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Trans Youth and Their Families Are Fighting Trump’s Medical Records Grab
Patients and parents say federal demands for records from NYU Langone and Stanford Medicine threaten privacy, safety, and access to gender-affirming care....
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The Queer Discourse You Should Solve This Pride, Based on Your Sign
From kink at Pride to debating who “counts” as queer, there's enough queer discourse for us all.
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MAGA pundit wants James Talarico to answer a truly bizarre question about his underwear
Todd Starnes, a pundit who has previously appeared on Fox News and Newsmax, said he wants to ask Texas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and state Rep. James Talarico a bizarre question about his underwear. While speaking on The Todd Starnes Show, Starnes played a clip of Talarico...
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Phoenix Pride files for bankruptcy as corporate sponsors abandon Prides across the country
With Pride organizations facing corporate retreat in the wake of President Trump's assault on the LGBTQ+ community and DEI efforts, Phoenix Pride announced on Thursday that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The group cited "rising operational costs, economic uncertainty, s...
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Federal appeals court rules White House illegally banned trans troops
A panel of federal appeals court judges ruled that President Donald Trump’s policy banning transgender troops likely violates their constitutional rights. The three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2-1 that Trump’s Executive Or...
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George Santos Is Under Investigation for Betting on George Santos
Federal investigators are examining whether the disgraced former congressman profited from bets about his own behavior on Kalshi.
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Christian man sues employer for forcing him to see a Pride flag on his way into work
A conservative Christian man is suing Los Angeles County and the L.A. Department of Public Works for making him come to work during Pride Month. Department of Public Works employee Eric Batman claims that having to see a Progress Pride flag flying outside the department’s Alhambr...
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Meg Stalter’s “GAY” Is an Instant Pride Month Anthem
This is going to go triple platinum on Fire Island.
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The Trump admin is trying to collect trans kids' medical information. So families are suing.
Trans patients and their families filed a federal class action lawsuit this week aimed at preventing hospitals from handing trans kids' medical records over to the Trump administration. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been fighting a nationwide campaign to acquire the medical...
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Drag queen devastated after city's 11th hour cancellation of story time event: "It hurts really bad"
The city council of Madison Heights, Michigan, voted 4-3 on Monday to cancel a drag queen story time that was slated to be a part of the city's Arts & Pride festival. The vote took place less than a week before the festival was scheduled to take place in the city's Civic Center P...
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"She loves me for me": This small town trans man proposed to his wife at an Easter egg hunt
LGBTQ Nation will be sharing your pictures of Pride throughout May and June. Submit your own if you want to be included! In the small town of Neenah, along the banks of Lake Winnebago in rural Wisconsin, Pride was alive and thriving one night last year when Jesse Moore and his wi...
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Islam is seen as hostile to LGBTQ+ people. This gay Muslim says it's queerer than you think.
While Islam lacks a central governing body to put forth any official stance on homosexuality, those who adhere strictly to the words of the Quran tend to interpret the text similarly to the traditionalist followers of the other Abrahamic religions – as condemning same-sex love. B...
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"We live in GASLIT NATION": Dr. Oz gives "ludicrous" reason Trump is always at the doctor
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, made an appearance in the White House press briefing room on Tuesday, where he not only called people "stupid" for disliking Donald Trump, but also claimed the president is going to the doctor so...
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Cara Delevingne Says Sleeping With Her 'Straight' Friends Helped Her Realize She's A Lesbian
“I discovered more about my sexuality through sleeping with my friends because there was a safety in that."
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Outright International honors Cyndi Lauper at annual NYC gala
NEW YORK — Cyndi Lauper on Monday said LGBTQ Americans and their allies cannot give up in the fight for equality. "We need to band together. We need to stand together, and we need to speak out, and we need to help each other," she told the Washington Blade during an interview aft...
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Sesame Street posted a sweet message of love for Pride month. Cue the backlash.
On June 1, the official Sesame Street social media account posted a simple message of acceptance for LGBTQ+ people to honor the start of Pride Month. "Happy #PrideMonth from Sesame Street!" it read. "Join us in celebrating and uplifting the LGBTQIA+ members of our community." Rel...
