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The town of Loogootee, Indiana (population 2,592) just announced that it will hold its annual Pride festival in September despite earlier attempts by town officials to forbid the festival from happening. The ACLU of Indiana announced its lawsuit against the town, after municipal officials rescinded approval for the town’s Pride festival and gave organizers no

Steve Silberman Photo: PBS NewsHour YouTube screenshot Gay award-winning journalist and counter-cultural writer Steve Silberman, author of the influential 2015 book NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, has died at the age of 66. His cause of death has not yet been publicly revealed. “It’s my very sad duty to inform

Protest against “Don’t Say Gay” in Fort Myers, Fla., on March 6, 2022. Syndication The News Press Photo: Andrew West/The News-Press via USA TODAY Network / USA TODAY NETWORK A retired gay teacher who threatened a Trump-appointed judge over a Don’t Say Gay ruling she issued was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday,

A judge in Tennessee has ruled that the writings of the Covenant School shooter—a transgender individual who shot and killed three adults and three nine-year-old children in his March 7, 2023 rampage through a Christian school in Nashville—can remain private because they are the copyrighted property of the victims’ families. Last year, the family of

Photo: Daily Wire’s Candace Owens screenshot Flagging right-wing podcast host Candace Owens is so desperate for a conspiracy theory that she’s mining debunked claims about French President Emmanuel Macron being raped by his husband. Macron isn’t gay. His wife is a woman. Functional cookies to view the content.” data-cli-src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/mXGUHYVUZZk?feature=oembed” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope;

Hate Pastor Dillon Awes Photo: X screenshot Pastor Dillon Awes, a hate preacher at the Stedfast Baptist Church in Watauga, Texas, is upset that some Christian churches affirm LGBTQ+ people—or “sodomites” and “sexual predators,” as he calls them—and he’s especially angry that some pastors even allow queer people to speak from the pulpit. “These fa***ts

A group of Republican attorneys general asked the Supreme Court to rule against transgender rights in litigation concerning anti-trans sports bills that were previously blocked in Idaho and West Virginia. “The Ninth Circuit erred when it held that Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act likely violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The

The hardware retailer Lowe’s just announced that it’s capitulating to pressure from far-right conservatives and removing LGBTQ+ inclusive programs from its company. Among other announcements, the company will no longer participate in the Human Rights Campaign’s surveys, it will no longer be sponsoring Pride parades, and it will combine all minority-related employee resource groups into

Gov. Gavin Newsom Photo: Screenshot California continues to lead among states when it comes to transgender rights and gender-affirming care. The latest indicator: The state Senate recently passed AB 2442, a bill to expedite licensing for specialists in trans healthcare. The legislation passed out of the Senate on a party-line vote, with Democrats all voting

After facing a bomb threat for hosting a drag brunch, an Austin, Texas-based brewery unveiled their “Big Gay Beer” last week, with all proceeds going towards an organization of veterans advocating LGBTQ+ equality. “In response to the bomb threat we received at June’s Legendary Drag Brunch with Las Ofrendas that forced us to have to

Former Arkansas State Sen. Jason Rapert Photo: Screenshot Jason Rapert, the Christian Nationalist that Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) appointed to her state’s library board late last year, is now complaining that his fellow board members should be “tarred and feathered” because they won’t support his crusade to remove LGBTQ+ books—or “pornographic” “smut,” as

A trans Pride flag is flown at the International Women’s Day March in Karachi, Pakistan on March 8, 2021 Photo: Shutterstock After five years, the National Trans Visibility March returned to Washington, D.C., on Saturday, featuring hundreds of trans people gathering together and marching. “We stand tall because that is power; the ability to influence

A flight attendant in Australia has won his bid to be reinstated after he was sacked over claims that he was hungover, a drink of prosecco at a Virgin Australia Christmas party, and a Grindr hook-up. Anything less, according to a commissioner who arbitrated the case, would be “harsh.” Related: The Australian “hostie,” Dylan Macnish,

A trans woman from Australia won a lawsuit against a trans-exclusionary radical feminist (TERF)-run social app known as Giggle For Girls after she was banned from the app for being a trans woman. The app has been ordered to pay her $10,000 Australian (about $6,800 U.S.), plus legal fees. “I have found that Ms Tickle’s

