‘Fear Street’ Horror Trilogy Centers Queer Women and Outsiders
Author: Tracy E. Gilchrist It’s next-level town rivalry in the Fear Street horror trilogy on Netflix. Based on the books by R.L. Stine of Goosebumps...
July 2, 2021
Pastor says he doesn’t hate gay people, he just thinks they’re all pedophiles who should be executed
Author: Alex Bollinger A Texas pastor who called for the deaths of LGBTQ people – saying he “would love it if every fag would die...
July 2, 2021
Kaitlyn Weaver Teams With Adam Rippon on ‘Open Ice’ Film & Fundraiser
Author: Christine Linnell Weeks after becoming only the fourth out woman in figure skating, Canada’s Kaitlyn Weaver is premiering a documentary and fundraising drive that...
July 2, 2021
Police chief busted on camera putting a KKK sign on a Black officer’s desk
Author: Alex Bollinger Sheffield Lake, Ohio Police Chief Anthony Campo resigned several days after he was caught on camera putting a “Ku Klux Klan” sign...
July 2, 2021
LZ Granderson on the Meaning of Carl Nassib
Author: John Casey There are times, when writing this column, that I speak to people that I could talk to for hours. LZ Granderson is...
July 2, 2021
Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympic Future in Question After Marijuana Test
Author: Trudy Ring Sha’Carri Richardson, who made headlines recently for thanking her girlfriend after qualifying for the Olympics, will now miss at least part of...
July 2, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Anti-LGBTQ+ Florist Case
Author: Alex Cooper U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Anti-LGBTQ+ Florist Case The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to hear an appeal made by...
July 2, 2021
Women Who Are Coupled Together Now Have Access to IVF in France
Author: Alex Cooper After two years of debate, France’s lower legislative house passed a law on Tuesday to allow single women and women who are...
July 2, 2021
American LGBTQ+ Museum Moves Towards Reality
Author: Neal Broverman The New-York Historical Society, a museum and library dedicated to telling the stories of America’s largest city, announced a major expansion, which...
July 1, 2021
Lesbian Leslye Headland Brings a Queer Lens to Star Wars Franchise
Author: Mey Rude Leslye Headland is excited to bring her queer point of view to a galaxy far, far away. The writer, director, and showrunner...
July 1, 2021
Photographer Rick Castro Returns After the Plague
Author: Christopher Harrity After one year and four months or so, we enter a brave new world. As with many, 2020 was a hard year...
July 1, 2021
Brazilian Series Manhãs de Setembro Offers Fresh Black Trans Rep
Author: Desirée Guerrero A fascinating new Brazilian series from Amazon Studios is forging new ground in trans representation in Hollywood. Not only does Manhãs de...
July 1, 2021
Lawsuits filed against Trump fans & Texas cops over “attack” of Biden campaign bus
Author: Juwan J. Holmes Civil rights organizations have filed two lawsuits in federal court against dozens of individuals for harassing and “ambushing” a Biden-Harris campaign...
June 27, 2021
The State Department raises the Progress Pride flag over their headquarters
Author: Juwan J. Holmes The State Department officially raised a Pride flag for the first time over its headquarters on June 25. The flag chosen...
June 27, 2021
The religious right is running a boot camp for candidates trying to take over school boards
Author: John Gallagher The right-wing is fixated on Critical Race Theory, which looks at how racism is baked into societal structures. The GOP is on...
June 27, 2021
A block party protest is held outside of gay bar where Black woman was dragged by hair
Author: Juwan J. Holmes For the third week in a row, community activists in Washington, D.C. held a protest outside of Nellie’s Sports Bar after...
June 26, 2021
A principal tries cutting off a student’s graduation speech. He finished it anyway.
Author: Juwan J. Holmes A student and valedictorian speaking at his high school graduation had his speech interrupted by the school’s principal, who refused to...
June 26, 2021
Education Sec. Cardona: We Stand With LGBTQ+ Students
Author: Sec. Miguel Cardona Across the country this month, we celebrate Pride by honoring the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community’s contributions to our country, while recognizing the barriers...
June 26, 2021
The Powerful ‘Pansies’ of the U.S. Military
Author: John Casey This week, under questioning from Matt Gaetz, perhaps the least ethical member of Congress right now (and wow, that is a hard...
June 25, 2021
An Emotional Biden Designates Pulse Nightclub a National Memorial
Author: Neal Broverman Flanked by LGBTQ+ politicians, activists, and the first lady, President Joe Biden signed legislation today designating Orlando’s Pulse nightclub — the site...
June 25, 2021
