Religion and spirituality continue to shape the lives of billions of people around the world. Whether expressed through organized faith traditions, personal beliefs, cultural practices, or philosophical reflection, they remain powerful influences on how people understand themselves, others, and the
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The Trump administration's zealous pursuit to remove transgender athletes from girls' sports teams has snared an embarrassing catch in Colorado: boy mascots. Last June, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched an investigation of Colorado public schools, wielding the
FBI director Kash Patel reportedly spent $75,000 in taxpayer money to fly to Milan, Italy, and drink beer with the U.S. men's hockey team (under the guise of providing security at the Winter Olympics). When asked about it, his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins tried to change the subject to … transgender mi
A judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has granted a request from multiple transgender people for a temporary restraining order, blocking the disclosure of plaintiffs' and class members' medical information to the Justice Department. Judge Katherine Polk Failla app
Out rapper Lil Nas X shared with fans that he has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and has been undergoing treatment since his very public arrest last year. In an emotional video on social media, Nas acknowledged that sharing the information felt "really awkward," but said he wanted to do it any
Anti-trans crusader J.K. Rowling is calling for a boycott of iconic British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) following an outcry over a transgender employee who was just doing her job. On Monday, August 4, U.K. outlet The Telegraph reported that M&S apologized to a woman whose teenage daughter was rep
President Donald Trump is refusing to sign a new bipartisan housing bill unless his SAVE Act is approved by the legislative branch. The bill being prevented from being enacted into law is the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act." The legislation is an attempt by Congress to make buying a home in the U
Transgender women incarcerated in Scottish prisons must be housed in men’s facilities, following a judge’s ruling last week. Judge Lady Ross’s June 19 opinion came in response to a challenge brought by anti-trans group For Women Scotland (FWS) to the Scottish Prison Service’s Policy for the Manageme
Religion and spirituality continue to shape the lives of billions of people around the world. Whether expressed through organized faith traditions, personal beliefs, cultural practices, or philosophical reflection, they remain powerful influences on how people understand themselves, others, and the
The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists has withdrawn its previously agreed remedies against a counselor who allegedly violated their code of ethics by refusing to validate a client’s same-sex relationship. The appeal against the board’s decision was aided by the far-righ
The GOP senator claimed the league “admitted they were wrong” to enforce its policy, which isn’t what happened.
As they were welcomed into their local soccer community with a colorful cascade of Pride flags – a visible rainbow in the supporters section of Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders – Dana Reinhart knew they had found a home. “It was a symbol to me as a queer person that people are willing to be lo
Cases of these emerging infections are rising. Here's what queer men should know about symptoms, testing, treatment, and protecting themselves this summer.
Utah's virulently anti-LGBTQ+ state Rep. Trevor Lee (R) conceded last night to his primary opponent Bob Stevenson. As of last night, Stevenson was leading with a little over 66% of the vote, ABC4 Utah ABC4 Utah reported. Lee posted a lengthy statement on social media saying "the results did not go a
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition's annual gathering in Chicago earlier this month — the first since founder Jesse Jackson died earlier this year — and shared some "radical" ideas for reforming democracy. "That's radical stuff you're talking about," h
“You have no idea what my experience is as a queer Muslim, a queer brown person, a queer immigrant,” France said.
Several LGBTQ candidates secured spots on Maryland's November ballot following Tuesday's primary elections, though a handful of history-making campaigns fell short. Congresswoman April McClain Delaney, who is running for re-election in the 6th Congressional District, won in the Democratic primary wi
Anti-LGBTQ+ MAGA pastor Silas H. Shelton of Wilmington, Ohio — a man who said that LGBTQ+-themed books and Pride flags harm kids — was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Monday for unlawful sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl. The judge said he gave Shelton the maximum sentence because he showed
The free streamer clearly knows its core audience: gay people who watch too many movies.