This article first appeared on Mother Jones. It has been republished with the publication’s permission. If you did a word cloud diagram of the Democratic convention in Chicago, the two big words that appear would be “freedom” and “joy.” Less prominent, if it showed up at all, would be “progressive.” Yet the Democrats spent four long nights

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. What an amazing Democratic National Convention this week! Did you check out the inspiring speeches? The vibes are giving off serious hope and optimism — it’s a real breath of

Florida has removed the LGBTQ+ section from its state tourism website, according to NBC News reports. The site no longer has the state’s LGBTQ+-friendly travel destinations listed, which it did as recently as four months ago. An archived version of the website on the Internet Archive shows that the website featured an LGBTQ+ page on

September 18, 2016; Los Angeles; Alexandra Billings arrives on the red carpet during 68th Emmy Awards Photo: Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY Transparent actress Alexandra Billings has suggested that transgender performers shouldn’t feel obligated to take on trans roles in films and TV shows. “I don’t care if you have to pay rent, or you don’t,” she

Democratic nominee for the Florida House Ashley Brundage Photo: Ashley Brundage for Florida Ashley Brundage, 44, a DEI educator and former bank executive, moved one step closer on Tuesday to becoming the first elected transgender lawmaker from Florida despite a smear campaign perpetuated by the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis. Brundage, running for a state House

Sphen and Magic Photo: YouTube screencapture Sphen, of Magic and Sphen, a pair of gay gentoo penguins known around the world for their love story, tragically passed away earlier this month. To mourn his beloved partner, Magic led their penguin community in a tribute song.  Sphen died just before his 12th birthday, the Sydney Life

On Tuesday, the Biden-Harris administration announced $1.4 billion in funding as part of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to assist low-income people with HIV obtain life-saving medications. The program, funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ensures that individuals with HIV receive essential

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris said that her political opponent, former President Donald Trump, and his conservative allies are “out of their minds” for planning to empower extremists, eliminate social programs and ban abortion nationwide. Harris ended the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) by highlighting Trump’s continued criminal and autocratic

Buzz is building as the Democratic National Convention (DNC) enters its final night. The last few nights have featured powerful, inspiring speeches from two former presidents and LGBTQ+ Congress members who have clearly laid out this election’s stakes. Tonight, Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver her own barnstorming speech while formally accepting the presidential nomination,

Attorney General Ken Paxton, shown in May 26, 2023 photo. Photo: Jay Janner/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK Transgender Texans are no longer able to change the gender marker on their state IDs, including if they have a court order or they have an amended birth certificate, according to KUT. The only way Texans can change

The theme for the third night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) was “A Fight for Our Freedoms,” and the speakers all came out swinging against the Republican presidential and vice presidential nominees, former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-OH). While Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) blasted Republicans and Project

Aug 19, 2024; Chicago, IL, USA; Pro-Palestinian protesters march from Union Park during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Mandatory Credit: Mike De Sisti-USA TODAY Photo: Mike De Sisti-USA TODAY via IMGAN June Rose, a transgender and nonbinary delegate to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) is one of 36 nationwide delegates

Donald Trump gives a fist pump arriving at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in September 2020. Photo: Shutterstock On Tuesday, the campaign of former President Donald Trump announced that, if elected, his new administration will make it a felony to perform gender affirming surgeries on minors without parental consent. “To protect our children from sexual mutilation,

Former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama, and the current Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff all spoke during the second night of the Democratic National Convention, alongside other notable speakers like Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and gay Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcom Kenyatta (D). The speeches drew a contrast between Democratic presidential nominee Vice President

Some of the trashed books from the New College of Florida Photo: X video screenshot Last week, the New College of Florida suddenly threw many library books to the garbage, primarily those that formerly belonged to its now-defunct Gender and Diversity Program. The dumping of the books was revealed on social media by Herald-Tribune reporter

Russian President Vladimir Putin Photo: Shutterstock Following the World Health Organization’s declaration that Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is now a global health emergency, one country is dismissing the warning as no big deal. Russia says it’s “absolutely sure” that Mpox is “not something we need to be afraid of” because the gays required to