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Mississippi Elects Fabian Nelson as First Out LGBTQ+ State Legislator

Fabian NelsonIt’s now official: Mississippi has elected its first out state legislator. Read on »

Lesbian Florida Politician Celebrates Her Win With Drag Queen at Victory Party

Darcel Stevens and Patty SheehanFlorida’s first out elected official won a seventh term on the Orlando City Council. And to celebrate, she had a drag queen at her party. Read on »

Ohio Voters Put Abortion Rights in State Constitution

Campaign yard signOhio voters have enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution. Read on »

Danica Roem Makes History Again and Is Elected Virginia's First Transgender State Senator

Danica RoemDanica Roem has been elected Virginia’s first out transgender state senator. Read on »

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat and LGBTQ+ Ally, Projected to Win Second Term

Kentucky Gov. Andy BeshearKentucky’s Gov. Andy Beshear has been projected to win a second term, according to several media outlets. The governor has been an LGBTQ+ ally and has vetoed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation passed by the Republican-controlled legislature. Read on »

Candace Owens Uses Alleged Manifesto From Nashville Shooter to Be Transphobic

Candace Owens Slams Trans PeopleRight-wing commentator Candace Owens is once again demonizing transgender people, this time using a manifesto purported to be from mass shooter Audrey Hale, who killed six people at Covenant School in Nashville in March before being shot to death by police. Police and others have said Hale, 28, a former student at the school, was a trans man who sometimes went by the name Aiden. Read on »

5 Gloriously Gay Podcasts You Need to Listen To


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Suicide and the Question of Whether It’s Ever OK to Out Someone

Alabama Smiths Station Mayor FL Bubba CopelandWhile watching the miniseries Fellow Travelers on Showtime over the weekend, I could not help but think of Smiths Station, Ala., Mayor and Pastor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland. He died by suicide last week after being involuntary outed as a transgender woman by a local conservative outlet, 1819 News, that was relentless in posting photos of Copeland embracing their secret gender identity. Read on »

Virginia Democrats Rally to Beat Out Far-Right Politicians on Election Day

LGBTQ Virginia State Election Coverage HRC President Kelley Robinson Candidates Danica Roem Josh Thomas Jamie Lockhart from Planned Parenthood Virginia Narissa Rahaman Equality VirginiaAs Virginia nears a pivotal moment in its statewide election on Tuesday, Danica Roem, a Democratic nominee for the state Senate, underscored the significance of the upcoming vote. Read on »

Fight for Queer Equality in the Military Chronicled in New MSNBC Documentary

MSNBC Documentary Serving in SecretIn the new MSNBC documentary Serving in Secret: Love, Country, and Don't Ask, Don't Tell, retired U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas T. Carpenter likens being gay in the military in the 1970s to living under the sword of Damocles. Read on »

Here's Our 2024 Election Predictions. Will They Come True?


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Libs of TikTok Creator Seems Overjoyed at Report Highlighting Her Dangerous Posts

Libs of TikTok Chaya Raichik USA Today Front PageChaya Raichik, the operator behind Libs of TikTok, has been prominently celebrating her appearance on USA Today's front page. The story? The newspaper documented a pattern of threats and harassment that follow Libs of TikTok social media posts when it targets hospitals, schools, libraries, and even people. Read on »

Trial Date Set for Suspect Accused of Killing Gay Ole Miss Student

Jimmie Jay Lee Sheldon HerrintgonA trial date has been set for the man accused of killing a popular gay student at the University of Mississippi last year. Read on »

Transgender Online Creators’ Images Misused in Transphobic PragerU Propaganda Film

PragerU Promoting Dangerous Documentary Detrans Twitter X Cell PhoneJessica Hutfless, a transgender woman, software engineer, and pinball enthusiast, was shocked when her image was being exploited in a documentary advertisement by the Prager University Foundation, a conservative advocacy organization known for its transphobia.
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Hong Kong Is Co-hosting the Gay Games, But Its Conservative Political Elite Isn't Happy About It

Hong Kong Is Co-hosting the Gay GamesBy Chris Lau, CNN Read on »

Hungarian Museum Director Sacked Over Gay Retirement Home Pics

Hungarian National Museum Budapest HungaryThe director of the Hungarian National Museum was fired over an international photo exhibit that one minister claimed violated the country’s harsh anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Read on »

77-Year-Old Man Receives 22 Years for Cold Case Gay-Bashing Murder

stanley bruce early and raymond keamThe now-older Australian man convicted of the 1987 gay-bashing murder of a man he thought was gay received what amounted to a life sentence in a Sydney courtroom late last month. Read on »

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