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Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate of 2024 Photo: CNN screenshot composite A subdued and scratchy-voiced President Joe Biden debated a more upbeat yet consistently dishonest former President Donald Trump on Thursday night at CNN’s studios in Atlanta, Georgia. LGBTQ+ issues didn’t come up during the nearly two-hour

Janet Porter, founder of Faith2Action Photo: CNN screenshot Janet Porter, founder of Faith2Action — an anti-LGBTQ+ group that has been designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center — says she had drafted a national “Don’t Say Gay” bill that would allow anyone to sue a teacher or librarian who helps “transvestites”

Jaboukie Young-White discussed coming out to his family in this funny bit. @standup How Jaboukie Young-White’s dad reacted when he came out. ♬ original sound – Stand-Up With all that the community is facing this year, LGBTQ Nation thought our readers could use some laughs this Pride Month. We’re highlighting hilarious LGBTQ+ comedians to celebrate

Nigerian-British comedian Gina Yashere explains what it was like taking her white American girlfriend to meet her mother for the first time… and her mother’s reaction at the end is surprising. @blackmindstate Gina Yashere on coming out to her Nigerian mum.. #BlackMindstate ♬ original sound – BLACK MINDSTATE With all that the community is facing

A transgender woman who was placed in a men’s prison and was assaulted by a male inmate in 2019 just won a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, and she was awarded $10,000 in damages. The amount was “for her physical injuries, her pain and suffering, and her emotional distress arising from her physical injuries.”

President Joe Biden announced he will pardon thousands of gay veterans convicted under a now-repealed military law that banned gay sex. Biden said he was “righting a historic wrong by using my clemency authority to pardon many former service members who were convicted simply for being themselves,” calling the law “a great injustice.” Related Gay

After a six-year legal battle, an Indigenous transgender woman from Canada who was discriminated against by a waxing salon will be awarded $35,000 in legal damages, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario said. “This decision brings me some peace. It helps tell the story of the discrimination I faced and the steps taken to escalate

Dec 18, 2023; Washington DC; Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a private service for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court in Washington Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via USA TODAY NETWORK Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has issued what one Court analyst calls a “clarion call”

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) responded to criticisms of the Republican party’s opposition to free school lunches by accusing Democrats of wanting to put “gay porn” in schools. Ohio state Rep. Casey Weinstein (D) posted a message over the weekend to X that said: “Things that don’t belong in our public school classrooms: 1) Hungry

Approximately 65% of Black Americans identified themselves as “supporters of Black LGBTQ+ people and rights,” including 57% of Black Americans who go to church, according to a new study by the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC). The Black Facts survey focused on those who identify as passive allies of Black LGBTQ+ people and found that

In 2022, Democrats put the best face on a razor-thin loss in the House of Representatives by cheering the lack of a predicted “red wave” and forecasting dysfunction for a fractured GOP in the midst of bomb-throwers like Marjorie Taylor Greene and a nihilistic MAGA faction determined to sow chaos at the behest of their

Washington, DC: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) arriving before a gathering with Former President Donald Trump on June 13, 2024 on Capitol Hill. Photo: Jack Gruber / USA TODAY NETWORK Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has used the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to claim that it’s illegal to ask her about her

Matthew Cortland, the owner of the international bar chain The Cauldron, says that his job as the co-founder and owner of the witch and wizard-themed pubs is to “to make our wizard-themed venues as inclusive as possible for all people.” Cortland was put to the test recently when a transphobic customer left a review raging

Earlier this month, former President Donald Trump held his first campaign rally as a convicted felon at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, hosted by the arch-conservative student group Turning Point USA. This wasn’t Trump’s first appearance at Dream City Church; he also held a rally there with Turning Point USA in 2020. For events like this, it’s an ideal

To the litany of dumb anti-woke money-making ideas directed at MAGA followers always eager to own the libs, add another that turned up at the recent Turning Point USA convention in Detroit — it’s called Freedom 20 water (pronounced “Freedom 2-0”). It is literally just water branded to appeal to right-wingers… and it’s being sold

