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Vladimir Putin Photo: Shutterstock Numerous anti-LGBTQ+ right-wing broadcasters — including Tim Pool and Dave Rubin — have been unwittingly working for a Russian government-funded media company established to push Russian propaganda and disinformation to American audiences, according to an indictment from the Department of Justice (DOJ). There’s no indication whether the broadcasters knew about the

HRC President Kelley Robinson speaks at Tribe during the “Slay Hate: Fight Back Tennessee” rally in Nashville , Tenn., Thursday, March 9, 2023 Photo: Nicole Hester / USA TODAY NETWORK via IMAGN The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has criticized companies like Molson Coors, Ford, and others for “abandoning their values and backtracking from commitments to

North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson speaks at Donald Trump‚Äôs campaign rally in Asheville, August 14, 2024. Photo: Angela Wilhelm/Citizen Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via IMAGN North Carolina’s anti-LGBTQ+ Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R)—who is running for governor and considers LGBTQ+ people as “filthy” “demons” who “mentally rape” children—is reportedly turning off so many

Australia’s ambassador to Iran was called into the Islamic Republic’s foreign ministry in Tehran this week after sharing a post celebrating Wear It Purple Day on his embassy’s official Instagram account. Wear It Purple Day is an annual LGBTQ+ awareness day in Australia that celebrates young queer people. “Let’s keep championing diversity and inclusion for

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) Photo: Screenshot Texas has eliminated the ability for transgender people to alter the sex marker on their birth certificates. The new policy change, which was made with no forewarning or announcement, will put trans people at risk of discrimination. Previously, trans people could change the sex marker on their

J.K. Rowling went after visually impaired, transgender Italian Paralympian Valentina Petrillo by claiming that the mere existence of a trans athlete in sports is “cheating,” even though the athlete followed all the rules set by the competition. Petrillo, in response to the backlash against her inclusion in women’s sports, called for people to treat trans

The brilliant writer, humorist, and essayist Mark Twain called on us to liberate ourselves with his dictum: “Sing like no one is listening, love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like no one is watching, and live like it is Heaven on earth.” And this is exactly what Gus Walz, 17-year-old son of Ohio Gov.

Candace Owens Photo: Screenshot Candace Owens’ slide into irrelevance continued on Wednesday as the far-right member of Blacks for Trump simultaneously condemned TikTok for America’s decline and sat worshipfully consuming its content. “I believe women are being socially engineered to hate men, and men are being socially engineered to be gay,” Owens blurted about the

Medical insurance company Aetna just announced that it’s going to be providing additional fertility coverage, specifically offering intrauterine insemination (IUI), to all policyholders regardless of sexual orientation or whether they’re partnered. “Expanding IUI coverage is yet another demonstration of Aetna’s commitment to women’s health across all communities, including LGBTQ+ and unpartnered people,” Cathy Moffitt, MD,

Since the Democrats took over the Oval Office in the 2020 elections, national unemployment rates have fallen considerably to pre-pandemic levels, the stock market has reached record highs, and wages have risen while inflation rates have drastically dropped. And yes, still more needs to be done. Congress, with the help of President Joe Biden and

This article first appeared on Mother Jones. It has been republished with the publication’s permission. Only some 40 percent of disabled people are employed. But even that low figure is buoyed by federal laws against employment discrimination—a target of Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s roadmap for a right-wing transformation of government by a second Trump White House. A

Chappell Roan performs during Hinterland Music Festival on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024 in St. Charles, Iowa Photo: Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Chappell Roan, the out pop star who ascended to the highest heights of stardom this summer, isn’t willing to accept the invasions of privacy that frequently come hand-in-hand with fame. After

Gentoo Penguin, coming ashore and walking along a beach on the Antarctic Peninsula. Photo: Shutterstock Same-sex coupling is not the sole province of us homo sapiens. Neither is mourning the death of our partners.  When Magic the penguin recently died, its same-sex partner Sphen mourned by singing, and their rookery joined in.  Related: “We’re not entirely

A new study published by researchers at the University of California Riverside has revealed the ideal phalloplasty results for transmasculine individuals. These results were based on participant input in clinical studies about the physical features that make penises most desirable. In aggregate, the review showed that participants favored penises with a longer shaft, a moderate-sized

Rail Station in Waterloo Iowa Photo: Screenshot TikTok Opening a gay bar in downtown Waterloo, Iowa, was not on Darin Beck’s bingo card a few years ago. Beck, the owner of a restaurant group with eateries and nightclubs in Cedar Falls and Iowa City, was already retired. But three years ago, as the COVID pandemic

