Sir Ian McKellen, a gay man who’s considered one of the greatest actors of his generation, recently gave a wide-ranging interview in which he said he’s not interested in a relationship at his age — and on another topic, that he’s worried about LGBTQ+ rights being rolled back. Read on »
Moby Dyke author Krista Burton on what LGBTQ+ establishments mean to the community and her: Read on »
Jeff Landry, Louisiana’s newly elected Republican governor, has an intensely anti-LGBTQ+ record, having opposed antidiscrimination protections even though he has a gay brother and pushed the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. Read on »
A federal judge on Thursday refused to extend his stay on an Idaho law denying trans and gender-nonconforming K-12 students from using multi-occupancy bathrooms, locker rooms, and sleeping facilities aligned with their gender identity. Read on »
Many LGBTQ+ people of a certain age don’t look back fondly at the ’80s, but there was one bright spot then — lesbian bars were ubiquitous among the urban landscape, with well over 200 operating in 1987. Now, only a few dozen remain. Journalist Krista Burton, creator of the blog Effing Dykes, embarked on a post-COVID mission to visit some of these remaining oases of queer community and what she was found, professionally and personally, was profound. Her new book on the experience, Moby Dyke, takes lucky readers on the trip; read an excerpt below. Read on »
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, the Colorado Republican known for her staunch opposition to drag shows and vocal criticism of the LGBTQ+ community, is under scrutiny following reports that she used campaign cash at Hooch Craft Cocktail Bar in Aspen, Co., an LGBTQ-friendly bar that's hosted drag shows and is the bar co-owned by her infamous ex. Read on »
Former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert served eight years, the longest of any House Republican Speaker, from January 1999 to January 2007. Hastert, from Illinois, had a reputation as being low-key, moderate, and unassuming -- at least on the outside. Read on »
A federal judge on Friday extended his stay on Montana’s controversial ban on drag queen story hours in schools and libraries. H.B. 359 was passed earlier this year and bans minors from attending all drag performances. The law was challenged in court by a collection of performers, activists, and businesses who claimed they had been harmed by the ban, which they believe is unconstitutional. Read on »
At the 2023 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner held at the Washington Convention Center on Saturday, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden passionately spoke in support of the LGBTQ+ community, emphasizing their continued commitment to combat discrimination and violence. Read on »
Two lower courts in the Himalayan country of Nepal have defied the country’s Supreme Court and refused to issue a marriage license to a couple. Read on »
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