LGBTQ

In Virginia over the weekend, a drunken man was arrested after allegedly going on a “homophobic rant” at a popular bar where he saw Pride flags displayed. Police arrested Justin Wayne Hendricks on misdemeanor charges of being “drunk in public” and providing false identification to a police officer. He also earned a felony count of assault

Sep 29, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson (22) is interviewed after the Aces victory over the Dallas Wings during game three of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs at College Park Center Photo: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports The Las Vegas Aces got a special message from their power forward A’ja Wilson recently

Washington state prison officials have transferred a transgender woman incarcerated at a women’s prison to a men’s prison last week, marking the first time a trans person was removed from gender-affirming housing by the department. On Friday, Amber Kim was forcibly taken from the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW), where she had resided for

In 2021, LGBTQ+ activists reached a landmark agreement with New York City officials to build houseless shelters for transgender and gender non-conforming people. But three years later, the city has made no progress on their construction. On Friday, the Strategic Trans Alliance for Radical Reform (S.T.A.R.R.) rallied in Foley Square in Lower Manhattan to hold

Three boys — two 15-year-olds and a 14-year-old — have been arrested after police obtained a video showing them burning a Pride flag that they tore down from a house. The unnamed teenage boys — who made derogatory anti-LGBTQ+ remarks as they burned the flag — could face misdemeanor charges of theft, simple criminal damage

In Portugal last Saturday, hearts were melting. It was Pride in Porto, and as the city’s second annual march was winding through the ancient town’s cobblestoned streets, a parade-goer named Lily was singled out by an old gentleman in the doorway of his house. Related “The Old Gays” never thought they’d survive HIV, but now

In San Francisco’s Castro District, a one-woman army is battling book bans — with books. In May 2023, Becka Robbins decided the best way to fight back against the unprecedented onslaught of book bans was to get those banned books into the hands of the people being denied access. Related: She set up shop in a

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A federal district court judge appointed by former President Donald Trump has blocked the enforcement of the Biden administration’s expanded Title IX rules in four more states and many different schools across the nation. Judge John W. Broomes of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas issued the third such ruling against

Then-Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at a town hall event on the campus of Southern New Hampshire Photo: Shutterstock While President Joe Biden says he will not drop out of the presidential race after his lackluster debate performance against former President Donald Trump, some social media users are saying that out gay Secretary of Transportation Pete

This July Fourth, for the 248th time, America celebrates independence from British rule. But after President Joe Biden signed a law recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday, Americans are also forced to take a closer look at what this Fourth of July represents. More than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, and two

Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation Photo: YouTube screenshot The president of the Heritage Foundation — the conservative think tank that created Project 2025, the anti-Democratic blueprint for America’s future — says the United States is “in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the Left allows it to

Donald Trump Jr. Photo: YouTube screencapture Donald Trump Jr. is being ridiculed online for yet another social media post that proves how dumb and heartless he really is. Over the weekend, the eldest son of former president and convicted felon Donald Trump took to X to post about Hurricane Beryl, a record-breaking storm that has

HRC President Kelley Robinson speaks at Tribe during the “Slay Hate: Fight Back Tennessee” rally in Nashville , Tenn., Thursday, March 9, 2023 Photo: Nicole Hester / USA TODAY NETWORK The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has issued a rare rebuke against President Joe Biden after his administration recently stated its belief that gender-affirming surgeries should

Nikki Hiltz, left, wins gold in the women’s 1,500 meters on the final day of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene Sunday, June 30, 2024. Photo: Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK On Sunday, transgender runner Nikki Hiltz qualified for the U.S. Olympic team after they ran record time in the

An unknown individual attacked a 73-year-old woman with homophobic slurs in New York City. Police are now seeking the suspect while investigating aggravated harassment and hate crime charges. The incident occurred on Tuesday, May 21, at around 9:45 p.m. in the Lenox Hill neighborhood on Manhattan’s east side, according to East Side Feed. While the

Former President Donald Trump during the debate on June 27, 2024, at CNN’s studios in Atlanta. Photo: Jack Gruber/USA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK The Republican Party will hold its national convention later this month and is expected to adopt a new national party platform outlining the party’s vision for the country. Many conservative activists

Maksims Ringo and Janis Locs, the first Latvian same-sex couple to register their partnership Photo: X video screenshot Two Latvian men, Maksims Ringo and Janis Locs, have become the first same-sex couple to register their partnership as a civil union under a new nationwide law that went into effect on Monday. Other couples have begun

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Photo: X screenshot Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) held an “off the rails” joint press conference on Monday outside of the Connecticut federal prison alongside Steve Bannon, a former advisor to former President Donald Trump and right-wing broadcaster. Bannon began serving his four-month sentence in the Danbury Federal Correctional Institution

My life after graduating with a degree in 2022 was disappointing. I couldn’t land a job or internship in Nairobi, Kenya where I studied. So I moved back in with my father who at the time rented an apartment in Mombasa — 300 miles southeast of Nairobi — with the goal of moving out once

Last year, despite minding other people’s business online, I didn’t know what a “trad wife” was. Now it seems like every time I log in to Instagram or TikTok, there is another video of a beautiful woman cleaning her home or making an extraordinarily long and needlessly difficult meal. These trad wives, short for traditional wives,

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) Photo: Shutterstock Florida governor and failed Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis shocked Floridians earlier this month when he vetoed over $32 million in arts funding from the state’s budget. On Thursday, he offered an explanation for the decision, citing what he characterized as “sexual” arts festivals. “You have your tax

Australian comedian Rhys Nicholson is perhaps best known in the U.S. for his role as a judge in Drag Race Down Under. Here he is talking about not wanting to go to his boyfriend’s family’s place for Christmas. @itmerhysnicholson #comedy #standup #rhysnicholson #relationships #funny ♬ original sound – itsmerhysnicholson With all that the community is

A transgender woman in Minnesota was found dead, wrapped in a bloody blanket in the backseat of a car, police say. Liara Tsai’s body was discovered after the car’s driver, Margot Lewis, got into a car accident following a long, high-speed drive that caused distinctive tire marks. When police discovered the accident, they noted Tsai’s

Although HIV transmission rates have declined from 201 to 2022, one demographic is seeing a rising share in new HIV infections: young Latino men, the Associated Press reported. Young Latino men are the most at risk for HIV infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This demographic recently accounted for nearly

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Just in time for the end of Pride Month, Tractor Supply Co. said on Thursday that it would be changing a wide range of policies, including ending “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion” (DEI) programs, stopping sponsoring Pride events, and withdrawing from carbon emission goals. The agricultural product and home improvement chain store made the announcement via a

Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to supporters as he supports Tom Glass in his campaign for Texas State Representative on Jan. 24, 2024. Photo: Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a lower court’s decision blocking S.B. 14, the state’s gender-affirming care ban for minors. The law will now remain

From Reneé Rapp to Chappell Roan, sapphic artists are rightfully claiming their space in 2024, with influence spanning genres from indie to hyperpop.  And while it can seem as if the “sapphic pop boom” sprang into being from our TikTok algorithms into our Spotify playlists, queer musicians have been grafting for generations – from Ma Rainey