In Columbus, Ohio, police have charged an unnamed 17-year-old with murder and felony assault for lethally stabbing his adoptive father and severely injuring his father's husband. The stabbing occurred on Sunday, May 24, killing 58-year-old Mark Rayburn-Velco and severely injuring his husband, Brent
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During a town hall in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday night, out former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg hilariously mocked the right-wing organization for young conservatives, Turning Point USA. "As a tactical matter, I'll give the Turning Point folks a lot of strategic credit for going to a
In Columbus, Ohio, police have charged an unnamed 17-year-old with murder and felony assault for lethally stabbing his adoptive father and severely injuring his father's husband. The stabbing occurred on Sunday, May 24, killing 58-year-old Mark Rayburn-Velco and severely injuring his husband, Brent
In a now-deleted X post published Tuesday morning, rabidly anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) wrote, "Homosexuality has no place in America. Happy Nuclear Family Month." After several Republican politicians called his statement "idiotic" and "insane," Ogles deleted it later that day. He has previous
U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested 10 HIV/AIDS activists who protested Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. The activists from Housing Works, Health GAP, the Treatment Action Group, and ACT UP held signs and chanted “Rubio’s Cuts Kill People with A
Van Reigersberg helped expand what drag could look and sound like in Philadelphia: theatrical, literary, absurd, deeply musical, and emotionally alive.
Christian nationalist hate pastor Joel Webbon — a man who blames Jewish people for everything he hates and thinks maybe Adolf Hitler wasn’t so bad after all — said in a May 30 X video that Christian men should smoke tobacco to help restore the nation because marijuana makes men "spiritually gay." "I
On the first day of Pride Month, Maine congressional candidate Jordan Wood (D) shared the story of a tense encounter he had at a March town hall meeting, which he says is a lesson that "democracy demands." "I’m not intimidated and I’ll never back down from a fight. That is what democracy demands, an
From Alaska to Wyoming, we’ve got hot leads on where to meet sapphics in every corner of the country.
Jake Lang — a racist Republican candidate for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat who was jailed for allegedly assaulting Capitol Police officers during the January 6, 2021, riots — struggled to set two Pride flags on fire outside of the Delaney ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey, yesterday afternoon while y
Rep. Nancy "proud transphobe" Mace (R) is furious that Donald Trump endorsed her primary opponent in the South Carolina gubernatorial race. Last Friday on Truth Social, Trump endorsed South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette (R) to be the state's next governor. His long, effusive paean to Evette covere
Gay conservative influencer Dave Rubin failed to cite a single way in which President Donald Trump has improved the lives of average Americans since taking office during a recent debate with progressives. Rubin was the featured guest on the most recent episode of Jubilee Media’s Surrounded, in which
While many stories show queer people leaving their unaccepting faith communities to maintain their safety, dignity, and mental health, we've found a handful of LGBTQ+ films about religion that depict queer people who stay in their spiritual communities, both to push for greater acceptance and to dee
Antoni Porowski is also weighing in on the drama, but says he's "left with more questions than answers."
Pattie Gonia, the trail-trekking environmental activist drag queen, is fighting back over a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Patagonia, the company whose name resembles her own. The adventure sports and wilderness corporation, well known for investing its profits to support its own environmen
D.C. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George spoke to a crowd of LGBTQ supporters on June 1 at a meet & greet event held at JR.’s on 17th Street in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. The event, organized by Capital Stonewall Democrats, which has endorsed Lewis George for mayor, with support from a group
An event designed to highlight issues around menstrual equity among trans people as part of Boston's Pride programming has been forced to relocate after backlash from right-wing voices. A story on Fox News and social media posts have included transphobic attacks and claims that the mayor’s support o
Virginians for Marriage Equality on Monday launched a campaign in support of repealing Virginia’s constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Equality Virginia Executive Director Narissa Rahaman, former state Sen. Adam Ebbin, former state Del. Mark Sickles, and Ameri
The film is being dragged online over the involvement of Acme AI & FX, which uses artificial intelligence as a tool.
If you ask an LGBTQ person what Michelle Visage is known for, you’re likely to get a few similar answers. Most people will say that they know her as the co-judge on "RuPaul’s Drag Race," with the woman serving looks (and scathing critiques) for more than a decade on this seminal program. Others may
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten detailed for viewers yesterday just how much Americans loathe Trump's quest to name government buildings after himself. "Stop it, just stop it," Enten said, explaining that only nine percent of Americans find it acceptable for the president to put his name on a gov
The White House Correspondents’ Association announced on Tuesday that it has rescheduled its annual dinner for July 24 after the April event was halted when gunshots rang out at the Washington Hilton. Cole Allen, 31, is charged with the attempted assassination of President Trump, who was in the ball
Republicans have (very maturely) accused Texas state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate from Texas, of lying about having a girlfriend to hide the fact that he is gay. But the media has since identified the girlfriend as 30-year-old Brianna Menard, Talarico's former chief of staff.
We’ve said for a long time that anti-trans laws will lead to deaths in the trans community. We’ve cited studies time and again that show there are higher rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation for trans people who are living in a non-affirming situation or are being denied gender-affirm
The drag climate activist and the outdoor retailer are locked in a dispute over trademark infringement.
Dr. Robin Brennan, CAMP Rehoboth’s new executive director, has been getting adjusted to her role and connecting with the Rehoboth community. In March of this year, Brennan took on the role of executive director of CAMP Rehoboth, an LGBTQ+ community center in Delaware working to Create A More Positiv
As red state governors across the country try to denigrate Pride Month by declaring June a month to celebrate husband-wife families, Democratic leaders are making it clear that Pride is in the air with proclamations of their own. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) kicked off June with a Pride Month
Members of the D.C. Council joined Mayor Muriel Bowser and a crowd of LGBTQ activists and supporters on June 1 for the city’s fourth annual LGBTQ Pride flag raising ceremony held outside the John A. Wilson Building, which serves as the D.C. City Hall. Since its inception four years ago by Mayor Bows
“Her mother promised to speak her name. So will we.”
The Federal Communications Commission is considering a new rating system that would require a warning label to appear before any television content that includes LGBTQ characters. On April 22, the FCC issued a public notice asking Americans to submit comments on whether the TV Oversight Management B
Judge Robert Wilkins said key provisions of the Trump administration's transgender military policy may be driven by a “bare desire to harm” transgender people.
The film would mark Kendrick’s second feature following the true crime thriller Woman of the Hour.
Organizers say the event will continue elsewhere after the event was listed as canceled on the public library’s website.
Hagerstown Hopes held the Hagerstown Pride Festival outside Hub City Brewery on Saturday, May 30. (Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford) The post PHOTOS: Hagerstown Pride appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News.
The campaign will highlight existing protections for transgender and gender-nonconforming New Yorkers.
The lawsuit claims that the Big Gay Swim Day violates the state’s anti-trans bathroom bill.
Hungarian police on May 29 announced they will allow the annual Budapest Pride march to take place. “The Budapest Metropolitan Police has approved the 2026 Budapest Pride Parade and also has issued restrictive orders in relation to three counter-demonstrations,” a Budapest Metropolitan Police spokes
Vivian Wilson has previously said her father’s right-wing turn is “not because of me.”
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We ride along with the legendary, leather-clad lesbians — and take a trip through their history.
Social media posts from Conway’s family confirmed her identity.
The unnamed suspect was charged with four misdemeanors: public indecency, persistent disorderly conduct, obstructing official business, and resisting arrest.
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