LGBTQ

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

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

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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