2022-10-07 20:00
Attorneys for Anthony Rapp and Kevin Spacey delivered opening statements Thursday in the first round of Rapp’s civil suit against Spacey.
“What happened to Anthony is something t… Read More
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2022-10-07 19:00
Michaela Coel is opening up about playing a lesbian superhero in Marvel’s upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
The I May Destroy You star and creator graces the recently revealed c… Read More
2022-10-07 18:00
Rock-and-roll icon Mick Jagger allegedly had same-sex affairs with two of his fellow bandmates in the Rolling Stones, according to The Stone Age: Sixty Years of the Rolling Stones, a ne… Read More
2022-10-07 17:00
In 1970, Sandy Schuster, mother of four, and Madeline Isaacson, mother of two, met at a Pentecostal church in Seattle. They fell in love and subsequently left their husbands to live together… Read More
2022-10-07 16:00
Far-right anti-LGBTQ commentator Matt Walsh faced criticism this week for recently-surfaced comments he made on his drive-time radio show The Matt and Crank Program that contradict a key cla… Read More
2022-10-07 13:59
Apple TV+’s The Problem with Jon Stewart returns for its second season this week with an episode tackling “the gender wars.”
“The world has gone into a bit of a tails… Read More
2022-10-07 13:30
A GOP candidate in Michigan whose campaign ran a series of unhinged ads about transgender youth in the primary is stressing that he does not support marriage equality.
State Sen. Tom Barrett… Read More
2022-10-07 12:00
Almost a decade after a Black gay man was beaten so severely that he lost sight in one eye, a judge has awarded him $4.5 million for the pain and suffering caused.
“It’s been nin… Read More
2022-10-06 21:00
A new scathing ad in Illinois’s gubernatorial race attacks the Republican candidate for allegedly teaching kids to hate at the Christian school he runs.
State Sen. Darren Bailey (R), w… Read More
2022-10-06 20:00
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, a case that could determine the future of LGBTQ rights nationwide.
The case involves Lorie Smith, a Christian woman in Colora… Read More
2022-10-06 19:30
Danae Hays grew up in the same small Alabama town as her mother, father, and the four generations before her. She attended the same brick-and-mortar high school that they did.
Hays joked th… Read More
2022-10-06 19:00
A transgender girl in Vermont was bullied by teammates on her high school volleyball team, and then by right-wing media, after she was misidentified by classmates as the perpetrator of a loc… Read More
2022-10-06 18:00
J.K. Rowling posted a photo of herself wearing a T-shirt calling the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, a “destroyer of women’s rights” for supporting a bill that… Read More
2022-10-06 17:00
The race for Congress in a newly redrawn district in Southern California is a study in contrasts.
California 41, a three-headed monster about a hundred miles wide, extends from the eastern e… Read More
2022-10-06 16:00
A right-wing activist in Iowa wore a drag-inspired costume to a school board meeting to protest a recent high school drag show.
Iowa Mama Bears founder Kimberley Reicks attended a meeting of… Read More
2022-10-06 15:30
Velma has a crush on a woman in the latest Scooby Doo movie that was released for digital download earlier this week, and one Fox News host is not taking it well, comparing homosexuality to… Read More
2022-10-06 15:00
In partnership with the dating app BLK, the rappers Saucy Santana and Trina have released a music video encouraging Black voters to get to the polls and vote in the upcoming midterm election… Read More
2022-10-06 14:00
A Texas woman is warning parents not to let their kids watch Hocus Pocus 2, fearing the evil spells the PG-rated Disney film may cast.
“With the release of Hocus Pocus 2 coming up I wo… Read More
2022-10-06 13:14
Gay influencer Christian Walker had four choice words for his father – former NFL player and Republican Herschel Walker who is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia – as news… Read More
2022-10-06 12:00
A local Iowa news station has proudly re-introduced one of its reporters after she came out as transgender.
Nora J.S. Reichardt has worked at Local 5 news since July 2021. In a 16-minute seg… Read More
2022-10-05 20:00
Spooky season is well underway, and networks and streaming platforms are rolling out their horror-laden line-ups of films and series. In addition to AMC’s very gay new take on Intervie… Read More
2022-10-05 19:00
On Tuesday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed into law a bill that bans the Children’s Hospital at Oklahoma University Hospital from using funds from the American Rescue Plan Act fo… Read More
2022-10-05 19:00
At least nine Colorado public school districts have debunked claims by Heidi Ganahl, the Republican candidate for the state’s governor, accusing educators of accommodating student &ldq&hell…Read More
2022-10-05 18:00
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is getting mocked on Twitter for saying that President Joe Biden can’t define what a woman is… when she, herself, misspelled the word “w… Read More
2022-10-05 17:00
In 2014, trans man Neo L. Sandja put on the first bodybuilding competition for trans people, a project that eventually blossomed into the International Association of Trans Bodybuilders and… Read More
2022-10-05 16:00
Slovenia has officially legalized marriage equality and adoption, making it the first country in Eastern Europe to do so.