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CO Gov Jared Polis kicks off Pride Month by signing new conversion therapy law
Out Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed a new bill aimed at stopping conversion therapy. "Conversion Therapy can be harmful, traumatizes kids, and is a scam to waste people's hard-earned money," Polis posted to social media after signing the bill on June 1 at The Center on Colfa...
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"Pathetic vanity": GOP candidate brutally mocked over AI muscle picture
Former congressmember Mike Rogers (R-MI) is running for Senate, and his supporters appear to be employing an unusual strategy: posting AI-generated pictures of him with huge muscles. And he's getting roundly mocked online for his alleged vanity. Related Gay candidate calls out "h...
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New Poll Shows Support for LGBTQ+ Rights Continues to Drop in the U.S.
A Gallup poll showed only 5% of Republicans say that gender transition is morally acceptable.
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Support for marriage equality drops again as Republican anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes increase
Support for marriage equality and for LGBTQ+ people in general has dropped significantly this decade, according to a new poll from Gallup. Gallup released the results of its yearly Values and Beliefs survey, which asks people, among other things, if they are in favor of same-sex ...
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Results from key Tuesday primary races
State officials in California had not called the governor’s race as of Wednesday morning but Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra appear likely to advance to the general election. The race for governor has been scrambled several times after Kamala Harris opted not ...
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation announces 3 million people globally in its care
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit group founded in 1987 that has become the world’s largest HIV/AIDS organization, has announced it has three million people in care around the world. In a statement released on May 26, the organization, known worldwide ...
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Remember when a crowd cheered after Pete Buttigieg destroyed Turning Point USA in just one sentence?
During a town hall in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday night, out former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg hilariously mocked the right-wing organization for young conservatives, Turning Point USA. "As a tactical matter, I'll give the Turning Point folks a lot of strategic c...
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Teen allegedly stabbed his gay dad to death in horrific attack
In Columbus, Ohio, police have charged an unnamed 17-year-old with murder and felony assault for lethally stabbing his adoptive father and severely injuring his father's husband. The stabbing occurred on Sunday, May 24, killing 58-year-old Mark Rayburn-Velco and severely injuring...
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Ted Cruz calls out GOP colleague who said "Homosexuality has no place in America"
In a now-deleted X post published Tuesday morning, rabidly anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) wrote, "Homosexuality has no place in America. Happy Nuclear Family Month." After several Republican politicians called his statement "idiotic" and "insane," Ogles deleted it later that ...
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10 HIV/AIDS activists arrested on Capitol Hill
U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested 10 HIV/AIDS activists who protested Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. The activists from Housing Works, Health GAP, the Treatment Action Group, and ACT UP held signs and chanted “Rubio’s Cut...
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Dito van Reigersberg, Known As Philly Drag Performer Martha Graham Cracker, Dies
Van Reigersberg helped expand what drag could look and sound like in Philadelphia: theatrical, literary, absurd, deeply musical, and emotionally alive....
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MAGA hate preacher says smoking marijuana makes men "spiritually gay"
Christian nationalist hate pastor Joel Webbon — a man who blames Jewish people for everything he hates and thinks maybe Adolf Hitler wasn’t so bad after all — said in a May 30 X video that Christian men should smoke tobacco to help restore the nation because marijuana makes men "...
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A Democrat was called a "f**gocrat" at a town hall meeting. His response might surprise you.
On the first day of Pride Month, Maine congressional candidate Jordan Wood (D) shared the story of a tense encounter he had at a March town hall meeting, which he says is a lesson that "democracy demands." "I’m not intimidated and I’ll never back down from a fight. That is what d...
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Your Guide to Lesbian Bars, Pop-Ups, and Parties in Every State
From Alaska to Wyoming, we’ve got hot leads on where to meet sapphics in every corner of the country.
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GOP candidate struggles to burn rainbow flag on top of U-Haul truck while screaming at 2 people
Jake Lang — a racist Republican candidate for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat who was jailed for allegedly assaulting Capitol Police officers during the January 6, 2021, riots — struggled to set two Pride flags on fire outside of the Delaney ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey, yesterd...
