London Price, a 26-year-old Black transgender woman, was fatally shot Monday outside her home in northwest Miami-Dade County. Read on » By Chris Lau, Gawon Bae and Nam-kyung Yang, CNN Read on » In the past couple of days, most of America has been learning what an extremist new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is — anti-LGBTQ+, anti-reproductive freedom, pro-gun. But some political observers in the Republican’s home state of Louisiana have known about him for a while. Read on » Gay Republican Rep. George Santos of New York appeared in federal court on Long Island Friday, pleading not guilty to 10 new felony charges. Read on » In a move to celebrate and preserve LGBTQ+ history in America, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, a gay Democrat from Wisconsin and the chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus put forward two bills on Friday aimed at creating a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture. Read on » Newly-elected Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, was featured on Fox News’s Hannity Thursday evening, addressing his previous stances on LGBTQ+ issues in his first interview since becoming second in line to the presidency. Read on » MSNBC host Rachel Maddow’s new book, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism, clinched the prestigious number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list. This accolade comes amid Maddow’s ongoing nationwide tour, where she’s been engaging with audiences about the critical themes explored in her book. Read on » The county justice of the peace who was formally reprimanded after she refused to perform wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples took her case to the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday. Read on »
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