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Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) said that Donald Trump's massive "tantrum" during a virtual Kennedy Center board meeting "was the most unprofessional thing that I've ever witnessed or been a part of." During an appearance on MS Now, she said Trump called her "dumb," "incompetent," and "...
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Cisgender women at the Kansas State Fair are facing long lines at the restroom — and signs warning them not to use the men’s bathrooms, even if those lines are significantly shorter. That’s just one of the ripple effects of Kansas’s draconian anti-trans bathroom law. S.B. 244, wh...
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Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained more than 150 people who gathered outside an Istanbul courthouse to protest raids that targeted the country's LGBTQ community. CNN reported the protesters had planned to speak with reporters outside the city’s Caglayan courthouse, but autho...
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Out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tried to defend Donald Trump's handling of the economy by blaming Joe Biden, and one gay Democrat had enough. Out Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) was questioning Bessent about his statement last month that the "K-shaped economy is over." A K-shaped...
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I'm excited to focus this month's family-building column on domestic adoption, and more specifically, open adoption, which can create meaningful opportunities for children to maintain connections to their birth families when those relationships are safe and appropriate. While eve...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A gay congressional candidate whose fetish modeling drew right-wing media attention has responded to the coverage, saying he will not be shamed out of his race for Congress.Democratic candidate Chris Gallant, an Army veteran and New ...
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Beloved out actor George Takei and his husband, Brad Altman, are celebrating a remarkable 40 years together, 18 of them married. "Brad and I were married on Sept 14, 2008, at the Democracy Forum of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles," Takei wrote on social media...
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In a video clip that has now been widely shared on right-wing social media, an attendee at a recent campaign event for Texas Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico asks the lawmaker who his favorite Texan drag queen is. Talarico responds quickly, sharing that he’s a fan of Drag...
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The 2026 election is shaping up to be a referendum on Donald Trump, even though he is not on any ballot. At least according to LGBTQ Nation readers. Related Trump's gay niece says his "downward spiral" is becoming "impossible to hide" Last month, we asked you what your main conce...
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Tymothy ‘Ty’ Moyer, a gay former resident of Wilmington, Del., earlier this year filed a lawsuit in federal court charging Delaware Attorney General Kathleen ‘Kathy’ Jennings, one of her deputies, and a state-employed victims advocate with conspiring to deny him “equal protection...
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The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to pass an ordinance officially recognizing non-monogamous and polyamorous relationships, as well as multigenerational households, as protected classes. The measure will amend sections of the Seattle Municipal Code to “recogni...
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A man has been sentenced to four years in prison for a series of attacks on queer men that occurred last summer in Nantes, France. While the assailant denies that he picked his victims because of their sexuality, he was found guilty on hate crime charges. 19-year-old Sophian M-Ne...
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A loss of federal funding has threatened to adversely impact the Virginia Anti-Violence Project's work in the state. The group's mission is to assist LGBTQ and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) victims of domestic, sexual, interpersonal, and state violence with direct...
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Nicki Minaj can't take a joke. Trevor Noah, who hosted the Grammy Awards this Sunday in LA, made a joke about her meeting with Donald Trump last week, part of her transformation into a QAnon-believing MAGA supporter. Related Nicki Minaj wants Don Lemon locked up for reporting on ...
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Florida may soon elect Marshall Clayton Rawson — a Republican, White nationalist supporter who supports the execution of LGBTQ+ people — to its state legislature. Rawson has a long history with the League of the South, a white nationalist group that has been certified as a hate g...
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Michael Tomasky, editor-in-chief of the progressive political publication The New Republic, warned about the president's "noticeable… mental deterioration" in an August 4 article that notes, "In two more months, he may literally be drooling." Tomasky's article predicts a midterm ...
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MAGA supporter and entrepreneur Jay Katari stepped down from the board of directors of EqualPride — the parent company of LGBTQ+ media outlets like The Advocate, Out, and them — and resigned as the company's strategic advisor for growth and innovation one day after reports of his...
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The Very Rev. Micah Cronin has made history as the first known out transgender dean of any Episcopal cathedral — and, as a 30-year-old, he is also one of the youngest. A dean (given the honorific title "Very Reverend" in the Episcopal faith), is the senior priest and chief execut...
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As with any celebrity competition show, I can’t help but do a deep dive on the contestants (read: stalking their socials). While there are 16 whole celebrities competing on season 35 of Dancing With The Stars, there’s only one pair that I’m truly invested in and giddily anticipat...
