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Dear Great-Grandfather Wolf and Great-Grandmother Bascha, Though I have never written to you, I have carried your image and felt your comforting presence ever since that first day when your son, Shimon, told me about you. Related: One day, when I was very young, I sat upon Shimon’s knee. Looking down urgently, but with deep affection,

By an 8-7 vote, the Texas State Board of Education authorized the incorporation of primarily Christian Bible-based lessons in public elementary schools from kindergarten through fifth-grade beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) voiced support for the program, saying in a May news release that it “will allow students to better understand the

Police in Greensboro, North Carolina, have arrested a 31-year-old man for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Quanesha “Cocoa” Shantel, a Black trans woman who was active in the ballroom and drag scene. Ira Owens, a family friend who described himself as Shantel’s “drag father,” remembered her as “a loving and caring person” in an interview

I am a Black gay man who has dedicated his career to guiding fellow gay men to navigate the complex world of dating. The truth is, our community is rich with a diverse spectrum of cultures, identities and experiences, yet far too often, I see men avoid worthwhile connections. Bisexual men are a vital part

A 28-year-old trans woman in China has won her lawsuit against the hospital and doctor that subjected her to three months of traumatic and painful electroshock conversion therapy treatments, the Guardian reports. The woman, a performance artist who goes by the name Ling’er, said she hoped the victory would help others in the LGBTQ+ community

Security footage allegedly showing Benjamin Michael. A former marine and graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy has been charged with a hate crime for ripping down a Pride flag outside an Annapolis, Maryland, business. Dapper Dog Tattoo Shop owner Charlie Garrett reported the vandalism to police on the morning of Friday, November 15. According to

Advertising executives remain committed to LGBTQ+ representation in their brands despite right-wing opposition and boycott campaigns, a new report from GLAAD reveals. The media advocacy group’s 2024 Visibility Perceptions in Advertising Report finds supermajorities of advertising industry leaders across the board support LGBTQ+ inclusion, but with caveats. Related: While the study found that 90% of

Sec. Pete Buttigieg speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention As transphobic billionaire Elon Musk takes the reigns of his newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in a second Trump administration, he has been confronted with something that didn’t matter much in his multi-million-dollar effort to get the former president reelected:

April 10, 2024; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Governor Mike DeWine gives his 2024 State of the State address in the Ohio House chambers at the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday afternoon. Today, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed into law a sweeping bathroom ban for transgender students, including even private colleges in the ban. The law, known

This holiday season may be especially challenging for many of us due to the results of the recent election, so we thought we’d bring a little levity to the day by asking AI to help us create some Pride turkeys to wish you a happy Thanksgiving. So if you need a break from family, friends,

Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and pro-LGBTQ+ initiatives, the company announced Monday. In the wake of a landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2023 ending affirmative action in college admissions, and a drumbeat of anti-“woke” messaging culminating in the election of President-elect Donald

A Christmas Parade in 2020 An Alabama anti-LGBTQ+ organization is trying to get an LGBTQ+ Pride group kicked out of a local Christmas parade because it claims the group will display transgender Pride flags or drag queens in violation of the parade’s “family friendly” policies against political messaging and “lewd and offensive” entries. Prattville Pride

Tim Pool, a Trump-supporting anti-LGBTQ+ broadcaster who was paid by the Russian government to push Russian propaganda and disinformation to American audiences, has claimed that the 4th, 5th, and 6rh amendments in the U.S. Constitution were all derived from the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah. In the Biblical story, God rains hellfire upon the

Donald Trump is planning to implement a total ban on transgender service members and recruits on “Day One,” according to Defense Department insiders, which will have massive costs that affect both military preparedness and the DoD’s bottom line. A total trans ban will cost the Pentagon at least $18 billion, according to Emily “Hawking” Shilling,

WORCESTER – The LGBT Asylum task force helped this woman escape Uganda, where the punishment for homosexuality is life imprisonment. Her identity was not revealed. Last week, the Ugandan High Court of the Civil Division awarded $40,000 (the equivalent of 150 million Ugandan shillings) to 20 men who were tortured by police after their 2020

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Cynthia Erivo may be giving drag queens the world over a new version of “Defying Gravity” to incorporate into their shows, but it’s co-star Ariana Grande who wants us all to think twice about her Wicked character’s sexuality. The two stars embarked on an inescapable full-court press tour ahead of

A swift water rescue team down a street covered by floodwaters caused by rain from Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, N.C. Access to HIV treatment and medication is adversely affected by climate change, a new report finds. Half of people living with HIV in the United States reside in areas disproportionately vulnerable to climate disasters, including

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined 23 other states in filing an amicus brief in support of banning trans girls from sports. Specifically, the brief asks the Supreme Court to review and overturn an injunction placed on Arizona’s ban on transgender athletes by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Related: Marshall wrote the brief

Fred Karger, the first openly LGBTQ+ candidate for president from a major political party, is still correcting the record regarding his legacy. And while he admits to being grumpy about this oversight on occasion, the 74-year-old pioneer who paved the way for Pete Buttigieg was pleased to play pundit, point fingers, and suggest the emerging

Since being named President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence, former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is facing new scrutiny for her ties to an alleged cult. As The Daily Beast notes, Gabbard became the first practicing Hindu member of Congress when she was elected to represent Hawaii’s 2nd district in 2013. But she

Fox host Pete Hegseth – Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense – not only believes that women should not be allowed to serve in combat roles and not only has been accused of sexual assault, but he also spent his college days at Princeton campaigning against LGBTQ+ rights, a report from Talking Points Memo has

Bisexual writer Roxane Gay warns it would be “shameful and cowardly” to compromise any progressive values because Donald Trump won the election. “To suggest we should yield even a little to Mr. Trump’s odious politics,” wrote Gay, best known for writing Bad Feminist, in an op-ed for the New York Times, “to suggest we should

A new biography claims that actor James Dean was forced to pay off a former male lover to conceal their affair weeks before East of Eden hit theaters in 1955. According to The Daily Mail, author Jason Colavito details the transaction and the circumstances that led to it – including court documents – in his

A protester vents in frustration at a march against police brutality, in Lagos, Nigeria Four men became the latest victims of anti-LGBTQ+ mob “justice” in the African country of Nigeria earlier this month, after they were accused of engaging in consensual same-sex sexual activity. As the Los Angeles Blade reports, the four young men were

Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Many are blasting Disney for allegedly tabling a trans athlete plot in an animated series after the election. Derrick Malik Johnson, who worked on the episode of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur – which features 13-year-old Lunella Lafayette and her dinosaur sidekick – wrote in a since-deleted post on BlueSky that

A Seattle man has been arrested and faces up to ten years in prison for “burning out” over a Pride mural in nearby Bellevue.  Ivan Barzul, 21, was taken into custody last Tuesday at his home in Renton after allegedly speeding over the mural in three consecutive acts of vandalism over the summer, endangering pedestrians and

On Thursday, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill that would give authority to the Treasury Department to revoke a 501c non-profit’s tax-exempt status if they’re believed to support terrorism. House Resolution 9495, also known as the “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act,” was sponsored by Rep. Tenney Claudia (R-NY)

As I read Congressional Representatives Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) comments about transgender people, the lyrics of the song “Easy to Be Hard” from the Broadway musical Hair came to mind: How can people be so heartless?How can people be so cruel?Easy to be hardEasy to be cold How can people have

Newly-elected member of the U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE), the first openly transgender person elected to serve in the United States Congress, along with newly-elected Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA), right, and Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), left, before the official new member photo was taken on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on