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Pride Month is into its second week, and we’re happily flying our rainbow colors with you and our queer family! This week’s roundup has a bit of family too, along with some important political victories, and — what’s this? — a possible cure for HIV?!?? Yes, ma’am!
And here’s some other good news from this week: Did you hear that Oregon just passed a law stopping schools from banning books just because LGBTQ+ people wrote them? One of our readers shared how she felt “deflated” when the president’s second term started, until she started organizing. And you should check out this iconic photo that a photographer grabbed when the historic Obergefell decision was handed down 10 years ago.
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Child of Eddie Murphy & Spice Girl Mel B comes out as a trans man
Sources say his famous parents fully support him.
Chasten Buttigieg never thought he’d be a dad. Now his hit children’s book stars his own family.
The sweet story is spreading joy across America – and so is its author.
The Oregon GOP tried to force an anti-trans sports ban. It immediately backfired
They invited transphobic female athletes to speak, then the real action began…
Ever wondered how Rosie O’Donnell’s beef with the president started?
This writer began working a gay newspaper, and it changed his life & community forever
“We had the sense and the camaraderie that we were working on the ‘cutting edge’ of a new social movement.”
Airline honors Pride Month with all LGBTQ+ flight crew: “It’s somewhat of a thrill”
The passengers erupted in cheers as the captain welcomed them aboard.
Jak Malone’s Tony acceptance speech was a call for trans acceptance
Malone urged theater goers who embraced his character to “bid farewell…to that rotten old” gender binary.
Barbie has had it!
(@plasticplot)Researchers “overwhelmed” by potential HIV cure using tech developed to fight COVID-19
“We have never seen anything close to as good as what we are seeing.”
This queer family shows how easy it can be to accept a loved one for exactly who they are
“They will always be the same, and they’ll still love you and all that, and I think that you still should love them,” said the 10-year-old kid.
Out veteran Gina Ortiz Jones elected mayor of San Antonio after campaigning on kindness & compassion
She also celebrated trans troops at her victory rally.
And for now, we conclude with dance music, and a closing thought
From our sibling sites:
- QUEERTY: That time RuPaul interviewed his dad on his old VH1 show
- INTO: This iconic band helped a father whose child came out as trans
- OUTSPORTS: Minnesota Twins player seems to wear eye black in Trans Pride flag colors for a game
- GAYCITIES: How the graves of a legendary Australian outlaw and his hot soulmate became a heritage site