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It came as a big surprise to a lot of Emmy Award viewers on Monday night when screens for the In Memoriam segment lit up with a picture of Bob Mackie, the behind-the-scenes fashion legend behind the 70s-era glamour looks for Cher, Carol Burnett, and countless other variety stars ...
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(UPDATE: Since this story was posted, EqualPride announced that Jay Katari has resigned from the board as of Tuesday afternoon. “I have decided to step down from the Board of Directors of equalpride,” Katari said in a statement shared by EqualPride CEO Mark Berryhill. “My intenti...
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Jay Katari has resigned from the board of equalpride, which owns The Advocate, Out, and Them.The news comes one day after queer and transgender editors and other editorial staff at the country’s leading LGBTQ+ newsroom demanded answers about Katari's expanded role in the company ...
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The Denver City Council is considering an ordinance to limit the collection and sharing of information on sexual orientation and gender identity by city agencies as a way to protect LGBTQ+ people from state and federal probes. The ordinance, according to The Denver Gazette, would...
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Entertainment has been bittersweet for queer people. We've lost Dolly Parton, Bob Mackie, and Tim Curry. We've seen a 41 percent drop in queer characters on television due to TV cancellations. So you likely weren't expecting the Emmys to be a particularly queer affair. And yet, t...
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A queer bookstore in Govanhill in Glasgow, Scotland, was vandalized. Vandals smashed its window, which had a message that read, “Trans liberation now.” Seeking community support to repair the window and install security shutters, the owners of the store, which is named Category I...
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On September 14, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down proposed changes by the Trump administration to limit mail-in ballot voting. This decision comes just a month and a half before the midterm elections in November. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 31 aime...
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) "despicable" for "laughing" during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony, but video doesn't back his claim. "In an unforgettable clip that we've all seen, I don't think you ca...
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Chris Gallant, the out Democratic candidate for New York’s First Congressional District, says he’s “not embarrassed or ashamed” of a series of racy photos that recently resurfaced in media reports. Over the weekend, right-wing outlet the New York Post reported that more than a de...
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Meidas Touch reporter Pablo Manríquez asked several lawmakers on Monday how they feel about the president's repeated claims that America has entered a golden age under his leadership. And they had some very pointed thoughts. Related "I'm out of jokes": Jaws drop as White House cr...
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Brian and Brant Rawls-McQuillan began building their family a bit more than 12 years ago. Although it wasn't too far in the past, the landscape for LGBTQ+ families looked entirely different. Social media feeds weren't flooded with happy queer families; it was far less common to b...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.The Episcopal Church has its first transgender dean of a cathedralThe Very Rev. Micah Cronin in August became dean of All Saints’ Cathedral in Milwaukee. The Wisconsin faith leader told the Episcopal News Service in an interview publ...
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Indonesia’s top Muslim clerical body has proposed replacing the term “LGBT” with “LGSP,” grouping lesbian and gay people with sodomy and sexual abuse, as it prepares a proposed law that would criminalize conduct and advocacy it consideres prohibited. Asrorun Niam Sholeh, head of ...
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A high school student and her family have settled their lawsuit with the Boise School District after the student said she saw a trans girl in the bathroom, which is something that people have been able to sue over in the state since 2023. The district agreed to pay her $34,000, p...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate floor for the first time since June — so he could confirm an anti-LGBTQ+ judge.The former Republican Majority Leader, who was hospitalized for months after a June health incident —...
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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said during a press conference on Saturday that his government will move to end the country's ban on same-sex couples adopting children. "We can say unequivocally that we will change this system," Magyar told reporters. "It should not be a mi...
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Brianna Turner has been fighting back against the targeting of transgender athletes long before the toxic discourse currently surrounding the WNBA. In 2023, she took to X to say that “people disguise their transphobia as caring for women’s athletics” and has even used her tunnel ...
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An organization called Hands Off the Arts has announced it is holding a protest on Friday, Sept. 18, in which between 400 and 800 participants are expected to create a “human chain” around the Kennedy Center to voice their strong objection to President Donald Trump’s call for pos...
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) said this past weekend that an attempt by her Republican predecessor to restrict trans kids' ability to participate in school sports is now dead, and she got emotional during her announcement. She was speaking at Virginia Pridefest this past S...
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The Republican Party held an unusual midterm convention in Dallas last week, where President Donald Trump and other prominent GOP officials spoke in hopes of building enthusiasm and support ahead of the November elections. The two-day gathering at the American Airlines Center was...
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Renowned three-Michelin-star Chef Patrick O’Connell says food and wine hold a unique ability to bring people together. Indeed, he has served everyone from right-wing zealot Jerry Falwell to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth during his decades at the beloved Inn at Little Washington in ru...
