Hanukkah benefit concert for Jewish LGBTQ youth organization faces death threats
Author: Juwan J. Holmes A concert being organized and staged by a LGBTQ Jewish organization this weekend is going to have heavy security measures in...
December 4, 2021
A hate group wants the Supreme Court to allow them to sue people calling them a hate group
Author: John Gallagher A religious right group is asking the Supreme Court to let it sue the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for designating it...
December 4, 2021
Former Principal Says She Was Punished for Pride Flag Display, Sues
Author: Trudy Ring A former middle school principal in Minnesota says she was removed from her position for displaying an LGBTQ+ Pride flag, and now...
December 3, 2021
New Album Place and Time Features LGBTQ+ Diversity in Musical Theater
Author: Advocate Contributors While musical theater can often be considered “gay,” writers EllaRose Chary and Brandon James Gwinn (pictured above) felt that it’s often not...
December 3, 2021
Cardi B Blasts Idea That Toy Kitchen Sets for Boys Are ‘Gay’
Author: Alex Cooper Cardi B has once again reminded us that she will not tolerate people’s anti-LGBTQ+ ridiculousness. The out Grammy-winning rapper ripped social media...
December 3, 2021
F1’s Lewis Hamilton: Saudi Arabia’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Are ‘Terrifying’
Author: Alex Cooper Formula One race car world champion Lewis Hamilton plans to continue standing up for LGBTQ+ rights in countries where LGBTQ+ people face...
December 3, 2021
SCOTUS Underlines Connection of Abortion Rights, LGBTQ+ Equality
Author: Trudy Ring Some exchanges during the arguments over Mississippi’s restrictive abortion law at the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday made clear the relationship between reproductive...
December 2, 2021
RuPaul’s Drag Race Just Announced, Revealed Its 1st Heterosexual Queen
Author: Mikelle Street Season 14 of RuPaul’s Drag Race has 14 contestants: Angeria Paris VanMichaels, Bosco, Daya Betty, Deja Skye, Jasmine Kennedie, Jorgeous, June Jambalaya,...
December 2, 2021
Report: DaBaby Goes Silent on HIV Organizations He Met With
Author: Trudy Ring After rapper DaBaby made ignorant and derogatory comments about LGBTQ+ people, women, and people living with HIV over the summer, he met...
December 2, 2021
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Says Fauci ‘Overhyped’ COVID-19 Like He Did AIDS
Author: Alex Cooper U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, said Dr. Anthony Fauci has “overhyped” the COVID-19 pandemic and he did the “exact...
December 2, 2021
Trans Woman Cris Blehar Killed in Kentucky; Suspect Awaits Trial
Author: Trudy Ring Cris Blehar, a 65-year-old Kentucky woman who was stabbed and shot to death in May, has been identified as transgender, bringing the...
December 2, 2021
Town in Bangladesh Elects Country’s First Trans Mayor
Author: Alex Cooper Nazrul Islam Ritu says her recent victory in a mayoral election was a sign that society had become more accepting of the...
December 2, 2021
Chile elects their first transgender official to their national legislature
Author: Juwan J. Holmes Trans woman and activist Emilia Schneider became the first trans person to win an election to the Chilean legislature this week....
November 28, 2021
Corrections officer that has endured anti-gay discrimination & was almost raped is suing
Author: Juwan J. Holmes A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Sgt. Deon Jones, a 24-year veteran corrections officer, by the American Civil Liberties...
November 28, 2021
Convicted insurrectionist is asking for money so he can “refund the police”
Author: Juwan J. Holmes A gay man who pled guilty to charges related to his encouragement and participation in the insurrection attempt at the U.S....
November 28, 2021
Trans woman shot to death in parking lot by cold shooter who then steals her car
Author: Juwan J. Holmes Advocates have confirmed that a victim in an apparent carjacking and murder weeks ago was a 35 year-old transgender woman, who...
November 27, 2021
Bisexual teacher resigns after complaints over Pride flag displays at his school
Author: Juwan J. Holmes At least one teacher has left their job after uncorroborated “external challenges” were made against a school district in Three Rivers,...
November 27, 2021
Stephen Sondheim, Musical Theater Legend, Dead at 91
Author: Alex Cooper Out songwriter and composer Stephen Sondheim died Friday at the age of 91. Sondheim’s work reshaped American musical theater and has influenced...
November 26, 2021
Many Older Queer Adults Face Abuse Yet Rarely Report It, Study Says
Author: Alex Cooper A survey conducted by Oregon’s Human Services Department has found that most older lesbian, gay, or bisexual people in the state have...
November 26, 2021
The Queer Elements of Hallmark’s ‘An Unexpected Christmas’
Author: Alex Cooper Holiday movie season is officially on at the Hallmark Channel, and it continues today with An Unexpected Christmas. The film follows a recently...
November 26, 2021
