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Three out LGBTQ+ Congress members have blasted “holier-than-thou” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson (LA) for banning Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE), the sole transgender House member, from using bathrooms in the Capitol that match her gender identity. The queer Congress members also criticized Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) for introducing legislation that would ban trans people from

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) reportedly said that she’d fight Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) if McBride tries to use women’s facilities in the Capitol. Greene made the comments during a meeting held the day before the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which is a day to build awareness of violence against trans and nonbinary people. Two

An Arizona school district shut down a high school’s planned performance of The Laramie Project, a play about the 1998 murder of gay 21-year-old Matthew Shepard, merely a few hours before it was set to premiere. The play has since been rescheduled, but students fear district officials may try and censor the play’s central message.

Another election season has come and gone, confirming our worst fears: Our rights, safety, and dignity remain at the mercy of shifting political tides, once again left unprotected and vulnerable.  This election cycle, we witnessed a surge of narratives defining who we are without our input. Our lives became a polarizing topic; we were reduced

Alexandra Billings arrives to the 2017 Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival “Transparent” Season 4 Screening on July 15, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Award-winning transgender actress Alexandra Billings says supporters of President-elect Donald Trump mass reported her profile on TikTok, leading to it being permanently banned from the video-sharing platform. Despite this, she has

“The queer people have turned their backs on me, and I’m queer, so it’s very painful,” LA resident Tanya Tsikanovsky told LA Fox affiliate KMSP over the weekend as she complained about how being a supporter of Donald Trump has meant losing friends in the LGBTQ+ community. Tsikanovsky said that she wasn’t always a Republican.

Denzel Washington in ‘Gladiator II’ Director Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II may be set in ancient Rome, which was relatively tolerant of certain forms of same-sex relationships, but don’t expect to see much queer smooching in the film. In fact, according to star Denzel Washington, a scene in which his character kisses another man was cut

Adjoa Andoh in U.K. retailer Boots’ 2024 holiday ad. Right-wing bigots in the U.K. are calling for a boycott of retailer Boots after the health and beauty chain released a holiday ad featuring Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh. Andoh stars in the one-minute spot as a sassy Mrs. Claus who takes over Santa’s workshop, distributing make-up,

Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian lawmakers have moved to outlaw adoption by people from countries where gender-affirming care is legal. Russian language outlet Zona Media reports that the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly, has unanimously approved a bill that would prohibit the adoption of Russian children by citizens of foreign

The United States Postal Service shared good news on Friday with an announcement they’ll be honoring two LGBTQ+ icons with stamps in 2025: Keith Haring and Betty White. “This early glimpse into our 2025 stamp program demonstrates our commitment to providing a diverse range of subjects and designs for both philatelists and stamp enthusiasts,” said

Failed gubernatorial recall candidate Caitlyn Jenner speaks at the East Valley Republican Women Federated headquarters in La Quinta, California on August 16, 2021. Caitlyn Jenner is being sued in California for alleged securities fraud concerning her celebrity meme cryptocurrency, $JENNER memecoin. The plaintiffs in the case allege that they have lost tens of thousands of

Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Donald Trump announced that Robert Kennedy Jr. is his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and he’s getting support from unusual quarters. Kennedy has no background in medical science and is known for his wacky, anti-scientific approach to health, which includes

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. On Wednesday, the Ohio state Senate passed Senate Bill 104, a transgender bathroom ban for all students in the state, including those in higher education. The

Donald Trump names anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Matt Gaetz as the next attorney general Previous article Charlamagne Tha God misgendered Caitlyn Jenner while slamming her lack of support for trans people Next article Originally Posted Here

Popular radio host Charlamagne Tha God misgendered Caitlyn Jenner numerous times on a recent episode of his show, The Breakfast Club – all while calling her out for not being supportive enough to the trans community. During the episode, he recalled how Jenner came out as trans in 2015 and contemplated her support for Donald

Out Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was left scratching her head at a question asked by Fox News’s Peter Doocy at a White House press briefing. Commenters online are saying they believe the question was an attempt to “audition” for the role of press secretary under Donald Trump. The question? “We know that, today, a week

An elderly Christian nationalist televangelist has said there will be “no more rainbow flags” now that Donald Trump has won re-election. In a recording of his Sunday sermon following Election Day, 87-year-old Kenneth Copeland said, “I believe it’s here right now, the [Christian spiritual] awakening we’ve been waiting for…. Now the atmosphere has been cleansed….