The historic moment has come about after a 6-3 Constitutional Court… Read More
2022-10-05 15:30
A Republican congressional candidate in Tennessee is facing backlash for saying that the federal government should repeal same-sex marriage rights.
“We are a republic of free states,&r&hell…Read More
2022-10-05 15:00
A form that asks female student-athletes in Florida to report on their menstrual cycles is being blasted by LGBTQ and pro-choice activists.
The medical form has reportedly been used for two… Read More
2022-10-05 14:30
Democratic candidate for Colorado’s Third Congressional District Adam Frisch is “statistically tied” with the incumbent – and anti-LGBTQ extremist – Rep. Lauren… Read More
2022-10-05 14:05
Jameela Jamil is criticizing the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute for its upcoming exhibition honoring the late Karl Lagerfeld.
Vogue announced last week that the iconic… Read More
2022-10-05 13:00
Out Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg clapped back at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) accusation that Buttigieg wants to “emasculate the way we drive.”
&ldquo&hell…Read More
2022-10-05 12:00
Scott Jensen, the Republican candidate for Minnesota governor, recently joined the growing list of conservatives who think that public schools are allowing students to pee inside of litter b… Read More
2022-10-04 21:00
A conservative judge in Texas has issued a ruling against a federal guidance ensuring workplace non-discrimination protections for transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming employee… Read More
2022-10-04 20:00
Marvel’s first gay Spider-Man arrives in issue #5 of the comic book publisher’s Edge of Spider-Verse miniseries, out tomorrow. Ahead of the character’s official debut, a pr… Read More
2022-10-04 19:00
After almost a month of searching, police have arrested a man for the murder of a 35-year-old trans woman in Milwaukee.
Thirty-one-year-old Clayton Hubbird has been charged with first… Read More
2022-10-04 18:00
Same-sex albatross love is warming hearts in the icy, subantarctic waters south of New Zealand.
On Sunday, Frozen Planet II, the popular BBC wildlife series, took viewers to the remote Antip… Read More
2022-10-04 17:00
Among the many norms that the Republican Party has thrown overboard in its embrace of Trumpism is its condemnation of anti-Semitism.
Condemning someone who engaged in anti-Semitic tropes use… Read More
2022-10-04 16:00
The owner of a true crime memorabilia website is looking to cash in on renewed interest in Jeffrey Dahmer thanks to Netflix’s recent limited series about the serial killer. Cult Collec… Read More
2022-10-04 15:00
A trans high school student in Cincinnati refused to let a cruel prank bring her down.
Cass Steiner is a sophomore at Mariemont High School and was recently voted Homecoming Princess by her… Read More
2022-10-04 14:45
Velma from the Scooby-Doo franchise is now canonically gay, and fans are going wild.
Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! is the latest animated Scooby movie and it is available for digital download i… Read More
2022-10-04 14:00
Christian Walker, the gay influencer son of the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Georgia Herschel Walker, has disavowed his father following an explosive report claiming the former NFL… Read More
2022-10-04 13:00
A campaign video produced by a county’s Republican party is getting national attention for being perhaps the worst political ad of the season.
The Gratiot County, Michigan Republicans… Read More
2022-10-04 12:00
In an appearance on Fox & Friends, Caitlin Jenner claimed that in supporting trans people, the “radical left” has “hijacked and politicized yet another minority gr… Read More
2022-10-03 21:00
Bisexual Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday.
The 67-year-old helped found the study of paleogenetics, a field that investigates ancient humans and othe… Read More
2022-10-03 20:00
Students of at least six Arizona schools staged a walkout last week to protest new anti-LGBTQ laws that went into effect in the state late last month.
According to the Phoenix New Times, mor… Read More
2022-10-03 19:00
“She’s just gonna be she!”
That’s what they’re singing about the new “purple-y peanut shaped chocolate candy” joining the six current characters in… Read More
2022-10-03 18:00
Last week, Lizzo set the internet on fire after she played a 200-year-old crystal flute that once belonged to President James Madison at her Washington, D.C. concert.
Fans were delighted by… Read More
2022-10-03 17:00
In 1994, a Missouri high school teacher named Rodney Wilson – the first out public school teacher in the state – wanted to give students better access to LGBTQ history as well as… Read More
2022-10-03 16:01
After a month of voting, here are the winners of LGBTQ Nation’s Heroes 2022!
Last month, LGBTQ Nation’s editors nominated 40 people across eight categories of heroes based on the… Read More
2022-10-03 15:30
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has released an anti-trans campaign ad as part of his reelection campaign.
