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
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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
This fall, security forces in Belarus — the former Soviet republic and staging ground for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine — raided the home of a gay couple in the Belarusian capital of Minsk and brutally beat them, according to reporting by the Associated Press. The university students said the officers were transparent
Every hot sauce fan has their favorite—and there’s a good chance that your favorite is Valentina, one of the most popular hot sauces in Mexico. But Valentina is more than just a great condiment; it’s named for a crossdressing hero of Mexican history, Valentina Ramírez Avitia. Ramírez Avitia sadly died in poverty, but the sauce
A blonde girl in a schoolgirl’s apron writes on the wall several times following “I will not write on the wall”. Stencil graffiti style. A mysterious tag by an anonymous graffiti artist is intriguing students around the campus of UCLA in Westwood, California. The simple, spray-painted message: “I’m gay.” Related: The tag made its first
There’s never been an openly queer Supreme Court Justice, but there’s evidence that Associate Justice William Francis Murphy is the first gay Justice. But that’s not the only reason the LGBTQ+ community should celebrate him: He was also a tireless fighter against prejudice in all forms and the first to use the word “racism” in
A heartwarming new ad from Hyundai Canada depicts married hockey superstars Brianne Jenner and Hayleigh Cudmore driving with one of their children. The sweet ad, affectionately named “Babies on Board,” shows Jenner driving while utilizing the new Hyundai Tucson’s baby mode feature. Jenner drives slowly and cautiously to keep the baby asleep before revealing a
Nowadays, there’s a ton of LGBTQ+ Christmas movies. But that certainly wasn’t always the case. The genre started in the 1970s and then laid dormant until 1995 for Home for the Holidays, a film that’s technically a Thanksgiving movie. There was another drought until 2000, when a slow trickle started with one or two queer
President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act yesterday, which included a provision stripping health care for the trans children of military personnel. The $895 billion bill was primarily focused on funding the military and increasing pay, housing and childcare for military personnel. However, right-wing members of Congress, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, inserted
A creepy masked nun looks for stabby fun in the Christmas horror movie “It’s a Wonderful Knife.” When it comes to Christmas movies, there are two kinds of people: Ones who go for the heartwarming rom-coms, the fun family adventures, the films about togetherness, comfort and joy… and then there are the people who just
An Ohio school district has paid a $450,000 settlement to a teacher who was forced to resign after refusing to address two students by their transgender names and personal pronouns. Vivian Geraghty was an English teacher at Jackson Memorial Middle School in Stark County from August 2020 until August 26, 2022. Geraghty, a Christian, reportedly
Donald Trump speaks on the last day of Turning Point’s four-day AmericaFest conference on Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix. After spending the last several years arguing women’s sports are being ruined by trans swimmers with arms that are “30 feet long” and weightlifters with super-strength, Donald Trump said that what he really wants to do
Actor Lukas Gage is opening up about feeling pressured to come out as gay and expressing sympathy for Kit Connor who he says faced a similar “witch hunt.” The Smile 2 star appears on the cover of the latest issue of Attitude, and in the accompanying profile Gage recalls dealing with the public perception that
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Nikki Giovanni at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA on Monday, April 24, 2023. On the evening of December 9, I read about the death of legendary poet and educator Nikki Giovanni while searching for something on the Internet. What a tremendous loss. I thought I was going to cry. On November 9, a month before her death,
Kristin Chenowith in 2023 Wicked star Kristin Chenoweth shot back at the conservative Christian group One Million Moms (OMM) for encouraging people to boycott the new film due to its “LGBTQ agenda.” “Everyone knows the ‘one million Moms’ are a mere few hundred. Maybe,” Chenoweth wrote in an Instagram comment on an article covering the
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson fulfilled her longtime dream of performing on Broadway when she recently made a special one-night-only appearance in the very queer musical & Juliet. On December 14, the Biden appointee — and the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court — took the stage at the Stephen Sondheim
The anti-LGBTQ+ organization Catholic League put up a billboard in Wisconsin claiming ownership over the season of winter and specifically calling out “atheists” as well as people who celebrate Winter Solstice, a holiday that has been celebrated since the Stone Age. That is, since well before Christianity existed. “Atheists strike out at Christmas,” the billboard
18-year-old transgender woman Cameron Jamal Miikquise Thompson An 18-year-old Black transgender woman named Cameron Jamal Miikquise Thompson was shot to death in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Monday. Police have arrested an unnamed underage suspect and charged him with murder as an adult. Thompson’s family suspects her murder was a hate crime, and police suspect it may
KATHMANDU, NEPAL – August 12, 2022: LGBTQ+ advocates perform in a parade during the Gai Jatra festival for equality, rights and identity in Kathmandu. Two trans women have made history in Nepal for running in local elections. Despite neither one winning her race, the LGBTQ+ community is still celebrating the moment as a leap for
Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two preemptory challenges to a new “gay propaganda” law unanimously approved by the country’s Parliament and awaiting signature by the president. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill imposes a prison sentence of up to five years for the “willful promotion, sponsorship, or support of LGBTQ+ activities.” The
A Montana judge has issued a preliminary injunction on a policy banning trans people from changing the sex markers on their driver’s licenses and birth certificates. District Judge Mike Menahan wrote in his order on Monday that “if the challenged state actions discriminate against transgender individuals on the basis of their transgender status, they also
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