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A remarkable lawsuit relying on Biblical law was filed last week on behalf of a Louisiana man aggrieved over being “unlawfully fired” for “refusing to lie and use false gender pronouns.” Luke Ash was hired by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library in 2025 as a technician, working alongside librarians t
This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong. And such a people, deprived of the power to think and judge, is, with
A parent known as JD is speaking out about how he and his daughter Winter felt in June when they received a call from Mount Sinai Health System to inform them that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had issued a criminal subpoena demanding his trans daughter's private medical records. JD is just one of
A 47-year-old man in Perth, Australia, named Garath Mouncey pleaded guilty on Tuesday to seven charges related to distributing "indecent" and "obscene" anti-LGBTQ+ flyers in people's letterboxes that accused local queer leaders of pedophilia, human trafficking, and drug dealing, the Star Observer re
The Tennessee home of notoriously unhinged far-right anti-LGBTQ+ pastor Greg Locke was raided recently by federal investigators and local law enforcement. In a statement, the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that deputies helped secure Locke’s home, as well as another location, and that the
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.U.S. Rep. Becca Balint offered a pointed queer critique of President Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new testosterone initiative Thursday, comparing the Pentagon chief’s cultivated “rugged macho man” image to the hypermasculine figures d
The hosts of MS Now's Morning Joe could not contain their laughter while asking Democratic Texas Senate Candidate James Talarico about Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's (R) claim that Talarico is not manly enough to represent the state. Hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough erupted in hysterics as they dis
I like good-troublemakers. As a graduate student in history at the University of Missouri at St. Louis more than thirty years ago, I wrote a paper about Rev. Carol Cureton and the outsized organizing impact of her LGBTQ+-affirming church on St. Louis's LGBTQ+ community. Encouraged by my professor an
Elliot Page walked the red carpet for the New York City premiere of The Odyssey earlier this week — much to the chagrin of right-wing transphobes sitting at home behind their keyboards. Unsurprisingly, Page enjoyed a seemingly lovely evening with his girlfriend, Overcompensating star Julia Shiplett,
Elliot Page walked the red carpet for the New York City premiere of The Odyssey earlier this week — much to the chagrin of right-wing transphobes sitting at home behind their keyboards. Unsurprisingly, Page enjoyed a seemingly lovely evening with his girlfriend, Overcompensating star Julia Shiplett,
This story originally appeared on Out.The world of cricket may be unrecognizable to Americans, but the rule against cheating applies on both this continent and in Australia. This week, that's the big story down under: The brief, same-sex marriage of a sports champion and her socialite wife, reported
A former superintendent was awarded $265,000 last month after suing his former school district, alleging he was fired in 2023 for being gay, according to a settlement agreement obtained by government transparency advocate John Paff. John Berenato sued New Jersey's Manchester Township School District
While you might associate looksmaxxing with heterosexuality and incel culture, it turns out that the patron saint of the perfect face movement is actually an out gay actor: Matt Bomer. In a brand-new feature for The Hollywood Reporter, the trade magazine ranked a bevy of leading Hollywood men based
The Trump administration filed an amicus brief on Monday in support of an insurance company seeking to deny coverage for gender-affirming surgery for minors. A U.S. District Court ruled against Premera Blue Cross last year after two minors sued the company for denying them top surgery coverage. Judg
New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have banned trans people from using restrooms, joining sports teams, or being housed in prisons according to their sex assigned at birth. "This bill is nearly identical to the Senate bill I vetoed last month, as well as two ot
Out former CNN anchor Don Lemon says he's "serious" about a possible presidential bid and claimed that"people keep asking me if I'm running for president" in a podcast episode that was released yesterday. "I don't know, I might, I'm serious," he said on the Can't Be Censored podcast. "I might becaus
Sometimes, within the course of human events, it becomes clear that we are living in nothing but a game of Mad Libs. Names, some of which ring a bell and some of which we thought maybe we’d never hear from again, resurface in strange combinations. Long-ago figures are plucked out of obscurity, as if
Uncloseted Media published this article on July 16. By SPENCER MACNAUGHTON | On Sunday, the office of Lindsey Graham reported that the Republican senator and Trump ally from South Carolina died “from a brief and sudden illness.” The office said that the preliminary cause of death was a rupture of hi
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) pressed Jay Clayton, Donald Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, a Cabinet-level position that would put him in charge of U.S. intelligence, on a simple question: Who won the 2020 presidential election? At his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Clayton, like
People often ask where I am from and I never know how to answer. The factual answer is straightforward enough: I was born in Saudi Arabia, spent parts of my childhood in Pakistan and India, lived in Moscow, and later in Jordan before eventually settling in the United States. The emotional answer is
