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                Nancy Mace goes after nonexistent ‘trans mice’ research with new bill
               Courtesy Congresswoman Nancy Mace
 
                West Texas A&M University's drag show ban blocked by appeals court
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                Ari Shapiro, gay co-host of All Things Considered, is leaving NPR
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        North Carolina Republican lawmaker wants the state to police what transgender teachers can wear
      Wake County Republican Erin Paré floated a statewide dress code after objecting to a transgender music teacher’s clothing.
 
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Nancy Mace goes after nonexistent ‘trans mice’ research with new bill

West Texas A&M University's drag show ban blocked by appeals court

Ari Shapiro, gay co-host of All Things Considered, is leaving NPR

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Pete Buttigieg warns that beating Trump won’t fix what made him possible

At a Provincetown fundraiser for Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, the former transportation secretary argued Democrats need a vision beyond restoring the pre-Trump status quo.

North Carolina Republican lawmaker wants the state to police what transgender teachers can wear

Wake County Republican Erin Paré floated a statewide dress code after objecting to a transgender music teacher’s clothing.

The people who called AIDS God’s punishment for gays are helping measles make a comeback

Opinion: Conservative and religious communities that enable the spread of preventible diseases could learn a lot from the queer people they vilified during the AIDS crisis, writes Josh Ackley.

Brittney Griner seeks divorce from wife who championed her release from Russian captivity

The divorce petition says the marriage is “irretrievably broken,” per TMZ.

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Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate’s LGBTQ+ damage control meeting devolves into ‘shitshow’

Amy Acton did not attend as trans leaders were blocked, removed and left angrier over her anti-trans remarks.

Lindsey Graham may have lived deep in the closet. He made others suffer for it

The stories about the late Republican senator's sexuality may multiply after his death. None of them changes who he chose to be, writes John Casey

Anti-trans rally flops as Seattle Storm player wears ‘trans rights are human rights’ shirt

On Tuesday night, the Seattle Storm posted photos to Instagram showing Dolson wearing a “TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.”

How the Kash Patel hack turned a college-linked username into a security warning

Experts say common online habits, such as reusing identifiers like "spiderkash," can leave even senior government officials vulnerable to exposure.

If anyone should get a motel room, it’s Senator John Kennedy and Donald Trump

The Louisiana Republican's Obama and Colbert antigay smear campaign surely earned Trump’s undying love.

Dear Kash Patel: Quit your job. Get help

Opinion: The signs of alcohol addiction and obsession with image control are all too clear to queer people, as is a clear cry for help, writes Josh Ackley.

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At a Provincetown fundraiser for Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, the former transportation secretary argued Democrats need a vision beyond restoring the pre-Trump status quo.

Wake County Republican Erin Paré floated a statewide dress code after objecting to a transgender music teacher’s clothing.

Opinion: Conservative and religious communities that enable the spread of preventible diseases could learn a lot from the queer people they vilified during the AIDS crisis, writes Josh Ackley.

The divorce petition says the marriage is “irretrievably broken,” per TMZ.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told.

More For You

Most Popular

Amy Acton did not attend as trans leaders were blocked, removed and left angrier over her anti-trans remarks.

The stories about the late Republican senator's sexuality may multiply after his death. None of them changes who he chose to be, writes John Casey

On Tuesday night, the Seattle Storm posted photos to Instagram showing Dolson wearing a “TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.”

Experts say common online habits, such as reusing identifiers like "spiderkash," can leave even senior government officials vulnerable to exposure.

The Louisiana Republican's Obama and Colbert antigay smear campaign surely earned Trump’s undying love.

Opinion: The signs of alcohol addiction and obsession with image control are all too clear to queer people, as is a clear cry for help, writes Josh Ackley.