The ad features former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines, who has been vo… Read More
2022-10-03 15:00
Doug Mastriano, who is the Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, appeared to claim that there are elementary schools in the state teaching kids how to pole dance.
Mastriano was… Read More
2022-10-03 14:30
Billy Eichner is blaming Bros’s disappointing opening weekend on the fact that straight people didn’t turn out to see the film. The gay rom-com opened in theaters on Friday to ge… Read More
2022-10-03 13:52
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) spoke at a rally for Donald Trump in Michigan this weekend and slipped in a homophobic remark about out gay Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.
Gre… Read More
2022-10-03 13:00
Heidi Ganahl, the Republican candidate for governor of Colorado, claims that student “furries” are identifying as cats in over 30 different schools in the state.
“Not many… Read More
2022-10-03 12:00
The odds of the Republicans taking the House are pretty good right now. That means not only an end to the January 6 investigation but also a new round of Inquisition-style hearings meant to… Read More
2022-10-02 21:00
When transgender activist Erin Reed first started transitioning, she found it difficult to locate gender-affirming health centers that provide informed consent around hormone replacement the… Read More
2022-10-02 17:00
A federal court has ruled that a Muslim prisoner’s religious rights were violated when a Wisconsin prison had a transgender male guard observe a strip-search being performed on him.
Ru… Read More
2022-10-02 15:00
In Maury County, TN this week, a library committee listened to a three-minute Old Testament, anti-LGBTQ, pro-MAGA diatribe, captured on video, from a woman claiming to speak on behalf of &ld&hell…Read More
2022-10-02 13:00
New York City’s eviction court – the venue of a landmark same-sex relationship decision long before Obergefell v Hodges – is now the source of a legal opinion that com… Read More
2022-10-01 21:00
Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced updates to its gender identity policy that include allowing staff to wear gender pronoun badges and eliminating the gendered uniform requirement. Now, V… Read More
2022-10-01 19:00
AMC launches its Anne Rice extended universe this weekend with the premiere episode of Interview with the Vampire. This latest adaptation of Rice’s 1976 novel is a significant and very… Read More
2022-10-01 17:00
“Today, I did it.”
That’s how Jan Moore began a heartwarming TikTok video explaining a simple, but momentous moment in the 84-year-old lesbian’s life.
Moore, Australi… Read More
2022-10-01 15:00
While appearing on Tamron Hall’s talk show this week to explain her latest verbal face plant, Gospel singer Kim Burrell claimed Jamie Foxx defended her to Ellen DeGeneres after she ran… Read More
2022-10-01 13:00
In Jacksonville, FL, a second-grader was expelled from a Christian day school after her parents refused to take a picture of her in a bathtub.
School officials at Victory Christian Academy t… Read More
2022-09-30 22:00
2022-09-30 21:00
Trevor Noah, the host of Comedy Central’s satirical news program The Daily Show, recently announced he’s resigning.
While it’s unclear when exactly he will exit the show (a… Read More
Kim Davis Loses Again: Court Denies Qualified Immunity Bid For Denying Gay Couples Marriage Licenses
2022-09-30 20:00
A federal court of appeals has ruled yet again that former Rowan County, Kentucky clerk Kim Davis – who refused to provide marriage licenses to gay couples after marriage equality was… Read More
2022-09-30 19:00
On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill protecting transgender youth and their families fleeing prosecution from states that criminalize gender-affirming care.
“In… Read More
2022-09-30 18:00
“Representation matters.”
Celia Israel – an out lesbian legislator in Texas who is now running for mayor of Austin – returned to this idea often in a conversation wit… Read More
2022-09-30 17:00
“I know this is new to you, but I’ve dated a lot of women. This is just par for the course. This is the risk you’re taking,” Carmen Maria Machado’s lover tells… Read More
2022-09-30 16:00
Netflix’s controversial new series about Jeffrey Dahmer has been criticized for potentially romanticizing the infamous serial killer since it premiered last week. And sure enough, a bi… Read More
2022-09-30 15:00
A first of its kind study has found that top surgery in transmasculine adolescents and young adults can significantly improve quality of life.
While the positive effects of top surgery have… Read More
2022-09-30 14:40
Robbie Pierce, the husband of Advocate Editorial Director Neal Broverman, has the internet cracking up with his epic response to a child repeating homophobia he heard at home.
“A rando… Read More
2022-09-30 14:12
A Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping as part of a gruesome plan to murder gay men.
Chance Seneca, 21, admitted to using a gay dating app in June 2020 to meet then 18… Read More
2022-09-30 13:00
Today is the last day to vote in LGBTQ Nation Heroes 2022.
So go vote! We’d love to hear what you think about this year’s nominees.
