By CAYLA HARRIS | Ron Singer, the owner of Baltimore’s popular gay bar Leon’s Backroom, died Tuesday, the venue announced in a social media post. He was 66. “For more than 20 years, Ron made Leon’s a place so many people were proud to call home,” the post reads. “He will be deeply missed.” The Mount
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A stepfather using the image-generating AI of billionaire transphobe Elon Musk allegedly made 7,000 sexually explicit images and videos from a photo of his 11-year-old stepdaughter, including images of her nude, being raped by multiple men, and performing sexual acts on her stepfather, a class actio
By CAYLA HARRIS | Ron Singer, the owner of Baltimore’s popular gay bar Leon’s Backroom, died Tuesday, the venue announced in a social media post. He was 66. “For more than 20 years, Ron made Leon’s a place so many people were proud to call home,” the post reads. “He will be deeply missed.” The Mount
Donald Trump is getting mocked online for his statement that the "Islamic Republic of Japan" shot missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier. The comments came earlier this week, on July 8, when he was speaking to members of the press with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Turke
Erika Kirk, the widow of slain MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk, reportedly "sobbed" in a Utah courtroom yesterday after a judge ruled that jurors only be allowed to see a redacted video statement that the suspected murderer's transgender ex-lover, whose last name is Twiggs, made to police following Cha
This week, the Women’s Pro Baseball League revealed the official details of its first four teams: the Boston Hunters, the Los Angeles Queens, the New York Heights, and the San Francisco Firebells.Founded in 2024, the league had announced the first four host cities last October, but began rolling out
Police in the Malaysian state of Kelantan arrested 12 men during a raid on a "gay party," the regional news site Sloboden Pecat reported. The arrests follow 20 that occurred in the state capital of Kota Bharu in June, amid a nationwide crackdown on LGBTQ+ people. Kelantan state police chief Mohd Yus
Lesbian comedian Rosie O’Donnell said on July 2 that President Donald Trump is "quite ill – and getting worse daily," after he posted a deepfake AI video depicting her as a patient suffering from so-called "Trump Derangement Syndrome" (TDS), a pejorative term used by Trump supporters to dismiss any
Transportation Sean Duffy is apparently still mad at his predecessor, gay former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, as he's mocking Buttigieg's name on social media while bragging about ending "DEI bike lanes." DEI refers to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. It usually describes th
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The Dinah music festival is expanding its slate of performers by adding Sasha Keable and The Aces to the lineup, Them can exclusively announce.The artists join Grammy-nominated rapper Da Brat, who was previously announced as a performer for the festival, which has been hosted in Palm Springs, Califo
A first-of-its-kind research review has found that pregnant trans men may be more likely to miscarry than pregnant cis women, though researchers emphasized that much more data is needed to draw any strong conclusions. A review of 44 studies published in the journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica S
A gay cruise that was previously blocked from entering Turkey has now been banned from Egypt. Early on Thursday, just hours before it was scheduled to dock in Alexandria, passengers aboard the Scarlet Lady, a Virgin Voyages-owned ship chartered by American LGBTQ+ travel company Atlantis Events, were
Out gay politician Jordan Wood has thrown his hat in the ring to replace Graham Platner, the Maine Democrat who was set to face off against longtime GOP senator Susan Collins in November. Wood announced his intentions after Platner dropped out of the race on Wednesday following allegations of sexual
Egyptian authorities have refused to allow a gay cruise to dock in the country. The Scarlet Lady, a Virgin Voyages ship that Atlantis Events chartered, was to have docked in Alexandria, a port city on the Mediterranean Sea. The Washington Blade obtained a letter that Atlantis Events President Rich C
It turns out that Madison Square Garden security may be even more of a panopticon than previously reported.The venue, which has come under scrutiny this year after multiple exposés about its surveillance system and also drawn international attention for hosting Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s weddin
Former Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner officially dropped out of Maine's race Wednesday night in response to a woman he dated credibly accusing him of raping her in 2021. The rape accusation was the final nail in the coffin of a scandal-plagued candidacy. The party is now scrambling to re
Days after Politico published credible rape allegations against Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner – and after numerous major Democrats from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani called on him to drop out – Platner has suspended his campaign. As Democrats in
Much to the elation of sapphics and country fans everywhere, Maren Morris and Cassadee Pope seemingly just confirmed their relationship. Just two years after coming out as bisexual, Morris posted a picture of her cuddled up with the fellow country musician in an Instagram carousel, including a playb
No matter which generation you belong to, you have nostalgic memories of “teen comedy” movies from your adolescent years, even though you’re a little embarrassed about it today. This is particularly true for the Gen X and Millennial crowd, who grew up with raunchy teen movies from “Fast Times at Rid
On June 30, the Supreme Court ruled, 6-3 that states may bar transgender girls and women from girls' and women's sports teams. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that states may keep these teams for "biological females" and set eligibility by "biological sex." The country will now spend days arguing abou
Nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards are here — and they are so, so queer! With the year we’ve seen in LGBTQ media, this isn’t very surprising; whether it be jaw-dropping new series or the ends of fan-favorite classics, every month offered a new project or performer for queer audiences to
A twisted tale of gay murder worthy of a true-crime podcast — it got one — took another turn over the July 4th holiday, as the man who claimed he bear-hugged the 74-year-old victim while an accomplice stabbed him to death was released from prison after recanting his testimony. The so-called "Gay Gri
It was shocking to see some of the MAGA-loving majority on the Supreme Court actually voted against the felon in the White House a couple of times. Not surprisingly, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas were steadfast in their ultra-MAGA, outrageous views. They just want to help make Republican doctrine
America’s 250th isn’t the only milestone birthday D.C. is celebrating this year. Beloved D.C. restaurant Mr. Henry’s, that Capitol Hill staple, celebrates its Diamond Jubilee all year long. Named for its original owner Henry Yaffe, the restaurant opened on a warm day 60 years ago in the summer of 19
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) repeatedly shouted a slur during a House committee hearing, specifically because a Democratic colleague was criticizing her for using a slur. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, was speaking about her use of
In a win for trans people, their families, and healthcare providers in the state, California has passed a new budget that includes funds to protect gender-affirming and reproductive healthcare from federal funding interference. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed the budget, which was the result of extensi
A coalition of pro-LGBTQ+, educational, and free-speech advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit today against the Texas Tech University system for violating their rights to free speech and due process rights by censoring lessons on LGBTQ+ people and anti-Black racism. The lawsuit challenges memorand
A Republican candidate for Congress offered up his analysis of human sexuality and gender on Tuesday, in a group interview with South Florida's Sun-Sentinel editorial board, alongside two other Republicans running to represent House District 20 in Broward County. "You never see a giraffe, a male gir
Christian nationalist and former Arkansas State Sen. Jason Rapert (R) said in a recent broadcast, "I don't want LGBTQ activists in the Republican Party" because God considers them an abomination. "I'm a Christian," he said in a video posted by the watchdog group Right Wing Watch on Wednesday. "When
Anti-trans activist Riley Gaines went on a seemingly random transphobic rant against actor Elliot Page on Tuesday, after a fellow anti-trans activist posted a paparazzi video of Page signing autographs in London. "Not a single person with a functioning brain and a shred of honesty looks at this woma
New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) signed a law last week that will force state-credentialed public school educators to out transgender students to their parents. Though the law has an exception to protect child safety, the law also flies in the face of a 2024 state Supreme Court ruling, which uphe
South Carolina state Rep. RJ May (R) — an anti-LGBTQ+ politician who has accused drag queens and transgender people of harming kids — pleaded guilty last Friday to distributing child sex abuse material (CSAM) after first denying it, Newsweek reported — including images of adults sexually abusing sev
Getting ready to start testosterone can be an exciting time in any transmasculine person’s life. That said, like literally any medication, HRT can sometimes come with unintended side effects. Feeling pre-T anxiety, including around hair loss, is common for transmasculine people and trans men startin
A gay teacher and a parent ally were awarded over $1M in compensatory damages in June after suffering years of defamation at the hands of a right-wing Virginia political action committee. The Virginia Project PAC and its founder, David Gordon, were found liable for falsely claiming that the teacher,
This article originally appeared on Out.One week after coming out as bisexual on a podcast, Layla Taylor is teasing a new relationship with another woman with a video post on Instagram.The ex-Mormon reality TV star appeared in a video that shows her holding hands with what People magazine called "th
This article originally appeared on Out.One week after coming out as bisexual on a podcast, Layla Taylor is teasing a new relationship with another woman with a video post on Instagram.The ex-Mormon reality TV star appeared in a video that shows her holding hands with what People magazine called "th
Andrew Gillum, the former Democratic nominee for governor of Florida and former mayor of Tallahassee, was arrested on drug possession charges in Alabama last week. Police in Daphne, Ala., said they pulled Gillum over for erratic driving and found marijuana and methamphetamine in his vehicle. He was
Radical hate pastor Tony Spell was recorded on police bodycam on June 25 calling his neighbor's 20-year-old son a "fa**ot," just two days after Spell was recorded on video attacking the young man. The attack required the young man to get stitches and resulted in Spell facing a second-degree battery
A U.K. appeals court began proceedings on Wednesday over the country of Trinidad and Tobago's colonial-era gay sex ban that remains in effect today. The lawsuit was brought in 2017 by LGBTQ+ activist Jason Jones, who argued that Sections 13 and 16 of the country's Sexual Offenses Act are “irrational
"Bring back the ‘60s. I don’t give a s**t who you love, but don’t shove your ideology down my throat and tell me that I need to use pronouns." Rose Milner, Canadian far-right activist Last October, on a Sunday evening, workers from the Florida Department of Transportation bulldozed and sledgehammere
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