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This story originally appeared on Out.Props to these celebs for bringing the fashion!Historically, boring black suits dominate the red carpet at every major award show, including the Primetime Emmy Awards. Thankfully, quite a few stars elevated their looks by wearing something da...
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A woman told the FBI that, when she was 13 years old, Donald Trump watched as her uncle murdered her newborn child and dumped its tiny corpse into Lake Michigan. Her claim appears in an FBI document among Epstein files, newly released by the Department of Justice (DOJ), but it's ...
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Out former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he believes America is ready for a gay president when asked about it on the Sunday morning news talk program Meet the Press. The show's hostess Kristen Welker mentioned to Buttigieg that former Vice President Kamala Harris w...
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Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Lioness season 3, episode 7 "Kiss the Girls."After a grueling search, Joe has been saved. Much of Lioness season 3 has been about the team trying to save Joe after she was abducted, and now they finally have her back. The final ha...
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Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Maygar has said his government will amend a law that essentially bans same-sex couples from adopting children. Lawmakers approved the effective adoption ban in 2020, when then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government was in power. Maygar announced p...
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The editorial staff of some of the country’s most prominent LGBTQ+ publications presented a united front Monday, publicly demanding answers from their parent company equalpride after a report revealed that one of its board members had expressed support for President Donald Trump ...
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To those still reeling from the loss of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, we have another queer icon to add to the In Memoriam of 2026: Bob Mackie. A designer known for being extra, before that was even a thing, has left us with a legacy of looks and an indelible mark on fashion. The n...
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By DARREONNA DAVIS | Denise Johnson imagined spending Sunday with her daughter, Sophie Lee, eating crabs at the park. Instead, she stood on a Barclay street corner Sunday evening surrounded by nearly 100 people who came to remember her daughter, a transgender woman who was fatall...
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A statue of the late anti-LGBTQ+ MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk was vandalized barely three days after its display outside the Phoenix, Arizona headquarters of his young conservative organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA). It was displayed on September 10, the one-year anniversary ...
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Legal authorities in Istanbul, Turkey, arrested at least 47 people across 12 provinces in government raids on LGBTQ+ bars, activist homes, and associations that took place over the weekend. The government crackdown is part of its ongoing "My Family Is Safe" campaign targeting LGB...
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Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHC) is currently in court defending itself from allegations that it is in contempt of court. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled in May that the hospital had to resume providing gender-affirming care for trans youth, but plaintiffs argue the hospital i...
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Authorities in Turkey over the weekend detained dozens of people during raids they carried out against gay bars and LGBTQ activists’ homes across the country. The BBC reported the raids were part of the government’s “My Family is Safe” campaign. A statement from a group of Turkis...
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Trans Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) believes the trans community has far more support than the media makes it seem. McBride didn't hesitate when asked by The Independent what she wants trans youth to know. “What you see on the TV and what you see on the news is not reflectiv...
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A school board in Virginia voted late last week to reverse a policy banning extracurricular clubs at the middle school level following a settlement in a lawsuit brought on behalf of students who wanted to start a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA). On Friday, the King George County Scho...
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This story originally appeared on Out.Gay fashion designer Bob Mackie has died. He was 87.The legendary fashion and costume designer, famous for dressing people like Cher, Elton John, Diana Ross, and Tina Turner, has passed away, according to a statement released on his social me...
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The 29th annual SMYAL Fall Brunch was held at the Marriott Marquis on Sunday, Sept. 13. (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key) The post PHOTOS: SMYAL Fall Brunch appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News....
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Baltimore's LGBTQ+ community is reeling after a 27-year-old trans woman was shot and killed Friday morning in the city's Barclay neighborhood. While police have not yet publicly identified the victim, the housing and health organization Baltimore Safe Haven told media outlets her...
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Model Kai Schreiber, 17-year-old daughter of Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber, made history on Friday at New York Fashion Week as she became the first trans girl to win the Breakthrough Model of the Year statue at The Daily Front Row’s Fashion Media Awards, per the Daily Mail.“I’ve...
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‘Ain’t Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton’By Martha Ackmannc.2026, St. Martin’s Press$30/304 pages Not too bright. That’s what people once thought about you. Your language didn’t conform, you had your own sense of style, and you were ignorant about modern things an...
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As the Trump administration continues to outdo itself with absurdities, Americans are finding it increasingly difficult to tell parody from reality. The latest example: a post from the official White House Rapid Response 47 social media account thanking Donald Trump for stopping ...
