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A 61-year-old lesbian firefighter and paramedic may soon receive a $1.3 million settlement from Kansas City, Missouri — the city’s largest ever — for enduring 21 years of ageist, sexist and anti-LGBTQ+ abuse from her male coworkers. The city council must now vote on whether to approve the settlement in exchange for her dropping her

Protestors and supporters gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 8, 2019 in Washington as the justices hear three challenges from New York, Michigan and Georgia involving workers who claim they were fired because they were gay or transgender. Photo: Jack Gruber via Imagn Content Services, LLC LGBTQ+ people are more likely

Chingy Photo: Shutterstock Rapper Chingy is facing backlash for agreeing to perform at a Log Cabin Republicans event this weekend. On Friday, September 20, the gay conservative organization announced the line-up for their upcoming Red White & Rock event. According to TMZ, the event is scheduled to take place at Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk

An email address connected North Carolina’s Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, an anti-LGBTQ+ Republican who is running for state governor, was previously used to register accounts on dating websites — including Ashley Madison, Adult Friend Finder, Mate 1, Fling, and the now-defunct website Lords Of Porno — during a time when Robinson was married to his

Activists hold rainbow flags and marks in LGBT rally in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 31,2020. Photo: Shutterstock Taiwan officials have announced same-sex marriages between citizens of Taiwan and China will now be recognized in the breakaway republic. Taiwan was the first Asian country to recognize same-sex marriages in 2019. Related: The move means that cross-strait

U.S. Vice President and democratic candidate for U.S. president Kamala Harris is joined on stage with her chosen running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz during a campaign stop in Detroit on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. Photo: Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK “The race is too close to call” is the wallpaper of this year’s

Rose Tagnesi Photo: Screenshot / KGTV Witchy season has come early this year: Halloween is around the corner, Agatha All Along is on Disney+, and an out special needs education director in California is suing her former employer after a member of the district’s board of trustees allegedly accused her of being a “witch” in

Lady Gaga Photo: Screenshot / Netflix Lady Gaga recently opened up about rumors that proliferated early in her career that she had a penis — and explained why she never denied them. Earlier this week, Netflix dropped its new show What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates. The five-episode series features conversations between the billionaire

Team sports are generally regarded to have positive benefits for kids, from gaining a new skill to socialization. However, there are some negatives associated with sports teams, particularly boys’ sports teams, when a culture of toxic masculinity and anti-LGBTQ+ language is present. A study by Fordham University has shown that when youth are exposed to

As Hurricane Francine lashed New Orleans and the city flooded, there was an oasis of comradery — and leather — through the storm. The Phoenix Bar, just north and east of the French Quarter in the Marigny neighborhood of the Crescent City, has a long tradition of staying open 24/7/365, even through the punishing and frequent

This article first appeared on Mother Jones. It has been republished with the publication’s permission. Arizona’s fourth legislative district, located in the suburban heart of Maricopa County, might be the ultimate bellwether in the ultimate bellwether state. And this fall, the stakes are impossibly high, not just at the presidential level—where polls show Donald Trump and Kamala Harris

Republicans are blaming artificial intelligence (AI) to maintain their support of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) after yesterday’s bombshell report of his porn website comments from 2008 to 2012. His comments declared himself a “Black Nazi,” expressed racist sentiments, admitted to spying on women in showers, and declared his love of transgender porn

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Photo: Screenshot Late-night comedians are having a field day with the revelation that North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson (R) is a self-admitted Nazi, a Peeping Tom and a lover of trans porn. Yesterday, CNN reported that Robinson regularly posted sexually graphic comments on the porn site Nude Africa including racist

A crucifix in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Photo: Shutterstock Richard Hays, a United Methodist minister and the soon-to-be dean of Duke Divinity School, wrote the traditionalist Christian argument against same-sex marriage three decades ago. Now, he’s backtracking. Related: Hays wrote in his new book, The Widening of God’s Mercy, that he is “deeply

Pride flags flying outside a church in the western suburbs of Houston were torn down recently — for the tenth time in two years. “Our flags have been taken down again,” said Heather Tolleson, head pastor at First Christian Church (FCC) in Katy, Texas, in a charitable description of the event video posted to TikTok. “It’s

Ellen DeGeneres, the self-described “Be Kind” girl, says in her new Netflix stand-up special that she was “kicked out of show business” for being “mean,” despite taking responsibility for the implosion of her long-running eponymous talk show after allegations of behind-the-scenes intimidation, racism, and sexual misconduct. “Here’s the problem,” she says in Ellen DeGeneres: For

Mark Robinson, Republican candidate for North Carolina governor, speaks at his rally in Burnsville, September 14, 2024. Photo: Angela Wilhelm/Citizen Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images North Carolina’s Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican party’s anti-LGBTQ+ candidate for governor who spoke at this year’s Republican National Convention, reportedly made comments on a pornography

Exposure to anti-LGBTQ+ media increases suicidal ideation among young LGBTQ+ adults, according to a new study from Vanderbilt University in Nashville published in JAMA Pediatrics. The study suggests that recent public debates over LGBTQ+ rights—and transgender rights in particular—may be harming young people’s mental well-being. Such debates have only increased as Republicans have introduced over

Matthew Shepard, in a family photo carried in his father’s wallet. Photo: Courtesy the Matthew Shepard Foundation Russell Henderson, one of the murderers of hate crime victim Matthew Shepard, will stay in prison for at least five more years now that the Wyoming Board of Parole recently denied his petition to shorten his two consecutive

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