Our editorial team put together a lineup of&nb&hell…Read More
2022-09-30 12:31
When the caretaker of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Yardley, Pennsylvania arrive to the church grounds on Tuesday, they found that someone had torn the church’s rainbow Pride… Read More
2022-09-29 21:00
Out Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI) has introduced two bills to establish an LGBTQ history museum in Washington, D.C. The announcement comes as LGBTQ History Month is about to begin.
“As… Read More
2022-09-29 20:00
More than 10 years after the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” (DADT), the 1994 law that banned gay and bisexual service members from serving in the military, a public… Read More
2022-09-29 20:00
Out actor Ian McKellen seemingly dismissed criticism that straight actors shouldn’t play gay roles earlier this week. During a Q&A after a special 25th-anniversary screening of the… Read More
2022-09-29 18:00
Two months before the World Cup is set to take place in Qatar, the country’s ambassador to the United Nations deleted her Twitter account after homophobic and antisemitic tweets she po… Read More
2022-09-29 17:00
In Atlanta this week, the first queer Muslim elected in the state of Georgia came out for a second time — as nonmonogamous.
Liliana Bakhtiari, 34, who won their seat on the Atlanta Cit… Read More
2022-09-29 16:00
With her hair tied in a high ponytail, Bruna bends over a client, using her vibrant and outgoing personality to keep them comfortable and amused during their time together.
The services offe… Read More
2022-09-29 15:30
Preliminary data indicates that unvaccinated people who are eligible for the vaccine are 14 times more likely to contract monkeypox than those who are vaccinated, according to U.S. health of… Read More
2022-09-29 15:00
Lizzo delighted fans on Tuesday night by playing a few notes on a 200-year-old crystal flute owned by fourth President James Madison at her Washington, D.C. concert. But while many cheered t… Read More
2022-09-29 14:30
A pediatrician running for Congress as a Democrat in South Carolina, Dr. Annie Andrews, is speaking out after her opponent – incumbent Rep. Nancy Mace (R-NC) – accused her of sup… Read More
2022-09-29 14:00
The Log Cabin Republicans, like large swathes of the GOP, embraced Donald Trump and everything he stood for. Now the group of conservative queers is endorsing Sarah Palin in her bid to becom… Read More
2022-09-29 12:50
Perry Greene, the husband of anti-LGBTQ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), has filed for divorce after 27 years of marriage.
According to court documents obtained by The Daily Beast, Perry… Read More
2022-09-29 12:08
The Roseburg Public School District in Oregon has had to debunk a web hoax started by an angry Facebook post that claimed that its schools were accommodating students who dress up, act like… Read More
2022-09-28 21:00
Herschel Walker, Georgia’s Republican Senate nominee and a former NFL player, recently voiced his belief that trans kids will not get into heaven.
“When I get to heaven, I want t… Read More
2022-09-28 20:00
Author JK Rowling took to Twitter earlier this week to once again air her anti-transgender views.
This time the target of her ire was a U.K. charity organization Mermaids, which provides sup… Read More
2022-09-28 19:00
“Fuck the church, fuck the state, you can’t make us procreate!”
That was the sound of “queer joy” at a forced-birth fundraiser this summer in St. Louis, when me… Read More
2022-09-28 18:00
Anti-LGBTQ bigots continue to threaten drag queen story hours across country – but bookstores are fighting book.
The LGBTQ-owned Montana Book Company – located in Helena –… Read More
2022-09-28 17:00
A tension has always existed regarding whether and how many new immigrants should enter our shores. One side can be represented by Emma Lazarus in her iconic poem “The New Colossus&rdq&hell…Read More
2022-09-28 16:00
An Idaho drag performer is suing a right-wing blogger for defamation after the blogger falsely accused the queen of indecent exposure during a Pride event this summer.
On June 11, Eric Posey… Read More
2022-09-28 15:30
In several anecdotes, an upcoming book on Donald Trump’s presidency by New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman – entitled Confidence Man – shows his obsession with the po… Read More
2022-09-28 15:00
The comedians known as The Good Liars are taking on an important question for Republicans as the midterms approach: are drag queens or guns more dangerous to children?
Republicans have spent… Read More
2022-09-28 14:30
Out transgender and queer Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider and partner Genevieve Davis announced this week that they have married. The couple shared the news on social media along with weddi… Read More
2022-09-28 14:00
After students across Virginia walked out of school on Tuesday to protest anti-trans policies, out White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reaffirmed the Biden Administration’s… Read More
A Third Of Republicans Say It Would Be A “bad Thing†If There Were More LGBTQ People In Congress
2022-09-28 13:30
Despite LGBTQ people being severely underrepresented in public office, a significant number of Republicans believe that it would be worse for any more to get elected to Congress.
Around one… Read More
2022-09-28 13:00
By most accounts, 44-year-old Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will run for president in 2024. The only problem is many of those closest to him despise him.
At least that’s the gist of a… Read More
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