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Vice President JD Vance joined Bluesky this week and hatefully trolled trans people — he immediately became the most-blocked account on the site. Bluesky has been a refuge for trans and other marginalized groups escaping the right-wing echo chamber X has become since Elon Musk bought the former Twitter site four years ago. Not content

Nightlife promoter Matthew Moody has big plans for Phoenix’s up-and-coming gayborhood in the Melrose district: a leather bar called the Barracks. Along with “Eagle” and “Anvil,” the “Barracks” name has a long history and is a shout-out to the leather community everywhere. Moody used to DJ at the bar of the same name in Palm

In the late 1980s, two women set about creating a lesbian community in Kansas City, Missouri. The result was Womontown, an urban community of over 70 women that spanned a 12-block radius and contained 28 homes and 14 apartment buildings. “We just started imagining, what if we could just walk hand in hand, freely, down

A Republican state rep from Michigan testifying about his anti-trans sports bill on Monday was left speechless after an out Democratic colleague began his questioning by asking, “Representative, can you tell me: are you trans?” A long beat staring down out gay Democratic state Rep. Mike McFall followed, before state Rep. Jason Woolford (R) managed

Out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the token gay in the current Cabinet, really wants you to know that he’s a victim of politically motivated violence, too, almost At a “summit” on the subject yesterday, organized by the State Department and hosted by Secretary Marco Rubio, Bessent was a featured speaker along with White House Deputy

A conservative gay German politician is facing calls to resign after he and his husband became parents to a child born through surrogacy in the U.S. The practice is banned in Germany. Related Jens Spahn, a member of the Bundestag and the parliamentary group leader of the Christian Democrats and Christian Social Union, confirmed on

This story was produced in partnership with hankycode, an LGBTQ+ history publication. Records of trans people date as far back as 218 C.E., with the Roman Empress  Elagabalus. And all through U.S. history, transgender figures can be found: sometimes in the shadows, sometimes at the forefront of social change, and always bravely living their lives, often

A judge on Thursday sentenced 20-year-old Brooklyn man Dmitriy Popov for first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime after he stabbed 28-year-old gay dancer O’Shae Sibley to death in a gas station on July 29, 2023. Popov committed the crime when he was 17 and claimed self-defense, but he was tried as an adult. “My brother

Out lesbian U.S. Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for allegedly having “weird, intense, homoerotic feelings towards men while also being incredibly homophobic.” In video-recorded comments posted Thursday morning on the X account of the left-leaning media outlet MeidasTouch, Balint said, “I think it is indicative of the fact that there are

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 because people keep asking me

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 Flame reported. The OHC unveiled the marker on

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 The hearing was convened by committee chair, Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), as

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told reporters in Iowa on Monday that he won’t rule out a 2028 presidential bid. The exchange comes after months of signs that Buttigieg is planning to run for president again. Buttigieg was in Iowa this week to campaign on behalf of several Democratic candidates in the state when he

A gay New York City couple who spent years handing out over 180,000 backpacks filled with essentials to houseless people both died near the end of June and start of July. Jayson Conner, age 48, died on June 28 from a heart attack at their Manhattan home. His partner, Jeffrey Newman, age 58, died on

Pro-Trump Italian artist Sergio Furnari announced that his statue of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk will appear in New York City’s Times Square on September 10, one year after his murder. Instagram commenters on the artist’s page say it’ll be “destroyed and vandalized within seconds” of its display, Radar Online reported. One Instagram commenter wrote, “Don’t

The Trump administration is backing off an attempt to force hospitals across the country – even those in blue states – to stop providing gender-affirming care to trans minors in a victory for trans rights and for the medical associations that opposed the proposed rule. In December, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),

Out former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg criticized President Donald Trump’s “carnival of corruption” during his speech at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Liberty & Justice dinner last Sunday. The speech ramped up expectations that Buttigieg may run for president in 2028. “Right now, what’s at stake is nothing less than the American dream. It is endangered. If

Shutterstock An LGBTQ+ community leader in Florida was arrested last Monday for allegedly misusing a nonprofit organization’s funds. Greater Fort Lauderdale LGBT Chamber of Commerce’s former director, Jason Nunez, is accused of spending $11,097 of the organization’s funds on Uber rides, gas, and haircuts, according to police. They also accuse him of withdrawing cash from

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) died suddenly on Saturday night from an aortic rupture at age 71. And one of the last things he said was that he “can’t die now.” In his final hours, Graham talked to the president on the phone about Ukraine, Russian sanctions, and airstrikes against Iran. Just after that conversation, an

Amidst Russia’s crackdown on so-called LGBTQ+ propaganda, television viewers in the country noticed the censorship of a rainbow in a famous episode of the children’s cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants. In the episode, SpongeBob speaks about the fun of using one’s imagination, and as he does so, his hands paint a rainbow over his head. Related The

At their annual Continental Congress gathering last week, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) rejected a proposal to define trans women out of membership in the organization.   The vote was the culmination of a two-year battle among members over who does and doesn’t qualify as a “daughter” in the American lineage society. Related

Why they blocked the ship: An LGBTQ+ cruise operated by Atlantis Events was supposed to stop at a port city in Turkey this week, but authorities denied access to it because LGBTQ+ people are ” known for behaviors that do not align with the structure of our society and our moral values.” The ship’s crew then

Jerusalem’s LGBTQ+ community is mourning the closure of the city’s only gay bar, which bid farewell to patrons at the end of June. Video Pub has been a haven for LGBTQ+ Israelis and tourists for the past 14 years, but its owner, Avi Goldberger, believes it’s no longer needed. Related “People are making a big

Goose, a new gay dating app that launched last month, is using AI-generated Instagram “friends” to recruit members to the Grindr alternative, reporting from Wired alleges. “On one hand, I’m flattered that I’m their target audience,” Ryan Cheam, a PR professional and a mark in the fake friends’ campaign, says. “But the need to essentially

Here are this week’s most popular positive stories, with some fun social media posts tossed in too. Like seeing uplifting content like this?  Sign up for our Good News email. You thought Pride Month was over? Well, guess again, because this week’s Good News Roundup has all sorts of Pride-related headlines, a handful of major

JD Vance speaks during a rally with former President Donald Trump at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via IMAGN images Vice President J.D. Vance tried to joke about former President Joe Biden in front of soldiers at the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach on July 1.

The Idaho-based nonprofit Trans Affirm has released an “Inclusive Bathroom Map” to help trans people in the state find safe restrooms as they live under what advocates have called “the most extreme anti-transgender bathroom ban in the nation.” Gov. Brad Little (R) signed the law in March, but it did not take effect until July

New research from the Human Sexualities Research Lab at the State University of New York and The Conversation reveals that women are moving away from exclusively heterosexual relationships and attraction, while men are not. Related Researchers studying sexuality, gender, and young adulthood examined 15 years of responses from more than 10,000 public university undergraduates in New

Washington DC, United States, August 11 2025: President Donald Trump holds a press briefing with government officials to announce he is invoking the Home Act | Shutterstock A video is circulating on social media of Donald Trump seemingly defending Graham Platner, who stepped down Wednesday night as Maine’s Democratic Senate candidate after a woman he

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 action lawsuit against Musk’s AI company alleges, as reported by