Retired electrician Richard Hunt, a St. Louis native, had always said he "would not live my life out in St. Louis." And yet, he declared, "68 years later, I am still here!" Hunt is one of the biggest boosters of the blue oasis in ruby-red Missouri. Related This gay dad felt incredible love & accepta
A new study reveals that LGBTQ candidates running for public office are seeing an unprecedented amount of harassment and threats as President Trump and his far-right MAGA supporters continue to strip protections for minority groups at all levels of government. The LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, the natio
If one were to fact check all of Donald Trump’s misstatements, exaggerations, lies, and redefinitions of established traditions before, during, and between his two terms as President of the United States, one would not have enough time to sleep more than two or three hours in a 24-hour period. From
At the moment, some religious and political leaders in Africa are pushing for a charter on family values, lobbying lawmakers, African state institutions, and the African Union to formally adopt it. In the past number of years, they have been holding conferences across Africa with the support and fun
President Donald Trump's Justice Department has joined a lawsuit filed by an extremist religious freedom organization on behalf of nuns at a Catholic hospice in New York, challenging a state law requiring nursing facilities to affirm their patients' gender identities. The suit was filed in April by
The ruling limits enforcement of California’s SAFETY Act, which was designed to protect LGBTQ+ students from being outed without their consent.
An appellate court ruled on Thursday that California cannot enforce its law banning schools from forcibly outing students to their families while a lawsuit against the legislation continues. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals had already ruled in favor of a temporary block on the bill, a decision that
The State Commission on Judicial Conduct in Texas was overruled last week after it disciplined a justice of the peace in Waco for refusing to marry same-sex couples on religious grounds. A Texas county judge ruled the commission cannot investigate, sanction, or discipline McLennan County Justice of
New Hampshire's Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill last Friday that would have banned transgender people from restrooms, locker rooms, jails, and sports teams that match their gender identities. It's the third such bill she has vetoed in the last year, and Republican legislators are unlikely
Attorney General Pam Bondi is taking heat for her recent claim that antifa is a well-funded organization because many anti-MAGA protestors have matching signs. The administration has been on a rampage to arrest members of antifa and label it a terrorist organization, despite the fact that it is not
You don't have to be a pretentious film major to name 10 movie directors. But naming television directors is not that simple. They're the unsung heroes of your favorite shows, and the late James Burrows was the television director. He passed on June 19, but his DNA runs through television history. H
The Gender Liberation Movement (GLM) is calling on New York City Pride to ban hospitals that have suspended gender-affirming care programs for trans youth. GLM's letter against the hospitals includes signatories from LGBTQ+ non-profits, the families of trans youth, and former NYC Pride grand marshal
A Washington radio host on Monday slammed local governments that have voted against flying Pride flags on public flagpoles to honor Pride Month. “Tell me how a relationship that involves two people that are gay, a gay marriage, or a gay relationship, tell me how it impacts you, and you can’t use rel
A new data investigation says the paper of record increasingly framed transgender rights as a debate instead of a lived reality.
As the Federal Communications Commission considers whether to introduce warning labels for LGBTQ+ TV content, Democratic Members of Congress are speaking out against those efforts. On Monday, Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC) Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA) and CEC member Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL) sent
Jeffco Public Schools says the Education Department “never asked us to clarify the role of any individual listed on those rosters.”
Most people who had heard of Donald Trump before he entered the political arena were familiar with his supposed “art” of deal-making. They were not necessarily aware of his book, The Art of the Deal, but they had at least an inkling of his penchant for stiffing contractors who worked on his properti
Club XYZ says a rent increase will force closure after 22 years in operation.
(Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part report on the race for Delaware attorney general. For last week’s interview with Democratic candidate Dwayne Bensing, visit washingtonblade.com.) Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings spoke to the Washington Blade to discuss why she should be elect
The Nepalese Supreme Court on June 18 ruled the country must extend full marriage rights to same-sex couples. The Supreme Court in 2023 ordered the country’s government to allow same-sex couples to temporarily register their marriages, but this recognition did not guarantee full marriage rights to g
Pro-LGBTQ+ heavy metal band GWAR has staged fake on-stage executions of each of the last four U.S. presidents. But it never received visits from the Secret Service about it until Donald Trump became president, Consequence of Sound reported. “We [fictitiously] killed President Obama. We didn’t hear f
Lesbian political pundit Rachel Maddow celebrated Donald Trump's numerous recent legal defeats on her show Monday night. The MS NOW host noted that on Monday, a Republican-appointed federal judge threw out six grand-jury subpoenas that Trump's Justice Department had issued against Minnesota Gov. Tim
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