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Hadouken! Orville Peck is stepping into a new arena. The masked country music star makes his feature film acting debut as Vega, the flamboyant, claw-wielding villain, in the latest live-action Street Fighter film. Featuring an ensemble cast that includes Noah Centineo, Andrew Koj...
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The WNBA has officially declared former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White ineligible for the league after the pair made a mockery of trans women by saying they would pretend to be trans to try out for a WNBA team. Outgoing WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert rejected ...
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Is Ken Paxton looking to make an omelette? Because he may be cracking quite a few eggs. Some parents in a conservative subreddit are upset that the ubiquitous GOP-aligned ads in targeting Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico, specifically those that highlight the Democrat’s...
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If you’re a transgender actor, rapper Kid Cudi may have work for you.The Grammy Award-winning performer took to X late Wednesday night, shortly after announcing that he would write, direct, and star in a biopic about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, writing, “If you are a trans actor...
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Donald Trump's lesbian psychologist niece, Mary Trump, said his public ogling over Sen. Jon Husted's (R-OH) body is a sign of his declining mental capacity. "I just wonder where we should be on the gaydar with Donald," The Rest is Politics podcast host Alastair Campbell asked Mar...
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This story originally appeared on Out.Safe sex usually involves regular STI testing, condoms, and PrEP, but during cold and flu season there are other things to worry about. Getting sidelined by the flu is no fun, and now we have to worry about COVID-19 as well. Masking and socia...
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Trans people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody are revealing the horrific conditions they face daily during immigration detention that has lasted months. They report fearing both other inmates and guards, being trapped in solitary confinement (supposedly for th...
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Them’s Person of the Year, awarded in conjunction with Out magazine’s annual Out100 list, honors a cultural figure with a distinctly queer influence — not just an LGBTQ+ person who made a big impact, but one whose work crossed genres, mediums, or boundaries in an extraordinary wa...
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Donald Trump recently told a crowd that he has "much better blood" because his uncle taught at MIT. He also called himself "real smart" because he attended the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, despite having said moments earlier that he knows "a lot of stupid people t...
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The death of Anna Nicole Smith has been portrayed for decades by the very entertainment industry that led to her downfall. This tale of manipulation and institutional incompetence continues to be a warning, with Smith showing what happens when people see you as a product rather t...
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Outgoing WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert responded earlier this month to a letter from Republican lawmakers who attempted to press the issue of two male ex-NBA players, Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White, declaring their intent to be drafted in the women’s league. Both men had...
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Members of a Washington state high school girls’ cross-country team are speaking out about what has become a national controversy surrounding their transgender teammate. Against the backdrop of a statewide anti-trans sports ban on the November ballot, the members of the Camas Hig...
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Amber Glenn made history in 2024 as the first out queer woman to win a U.S. figure skating title, proudly draping herself in a Progress Pride flag during her victory lap on the ice. Now, after winning Olympic gold earlier this year, Glenn is turning to her queerness as a source o...
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CAMP Rehoboth's Block Party 2026 was held on Sunday, Oct. 18 on Baltimore Ave. in Rehoboth Beach, Del. (Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt) The post PHOTOS: Block Party 2026 appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News....
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New data confirms what LGBTQ+ advocates have feared: hate crimes against queer and transgender people are on the rise in Los Angeles. Released Tuesday, intradepartmental correspondence from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) confirms that the number of LGBTQ+ hate crimes ag...
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SPONSORED CONTENT — In our current sociopolitical climate, the LGBT+ population can face immense stress just opening our phones and scrolling through social media, the news, or walking out our front door. For many, it becomes a daily experience shaped by discrimination, micro/mac...
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Pamphlets mailed to Texas voters and claiming to be a resource guide for trans and LGBTQ+ students have reportedly been linked to an LLC that was registered in Wyoming just last month. Social media posts by outraged conservatives who received the mailers began appearing on Monday...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to overturn a lower court ruling halting the denial of gender-affirming care for trans prisoners in federal custody. In an unsigned 7-2 decision, the justices declined to let the administration’s policy ta...
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A trans woman in Tennessee is suing the state over its refusal to update her driver's license to accurately reflect her gender identity. The woman, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, updated her birth certificate in Illinois in June but was denied when she attempted to make t...
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Oscar winner and famously gender-bending performer Tilda Swinton is set to reprise her role as a cross-dressing character named Ella/Max in an off-Broadway production of Manfred Karge’s Man to Man at New York City’s Lucille Lortel Theatre in February 2027.As Deadline first report...
