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At the Southern Baptist Convention this week in Dallas, Texas this week,Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti (R) said it’s God’s providence that landed him as defendant in the landmark Supreme Court case United States v. Skrmetti, The Tennessean reported. The case was brought by three families with trans youth who disputed Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming

The U.S. Trans Survey, considered to be the most extensive survey conducted on trans health in America, reaffirms the fact that gender-affirming care saves and improves lives. The survey’s findings indicate that individuals who transitioned and then went back to living as their sex assigned mostly gave the same reason: anti-trans discrimination from their friends

D.C. police have arrested 30-year-old Michel Isaiah Webb Jr. for allegedly destroying Pride decorations next to Dupont Circle Park, a popular LGBTQ+ meeting place. He is also suspected of spray-painting an anti-LGBTQ+ message on a private residence. He now faces hate crime charges and possible fines and jail time. Police said Webb pulled down and

MAGA hate Pastor John Amanchukwu has claimed that school theater programs are “incubation systems for perversion” and has asked God to “break” the wrists of Satanic gay men. In a disturbing sermon recently shared by Right Wing Watch, Amanchukwu addressed a young gay man, saying, “I rebuke the devil out of your mind! You were

Right-wing conservative commentator and Donald Trump supporter Everett Piper — a man who compares LGBTQ+ people to Islamic terrorists — is asking Christians to stop referring to people as “gay” because it shows support for defining people by their sexual desires. In his column, he calls homosexuality a “sin” and compares the sexual orientation to that of

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has apologized for “personal” comments she made while criticizing transphobic activist Riley Gaines for publicly targeting young trans athletes via social media. Right-wing X users chastised Biles for comparing Gaines to a man, noting that Biles once spoke openly against body shaming. The drama began after Gaines mocked a high school

Queer singer Doechii spoke out against the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant raids during her acceptance speech after winning the title of Best Female Hip-hop Artist at the 2025 BET Awards on Tuesday night. Trump has deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and National Guard troops, working with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), to conduct

With each passing day, Donald Trump further affirms his quest to become an authoritarian leader, this time by threatening to arrest a sitting governor amid clashes between the state and the federal government. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has been speaking out against the Trump administration’s utilization of the National Guard at immigration protests in

In a heartwarming ode to Pride Month, Air Canada launched its first-ever flight staffed entirely by LGBTQ+ people. “It was a bit of a range of emotions this morning coming here and getting dressed for this flight,” said Captain Maciej in a video of the experience posted to the airline’s social media. Related This picture

In addition to his repeated breaches of security protocols and his utter lack of experience, Secretary of the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has again dishonored himself and his nation.  In the current administration’s consistent and inexorable march to erase all traces of history and practice that do not accord with its image of the

A queer family has taken TikTok by storm for their beautiful and enduring love story. Shaye and Amanda Scott got married in the Mormon Church in 2012. Ten years and three kids later, Shaye came out as a trans woman and began to transition. Today, the couple is still going strong (even renewing their vows

The self-loathing Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) are hosting another cocktail party in June, complete with “passed hors d’oeuvres” and a “premium” open bar. The excuse this time? “Pride and Patriotism.” Related Donald Trump has completely ignored the beginning of Pride month Presidents Biden and Obama both did so annually. The location? Trump Tower, which the

This story was originally published in Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet. WorldPride DC officially began on May 17, but the big party starts later this week and will culminate with a Parade and Street Festival on June 7 and 8. As many as three million people are expected to descend on the nation’s capital for the

On Thursday, several Republican representatives in the Oregon state House tried to force a vote on a bill that would forbid transgender students from competing on varsity teams aligned with their gender identity.  House Bill 2037 was sponsored by 15 Republican members of the state’s House and Senate. But despite their efforts, the bill failed

The chief of the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) has taken back the department’s initial statement that the June 1 murder of Jonathan Joss, a gay 59-year-old Native American actor, didn’t seem to be motivated by homophobia. Joss’ husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, wrote in a public Facebook post that he heard a neighbor yell

Derwin Darnell Joseph Matthews, Jr. — a 31-year-old resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — was shot to death on June 2, just hours after attending his city’s Pride celebration. Local police say the shooting, captured on video, occurred after a man tried to take Matthews’ cell phone. The assailant shot Matthews in the stomach around 2:38

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) and state Republican legislators are angry that the city of Missoula has figured out a way to get around their ban on flying Pride flags on government property: by following the law and declaring the rainbow flag as their official city flag. Now Gianforte and the ban’s legislative sponsor are

Surveillance video at an Extra Space storage facility in Nashville, Tennessee captured Jeremiah Hendrix, a now-former employee of the Black Tie Moving company, physically assaulting transgender makeup artist Tyler Flanagan on May 30. Flanagan said the incident made her fear for her life. Flanagan said five members of the moving company hurled anti-trans slurs at

The Trump administration is once again casting itself as the victim, claiming that “activist judges” are standing in the way of the president and democracy itself. This is all part of a longer con from Donald Trump. Trump and his team are ignoring the rules and the way that things are supposed to be done

Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) has introduced a resolution to declare June as “Family Month.” Her resolution is (unsurprisingly) supported by anti-LGBTQ+ organizations like the Family Research Council, Moms for America, and The American Family Project. “The American family is under relentless attack from a radical leftist agenda that seeks to erase truth, redefine marriage, and

Transphobic billionaire Elon Musk reportedly shoved gay Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a screaming match last April after Bessent confronted Musk about failing to meet his pledge to cut a trillion dollars from government operating costs. The details of the confrontation were only recently shared by former Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon. “Scott Bessent

Gay 59-year-old Native American actor Jonathan Joss was shot to death by his neighbor in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday, according to Joss’ husband Tristan Kern de Gonzales. Police arrested the neighbor and charged him with murder. Joss voice-acted Native American character John Redcorn in the Texas-based comedic cartoon series King of the Hill and

Actress and singer Reneé Rapp recently spoke about the joy she has experienced since publicly coming out as a lesbian. During an appearance on the Good Hang with Amy Poehler podcast, the Mean Girls star explained that she had been out as bisexual for a long time before realizing she identified as a lesbian. Related