As Democrats continue to grapple with former President Donald Trump’s decisive victory in last week’s presidential election, Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) is breaking down how she pulled off a historic win in a campaign season that saw Republicans lean hard on anti-transgender fearmongering. McBride, who after serving four years in the Delaware state senate became

While exit polls have indicated that inflation and an unpopular incumbent president both doomed Kamala Harris’ 107-day run for president, some Democrats are blaming their party’s embrace of transgender people for Harris’ loss. Though several signs indicate that trans issues weren’t responsible for the election’s outcome, some pundits are urging Democrats to reconsider how they

LGBTQ+ ally Ruben Gallego has seemingly won his race against anti-LGBTQ+ Republican Kari Lake for Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat. He won 50% of the vote, beating Lake by 66,305 votes with 93% of all voting precincts reporting as of Monday morning, Decision Desk HQ reported. He has not yet made a statement commenting on his

Former Okra Project executive director Dominique Morgan In a brazen betrayal of her colleagues and the transgender clients they were supporting, Dominique Morgan, the former leader of the Brooklyn-based Black trans advocacy group The Okra Project, allegedly stole nearly $100,000 from a bail fund she created to help trans defendants facing jail time, the Brooklyn

The Justice Minister in Mali announced Thursday that the West African nation is moving forward with a law to outlaw homosexuality. The country’s ruling National Transitional Council adopted the measure by a nearly unanimous vote last week. The bill still needs approval from the country’s military leaders, according to Agence France-Presse. Related: The vote was 131 in

On Tuesday, D.C. police released photos of some of the suspects identified in a brutal hate crime attack. Sebastian Thomas Robles Lascarro was attacked by 10 to 15 young men and women in a McDonald’s on October 27. The 22-year-old Colombian model and his husband were in the fast-food restaurant at about 1 am after

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. It has been a hard week, and while we’re more committed now than ever to sharing empowering, uplifting stories, we wanted to offer some compassion and

NYPD Police Officers on duty in Manhattan A 16-year-old transgender boy in Bellingham, Washington was beaten by a group of fellow students who were shouting transphobic slurs. “It took me a few days to realize the gravity that my child was beat because they are transgender,” said Alyssa Ruben, the victim’s mother, to Komo News.

Lesbian transphobe Bari Weiss is getting roasted online for saying that Democrats lost the presidential and congressional races because they ran on “niche issues like gender fluidity and ‘defund the police.’” In reality, numerous factors contributed to the party’s losses and Democratic candidates barely mentioned transgender issues during the campaign. “How can progressives win again?

On the left, Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY). On the right, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) Two U.S. House Democrats have made public statements opposing transgender female athletes playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams. During the election, Republicans spent at least $215 million on anti-trans attack ads, including accusing Democrats of supporting “boys competing against girls,”

This has been a challenging election season. The result was not what many of us had hoped. LGBTQ+ people across the nation are rightfully fearful of the impact the next presidency and a Republican-controlled Congress could have on our community and the country as a whole. It’s a lot to process. It’s essential to be

4 hours ago “We’ve got this”: More than 70 LGBTQ+ organizations release joint statement of solidarity A group of more than 70 LGBTQ+ organizations has released the following statement. Our LGBTQIA2S+ community has risen again and again to meet moments that have challenged our rights, our humanity, and our freedom. Today is no different.  Ours

An excerpt from John Gallagher’s latest column: Trump and his followers won’t get everything. But they will get enough. They will erode protections and damage democratic institutions. They will stack the odds in their favor so that it’s harder and harder for Democrats to succeed. The saddest thing to consider is that the damage was