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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

Anti-trans activist Jenny Watson is creating a dating app for lesbians that will deliberately exclude transgender women. The app, known as L’App, will use facial recognition technology to gauge whether an individual making an account is a cisgender woman. They claim their technology is 99% accurate. Related: “Identifying someone’s gender by looking at them and

An affordable housing complex set to open next year in Pittsburgh will address housing issues faced by the city’s LGBTQ+ seniors. As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports, Presbyterian SeniorCare Network, Western Pennsylvania’s largest aging services provider, is leading the project, which began construction in May and aims to open in fall 2025. The 48-unit Mosaic Apartments

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. We’re only one week into Pride Month and we’re already bursting with rainbow-colored joy! So many stories this week showed our community’s creative resilience, unity, and

A new report from the Trevor Project and Everytown for Gun Safety found that 40% of LGBTQ+ youth have a firearm in their home, and this increases the risk of both suicidal ideation and attempts. The study found that 44% of LGBTQ+ people between the ages of 13 to 17 reported having a firearm in their home

Ukrainian activists show their Pride while decrying Russia’s invasion Photo: Shutterstock More than two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the LGBTQ+ community there is anxious to march for their rights in the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s imperialist aggression. But the march won’t be happening in Ukraine’s subway system. Related: This week, the

JK Rowling in 2011 Photo: Shutterstock Transphobic writer JK Rowling lashed out at women who kiss other women, saying that they want the “eradication of single-sex” facilities. Rowling made the comment in response to a clip from interior designer Jennifer Welch’s and lawyer Angie Sullivan’s podcast, where they talked with queer influencer Matt Bernstein about

A presidential candidate in Ghana has vowed “no, no and no” on LGBTQ+ issues in the West African country. Addressing clergy at a campaign stop, vice-president Mahamudu Bawumia said of homosexuality, “We will not agree. Our religion says no, our culture says no, our values say no. So it is a no, no and no.”

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Target’s Movie Star and Beach Poolside Featherly Bird Friends Photo: Target.com Among Target’s reduced Pride merchandise this year are two bird ornaments that have become hot collector’s items because of their resemblance to gay film icons. The two birds are listed on the retailer’s website as Movie Star Featherly Bird Friend and Beach Poolside Featherly

Cookies from Rock City Cake Company’s “Sick Freaks Cookie Box” Photo: Rock City Cake Company A bakery has turned nasty anti-LGBTQ+ social media messages into delicious cookies that will benefit queer-allied charities. The “Sick Freak Cookie Box” — sold by the Rock City Cake Company of Charleston, West Virginia — features real-life hate messages that