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Nancy Mace is outraged that Trump endorsed her opponent: "Do not believe her LIES"!
Rep. Nancy "proud transphobe" Mace (R) is furious that Donald Trump endorsed her primary opponent in the South Carolina gubernatorial race. Last Friday on Truth Social, Trump endorsed South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette (R) to be the state's next governor. His long, effusive pa...
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Gay right-winger humiliated as he can't name a single thing in America Trump has improved
Gay conservative influencer Dave Rubin failed to cite a single way in which President Donald Trump has improved the lives of average Americans since taking office during a recent debate with progressives. Rubin was the featured guest on the most recent episode of Jubilee Media’s ...
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These 10 LGBTQ+ films about religion show queer believers keeping their faith
While many stories show queer people leaving their unaccepting faith communities to maintain their safety, dignity, and mental health, we've found a handful of LGBTQ+ films about religion that depict queer people who stay in their spiritual communities, both to push for greater a...
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Karamo Brown Reveals Why He Broke Up the Fab Five & Talks Queer Eye Toxicity
Antoni Porowski is also weighing in on the drama, but says he's "left with more questions than answers."
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Patagonia sues drag environmentalist Pattie Gonia over trademark dispute. She's not giving up.
Pattie Gonia, the trail-trekking environmental activist drag queen, is fighting back over a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Patagonia, the company whose name resembles her own. The adventure sports and wilderness corporation, well known for investing its profits to suppor...
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JR.’s hosts meet & greet for mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George
D.C. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George spoke to a crowd of LGBTQ supporters on June 1 at a meet & greet event held at JR.’s on 17th Street in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. The event, organized by Capital Stonewall Democrats, which has endorsed Lewis George for mayor, with ...
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Trans menstruators event moved after extremists target it with hate
An event designed to highlight issues around menstrual equity among trans people as part of Boston's Pride programming has been forced to relocate after backlash from right-wing voices. A story on Fox News and social media posts have included transphobic attacks and claims that t...
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Campaign to support Va. marriage amendment repeal launched
Virginians for Marriage Equality on Monday launched a campaign in support of repealing Virginia’s constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Equality Virginia Executive Director Narissa Rahaman, former state Sen. Adam Ebbin, former state Del. Mar...
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Investigating the Claims That ‘Stop! That Train!’ Used Generative AI
The film is being dragged online over the involvement of Acme AI & FX, which uses artificial intelligence as a tool.
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Why Michelle Visage needs you to get ‘PrEP Wise’
If you ask an LGBTQ person what Michelle Visage is known for, you’re likely to get a few similar answers. Most people will say that they know her as the co-judge on "RuPaul’s Drag Race," with the woman serving looks (and scathing critiques) for more than a decade on this seminal ...
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More Americans believe the earth is flat than approve of Trump's quest to put his name on buildings
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten detailed for viewers yesterday just how much Americans loathe Trump's quest to name government buildings after himself. "Stop it, just stop it," Enten said, explaining that only nine percent of Americans find it acceptable for the president to p...
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White House Correspondents’ Dinner rescheduled after shooting
The White House Correspondents’ Association announced on Tuesday that it has rescheduled its annual dinner for July 24 after the April event was halted when gunshots rang out at the Washington Hilton. Cole Allen, 31, is charged with the attempted assassination of President Trump,...
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GOP accused James Talarico of making up a girlfriend to hide that he's gay. She's real & is an ally.
Republicans have (very maturely) accused Texas state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate from Texas, of lying about having a girlfriend to hide the fact that he is gay. But the media has since identified the girlfriend as 30-year-old Brianna Menard, Talarico's fo...
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Anti-trans laws are killing us & making it even harder to fight back against them
We’ve said for a long time that anti-trans laws will lead to deaths in the trans community. We’ve cited studies time and again that show there are higher rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation for trans people who are living in a non-affirming situation or are being ...
