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Dennis Servers speaks in his house with a TV program hostess Photo: YouTube screenshot When Dennis Severs graduated from college in 1967, the last place you’d expect the blond, California surfer boy to move was dreary London, England. But once there, Severs embarked on a do-it-yourself-style exercise in eccentric living. It included elaborate (and totally

On Sunday, LGBTQ+ Ukrainian military servicemembers held their first Pride event in three years, directly in front of the capital of Kyiv, Ukraine. Organizers described the struggles they overcame to hold these celebrations — pushing against war, anti-LGBTQ protestors, and even the rain to hold the festivities. Марш КиївПрайд 2024 відбувся! У столиці вперше за

Rep. Greene (R-GA) speaks on May 1, 2024. Photo: Josh Morgan-USA TODAY via IMAGN Anti-LGBTQ+ is begging people to vote for “horrible, sh**ty” Republicans that she hates just so the GOP can win the presidency and control of the House. She didn’t mention that Republicans already control the House and their leadership has resulted in

Gateway Church Pastor Robert Morris, confessed child molester Photo: YouTube screenshot Pastor Robert Morris, who was a member of Trump’s spiritual advisory council in 2016, has admitted to molesting a 12-year-old girl on Christmas night 1982 while staying with her family when he was 20 years old. Morris is now 62 years old. “When I

A new poll from Gallup about Americans’ attitudes around transgender rights reveals a growing distaste for far-right efforts to ban gender-affirming care. According to the poll, six in 10 U.S. adults oppose laws banning gender-affirming care for minors. Related Ron DeSantis’s Florida sues Biden admin for right to deny trans people gender-affirming care The state

Dolly Parton arriving to “Joyful Noise” Los Angeles Premeire on January 19, 2012 in Hollywood, CA Photo: Shutterstock Rightwing writer Ericka Andersen has apologized for criticizing Dolly Parton in an essay for the conservative online outlet The Federalist. The piece, titled “There’s Nothing Loving About Dolly Parton’s False Gospel,” has had Parton fans in an

This land is your land, this land is my landFrom California to the New York islandFrom the Redwood Forest, to the gulf stream watersThis land was made for you and me… The opening lines from Woodie Guthrie’s iconic song “This Land Is Your Land” challenges all people upon this land at this critical juncture to

Los Angeles Pride parade Photo: Shutterstock Surprising relics of a homophobic past have been removed in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. The last remnants of street signs erected to stop gay men from cruising the area were taken down in a ceremony on Monday attended by local officials, activists and neighbors. Related: Traffic

Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, April 2024 Photo: Zhaslan Zhumabekov/via WIkipedia A lawmaker with the ruling party of Georgia has introduced legislation that would strip the rights of same-sex couples, ban depictions of homosexuality in media, and outlaw all LGBTQ+-related gatherings. The chilling legislation bears all the hallmarks of Russian President Vladimir

A wise man once said, “Fashion! Turn to the left! Fashion! Turn to the right! Ooh, fashion!” And if there’s anyone holding true to those words, it’s the LGBTQ+ fashion icons we adore. Fashion has always been a collaboration between the designers creating great new looks and the models showing them off. No matter which

This Pride season, the luxury automotive brand is saluting the country’s queer community by spotlighting some of its most influential and daring leaders. From Emmy-winning storytellers and sports heroes to musicians who have provided the soundtracks to our lives while advocating for equality, these 10 Canadian LGBTQ+ luminaries are at the top of their fields.

American Family Association founder Donald Wildmon The American Family Association (AFA), the long-running hate group founded by bigoted Christian minister Donald Wildmon, is fighting Pride Month with some anti-Pride merch including a couple of t-shirts, a sticker, and a screen saver. They’ve also recycled some old books as part of their Pride Month counteroffensive, too

Hank Kunneman Photo: X video screenshot A Christian nationalist pastor and self-proclaimed “prophet” is spreading the lie that schools are putting litterboxes in bathrooms because “mentally disturbed, demonically possessed” students are identifying as cats. The claim has been repeatedly refuted by school districts and journalists, but right-wingers continue to repeat it as a way to vilify

Photo: Columbus Police Department The executive director of Columbus, Georgia’s Pride organization was arrested Wednesday after police discovered a trove of drugs, paraphernalia and a .38 revolver at his home. Police say Jeremy Hobbs, age 49, was the subject of a months-long investigation that resulted in a search warrant for his home where investigators found