The U.S. military will begin testing and treating service members with hormone therapy despite banning similar medical care for transgender service members. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that troops ages 30 and older will be subject to annual testosterone screenings, while younger se
Kevin Chen’s family tombstone has room for four: him, his parents and his boyfriend. The arrangement might prove to be a little awkward. “My boyfriend is 100% white, and my parents are 100% disappointed,” Chen confessed. Jokes about family traditions and the untraditional ways they’re practiced earn
Former county clerk Kim Davis has asked a second time for the Supreme Court to take her case, with anti-LGBTQ+ advocates hoping it could be the one to lead the justices to overturn marriage equality. Davis, a conservative Christian who has been married four times, refused to provide marriage license
There is really only one clear choice for mayor of Rehoboth Beach, and that is Susan Stewart. She has the experience, knowledge, and clear vision, to successfully lead the city forward. If you want to see in detail what her priorities are, check out her website, www.Stewart4Mayor.com. I have been co
The Hilton Grand Vacations timeshare company announced earlier this week that an employee who allegedly sent a racial slur to WNBA player Chelsea Gray on social media had been fired, as the Associated Press confirmed Wednesday.“The person responsible for posting this information is no longer with th
Ohio's lead historical society, the Ohio History Connection (OHC) recently dedicated an official state historical marker to recognize The Rubi Girls, a comedic drag troupe that raised over $3 million for local and region HIV, LGBTQ+, and other community groups over the last 40 years, The Buckeye Fla
House Republicans feigned ignorance or just outright lied in an Education and Workforce Committee hearing on Tuesday as they pretended not to understand how a transgender man could get pregnant. One indignant representative, freshman Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), called the idea "insane." Related Inside t
The Trump administration ended the “Designated Placement Rule” yesterday. Created by his predecessor Joe Biden, the rule required federally-funded child welfare agencies to receive LGBTQ+ youth competency training; provide access to age-appropriate support services to queer youth; and to place them
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.The Pentagon is preparing to test service members for low testosterone and offer replacement therapy when military doctors recommend it, expanding access to the same class of hormone treatment the Trump administration has cited as an unnecessary expense
Foot fetishes are one of the most common — and stigmatized — sexual interests out there. While some might be tickled by the mere thought of having their toes sucked on, many others understand that feet, an extremely sensitive part of the body, actually carry immense potential for pleasure. There’s a
Out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared the design for a new dollar coin featuring the president's scowling face, making him the first living president to have his image imprinted on currency. Bessent said the coin will "honor the enduring legacy of liberty and a lasting symbol of patriotism" an
The mother of Daisy Davis (not her real name) says the story about her trans daughter masturbating in a stall next to a classmate in the girls' restroom at Boise High School is false, as well as “reckless and irresponsible.” And it refuses to die. Related Federal judge temporarily blocks Idaho law t
The Wall Street Journal editorial board says Donald Trump may have doomed his presidency by making it possible for Democrats to retake the Senate during the midterm elections. In an op-ed, the board said the situation is due to the president's "uncanny habit of handing his opponents a sword." Relate
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a video posted Wednesday afternoon that military doctors will now annually screen the testosterone levels of male service members over the age of 30 and offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) as a way to keep military men on the “leading edge of lethality
Following the Supreme Court’s recent decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J., which ruled that states can exclude trans people from school sports with out violating Title IX—Scott Yenor, a senior fellow of the Heritage Foundation, is calling for Title IX to be rewritten to remove requirements for equali
Nonbinary people and their supporters marched through Mexico City on Tuesday, July 14 in observation of International Nonbinary People’s Day, marking the fourth annual march of its kind after the first was held in 2023.“We demand our rights as citizens, like anyone else, and we mainly ask for respec
India's Supreme Court is expected to issue a closely watched constitutional ruling that could shape the future of LGBTQ rights litigation. The decision will determine whether courts can continue to rely on the doctrine of constitutional morality, a principle that has underpinned several landmark rig
A political attack ad claiming Arizona Democrat Amish Shah supported a law that would allow minors in the state to be subjected to so-called “conversion therapy” is misleading, according to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that helped craft the legislation. The ad, funded by super PAC Pro-Choice Majority A
A 22-year-old gay man died from complications after donating a kidney to his homophobic father. Gabriel Barros of Pernambuco, Brazil, was kicked out of his home when he was 16 years old, according to Brazilian publication Area VIP. Despite remaining estranged from his father, Barros didn't hesitate
The breakout character of House of the Dragon’s third season isn’t any of the people the show spent all of last season hyping up. No, it’s a dragon who looks like he’s been through some stuff. Sheepstealer has a pronounced underbite, ragged wings, and plenty of other deformities. Despite his name, S
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