While serving as features editor between 1980 and 1981 for the Boston-based Gay Community News – a progressive national publication – I received a telephone call from Margaret Lazarus, co-director of Cambridge Documentary Films, Inc. located across the Charles River. She explained to me that she and her husband, co-director Renner Wunderlich, had been making

Little Gay Pub, a much-loved and much-posted-about gay club in Washington D.C., is expanding to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the owners — longtime D.C. bartenders Dito Sevilla, Dusty Martinez, and Benjamin Gander — have announced. Sevilla told The Advocate that the co-owners were thrilled about the move, saying, “We love Philly! We are so excited to have

Whether written by a queer celebrity, a LGBTQ+ historical figure, or an activist, LGBTQ+ memoirs can teach us so much. They’re one of the best ways to find out what life was really like in a historical period or just under certain unique circumstances. Most people will never be celebrities nor have something newsworthy happen

A new law taking effect in Utah bans the use of the words “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) in university programming. It will close student Pride centers and programs devoted to Black, tribal, and women’s groups. The closures come in the wake of Utah’s H.B. 261, a bill that restricts Utah schools from incorporating any and

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and his husband, teacher and activist Chasten Buttigieg, don’t seem like the sort of couple who would regularly have their followers in stitches. But from their surprising physical comedy prowess to Pete’s quick wit on stage, this dynamic duo never fails to keep us entertained. Whether Pete is turning

Supporters of anti-LGBTQ+ former President Donald Trump often repeat his claim that CNN and other mainstream media outlets are “fake news.” However, when a supporter of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) wore a shirt with a cartoon image of Trump peeing on the CNN logo, Jason Selvig — one-half of the conservative-skewering comedy duo

Gov. Jeff Landry signing Louisiana’s controversial Ten Commandments law. Photo: Screenshot Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) is taking heat, not only for the controversial bill he signed into law Thursday, but for seemingly ignoring a child who collapsed directly behind him as he signed it. State lawmakers approved House Bill 71 last month, requiring the

Christian Nationalist hate preacher Joel Webbon Photo: Screenshot YouTube Christian Nationalist hate preacher Joel Webbon shared his vision for a wholly Christian nation in a recent conversation on his Right Response Ministries YouTube show, advocating the death penalty for homosexuals, citing a seemingly made-up statistic about gays eating feces, and gay people dying young. He

Jessica Norton’s daughter was highly involved at Monarch High School in Florida. She organized and attended prom, spoke at graduation, and even led senior class traditions. However, due to a state ban that prohibits female transgender girls from playing on scholastic sports teams, that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed on the first day of Pride

As the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg has navigated numerous challenges and implemented transformative policies that have had a profound impact on the nation’s transportation systems. From improving air travel safety and efficiency to seeking expert advice and empowering communities, Buttigieg’s tenure has been marked by significant achievements and innovative leadership. Here are 10

Portrait of Lady Eleanor Butler & Miss Ponsonby, ‘The Ladies of Llangollen’ In a time when same-sex relationships were shrouded in secrecy and met with disapproval, two upper-class Irish women defied societal expectations to live openly as a couple. Eleanor Butler (1739–1829) and Sarah Ponsonby (1755–1831), famously known as the “Ladies of Llangollen,” captivated their

Beyoncé on the cover of her Cowboy Carter album Juneteenth holds as much significance for Black Texans as the Fourth of July does for white Americans because it embodies the story of our heritage and resilience. As a loud and proud Black queer Texan, Juneteenth marks the very day — on June 19, 1865 —

A federal judge just blocked President Joe Biden’s Title IX protections in six more states, bringing the total number up to 10. This decision marks the second time a judge has sided with Republican attorneys general in opposing Title IX expansions. Judge Danny Reeves of the U.S. District Court in Eastern Kentucky issued a ruling

AFPAC’s Nick Fuentes and Jake Shields Photo: Screenshot X Antisemitic Christian nationalist Nick Fuentes has previously dined with President Donald Trump and hosted Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene at his own white supremacist America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC). But while Fuentes had planned to hold his fourth AFPAC this weekend in Detroit, Michigan, the hosting