Trans Volunteer Killed in Mass Stabbing at San Jose Homeless Shelter
A victim of a November mass stabbing at a homeless shelter in San Jose, Calif., has been identified as Kimberly Susan Fial, a transgender woman...
December 11, 2020
This guy posted a sign in his yard to mock a trans health official & then something special happened
Brittney Loper had always been proud of her hometown of Waterford, Pennsylvania until she saw the transphobic sign Brian Dwyer had posted in his yard...
December 11, 2020
Trump Rule Makes Asylum ‘Impossible’ for LGBTQ+, HIV-Positive People
Lambda Legal and Immigration Equality plan to sue the Trump administration over a new policy they say will make it “virtually impossible” for LGBTQ+ or...
December 11, 2020
Robert Gant on ‘Queer as Folk,’ 20 Years Later
As I’ve mentioned before, I grew up in Pittsburgh, so when Showtime premiered the first-ever network broadcast of a gay drama 20 years ago this...
December 11, 2020
Michigan court rules that businesses can refuse gay & bi people, but not trans people
A Michigan court has ruled that it’s legal for businesses to refuse to serve gay and bisexual people but not transgender people. The state’s civil...
December 11, 2020
Trans volunteer killed in mass stabbing at homeless shelter
Kimberly Susan Fial and another person were killed in a mass stabbing at a San Jose, California homeless shelter that left three others seriously wounded....
December 10, 2020
Legislator’s first speech is a barnburner as he tells colleagues to “Be gay. Do crime.”
Ricardo Menéndez March’s maiden speech to New Zealand’s House of Representatives was a barnburner as he exhorted his colleagues to “Be gay. Do crime.” A...
December 10, 2020
Trump-loving nuts filmed themselves taking down “gay” mystery monolith. Now it’s back.
The latest turn in the mystery monolith saga of 2020 has come. Since an unexplained metal “monolith” was found in an “inaccessible” canyon in the...
December 6, 2020
Rush Limbaugh admits it’s “harder to not look like a kook” as a conservative
During a segment of his radio show on December 4, conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh had a message directly for “mainstream media.” “Can I have the...
December 6, 2020
Joe Biden makes pledge to lead the “most pro-equality administration in history” of America
In brief remarks at the International LGBTQ Leaders Conference, President-elect Joe Biden told listeners that he is “committed” to making an LGBTQ-affirming administration along with...
December 6, 2020
NYC’s Ali Forney Center Expands Reach to Kentucky, Arkansas, Poland
Pictured: Nadia Swanson and Carl Siciliano are heading the Ali Forney Center’s new technical assistance program to help other providers serve homeless LGBTQ+ youth. Over...
December 5, 2020
Preacher that blamed LGBTQ people for coronavirus says Biden supporters are “cursed”
Steven Andrew, known by the nickname “Pastor Jazz Hands” thanks to blogger Joe Jervis, has claimed that anyone supporting or “following” President-elect Joe Biden is...
December 5, 2020
A police officer used a harmful gay stereotype to describe a protester. He received a suspension.
Austin, Texas police officer Ryan Seweryn has been suspended for 10 days after assuming a Black Lives Matter protester was gay, based solely on the...
December 5, 2020
Karen Pence’s Anti-LGBTQ+ School Got $725,000 in COVID Relief Funds
The anti-LGBTQ+ school where Karen Pence teaches received nearly $725,000 in federal funds under the Paycheck Protection Program. Immanuel Christian School in Springfield, Va., got...
December 4, 2020
Pelosi Shuts Down Christian Reporter’s Trans ‘Gotcha’ Question
Nancy Pelosi took a firm stance when challenged on her position on trans youth’s access to gender-affirming schools, sports, and locker rooms. When a Christian...
December 4, 2020
HBO Drops New Trailer for Queer Latinx Love Story ‘La Leyenda Negra’
HBO has released a new trailer for La Leyenda Negra. The film, which premiered at this year’s Sundance festival and later screened at Outfest, is...
December 4, 2020
LGBTQ+ Identity and Our Relationship With the ‘Queer’ Word
On the Road to Understanding“The queerness doesn’t matter …”It was a line of poignant simplicity and truth, and it was attributed to the character Dorothy...
December 4, 2020
Dog-Toting ‘Karen’ Screams Antigay Slurs at L.A. Lockdown Protest
A woman unleashed a homophobic tirade at a protest of the lockdown in Los Angeles. Wearing a red Trump 2020 hoodie while carrying a dog...
December 4, 2020
Kristen Stewart on Why Happiest Season’s Coming-Out Story Is Important
The holidays came early with the release of Clea DuVall’s queer-themed rom-com Happiest Season on Hulu over the Thanksgiving weekend. And the movie that stars...
December 4, 2020
Cancer Couldn’t Stop Former Murmurs Member Heather Reid or Her Music
Even in a world as full of uncertainty as the current one, indie rocker Heather Reid of the Murmurs fame is noticeably optimistic. “If I’m...
December 4, 2020
