A short poem written by Cindy Rizzo has been making the rounds online, and it speaks to the heart of the handwringing and blame many in the LGBTQ+ community have been placing on drag queens, transgender people, and young activists for going too far,

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) unveiled the latest statue added to the U.S. Capitol yesterday, but neglected to mention that author Willa Cather had a decades-long relationship with another woman.“As one of America’s greatest novelists, Willa Cather is a fitting addition to this gallery

President Joe Biden will appoint a new federal coordinator to address the increase in book bans enacted across different states -- part of a slew of new actions that he announced on Thursday aimed at protecting the LGBTQ+ community.

Early on in writer-director Georgia Oakley’s quietly devastating debut film, Blue Jean, the title character, Jean (Rosy McEwen), hears a radio broadcast about Section 28. Introduced by British prime minister Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government, the legislation banning the “promotion of homosexuality” passed in May

While speaking at the Politico Health Care Summit, out Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) expressed the need for the federal government to collect more data about LGBTQ+ people, especially when it comes to mental health.Federally funded surveys, she said, rarely provide questions on LGBTQ+

Former Vice President Mike Pence staked out a series of clear differences with boss-turned-2024 rival Donald Trump, and needled other Republican contenders, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in a CNN town hall in Iowa on Wednesday night.

Justin Bieber’s dad apparently thinks straight people deserve some attention during Pride Month.While celebrities across the board have been posting messages of support for the LGBTQ+ community since the beginning of June, on Wednesday, Jeremy Bieber reportedly posted what is being described as a

Fans have speculated that Spider-Woman Gwen Stacy is transgender, but the new animated film Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, drops some major hints that they’re correct.The movie never explicitly says she is transgender, but visual imagery and a storyline that includes a painful coming-out scene

The Justice Department recently informed Donald Trump's legal team that he is a target in a federal investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, a sign that prosecutors may be moving closer to indicting the former

It has recently come to light that Bari Weiss, the transphobic lesbian founder of the conservative outlet The Free Press, was given $500,000 by billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow to help launch an “anti-woke” non-profit organization that opposes anti-racism education in schools, widely referred

Pro fisherman Blake Dyer, a big name on the pro-fishing circuit, is out of at least one sponsorship this week after a high-end brewery cut ties with the angler over a homophobic tweet.In response to a message from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) denouncing Uganda’s

Missouri's Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed into law two bills targeting the rights of transgender people in the state, including a ban on gender-affirming care for minors and a prohibition on trans women and girls from playing on sports teams that align

A brawl broke out at a school board meeting in Glendale, California yesterday as folks were discussing a statement recognizing June as Pride Month. Three people were arrested.The Glendale Unified School District Board unanimously approved the resolution later in the evening.

As GOP-led states continue to ban medically necessary care for trans youth and some adults, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) has signed an executive order protecting gender-affirming care.“In the state of Maryland, nobody should have to justify their own humanity,” Moore said while signing the

An Indiana man has been charged after allegedly threatening Republican Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana and his family in voicemails, according to a court document.

In New York City, a trans woman says she’s suffering post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after she was attacked in the women’s locker room at a Metropolitan Transportation Authority facility in the Bronx.The bus driver, Nana Mangual (age 36), says she was slapped across the

A new study has found that straight couples become less politically engaged after getting married, but for gay, lesbian, and bisexual couples, marriage has the opposite effect.The study was designed to examine whether or not marriage made a difference in political activism and

Speaker Kevin McCarthy kicked off a closed-door meeting on Tuesday morning with a plea to his members: Let's move on from last week's debt ceiling drama and focus on the "next play."