This story originally appeared on The Advocate.The Defense Department has accessed private medical records belonging to U.S. troops as it tries to drive closeted transgender service members out of the military.Multiple sources told the Federal News Network that the Pentagon is using medical and pers
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The Washington Blade held a celebration for the 25th annual Best of LGBTQ D.C. Awards at Long View Gallery on Thursday, Oct. 22. Ashley Darby of "The Real Housewives of Potomac" was the emcee at the "Murder on the Dance Floor" costume party. Performers included Elextra G, Druex S...
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Review boards tasked with expelling trans troops from the U.S. military aren't performing as expected. The boards, composed of everyday uniformed service members, are voting to keep their trans colleagues. Related Trans service members challenging military ban score major victory...
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The Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) filed a petition in state court Thursday seeking authorization to begin taking depositions as part of its effort to determine who has been impersonating the organization in text messages and mailers sent to Texas voters ahead of t...
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Chefs for Equality celebrated its 15th anniversary on Oct. 19, an event that makes it clear that the fight for full LGBTQ equality is not yet fully won, through the lens of delicious dishes along with fine wines. Launched in 2012, Chefs for Equality is a proud, fierce, sumptuous ...
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Florida-based drag queen Miss Bouvèé has raised over $25,000 from selling the bricks from a Miami Beach rainbow crosswalk that was demolished as part of Governor Ron DeSantis’s ongoing war against LGBTQ-affirming roads. After the Miami Beach rainbow crosswalk was dismantled in Oc...
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Half a billion dollars in attack ads deployed by Republicans in Texas this election season are having unintended consequences. According to conservative voters in the state, they're teaching their children that trans people exist. "My kids didn’t even know what transgender meant ...
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A lesbian bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts, is suffering an empty dance floor after announcing it would make masking optional on Saturday nights. The change earned a scorching reaction online from patrons who've come to expect a full masking protocol every time they visited, the ...
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Whether you know him as the unmistakable, Emmy-nominated voice of Linda Belcher on Bob’s Burgers or as a staple of New York’s downtown comedy and music scenes, John Roberts has always had something special to share. Now, the multi-talented queer artist is inviting us to the dance...
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is highlighting the sexual violence in U.S. prisons and jails committed by inmates perceived to be transgender, while obscuring the notably higher rates of incarcerated transgender victims of abuse. Earlier this month, the DOJ’s Bureau of Justice S...
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This article first appeared on Mother Jones. It has been republished with the publication’s permission. On Tuesday, an X account attributed to a Texas man named Zyron Lewis posted a video of Lewis claiming that in 2012, when he was a middle school student, he was sexually assault...
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Celebrate the 39th Annual 17th Street High Heel Race on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6-10 p.m. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs sponsor the event. If you’re interested in racing, fill out the 17th Street High Heel Racer’s Registration and Authorization Form at the...
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Earlier this month, Donald Trump used an anti-trans slur on Truth Social to insult Democratic Senate candidate for South Carolina, pediatrician Dr. Annie Andrews. On Thursday, he brought that slur to life by uttering it aloud on stage at a South Carolina rally. “Darline’s running...
