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May 2, 2024; Washington, D.C.: Secretary Pete Buttigieg testifies at the Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Photo: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has slammed former President Donald Trump for allegedly disrespecting military service and veterans. Buttigieg, who served as a Navy Reserve officer

Cajon Valley Union School District’s (CVUSD) sexual health curriculum has no mention whatsoever of LGBTQ+ people, violating the State Board of Education’s guidelines, an investigation has found. The Board of Education said that the school in East County did not follow the state’s mandated programs, which says that LGBTQ+ people or issues should be addressed.

Trixie Mattel, the popular drag queen who rose to fame on RuPaul’s Drag Race, is going on sabbatical. In a just-released video on her YouTube channel, titled “I’m Taking A Break! Here’s Why“, Mattel calls her current situation “unsustainable.” Related: “It is not so fierce to work yourself to death. It is not so fierce

Two siblings lying on the sofa reading a book smelling something stinky and disgusting, intolerable smell, holding breath with fingers on nose. bad smell Photo: Shutterstock In Texas, a local county judge has all but appointed himself head librarian in his county, and a dispute over “books about butts and farts” is now the subject

A video has emerged of vigilante justice taking place on the streets of San Francisco’s world-famous gayborhood, the Castro. The superheroes in question? Two nudists out for a stroll. Pete Sferra of San Jose and Lloyd Fishback of San Francisco were out taking a walk sans clothes on July 2 when they encountered a “crazy

Chaya Raichik, creator of Libs of TikTok, during the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Photo: Jack Gruber, Jack Gruber / USA TODAY NETWORK via IMAGN Republican lawmakers and far-right talking heads are blaming the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump Saturday on women and diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the government.

Dr. Ruth Westheimer Photo: Screenshot USA Today Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive Jewish sex therapist who helped change Americans’ attitudes about a once-taboo subject, has died. She was 96. The 4’7″ author and talk show host, best known as “Dr. Ruth,” normalized discussion about sex with her frank descriptions of the subject and her unembarrassed

Reps. Lauren Boebert (l) and Marjorie Taylor Greene Photo: Shutterstock Extremist rhetoric from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has helped “normalize violence” that led to this weekend’s assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, according to an expert on political violence. “An awful lot of violence that has been unleashed

Wilson Wilson, a high school art teacher in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia in Canada, has filed a human rights complaint after being doxxed and harassed online. Wilson says they are the victim of hateful and violent messages sent by a user called “Blonde Bigot,” identified in court documents as Joanna Evenson, the parent of one

Former President Donald Trump during the debate against President Joe Biden on June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. Photo: Jack Gruber/USA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK via IMAGN Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has generated conspiracy theories, with the Left blaming “crisis actors” and the Right blaming the “Deep State.” Meanwhile, queer congressional

Kehlani Photo: Screenshot / TikTok Out, nonbinary singer-songwriter Kehlani is so done with people questioning their sexuality. Now the musician is dismissing folks who continue to bring up the high-profile men they’ve dated as “stuck in the past.” Late last month, the two-time Grammy nominee took some time out from promoting their fourth studio album,

Korey Kuhl celebrating the end of Prop 8 in California in 2013 Photo: Provided In 2008 California voters outlawed same-sex marriage by passing Proposition 8, an infamous ballot measure largely funded by the Mormon Church. But voters just learned what ballot initiatives they’ll be voting on this November, and among them is Proposition 3, a

“Senior Prom” took on new meaning at the end of June this year as over 300 gay elders celebrated Pride together with a night of dinner and dancing at the Los Angeles Zoo. The annual event thrown by the Los Angeles LGBT Center invites gay seniors 50 and older to reimagine a high school rite

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. Women take center stage in this week’s good news roundup, with heartwarming stories about ladies coming out, standing up, and boldly celebrating their own Pride. These