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MAGA political consultant Seth Weathers launched Ultra Right Beer, a "100% woke-free American beer," in April 2023 in response to the right-wing boycott of Bud Light over its collaboration with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney. But over three years later, the we...
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The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked a Trump-Vance administration policy that would have ended gender-affirming care for prisoners. On Wednesday, the justices rejected an emergency application filed by the administration that would have allowed the Bureau of Prisons to restrict gen...
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Donald Trump fawned over Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-OH) body for the second time in a week while speaking at a Tuesday rally in Greenville, North Carolina. “I’m studying his body. I’ve never studied the body of a man before. It’s not my thing. Nothing wrong with it, of course," Trump t...
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This story originally appeared on Out.Don't stop believin', Gleeks!A reboot of the legendary teen musical phenomenon many fans have pined for — a revival almost as many have dreaded — is indeed happening, according to Variety.Disney+ and Hulu have greenlit a streaming reboot of G...
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As in most elections, Californians’ heads are spinning over the many ballot measures they’re being asked to vote on this year. We’re offering some guidance on the various measures, but first, a little history to underscore why propositions should not be dismissed as less importan...
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Rhoam Summer was among the shooting deaths at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on October 15, 2026. He was 5 years old. His father, Kelik Summer, posted that night to a Facebook group. “[It was] the worst day of my life. My son Rhoam was killed in a school shooting....
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender people in federal prisons, preserving access while a legal challenge continues.The policy would have ended ...
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Uncloseted Media published this story on Oct. 21. This story was reported in partnership with The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy. By HOPE PISONI | Texas’s Senate race has become one of the most-watched elections of the year. MAGA Republican no...
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During a speech at a rally for Democratic Congressional candidates in Virginia, former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg mocked Republicans for trying to take credit for Democratic initiatives. Buttigieg highlighted the investments he made in Virginia while working for t...
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A new pro-Democrat ad skewering the Republican obsession with trans people is making waves across the internet. The 30-second ad from the Progress Action Fund (PAF) depicts a white-haired man in a suit sitting inside a bathroom stall. A young girl trying to use the bathroom then ...
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Virginia's Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program on Oct. 13 stopped covering gender-affirming care for transgender minors in response to a Trump-Vance administration directive. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in August announced federal funding could no ...
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When Lauren Rowello’s wife came out to them as a trans woman, they "didn’t know where else to find anyone who’d understand.” Rowello and their wife both found their communities in the years that followed, but getting the right support to understand their own narratives was a chal...
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A Trump supporter said that she supported the administration's cuts to foreign aid because it meant that fewer people would get vaccinated. Comedian Jason Selvig talked to a woman wearing a red cap and a T-shirt with a giant picture of Donald Trump. He asked whether she supported...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A transgender rights advocacy group in Texas says it is being impersonated in a campaign mailing unsolicited flyers about transgender identity to households across the state, prompting threats against its staff.The Transgender Educat...
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Lesbian federal Judge Ana C. Reyes received death threats today after President Donald Trump called her a "crazed lunatic" on social media earlier in the day. Reyes gained the Trump administration's ire by delaying the president's rushed attempt to remove numerous historic featur...
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A recirculated clip of lesbian pop star Renée Rapp has sparked a firestorm of renewed discourse on the sapphic internet. In the clip, pulled from an August 2025 interview with Alex Cooper on her megapopular podcast Call Her Daddy, the host asks Rapp to disclose “the most lesbian ...
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Trump fired Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary last Friday after barely five days on the job. But guess who's eager to fill the now-empty role? None other than disgraced, gay former US Rep. George Santos (R-NY). In an X post published last Friday evening, Santos wrote,...
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Gay Russian journalist Vadim Vaganov fled his home country in 2024, one year after its Supreme Court declared the so-called “international LGBT movement” an “extremist organization.” Russia's government now considers him, the media outlet he works for, Parni+, and other LGBTQ+ jo...
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Half the members of a high school girls’ cross-country team in Washington state walked off the field earlier this month rather than run with their transgender teammate. The protest took place amid debate over a proposed trans sports ban in the state and followed weeks of media at...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.An Iowa candidate for Congress is pushing back against anti-transgender attacks in new ads without treating LGBTQ+ people as obstacles to knock down.Christina Bohannan released a digital video of herself on a track in Iowa-branded at...
