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Mike Pence Tries to Shame Dodgers, Calls Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence 'Hateful'

Mike Pence and a Sister of Perpetual IndulgenceFormer Vice President Mike Pence, well-known for his anti-LGBTQ+ views, has denounced the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to once again invite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to the team’s Pride Night after having disinvited the group earlier. Read on »

Disney Gay Days Orlando Is On — and Some Attendees Are Worried

Gay DaysHundreds of thousands of LGBTQ+ revelers are expected to descend on Orlando for Disney Gay Days, a four-day schedule of parties and meet-ups not officially sanctioned by the Mouse House. Read on »

Biden Proclaims June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, Denounces Oppression

President Joe BidenOn the last day of May, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation Wednesday from the White House declaring June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month. It comes amid a wave of conservative attacks on the LGBTQ+ community. Read on »

Alabama Extends Anti-Trans Sports Policy to Colleges and Universities

Alabama Gov. Kay IveyAlabama has barred transgender women and girls from female sports teams in public colleges and universities. Read on »

Bud Light Pledges $200k to Support LGBTQ+ Business Owners of Color

Bud LightBud Light and the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce announced on Tuesday that they have will expand their existing partnership with Bud Light donating $200,000 to the chamber’s Communities of Color Initiative. Read on »

Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka on Their Special Relationship With Drag Queens

Neil Patrick Harris and David BurtkaDavid and his husband, Neil Patrick Harris, have a very special relationship with the drag community. David helped me with one of my first columns four years ago about whether drag queens were appropriate for kids. Little did we know at the time how this issue would explode, and not in a good way. Read on »

Gay Congressman David Cicilline on 12 Years Fighting for LGBTQ Rights in the House

As I look back on the last 12 years representing Rhode Island in the House of Representatives, and my collective 30 years in public office, the LGBTQI+ community has a lot to be proud of. Read on »

Chick-fil-A's DEI Initiative Causes Right-Wingers to Completely Lose It

Chick-fil-A sandwichesConservatives are losing it over the rather old news that Chick-fil-A has a diversity, equity, and inclusion program with a high-ranking executive in charge. Read on »

Queer Eye’s Tan France Welcomes Baby Number 2 With Husband Rob

Tan and Rob France
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Vandals Burn LGBTQ+ Pride Display Outside L.A. School

LGBTQ+ Pride flags in a planterPolice in California are investigating a possible hate crime after an LGBTQ+ Pride flag was burned at an elementary school in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Read on »

Indiana High Schoolers Bravely Perform LGBTQ-Inclusive Play Despite School's Ban

A theatre stage with two people in top hats holding the curtain.A group of Indiana high school students proved their school district wrong when it barred them from performing an LGBTQ-inclusive play, citing safety concerns. Outraged at the school leadership’s censorship, the teens banded together and, with the help of sympathetic community members, raised nearly $90,000. Then, they let the show go on without a hitch. Read on »

Arkansas Parents Sue Library System Over LGBTQ+ Book Censorship

LibraryA trio of Arkansas parents is suing the local county judge, quorum court, library board, and interim library director. They allege illegal censorship of children’s books about LGBTQ+ topics. Read on »

60 Photos of Your Favorite Celebs Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth at GLSEN Respect Awards


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Queer Musical Parody of 'The Little Mermaid' Is Making a Splash Across the Pond

Unfortunate Ursula is one of the most memorable characters from Disney's classic 1989 The Little Mermaid, and the queer musical parody Unfortunate tells her story in an entirely new way. Read on »

 


 

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