News + Politics
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Green Bay Diocese Compares Being Trans to Sexual Abuse
The Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, released a new policy regarding LGBTQ students in its Catholic Schools that equates being transgender to being sexually abused. ...
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GOP Congressman Attends Gay Son’s Wedding After Voting Against Marriage Equality
A Republican congressman attended his gay son’s wedding, just three days after voting against federal legislation that would require states to recognize same-sex marriages. Last...
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DC Health Delays Second Dose of Monkeypox Vaccine
DC Health has decided that the most urgent priority is providing first doses of the vaccine to high-risk residents.
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Study Claims 94% of Trans Youth Persist in Gender Identity Post-Transition
A new study published by the American Association of Pediatrics claims that children who transition younger in life are very likely to persist in their...
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Meteorologist Receives Homophobic Email from Disgruntled Viewer
A local meteorologist in New Orleans, Louisiana, recently received a homophobic email from a disgruntled viewer. On July 17, David Bernard, the chief meteorologist at...
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Florida District Rejects Sex Ed Textbooks for Violating “Don’t Say Gay” Law
A Florida school district has rejected sex education textbooks after the county’s school board rejected two proposed textbooks for allegedly violating the state’s “Parental Rights...
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Homophobic Attacks Take Place Following Berlin Pride
Police in Berlin say two attacks that appear to be motivated by anti-LGBTQ bias occurred after the city’s Christopher Street Day celebration, a Pride Parade...
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W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox a “Global Health Emergency”
The World Health Organization has declared the spread of monkeypox to be a global health emergency as infections continue to increase across the globe, with...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Posts Willfully Transphobic Tweets
Marjorie Taylor Greene's awful, transphobic comments, directed at Assistant Secretary of Health, Admiral Rachel Levine, were not taken down by Twitter.
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Mr. Nice Jewish Boy DC Pageant Returns After Hiatus
The Mr. Nice Jewish Boy DC pageant, which had become an annual staple of summer in D.C. prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, will return in...
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Pulse Survivor Brandon Wolf is Fulfilling His Promise
Pulse survivor Brandon Wolf on the tragic night that changed his life, and why the LGBTQ community must remain vigilant in its fight.
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Gay, Black Applebee’s Cook Was Told to Ignore Co-Workers’ Slurs
An Applebee’s franchise in the Greater Tampa area has agreed to settle an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that the company failed to stop...
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Man Pleads Guilty to Using Grindr to Rob and Assault Victims
A California man has pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for targeting and robbing gay men he met on the gay dating app Grindr....
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Professor Calls for “Cure” for Homosexuality to Prevent Disease
LGBTQ students at the University of Texas at Dallas are asking for a professor to be held accountable after he called for a “cure for homosexuality.”...
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Slovenian Court Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Ban
A recent court ruling in Slovenia — a small eastern European country and former member of the Communist nation of Yugoslavia, has struck down bans...
