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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) Photo: Marvin Young/KY.gov Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Wednesday signed an executive order outlawing conversion therapy in the state, with an admonition to Republicans who fought tirelessly against a ban: “Hate is not who we are as Kentuckians.” Beshear signed the historic order after similar legislation repeatedly fell to

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Northwestern High School in Detroit during a Labor Day Rally on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. Photo: Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Vice President Kamala Harris discussed attacks against the LGBTQ+ community while speaking to the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in Philadelphia on Tuesday

Former acting Director of National Intelligence and current RNC advisor Richard Grenell, speaks during the Republican National Convention at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Photo: Republican National Convention via USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Content Services, LLC via IMAGN images A shadowy Republican political action committee (PAC) running an anti-Semitic ad campaign seemingly has

Sen. Kamala Harris attended Pride in San Francisco in 2019 in a stunning rainbow vest. Photo: Shutterstock A recent poll from the Human Rights Campaign shows that, among LGBTQ+ voters, the Harris-Walz presidential ticket is 67 points ahead of the Trump-Vance ticket. The poll shows that, out of a sample of 2,500 LGBTQ+ adults, 74%

Troye Sivan Photo: Shutterstock Out pop singer Troye Sivan wants straight people to stop using the term “twink.” “If you say ‘twink’ where you meant to say ‘fa***t,’ that’s still a slur,” he said in a recent TikTok post. “That’s, like, our word. I don’t think straight people should be using that.” Related: As them

Photo: Right Response Ministries Hate preacher Joel Webbon is calling on his Christian nationalist brethren to “seize power” across “political, cultural, academic” spheres in the United States and wield it “ruthlessly.” The alternative “will be a globohomo gay globalism,” Webbon says. Related: In his latest mockery of true Christian values, the pastor at Covenant Bible

Steve-O Photo: The Super Dummy Tour Jackass alum Steve-O has had a change of heart. The comedian and podcast host has been getting ready for his Super Dummy Tour, a live show featuring a wild collection of filmed stunts. One planned stunt would have featured the now 50-year-old prankster attending the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in

Vice-presidential nominee JD Vance, left, stands next to former President Donald Trump during a rally at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz / USA TODAY NETWORK Last week’s presidential debate set a new course for the Republican ticket. The idea of trying to control

A new study out of Sweden appears to show a link between taking testosterone as part of gender-affirming care with changes in the immune systems of transgender men. As Scientific American reported, scientists studied a small group of 23 transgender men between the ages of 18 and 37 over the course of 12 months. Their

Boston’s only lesbian bar has finally opened its doors. After decades of having no lesbian bar to call its own, Dani’s Queer Bar announced via a post on Instagram that they were open for business starting Thursday, September 12, from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Related: The bar’s opening has been highly anticipated since last

Police officers outside Bar:PM. Photo: Screenshot An officer involved in a police car driving directly into a gay bar, Bar:PM, and then even more shockingly, arresting one of the gay bar’s owners, is no longer employed, says the St. Louis Police Department. A spokesperson from the department said that the department no longer employs Ramelle

In the past few weeks, approximately 50 million K-12 kids across the country started a new school year. In my family, my girls were so excited about new backpacks and making new friends. Last week, I dropped them off and, like every morning, told them I love them and that I hope they have a good day.

A recently released analysis of data on transgender name changes in the U.K. reveals “intriguing trends and patterns” in how trans people approach the “deeply personal process,” according to the U.K. Deed Poll Office. In the U.K., a deed poll is a legal document that proves a change of name. While the U.K. Deed Poll

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A Pride display at the King County Library System. Photo: Shutterstock A Florida school district agreed to re-shelve 36 books, many of which contain LGBTQ+ content, to settle a lawsuit concerning adherence to a state book ban law. The lawsuit was brought forth by Peter Parnell and his husband Justin Richardson — authors of one

A homophobic MAGA preacher says God transported him to the future to stop another assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. “We started dealing with things and I went into the future and the Lord said, ‘We stopped a presidential assassination on Trump,” claimed Pastor Robin Bullock in an interview this week. Related: Bullock’s latest

Apr 15, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Actor Will Ferrell attends the game between the LA Kings and the Minnesota Wild at Crypto.com Arena. Photo: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Will Ferrell suggested that he regrets his 1997 impression of then-Attorney General Janet Reno on Saturday Night Live. The actor and best friend and frequent collaborator

Jeffrey Smith, a 67-year-old pastor with the anti-LGBTQ+ Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC), has been charged for allegedly groping another man at a Walmart in Melbane, North Carolina. The EPC disapproves of homosexuality, same-sex marriages and transgender identities. Smith allegedly approached the man in the retail store on Monday morning and touched him through his clothes.

