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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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Ariana Grande Photo: Shutterstock Arianna Grande is taking flack for oversharing. Apparently, the former Nickelodeon child star has long thought gay serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer would make a “fascinating” dinner date. Related: Grande recently appeared on an episode of the Podcrushed podcast and told the hosts about her childhood fascination with serial murderers. Stay connected to your

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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