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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

Dec 17, 2024; Washington, DC, USA; Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) during a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 17 on Capitol Hill The House’s new rules package doesn’t include a measure limiting transgender people’s restroom usage at the Capitol, as Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) had pushed for late last year and said she

Meta has been censoring content labeled with LGBTQ+ hashtags on Instagram, according to journalist Taylor Lorenz. The hashtags, which include #lesbian, #bisexual, #gay, #trans, #queer, #nonbinary, #pansexual, #transwomen, #Tgirl, #Tboy, #Tgirlsarebeautiful, #bisexualpride, and #lesbianpride, were hidden under the company’s “sensitive content” policy targeting “sexually suggestive content.” Related: This filter was automatically turned on for minors,

Newly-elected member of the U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE), the first openly transgender person elected to serve in the United States Congress, along with newly-elected Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA), right, and Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), left, before the official new member photo was taken on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on

Charges have been dropped against two soldiers who were arrested early last year for repeatedly stealing Pride flags displayed outside a lesbian couple’s home in Arlington, Virginia. Last February, police arrested then 20-year-old Matthew Henshaw and 23-year-old Joseph DiGregorio, both of whom were stationed at Joint Base Fort Meyer-Henderson Hall and were members of the

Shooting victim Angel Nunez and his boyfriend Chris Dillon Minutes before midnight on New Year’s Eve Tuesday, Angel Nunez made a surprise visit to his boyfriend’s home in Fort Lauderdale. “He says, ‘I didn’t want you to spend New Year’s Eve by yourself,’” said Chris Dillon, Nunez’s partner.   Related: Nunez, 50, showed up at

FILE – In this Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, file photo, United States’ Megan Rapinoe, right, kicks the ball past Sweden’s Lisa Dahlkvist during a quarterfinal match of the women’s Olympic soccer tournament in Brasilia. Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem Sunday, Sept. 4, before the Seattle Reign’s game against the Chicago Red Stars “in a

10 arrested for writing gay erotica in China as part of nationwide crackdown Previous article Mike Johnson reelected speaker of the House after some Republican intraparty drama Next article Originally Posted Here

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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) walks to a Republican members conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 as House lawmakers seek to elect a new speaker in Washington. The House of Representatives convenes today and new members of the House – including out Reps.-elect Julie Johnson (D-TX), Sarah McBride (D-DE), and Emily

Eleven teen boys in the Chicago area were charged with felony crimes after two gay men were lured and beaten last summer using gay dating apps, according to police. The teens, all males aged 16 and 17, took inspiration for the crimes from a viral social media trend, the Mount Prospect Police Department said in

Tammy Bruce attends The Paley Honors: A Gala Tribute To LGBTQ in New York City on May 15, 2019 Out Fox host Tammy Bruce was aghast that President Joe Biden suggested that Donald Trump lacks “decency” because of how he mocks people, including people with disabilities. Former President Jimmy Carter passed away this past weekend,

Beauty influencer Cyrus Veyssi Just in time for the holidays, Google launched an online ad campaign this month featuring nonbinary influencer and “beauty creator” Cyrus Veyssi to promote the tech giant’s new “Nearby” shopping feature. The right-wing outrage machine gobbled up the advert like a Christmas fruitcake. Related: In the 20-second spot, Veyssi is seen

New Year’s is a time to party, but it’s also a time for making important changes. On New Year’s Day 1965, the queer community threw a party that would ultimately change how the world at large saw gays and lesbians. Not only that, but that party was started with what now seems like some unlikely

Elton John and his husband David Furnish at Cannes in 2019. In an interview with Time magazine celebrating his latest honorific as the legacy publication’s “Icon of the Year”, legendary pop star Elton John mused on his 60-year career in show business, how he hopes he’ll be remembered, the comforts of home after giving up

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Parents in a school district in Ohio are celebrating the arrival of Satan this holiday season in the form of the Hellion Academy of Independent Learning (Hail), an alternative to Christian release time programs mandated by school districts, the Guardian reports. Release time, dating in the U.S. from the early 20th century, carves out a

The last independent ruler (or kabaka) of the kingdom of Buganda—now Uganda—King Mwanga II, has been part of a propaganda war since his reign started in 1884. Known for taking both male and female lovers, detractors have called him a deranged murderous deviant. Supporters have framed him as an early fighter against colonialism. And modern

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaks to the congregation at Maranatha Baptist Church before teaching Sunday school in his hometown of Plains, Georgia on April 28, 2019. Carter, 94, has taught Sunday school at the church on a regular basis since leaving the White House in 1981, drawing hundreds of visitors who arrive hours before

Billie Burke and Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz In a recent interview, Ariana Grande said she sees her Wicked character, Glinda, as “a little bit in the closet.” Since both Kristen Chenowith, the originator of the role on Broadway, and Gregory Maguire, the author of the original Wicked novel, agreed, it was canon:

A long-running dispute between factions of the Methodist church in Nigeria erupted into violence on Sunday when an unidentified individual shot and killed the sister of a Methodist minister and two young children died when their home was set ablaze. The shooting ignited clashes between members of The United Methodist Church (UMC) of Nigeria and

Drag is under attack. And given the increasing queerphobia following last month’s disastrous election, it can be a scary time. But the Normal Anomaly Initiative is fighting back with Drag University, a Houston-based program that will teach students not just the nuts and bolts of drag, but how to be an effective voice on behalf