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 Former President Donald Trump on Thursday scrambled to salvage any hope of earning the votes of suburban women and others opposed to Republican efforts to strip them of

In a victory for trans students’ right to privacy and autonomy, the New Hampshire Supreme Court today affirmed a lower court’s ruling that upheld a school district’s policy respecting students’ personal pronouns and maintaining student privacy when appropriate. The court concluded that the plaintiff, the mother of a student in the Manchester School District identified

Yesterday, the American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina announced that they are filing a lawsuit against heavy restrictions on gender-affirming care in the state owing to a recently passed bill. “A law that takes away healthcare from people, that strips away the ability of parents to make medical decisions for their children, that criminalizes

The town of Loogootee, Indiana (population 2,592) just announced that it will hold its annual Pride festival in September despite earlier attempts by town officials to forbid the festival from happening. The ACLU of Indiana announced its lawsuit against the town, after municipal officials rescinded approval for the town’s Pride festival and gave organizers no

Steve Silberman Photo: PBS NewsHour YouTube screenshot Gay award-winning journalist and counter-cultural writer Steve Silberman, author of the influential 2015 book NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, has died at the age of 66. His cause of death has not yet been publicly revealed. “It’s my very sad duty to inform

Protest against “Don’t Say Gay” in Fort Myers, Fla., on March 6, 2022. Syndication The News Press Photo: Andrew West/The News-Press via USA TODAY Network / USA TODAY NETWORK A retired gay teacher who threatened a Trump-appointed judge over a Don’t Say Gay ruling she issued was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday,

A judge in Tennessee has ruled that the writings of the Covenant School shooter—a transgender individual who shot and killed three adults and three nine-year-old children in his March 7, 2023 rampage through a Christian school in Nashville—can remain private because they are the copyrighted property of the victims’ families. Last year, the family of

Photo: Daily Wire’s Candace Owens screenshot Flagging right-wing podcast host Candace Owens is so desperate for a conspiracy theory that she’s mining debunked claims about French President Emmanuel Macron being raped by his husband. Macron isn’t gay. His wife is a woman. Functional cookies to view the content.” data-cli-src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/mXGUHYVUZZk?feature=oembed” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope;

Hate Pastor Dillon Awes Photo: X screenshot Pastor Dillon Awes, a hate preacher at the Stedfast Baptist Church in Watauga, Texas, is upset that some Christian churches affirm LGBTQ+ people—or “sodomites” and “sexual predators,” as he calls them—and he’s especially angry that some pastors even allow queer people to speak from the pulpit. “These fa***ts

A group of Republican attorneys general asked the Supreme Court to rule against transgender rights in litigation concerning anti-trans sports bills that were previously blocked in Idaho and West Virginia. “The Ninth Circuit erred when it held that Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act likely violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The

The hardware retailer Lowe’s just announced that it’s capitulating to pressure from far-right conservatives and removing LGBTQ+ inclusive programs from its company. Among other announcements, the company will no longer participate in the Human Rights Campaign’s surveys, it will no longer be sponsoring Pride parades, and it will combine all minority-related employee resource groups into

Gov. Gavin Newsom Photo: Screenshot California continues to lead among states when it comes to transgender rights and gender-affirming care. The latest indicator: The state Senate recently passed AB 2442, a bill to expedite licensing for specialists in trans healthcare. The legislation passed out of the Senate on a party-line vote, with Democrats all voting

After facing a bomb threat for hosting a drag brunch, an Austin, Texas-based brewery unveiled their “Big Gay Beer” last week, with all proceeds going towards an organization of veterans advocating LGBTQ+ equality. “In response to the bomb threat we received at June’s Legendary Drag Brunch with Las Ofrendas that forced us to have to

Former Arkansas State Sen. Jason Rapert Photo: Screenshot Jason Rapert, the Christian Nationalist that Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) appointed to her state’s library board late last year, is now complaining that his fellow board members should be “tarred and feathered” because they won’t support his crusade to remove LGBTQ+ books—or “pornographic” “smut,” as

A trans Pride flag is flown at the International Women’s Day March in Karachi, Pakistan on March 8, 2021 Photo: Shutterstock After five years, the National Trans Visibility March returned to Washington, D.C., on Saturday, featuring hundreds of trans people gathering together and marching. “We stand tall because that is power; the ability to influence