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Elon Musk stands between the logos for X and Twitter Photo: Shutterstock X has quietly reinstated an anti-harassment policy that forbids users from misgendering or deadnaming others. However, X’s transphobic billionaire owner Elon Musk — who removed the policy in April 2023 — suggested he may repeal the policy once again after complaints by anti-LGBTQ+

Welcome to the (somewhat shorter this week) LGBTQ Nation News Quiz. We’ve kept you up-to-date on politics, current events, and news from the LGBTQ+ community all week. Now, this is your chance to look back on what happened. We’ll be testing your knowledge with a series of questions taken from our headlines this past week. Try the

Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) speaks on the Senate floor Photo: CSPAN/screenshot While the MAGA crowd has clambered to ban books featuring Black or LGBTQ+ characters or themes with the support of Republicans, Democrats have steadfastly defended the First Amendment and pushed back against the Nazi-style efforts. But when Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) took to the

Mar-a-Lago on Palm Beach Island, Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Mar-a-Lago is Palm Beach’s grandest mansion built in 1927. Mar-a-Lago — the Palm Beach, Florida, resort and home of former President Donald Trump — recently hosted the same-sex wedding of an official from the Tennessee chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans (a gay conservative group) and

Pastor John MacArthur Photo: YouTube screenshot An influential, white, old, anti-LGBTQ+ megachurch pastor has said that Black trailblazing civil rights hero Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was “not a Christian at all” and was “a nonbeliever who misrepresented everything about Christ and the gospel.” John MacArthur — pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley,

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ACCRA,GHANA: The President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo during an interview with Russian television, May 2, 2018 Photo: Truba7113 / Shutterstock.com Ghana’s Parliament has unanimously approved a bill that would worsen criminal penalties for homosexuality and persecute LGBTQ+ people and their allies. The bill now heads to Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo — if

Sean Cummings speaking at the February 22 Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting. Photo: Screenshot The vice mayor of an Oklahoma City suburb called out the state’s Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, the entire state board of education, and Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik for creating the environment of anti-LGBTQ+ hostility that

A candidate for mayor of Eugene, Oregon has addressed his involvement in a 1984 crime that prosecutors at the time referred to as a “gay bashing.” Douglas Barr, a 59-year-old driver for the nonprofit food bank FOOD For Lane County, is one of three candidates running for mayor of the heavily Democratic city. His priorities

A campaign to express displeasure with President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict succeeded during the Democratic primary election in Michigan on Tuesday night. The Listen to Michigan campaign sought to get 10,000 voters to choose “uncommitted” over Biden, a margin roughly similar to the number of votes that former President Donald Trump won

Students at Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma, walked out of class Monday to protest the school’s response to anti-LGBTQ+ bullying, which they say led to the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict earlier this month. “There’s been bullying issues. This time, the bullying has gone so far that a student passed,” Kane, a former Owasso

Police in Owasso, Oklahoma are walking back claims that Nex Benedict’s death was not “a result of trauma” as at least one investigator has said he’s examining the school bathroom attack on the nonbinary teen as a possible murder. Benedict’s family has pledged to conduct an independent investigation into the teen’s death. This last weekend,

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Photo: Shutterstock Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued a curt six-word response to media reports of LGBTQ+ advocates asking the United Nations to investigate the “deteriorating human rights situation” for queer people in the state. “The UN can go pound sand,” Abbott wrote in a post on X published on Sunday.

The Royal Mint has announced a limited edition £5 coin honoring the late singer George Michael. The commemorative coin features the former Wham! lead singer wearing his signature sunglasses. It also includes a snippet of lyrics from his song “Faith,” released after he left the band to embark on a solo career. Related: This George

The Manhattan-based headquarters of The New York Times at night Photo: Shutterstock New York Times columnist Pamela Paul argued in a 4,500-word op-ed earlier this month that transgender health care procedures amount to “unproven treatments for children,” despite major medical associations’ support for gender-affirming care and the widespread view that it is lifesaving. The piece, which builds upon Paul’s record of espousing anti-trans views in

Mike Johnson Photo: Shutterstock Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) blasted his party’s own House leader, anti-LGBTQ+ Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), for being no one’s first choice for the leadership position. “We went through five choices and Mike Johnson’s the fifth choice,” McHenry told CBS News. “He has not been around these leadership decisions. He’s had a

Charly Arnolt and Kristen Louelle Gaffney on OutKick The Morning. Photo: Screenshot On a recent episode of conservative sports website OutKick’s OutKick The Morning, former ESPN sportscaster and host Charly Arnolt, with her guest Kristen Louelle Gaffney, claimed that California public schools are encouraging students to use litter boxes. Gaffney, a podcaster and the wife

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A convention celebrating My Little Pony in Russia was deemed “LGBT propaganda” by authorities and shut down by federal agents. The pint-sized ponies are just too gay for diminutive Russian president Vladimir Putin. Related: The raid was conducted to break up an event mounted by fans of the popular pony series and toys. The event

A drag queen who loves marine science has found a creative way to combine her two passions through a conservation project called “Drag ‘n Tag.” Miss Toto’s annual Drag ‘n Tag boat expeditions involve shark-tagging, fundraising, and drag performances. She conceived of the idea with her friend Jake, a scientist, and the Miami marine organization

Fantasia Barrino and Taraji P. Henson in 2023’s The Color Purple. Photo: Screenshot Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is disappointed in the way the latest adaptation of author Alice Walker’s The Color Purple depicted the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel’s central lesbian relationship. “The Color Purple is a book about Black lesbians,” the out bisexual actress told Buzzfeed in

Welcome to the (somewhat shorter this week) LGBTQ Nation News Quiz. We’ve kept you up-to-date on politics, current events, and news from the LGBTQ+ community all week. Now, this is your chance to look back on what happened. We’ll be testing your knowledge with a series of questions taken from our headlines this past week. Try

James Cleveland Photo: Amazon Screenshot Every Black History  Month, there is a tribute to the Black Church and its gospel music. The contribution of LGBTQ+ singers to the canon of gospel music, however,  is never front and center in the celebration of its history. Every churchgoer – straight and gay –  knows the inimitable style

Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has once again banned transgender people from updating the gender on their birth certificates. In a press release, DPHHS said that “the sex of a registrant on a birth certificate may only be corrected if the sex of an individual was listed incorrectly on the original

The Columbia, Missouri City Council declared the city a safe haven for LGBTQ+ people this past Monday in a 6-1 vote. The city council meeting was packed with supporters for the measure. “We literally heard from every ward in Columbia,” said councilmember Roy Lovelady. Related: Families sue to stop Missouri’s trans health care ban from

An image from “America Lives” Photo: YouTube screenshot A drag queen dressed in a red mohawk and rainbow-colored skirt reads to elementary school kids. An androgynous blonde child in a pink dress listens closely. Hung on the classroom wall are a rainbow flag, a portrait of Communist philosopher Karl Marx and two handwritten signs that

Crew members aboard a recent easyJet international flight had to restrain a drunk British male passenger after he allegedly tried to forcibly kiss another man on the lips. A video of the incident shows him angrily swearing at the stewards and threatening to punch them while they held him down. The incident occurred during a

It’s hard to miss Alethea Crimmins. With over two million followers on social media, she’s everywhere online. Whether she’s popping up in celebrities’ TikToks and Instagram reels, appearing on TV, or her viral videos are being fed to you directly, the influencer’s positive messages are teaching the internet that “You are a bad bitch!” Related: