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US Senate candidate James Talarico once again faced a question this week about asserting that “God is nonbinary,” noting this time that MAGA hero Charlie Kirk said essentially the same thing. On Wednesday, the Texas Democrat took part in a televised town hall hosted by CNN and Ju...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Are transgender people no longer an effective scapegoat for the GOP? One Texas Republican leader says attacks on gender identity are falling flat in Lone Star State elections.Former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan told Texas Monthly ...
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The new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, was mocked online on Tuesday after she held her first briefing because of her noticeable lack of public speaking skills, her likely false claim that she is a lawyer, and her unwillingness to take many questions from the press, ...
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Long before drag performers had their own television shows, podcasts, and social media followings in the millions, they were creating their own media. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, especially, sisters were doing it for themselves, creating their own DIY zines. Los Angeles’s ...
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The new dollar coin with Donald Trump's face on it is set to be released next month, and one administration official is telling conservatives to patronize liberal businesses with the coin to "watch their heads explode." But people pointed out that giving liberals money is probabl...
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After months of controversy, Marsha’s, a queer women’s sports bar in Philadelphia, announced on Thursday in an Instagram post that it will close its doors this weekend after roughly a year in operation. “It is with heavy hearts that we have decided to close Marsha’s doors for goo...
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Righteous mischief managed. Protesters stormed the red carpet in support of transgender rights at a Thursday gala performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London’s West End, The Independent reported.The masked protestors laid down on the red carpet as celebrities tried...
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Close to 200 mostly local LGBTQ community members and activists turned out on Thursday, Oct. 15, for the 20th anniversary celebration for the D.C. Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs. The event, which took place at the Penn Social event hall in downtown D.C., included remarks by D.C....
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MAGA devotee Mark Da Costa has shut down his restaurant after just six weeks, mocking queer people in a social media post announcing the eatery's closure. Da Costa, who once performed on the reality TV singing competition Australian Idol, opened the Bueno Eatery in the Newtown ne...
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Transphobic billionaire Elon Musk donated $158 million to Texas PAC, a super PAC supporting Texas' rabidly anti-transgender Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) Senate campaign, Axios reported yesterday. Paxton is running a high-profile race against pro-LGBTQ+ progressive Christian ...
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Ana Lupez, a trailblazing transgender performer, died Wednesday at the age of 82 from heart cancer in the city of Mendoza, Argentina. She was one of the first Argentinian women to undergo gender-affirming surgery and made a career as a renowned actress and dancer, touring through...
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Written By Christian Castro Every year, Latine people have the highest number of new HIV diagnoses in the United States, after Black people. The “distinction” of being the second most affected by HIV means we are exceptionalized even as we are deprioritized as needing treatment, ...
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Alec Blade, a gay man, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the video game store GameStop, alleging that his coworker at a Brooklyn store made threats and comments against him, creating a hostile workplace that violated a New York human rights law and Title VII, a federal law prohi...
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President Donald Trump admitted he has "very severe problems" when talking to reporters after a live luncheon his administration hosted in the White House Rose Garden to honor first responders. When asked about the danger of first responders resorting to drugs and alcohol to mana...
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Country star Orville Peck has made a name for himself not just as an artist, but as an advocate for gay rights. But during his feature film acting debut as Vega in the adaptation of beloved video game Street Fighter, the masked singer gets the chance to represent gay wrongs. Peck...
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A Texas trans organization is demanding answers after Republican voters in the state received unsolicited texts linking to the advocacy group's website, in what appears to be a duplicitous effort to stoke anti-trans animus ahead of the midterm elections. The culture war scare tac...
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House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will receive the Chris Abele Impact Award at the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute’s 2026 conference in D.C. in December. The Victory Institute, a national nonprofit that works to get LGBTQ elected officials and appointed leaders at every leve...
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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 ...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a “final demand” to six major medical organizations this week seeking clarification of their positions on gender-affirming procedures for transgender minors and information about any updates to their positions and guidance...
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Katie Miller, the wife of Trump advisor Stephen Miller, appeared on Fox News this week to tell women to stop focusing on their careers and start having more children – or else risk the fall of Western civilization. Miller – who does work by hosting The Katie Miller Podcast – was ...
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Former and present U.S. Senate candidates up for reelection in Ohio in the 2026 Midterms: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) Former U.S. Senator (2007-2025) —Voted for the 2022 Respect for Marriage Act which ensures protections for same-sex and interracial couples under federal law. —Introdu...
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The Governor of Ohio signs or vetoes bills passed by the state legislature, oversees state agencies, appoints cabinet directors, and prepares state budgets. Outgoing Gov. Mike DeWine served two terms and is term limited from seeking a third term. Dr. Amy Acton (D) Gubernatorial C...
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Ohio’s Attorney General is the state’s Chief Law Officer, responsible for representing the public interest and providing legal counsel to state agencies and state officials. The Attorney General represents the state in any civil or criminal cases before the Ohio Supreme Court whe...
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The Secretary of State is responsible for overseeing elections in Ohio, enforcing election law, and overseeing state ballot language, including ballot measures expected in 2027 to overturn a dormant state ban on marriage equality. Outgoing Secretary of State Frank LaRose is term-...
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While Jacob Tierney may have brought us the gay hockey romance Heated Rivalry, one of the biggest queer cultural phenomena of the decade, the creator and showrunner slammed real-life men’s hockey for its “toxic” culture.While appearing on Radio Andy, Bravo star Andy Cohen’s Siriu...