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An Arizona man is under arrest after stalking a Phoenix-area woman and threatening to drive a U-Haul truck into a Pride parade and open fire. Austin Jay Curtis, 32, was arrested October 12 at his residence in Gilbert, Arizona, one day after nearby Phoenix Pride took over downtown...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Two school boards in Pennsylvania approved policies restricting transgender athletes from participating in sports that align with their gender identity.The Conestoga Valley School District board approved its policy Monday night in a ...
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In a marked contrast to prominent Democrats equivocating in response to Republican political attacks on transgender people, one super PAC is addressing the issue head-on.Progress Action Fund (PAF), a political action committee founded by former Obama administration intern Joe Jac...
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Lindsey Graham, who passed away on July 11 at 71 years old, served in the Senate for 23 years and garnered a reputation for his hawkish views and hardline anti-LGBTQ beliefs. Years before his death, rumors swirled as allegations surfaced about the Republican senator engaging with...
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Arizona is one of five states with measures on the ballot targeting LGBTQ youth. Arizona’s Proposition 318 expands targeting of existing state law that baselessly bans transgender students from school sports and facilities, efforts that endanger all students. Facts: Transgender y...
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Anti-transgender laws and policies are having a devastating impact on military families of trans children — and influencing decisions about career tracks, assignments, and whether to retire early. That’s the message a group of military and veteran spouses who are all parents of t...
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What we need is a separation of state and sex. The state has no business in the private lives of consenting adults. Its job is to protect our fundamental human rights, sexual freedom among them, not to restrict them. There may be legitimate reasons for concerning ourselves with s...
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The LGBTQ+ Religious Archives Network (LGBTQ-RAN) celebrated their 25th anniversary on Sunday with an online gala remembering five “Sacred Rebels,” key leaders who fought for LGBTQ+ inclusion within religious institutions and the creation of LGBTQ-led faith communities, alongside...
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Actor Asia Kate Dillon shared an urgent plea to find work in the service industry, saying that acting jobs have all but dried up for transgender and nonbinary talent in recent years.Best known for their groundbreaking role as Taylor Mason on the Showtime drama Billions, Dillon be...
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Last week, the National Health Service in England issued new guidance stating that access to single-sex wards, bathrooms, and changing rooms should be determined by a person’s biological sex rather than gender identity. An internal NHS impact assessment addressing the guidance sa...
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Diablo Cody is teasing more details about the forthcoming Jennifer’s Body sequel.Appearing on the October 14 episode of the history podcast Petticoat Revolution, the screenwriter shared her own interpretation of the titular Jennifer Check in the beloved 2009 cult horror-comedy fi...
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission agreed in August to a settlement with the Christian Employers Alliance that could limit the agency’s ability to pursue certain workplace discrimination claims involving gender identity. Now, Democratic lawmakers are questioning how...
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The histories of people with same-sex attractions and those who differently express their gender are filled with incredible pain and enormous pride, of overwhelming repression and victorious rejoicing, of stifling invisibility and dazzling illumination. Throughout the ages, their...
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Early voting kicked off in Texas on Monday with record-breaking turnout, but one U.S. Attorney in the state decided to make the day about threatening voters rather than celebrating Democracy. In conjunction with the GOP's repeated false claims of widespread voter fraud, Texas U.S...
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This story originally appeared on Out.Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney is opening up about the responsibility he feels towards his stars as they gear up to film more of the erotic and revealing sex scenes the show is known for.In a new interview with VMAN Magazine while doing...
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A North Carolina library dropped the logo it has used for 14 years after three residents told a town commissioner it looked too much like a rainbow. While it is multicolored, the logo representing the Farmville Public Library does not, in fact, look like a rainbow. It depicts an ...
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The Washington Blade on Monday spoke with Gui Molhallem, the executive director of VoteLGBT (Institute for Full Citizenship), a group that seeks to increase LGBTQ and intersex representation in Brazilian politics. Molhallem pointed out 35 LGBTQ candidates won their respective rac...
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Frotting, dry humping, grinding: whatever you choose to call the act of rubbing two genitals against each other like an eager hand on a genie’s bottle, frotting is quickly becoming one of the most popular bedroom activities among queer people. At a time when our understanding of ...
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Kim Petras is not having all the weird comments about Hunter Schafer’s body.Model and actress Hunter Schafer opened up about her experience with bottom surgery in an Elle cover story published Monday. Unfortunately, in the short timeframe since the article’s publication, people h...
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The city of Rehoboth Beach, Del., has invited the public to participate in a two-day series of meetings and workshop sessions scheduled for Nov. 12-13 to help develop a new Downtown Master Plan. A statement released by the city says the two-day event is being organized jointly by...