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The Pattie Gonia and Patagonia Legal Battle, Explained
The drag climate activist and the outdoor retailer are locked in a dispute over trademark infringement.
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CAMP Rehoboth’s new director shares plans for busy summer
Dr. Robin Brennan, CAMP Rehoboth’s new executive director, has been getting adjusted to her role and connecting with the Rehoboth community. In March of this year, Brennan took on the role of executive director of CAMP Rehoboth, an LGBTQ+ community center in Delaware working to C...
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Democratic leaders across the country are all in for Pride Month: "Pride is joy. Pride is courage."
As red state governors across the country try to denigrate Pride Month by declaring June a month to celebrate husband-wife families, Democratic leaders are making it clear that Pride is in the air with proclamations of their own. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) kicked off June...
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D.C. kicks off Pride month with flag raising ceremony
Members of the D.C. Council joined Mayor Muriel Bowser and a crowd of LGBTQ activists and supporters on June 1 for the city’s fourth annual LGBTQ Pride flag raising ceremony held outside the John A. Wilson Building, which serves as the D.C. City Hall. Since its inception four yea...
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Pete Hegseth promises to appeal ruling against trans military ban to Supreme Court
A federal appeals court ruled against the trans military ban yesterday, saying that it violates the Constitution and was created just to target "a politically unpopular group." Now, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says that he will appeal the decision to the Supreme Court. Rela...
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Red states are declaring June something other than Pride Month in latest anti-LGBTQ+ trend
More red states are designating June as something other than Pride Month in an attempt to make a statement about their states' lack of support for LGBTQ+ people. Tennessee kicked off the "rename June" trend this year by designating the month as "Nuclear Family Month." The declara...
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Houston’s LGBTQ+ Community Will Hold Vigil for Persia Amarra Conway: “Your Death Will Not Be in Vain”
“Her mother promised to speak her name. So will we.”
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Trump's latest check-up has this doctor wondering what's really happening: "A few questions…"
Nearly 80-year-old President Donald Trump underwent a medical check-up last week at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, his third such check-up since April 2025. But Jonathan Reiner, the heart doctor of former Vice President Dick Cheney, said the White House's three-pag...
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Remember this video of a MAGA bully face-planting after yelling anti-gay slurs at protestors?
Video captured a MAGA counterprotestor shouting homophobic slur to "No Kings" protestors in Denver, Colorado, shortly before face planting twice on the pavement, causing his face to bleed as other protestors suggest that he leave for his own safety before others possibly cause hi...
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Advocates push back on proposed FCC warning labels
The Federal Communications Commission is considering a new rating system that would require a warning label to appear before any television content that includes LGBTQ characters. On April 22, the FCC issued a public notice asking Americans to submit comments on whether the TV Ov...
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Trump's ex-border chief speaks alongside neo-Nazis at pro-fascism summit
Gregory Bovino — the now-former tactical commander-at-large for U.S. Border Patrol official who oversaw the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaigns in U.S. cities before Trump removed him last January — spoke alongside fascists and neo-Nazi at a "remigration" summit in ...
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Ken Paxton wants to cancel a queer pool party over trans restrooms. Organizers aren't backing down.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the city of Denton for hosting the “Big Gay Swim Day,” a private Pride month pool event scheduled for June 7 at the city's Civic Center. Paxton alleged that the event's changing rooms will violate the Texas Women’s Privacy Act. The state law...
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Ghana's parliament passes bill criminalizing "promotion" of LGBTQ+ activities
Ghana’s parliament passed a new bill last Friday that punishes the “willful promotion, sponsorship or support of LGBTQ+ activities” with up to five years in prison. The legislation, entitled The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also punishes same-sex acts with a prison...
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Trump’s Trans Military Ban Appears Discriminatory
Judge Robert Wilkins said key provisions of the Trump administration's transgender military policy may be driven by a “bare desire to harm” transgender people....
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Federal court rules Trump illegally banned trans people from the military
A federal court ruled against Donald Trump's transgender military ban earlier today. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled 2-1 in Talbott v. USA that the ban on transgender people serving openly in the military is a policy designed to...
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