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) shares an image of Rudy Giuliani as a drag queen with former President Donald Trump. Photo: X video screenshot Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the nation’s first out gay immigrant congressman, recently blasted House Republicans — and anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) — over the party’s proposed amendment banning drag performances on military

Elon Musk CEO of SpaceX, speaks to the media during a press conference after the Falcon Heavy Launch on Feb 6, 2018, at the Kennedy Space Center, FL. Photo: Craig Bailey, Florida Today / USA TODAY NETWORK Elon Musk and his company, SpaceX, are being sued by eight former employees for alleged retaliation after they

On Tuesday, a federal judge blocked the Biden administration’s 2021 guidance on expanding Title IX protections to LGBTQ+ students. Judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush appointee, issued an injunction that blocked the enforcement of the Title IX protections. This injunction is the result of a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Texas

Lynn Conway Photo: National Inventors Hall of Fame Lynn Conway, a trailblazing transgender activist and pioneer in the world of microelectronics, passed away in her Jackson, Michigan home last Sunday at the age of 85. Her husband, Charles Rogers, reported that she passed away due to a heart condition. He was by her side during

Jun 3, 2024; Washington, DC: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) speaks as Dr. Anthony testifies in the House about the COVID pandemic Photo: Josh Morgan-USA TODAY Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) – who has a long history of spreading medical misinformation – promoted a fake medical group because they attacked transgender minors’ identities. The American

Three teenagers — two minors and a 19-year-old — were arrested in Spoken, Washington after security cameras revealed them defacing a Pride display painted on a street front at a public park. Now the company that provided the scooters used in the vandalism has implemented a high-tech solution to prevent further vandalism. Recordings showed 19-year-old Ruslan

RuPaul at the 75th Emmy Awards in January 2024 Photo: Kevork Djansezian-USA TODAY via IMAGN With LGBTQ+ rights under fire across the U.S. and around the world, RuPaul of Drag Race fame is following her own prescription for fighting back: “You better work!” Since starting the Drag Defense Fund in April 2023, the drag icon

Sep 23, 2020; Washington, DC: Justice Samuel Alito and his wife Martha-Ann stand during a private ceremony for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Photo: USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Content Services, LLC Martha-Ann Alito, the wife of far-right Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, was caught in a recorded conversation complaining about her neighbors’ Pride flag, going

On June 1, Bailey Anne Kennedy became the first trans woman to be crowned Miss Maryland USA. She now hopes that her victory will inspire LGBTQ+ kids across the nation. “Not everyone has to agree with the spaces that you occupy, and it doesn’t mean that you aren’t worthy of these opportunities,” she wrote on

Rep. Angie Craig Photo: Angie Craig Legislation to create a new task force to combat LGBTQ+ elder abuse has been introduced by out Rep. Angie Craig of (D-MN) and fellow Equality Caucus member Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ). Gottheimer announced the bill, dubbed the “Elder Pride Protection Act,” at an annual roundtable of North Jersey LGBTQ+

Michael White in the hospital Photo: Screenshot/TikTok On June 1, a bisexual 19-year-old from Fort Myers, Florida was almost killed when he was beaten outside of a bar a restaurant by a group of strangers who shouted homophobic slurs at him. “I think it for sure was a hate crime. I could say just because

Elliot Page attends New York Premiere at NewFest Pride ‘Close to You’ at SVA Theatre in New York on June 1, 2024 Photo: Shutterstock Elliot Page is going to teach us about the birds and the bees — specifically the queer ones. The Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe-nominated actor is set to narrate Second Nature,

In April of 2023, right-wing podcaster Steven Crowder announced that he and his wife, Hilary, were divorcing—an event, he explained to listeners of Louder with Crowder, to which he did not consent. She “didn’t want to be married anymore,” he said, “and in the state of Texas, that is completely permitted.”   Crowder, upset, lamented: “My beliefs

Comics are one of the most intriguing art forms out there, and LGBTQ+ cartoonists push the boundaries of what comics can express. These queer artists are telling their own stories — sometimes to their own community, sometimes to general audiences. While there have likely been LGBTQ+ cartoonists as long as there have been comics, queer