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Much to the chagrin of sapphic internet sleuths with a strong parasocial interest in the Kardashian-Jenner universe, model and tequila tycoon Kendall Jenner has shut down long-standing rumors that she is a lesbian. Jenner addressed the oft-repeated claim about her sexuality durin...
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When Karlie and Amanda Easley asked their 12-year-old son what he thought about each of them running for office, he asked if it would make their family a target. Karlie didn't share her first thought out loud, which was that, as a biracial kid being raised by lesbians in a red st...
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In a world of rapidly diminishing third-place spaces, Kramers – also known as Kramerbooks – is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a beloved cultural Washington, D.C. institution. Founded in 1976 in the heart of Dupont Circle at the nation’s bicentennial, Kramers is a bookstore, ...
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The lesbian federal judge overseeing the challenge to the Trump administration's transgender military ban, Talbott v. USA, said on Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may have to testify about anti-trans statements he has made during his tenure. U.S. District Judge Ana ...
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By BRENDA WINTRODE — A University of Maryland student journalist targeted by U.S. Rep. Andy Harris during an informal press briefing Tuesday said she’ll continue to cover the Republican politician who threatened to have police remove her from the room. Cat Murphy, a graduate stud...
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Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy is under fire after he evaded a question three times about whether the company's stance on LGBTQ+ rights has evolved since the former CEO, Cathy's father Dan, was caught donating to extreme anti-LGBTQ+ organizations and declared he does not support ma...
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Did this past week on social media seem less anger-inducing? More fun? Maybe for some of you, it felt downright pastoral, like a Norman Rockwell painting. People across the internet reported breathing easier online this week, claiming that they experienced far fewer negative, pol...
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Donald Trump said that six states can kidnap children from school and forcibly transition them, and that Minnesota was one of those states. This is not true in any state. Trump, for years, has claimed that schools are forcibly transitioning children, specifically turning cis boys...
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Pride arrived for a second time this year in Dallas with the local community coming together for a few more days to uplift their LGBTQ neighbors. It was a weekend of fun inclusivity that this city is no stranger to; Dallas currently boasts the sixth-largest population of LGBTQ in...
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One lawmaker is saying that his fellow Texas Republicans are "freaking out" because their anti-trans attacks aren't working to keep the state red. "People are freaking out," Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) told Texas Monthly when asked about how state Rep. James Talarico (D) ...
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To all my friends, and even those reading this who are not, it is time to get your flu and COVID vaccinations. Apparently, we are heading into an early flu season, and a strong strain. Remember, it takes about two weeks for the shots to take full effect. I got mine last week as I...
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Recently, my team traveled to Washington, D.C., for the first run-through of our upcoming expansion of Project Liberate, a leadership development initiative equipping Liberators with the knowledge, skills, relationships, and resources to become advocates and change-makers in thei...
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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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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A federal judge overseeing the legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban raised the possibility Wednesday of forcing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to testify under oath about his public statements targetin...
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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...
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A new law signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in April will mandate how cities and counties in the state spend their taxpayers' money when the law takes effect on January 1st, 2027, voiding any local ordinance, program, or official policy action related to diversity, equity, ...
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Hungarian lawmakers voted 139-51 on Tuesday to remove anti-LGBTQ+ provisions from a 2021 "child protection" law passed by the country's former far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, which banned the "portrayal" or "promotion" of sexual and gender diversity in schools and child-ac...
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In a major update for all New York City horse girls and gays, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and city council speaker Julie Menin endorsed a proposed horse drawn carriage bill on Tuesday, which would definitively ban the use of horse-drawn carriages in the city, particularly in Central Par...
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The masculinity-obsessed and virulently anti-LGBTQ+ Fox News host Jesse Watters bent over backward in a recent segment to explain why it's not gay for Donald Trump to fawn over other men's bodies. Watters was referring to comments the president made about Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-OH)...
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Last year, my mail carrier noticed the giant Pride flag hanging in my living room window. My heart skipped a beat, and I braced for a fight. Instead, he smiled and wished me a happy belated Pride Month. It still took several minutes for my body to feel safe again. When I wrote ab...
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Sapphic vampire lovers, rejoice! On Monday, Penguin Classics announced the release of Florence Marryat’s 1897 gothic novel The Blood of the Vampire as part of its revered literary collection. Calling Marryat a “forgotten legend of gothic horror,” Penguin Classics observed in its ...
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A Democratic US House candidate from Montana, Sam Forstag, is earning praise from trans advocates for his defense of trans rights during a Tuesday morning debate with his virulently anti-trans Republican opponent, Aaron Flint. “Everybody in Montana deserves to live the life of di...
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Vice President JD Vance joked that Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is gay on Tuesday. While campaigning for Ken Paxton, the Republican Senate candidate and current Texas attorney general, Vance made a joke that seemed to call into question Talarico’s sexuality du...
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Despite conservative pundits framing transgender inclusion in the WNBA as the latest flashpoint in a growing “culture war,” a new data analysis found that the actual opposition to trans athletes in the league has been largely exaggerated.A new analysis by data analytics firm GUDE...
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Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday by a 139-51 vote margin approved a bill that would remove anti-LGBTQ provisions from a 2021 "child protection" law the country’s former prime minister championed. “It shall be forbidden to make accessible to persons who have not attained the age of ...
