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The following is an excerpt from “Raising LGBTQ Allies: A Parent’s Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground” by Chris Tompkins We cannot fully address the increase in anti-LGBTQ legislation, queerphobia, bullying, shame, and their effects without exploring trauma. When we think of trauma, most of us think of a rape, murder, death, catastrophic

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

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. Gobble, gobble and Happy Belated Thanksgiving, everyone! We’re grateful the holiday is increasingly focused on Indigenous and First Nation People — and we’re also thankful to

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

CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 18: Susan Sarandon attends the ‘Nelyobov (Loveless)’ screening during the 70th Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 18, 2017 in Cannes, France. Susan Sarandon is looking for love — anywhere she can find it. In a feature with The Times of London published over the weekend, Sarandon, 78, revealed

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

Sir Elton John performs at the 2015 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Pop legend Elton John has revealed that he can no longer see very well after a severe infection in his right eye that he experienced over the summer. Despite this, a new song of his will soon premiere in a documentary about

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

A federal judge in Denver has rejected a request to ban a college volleyball player who is alleged to be transgender from competing with her team in a conference tournament beginning this week. Earlier this month, San Jose State University women’s volleyball team captain Brooke Slusser filed a lawsuit along with SJSU associate head coach

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

Donald Trump is rounding out his Cabinet, and mixed in among the right-wing Catholics and accused sexual predators (there’s some overlap there), we now have one gay man: Scott Bessent. Trump chose Bessent, a hedge fund manager, to be his treasury secretary. If approved by the Senate, Bessent would be the first openly gay Cabinet

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

Counter-protestors at the Men’s March in Boston, 2024 The trans daughter of a U.S. congresswoman was among the 17 counter-protestors arrested while trying to block an anti-abortion Men’s March in Boston last Saturday. Riley Dowell, 24, is the daughter of Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA), the minority whip of the House of Representatives. Along with most

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

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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)

President-elect Donald Trump picked Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as his attorney general on Nov. 13, 2024. Gaetz is being probed by the House Ethics Committee as a part of an ongoing investigation that includes allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. Anti-LGBTQ+ MAGA diehards are upset that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) withdrew his nomination

In the upcoming Supreme Court case US v. Skrmetti, the state of Tennessee is submitting “expert” testimonies from four doctors who have previously been disregarded for bias, conspiratorial beliefs, and who deserve “very little weight,” according to an investigation from The Guardian. The four doctors in question –  Paul Hruz, James Cantor, Michael Laidlaw, and

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) has been on a warpath this week to ban Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) from using the

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