Chappell Roan performs during the first stop on the “Guts” tour at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif., Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Photo: Andy Abeyta/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK Chappell Roan’s killer album “Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” and her latest single “Good Luck Babe!” were indisputably the songs of the

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris at their first 2024 presidential debate Photo: YouTube screenshot As even Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters are admitting Tuesday night’s debate performance was a trainwreck for the former president — see Megan Kelley telling Taylor Swift “eff you” in frustration over the pop star’s well-timed endorsement

A 25-year-old Black transgender woman known as Redd was shot to death by an unknown male assailant in Chicago, Illinois around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. Her family is now calling for her murder to be investigated as a hate crime, and she’s believed to be the 26th known trans or nonbinary person murdered this year,

A former assistant principal in Denver, Colorado named Corey McNellis has had his lawsuit reinstated against the Douglas County School District for firing him in 2020. The district terminated him after he used his Christian beliefs to attack a play about gay hate crime victim Matthew Shepard. An appeals court reinstated his lawsuit against the

Taylor Swift Photo: Shutterstock Massively popular singer Taylor Swift has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the 2024 election, citing her running mate’s support of the LGBTQ+ community. Swift endorsed Harris to her over 283 million Instagram followers mere minutes after Harris’ successful debate against former President Donald Trump. Harris’ running mate, Minnesota

Anderson Cooper and former Rep. Scott Taylor Photo: Screenshot A visibly frustrated Anderson Cooper cut off a GOP former congressman repeatedly during a CNN segment about Donald Trump’s baseless claim that 20% of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania were fraudulent. “Here we go again! Where is the U.S. Attorney General and FBI to INVESTIGATE? Where is

Voter identification laws in specific states could make it much more difficult for transgender Americans to vote in the upcoming presidential election, a new report from the Williams Institute states. “Voter ID laws can create a unique barrier to voting for a substantial number of transgender people, which is particularly impactful in elections decided by

Musician “Kid Rock” Bob Ritchie on the red carpet at the 35th annual Barnstable Brown Gala on Friday night. May 3, 2024 Photo: Maggie Huber/Special to Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK In another bizarre attempt to “own the libs” just by confusing them, openly anti-LGBTQ+ performer Kid Rock has been enlisted to headline a

Pete Buttigieg and Donald Trump Photo: Sarah Lapidus and Jasper Colt-USA TODAY via IMAGN Out Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is blasting former President Donald Trump’s policies and his mental fitness after Trump’s recent “incoherent rant” about lowering childcare costs. “When Donald Trump was asked about child care the other day, it wasn’t clear whether he

MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, MARCH 6, 2016: Winter Party Festival, Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, LGBTQ Gay Beach Party, Group of gay men in swimwear Photo: Shutterstock Fort Lauderdale’s Stonewall National Museum, Archives and Library has received a refund after they paid to promote their business on a since-deleted page for LGBTQ+ visitors on VisitFlorida.com. Visit

2020 Vice Presidential Debate What a difference two-and-a-half months make. It was just late June when Donald Trump and Joe Biden faced off in the first presidential debate of the season. As it turns out, thanks to his disastrous performance, it was Biden’s last presidential debate ever. Related: Tomorrow is the second presidential debate, but

Concerns about whether their children will be able to have kids of their own someday appear to affect parents’ attitudes toward the possibility that their children may come out a lesbian, gay, or bisexual according to new research. Researchers Danielle J. DelPriore, Olivia Ronan, and Pamela Lantz of Pennsylvania State University Altoona’s Division of Education,