The Oklahoma House of Representatives has censured Rep. Mauree Turner, saying the nonbinary lawmaker impeded law enforcement when a protester took shelter in their office last week. Read on »
The first season of Schmigadoon made musical theater fans feel seen with its insider nods to the great Broadway and Hollywood musicals of the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s, and it did so while handily changing the narrative just slightly to center queer people, BIPOC people, and women in ways old musicals failed to do. Now season 2 of the Apple TV+ series with original music from co-creator Cinco Paul is almost here, and a new teaser for Schmicago reveals that the show’s leads Melissa (Cecily Strong) and Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) are entering into the much darker and sexier world view of ’70s musical theater. And, as in its first season, the show teems with queer talent including Tituss Burgess, Ariana DeBose, Dove Cameron, and Alan Cumming. Read on »
Arkansas is advancing a bill that would criminalize transgender people’s restroom use in certain circumstances, making it the most extreme “bathroom bill” in the nation. Read on »
In Texas, where everything, according to the saying, is bigger, so is the level of discrimination the GOP-controlled Texas House is considering with legislation that would exclude LGBTQ+ people from receiving financial relief on their property taxes. Read on »
Children of same-sex couples do just as well in life as those with opposite-sex parents — and in some cases, better, according to a new study. Read on »
A far-right group is suing California Attorney General Rob Bonta over the law declaring California a sanctuary state for minors seeking gender-affirming care. Read on »
Researchers believe a recently recategorized wooden phallic object found in 1992 may be a more than 2000-year-old sex tool and not a darning tool used to mend fabric as initially thought. Read on »
British comedian and political activist Eddie Izzard has announced that she will be taking on a new feminine name in addition to her current moniker. Read on »
For decades, opponents of marriage equality said legalizing same-sex marriage would lead to the complete end of the institution. However, after meeting same-sex couples and seeing legalized marriage equality spread from state to state and then nationwide, the public finally saw those decades of attacks for what they truly were: lies and fearmongering. Read on »
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The Human Rights Campaign is striking back against Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee after he signed bills into law last week that ban gender-affirming care for trans youth and restrict drag performances. Read on »
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