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As Donald Trump ascends to the presidency once more, Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of the queer media watchdog organization GLAAD, is watching American media very closely. “Who owns the media owns politics,” she tells LGBTQ Nation, and that’s potentially troubling considering GLAAD’s studies have shown that two of the nation’s largest social media

Martin Luther King Jr Memorial, portrait of the civil rights leader carved in granite, dedicated by President Barack Obama in 2011. Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Day 2025 marks the holiday’s 40th observance. The theme, “Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence 365,” is challenging in this politically polarized era. With this new presidency,

On January 20, 2025, we experience a political planetary alignment of sorts. Though his birthday was on January 15, the United States will commemorate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s national holiday. Following the recent death of Jimmy Carter, our 39th President, flags throughout the nation – including in Washington, D.C., over the Capitol, White

Orville Peck performs at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park Sunday October 6, 2024. Will gay country crooner Orville Peck wear one of his signature face masks when he makes his Broadway debut this spring? That’s what fans of the singer are asking after producers announced this week that Peck will replace

Pizza of Venice in Altadena, CA, now lies in ashes. A pizzeria that was host to a regular “trans pizza party” was lost to the fires that consumed the Altadena neighborhood of Los Angeles last week, the owners announced on Instagram over the weekend. A photo accompanying the post from the restaurant, Pizza of Venice,

Isreal’s war on Gaza has made finding medication nearly impossible for people trying to survive in the region, and Palestinians living with HIV have been hit particularly hard. According to The Intercept, aid groups like Glia say that HIV medication has specifically been blocked from entering Gaza, though Isreal’s agency for the Coordination of Government

Caliana and Angeles Rolon Torres get married at the Big Gay Wedding event in Rochester, New York Three Unitarian churches in Rochester, New York, came together last weekend to host the Big Gay Wedding event, a free opportunity for LGBTQ+ couples, many of whom are fearful that marriage equality will be in jeopardy under the

NEW YORK CITY – FEBRUARY 6 2016: Mayor Bill de Blasio and members of the NYC city council marched in Sunnyside’s annual St. Pat’s For All parade Facing a financial deficit and a shortage of dues owed by local chapters, the National Stonewall Democratic Federation, founded by retired out Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) in 1998 to

The president-elect’s mass deportation plans — along with the vicious anti-immigrant hysteria he has provoked — will no doubt destroy countless lives, but according to trans activist and civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo, it won’t stop people’s dogged pursuit of a better life across the border.    “There’s almost no depth of cruelty that will deter

On December 13, 2024, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg reflects on his time at the department before the new administration change. Outgoing Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has revealed the first things he’s looking forward to doing as a civilian now that President-elect Donald Trump will soon install his replacement. While Buttigieg is proud of the

“We don’t do ourselves any favor by pretending like it’s not going to be horrible during the Trump administration,” state Rep. Leigh Finke (D), author of Minnesota’s trans refuge law, told LGBTQ Nation. “And I’m not the kind of person who would sugarcoat what’s coming.” She knows that many of her constituents—not to mention the

Ugandan LGBTQ activists push for LGBTQ rights in a public demonstration. Uganda has formally joined the Russia-led BRICS economic alliance, a move prompted by sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union in reaction to the East African nation’s Kill the Gays law, according to the country’s foreign minister in a veiled reference

The vibes in Washington—insomuch as vibes can measure the state of the union—are … off. This isn’t necessarily a new development, but as the dawn of a second Trump administration approaches, Dr. David J. Johns, executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition, sounds particularly dubious about the future.  “I was having a visceral reaction

Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services committee hearing on his expected nomination to be Secretary of Defense on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Monday’s Senate confirmation hearing of Pete Hegseth – a former Fox News host and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense – included numerous questions about his alleged

In college, U.S. Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) was nicknamed the Admiral by her women’s crew team for her formidable skills motivating the rowers. At just five feet tall and south of 100 pounds, Balint may not have looked the part, but she defied first impressions and impressed with success. She’s displayed the same qualities in

Anti-LGBTQ evangelist Franklin Graham will deliver the invocation at the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, according to a copy of the program circulating on X, The Washington Blade has reported. Graham’s invocation further cements Trump’s connection to the Christian Evangelical community. An estimated 80% of evangelical voters supported Trump even though Trump says he has

On the evening of the 2024 election, Sydney Duncan was completely blindsided. A longtime LGBTQ+ advocate and attorney, Duncan says she “was not expecting neighbor after neighbor to vote the way they did,” especially given the stark differences between the two candidates. President-elect Donald Trump, for his part, is the first Commander-in-Chief in American history

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South Korean actor Park Sung-hoon is opening up about his approach to his transgender character in the second season Squid Game. Netflix’s hit thriller series drew criticism last month when it was revealed that the cisgender Park had been cast in the role of Hyun-ju, a former special forces soldier and transgender woman. Critics have

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Transgender patients in Nottinghamshire, England, are blasting a local general practitioner’s (GP) recent decision to stop prescribing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the purposes of gender-affirming care. Late last month, Jubilee Park Medical Partnership announced it would cease prescribing the medication to transgender patients, according to U.K. LGBTQ+ outlet PinkNews. Trans people who were already

Washington DC / USA – October 20 2019: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee. New policies from tech giant Meta are enabling bigots to claim that LGBTQ+ people have a “mental illness.” Concurrently, the company announced on Friday that it is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitments, sparking

My 20s came and went as fast as a guy from Tinder whose name I can’t remember. I thought I would have it all figured out by now, but there’s still so much I don’t understand. Like what does having “steez” mean, and is it a good thing or a bad thing? All I know

A Kentucky federal judge has struck down President Joe Biden’s Title IX guidelines prohibiting discrimination against transgender students. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves (an appointee of anti-LGBTQ+ former President George W. Bush) ruled that Biden’s Department of Education (DOE) overstepped its authority and bypassed the necessary legislative process to extend a Supreme

One hundred years ago, queerness was illegal in just about every way in the U.S. There were laws against cross-dressing and sodomy, being trans or queer was classified as a mental illness, and it was legal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. At the same time, there was a thriving

Carlos McKnight of Washington, waves a flag in support of gay marriage outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015. Republicans in Idaho’s House of Representatives are considering making a formal statement imploring the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its famous 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. The measure proposed by Republican state

Jun 13, 2024; Washington, DC, USA; Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) arrives before a gathering with Former President Donald Trump at the Capitol Hill Club and Congressional House Republicans on June 13, 2024 on Capitol Hill. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is set to speak to the Delaware GOP this week about her crusade to ban trans

Herbert Baumeister was accused of murdering at least two dozen men and boys he lured from gay bars in Indianapolis to his rural estate Authorities in Indianapolis are reaching out to the public in a renewed effort to identify the remains of more victims of notorious serial killer Herbert Baumeister, who has been linked to