Candace Owens, a far-right commentator, dismissed the historical existence of transgender individuals and denigrated Native American culture during a heated exchange with a young attendee at a recent event. Read on »
Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson, the newly elected Republican Speaker of the House, and his wife, Kelly Johnson, have come under scrutiny due to their shared ultra-conservative Christian beliefs, especially those regarding LGBTQ+ issues and the counseling service Kelly Johnson runs. Read on »
Dominic DuPree, 25, a Black gender-nonconforming person, was shot to death October 13 in Chicago. Read on »
It’s been a big year for Elliot Page. For starters, his candid and clever memoir, Pageboy — which documents the 36-year-old actor’s journey to come out as a trans man, among other life experiences — quickly became a New York Times bestseller upon its release in June, almost instantly topping the nonfiction list. The Los Angeles Times lauded it as “raw, harrowing, and often heartbreaking,” while The Washington Post called the memoir “eloquent and enthralling.” Read on »
A 13-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia was in a federal appeals court on Friday challenging a state law that prevents her from competing on her school’s track and field team for girls. Read on »
A scheduled Drag Queen Storytime event at the San Fernando Library in California was forced to a stop on Wednesday due to protests from far-right anti-LGBTQ+ groups. Read on »
It was the Tuesday after Memorial Day in May of 2013, and I was heading to a morning meeting after a long weekend, wishing I was still on that long weekend. I had just started working with the United Nations and climate change the month before, so I was under a lot of stress. Then a text message popped up from a high school friend. I opened it quickly, and read, “Pete died.” Read on »
A newly released video from police in New Mexico captures the moments a man was arrested earlier this year for allegedly assaulting a gay couple and their daughter with a metal broomstick. Read on »
The Anti-Defamation League has temporarily removed Chaya Raichik and her anti-LGBTQ+ Libs of TikTok account from its “Glossary of Extremism.” Read on »
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