested in sex in a long time. It’s not something he has wanted to work on. He says he just isn’t that interested. I love him a lot. At first I pushed him to address it. There were no physical causes, he said (doc...
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Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called out fellow Michigan Democrat Rep. Haley Stevens for endorsing the Republican running for a US Senate seat in the state. Stevens, who lost the primary to Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed Republican Mike ...
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Buying a home isn’t just a financial decision. As they say, if a person makes one change, the dominoes start to fall in other areas of life. One may end up with new neighbors and stop seeing the old ones. Someone may become besties with their real estate agent (at least for a few...
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Control of Florida's Sarasota County Schools Board will flip to a Democratic majority following recent election wins and the fact that Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler — who was implicated in a 2023 rape scandal alleged by the woman she and her husband had threesomes w...
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Saturday campaigned in support of a proposed constitutional amendment that would codify marriage rights for same-sex couples in the state. Her campaign website notes she had previously expressed support for Question 2. "Back in 2006, I was a ne...
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Last weekend, over 150 people gathered in Montreal, Canada, for the first-ever in-person Queering Wiki international conference. Hosted by Wikimedia LGBT+ and Wikimedia Canada (Wikimedia is Wikipedia's parent company), the gathering brought together contributors, editors, activis...
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‘Frida…A Self Portrait’Through Nov. 8Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Klein Theatre450 7th St., N.W.tickets start at $49Shakespearetheatrecompany.org With her trademark unibrow and a wreath of dahlias woven into pinned black braids, Mexican painter Frida Kahlo was unmistakably herse...
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Queer actress and activist Sophia Bush says she does not speak or write the president's name. While promoting her book, And I Will Tell You Mine, whihc covers some of her activist work, Bush told The Hill that "someone who chooses to exemplify and bolster the very worst of human ...
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The midterm elections will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3. This is your chance to elect community leaders, including city and Council representatives, state legislators, members of Congress, and many other roles. For more details about voting in Maryland, visit the Maryland State Boa...