Taylor Casey Photo: Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat The mother of missing Black transgender woman Taylor Casey has implored officials to step up the search for her daughter after she went missing at a yoga retreat in the Bahamas last month. A spokesperson for the Chicago mayor’s office has also echoed the mother’s plea. “You have

Bernie Moreno Photo: Screenshot Republican Ohio Senate candidate and businessman Bernie Moreno, a Trump loyalist challenging incumbent Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown, has spent a good part of his campaign walking back his onetime support of the LGBTQ+ community, looking to appease the basest of the Buckeye State’s MAGA base. Recently he’s immediately walked back his

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with D.L. Hughley highlighting how the Biden-Harris Administration has taken historic steps to advance economic opportunity by improving access to housing, creating jobs and investing in small businesses as part of her nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour on Thursday May 16, 2024 at Discovery World in Milwaukee, Wis. Photo: Jovanny Hernandez

The Congressional Legislative branch of the U.S. government is composed of two chambers (a bicameral system): the Senate and the House of Representatives. Usually at least once a year, the separate houses combine in what is referred to as “joint sessions” to hear the presidents’ annual State of the Union address or to count electoral

Republicans landed a one-two punch Wednesday and Thursday in a coordinated assault on new protections for LGBTQ+ people enacted by the Biden administration. On Wednesday, attorneys general in seven red states sued the White House over expanded Title IX protections applied to the Affordable Care Act, meant to protect transgender people from medical discrimination. Related:

Family Equality CEO Jaymes Black Photo: Family Equality/Sam Hurd Yesterday, the Trevor Project announced that Jaymes Black will be taking over as the suicide prevention organization’s new CEO. “I am elated and deeply honored to step into the role of CEO at The Trevor Project for so many reasons – especially since this is an

Last week, a Norwegian man was found guilty of terrorism for his horrific 2022 shooting of an Oslo gay bar during a festival. His attack killed two people and injured 21. The shooter, Zaniar Matapour, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. A victim of the attack who was hit in the forehead with

Patriot Front’s white supremacist members march through Nashville, Tennessee Photo: CNN screenshot On Saturday, the far-right group Patriot Front led a march through the streets of Nashville, Tennessee. Many local have decried their action as a march for white supremacy. Nashville mayor Freddie O’Connell gave a statement about the march on X, saying, “But what

Pro Palestine protesters gathered in Jacksonville on May 1, 2024 to protest the Biden administration’s support of Israel’s war in Gaza as Vice President Kamala Harris held an event Photo: Bob Self/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via IMAGN Throughout LGBTQ+ Pride month, it was obvious to me that members of the LGBTQ community don’t

A group of men wearing black hoods attacked the capital of Chile’s Pride parade on June 29. Last week, at the beginning of the parade, a group of men arrived at the fences surrounding the participants and a truck which was at the start of the parade. The men then began punching and kicking activists

Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe (R) Photo: US Senate James Inhofe, the longtime U.S. senator and implacable foe of LGBTQ+ rights, has died after suffering a stroke. He was 89. The firebrand Republican retired from the Senate in 2023 after a six-decade career serving in the Oklahoma Legislature, as the mayor of Tulsa, in the U.S.

Activists organize an annual Health Fair as major New York City healthcare cutbacks drastically threaten healthcare services offered to the LGBTQ+ community. With inadequate funding and assistance from the government, LGBTQ+ legacy activist groups are working to advance resources, awareness, education, and access to health services. The Health Fair is a product “of the dire

Photo: Los Angeles LGBT Center Nancy Valverde was openly a Chicana butch lesbian living during an era when not conforming to gender roles meant jail time. She was a barber, a mother to several adopted children, and an early gay rights activist. Now, she is the first lesbian to be honored with a public monument

Donald Trump addresses his supporters during a campaign rally on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin Photo: Tork Mason / USA TODAY NETWORK The Republican National Committee (RNC) has adopted former President Donald Trump’s platform for the Republican Party. The new platform removes the party’s opposition to same-sex

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