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PHOTOS: Activists Rally at Supreme Court as LGBTQ Hearings Begin

SCOTUS will begin hearing arguments from three LGBTQ cases that will decide if we are protected by Title VII. We will be sharing photos here as the historic hearings begin.

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PHOTOS: Activists Rally at Supreme Court as LGBTQ Hearings Begin

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Actor, writer, producer, director, and activist Doug Spearman is very comfortable on both sides of the camera.

Guillaume Cizeron and his ice dancing partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry have been mired in controversy since the start of the Milano Cortina Olympics.

The shooter's history includes a Nazi tattoo and amplifying far-right conspiracy theories online.

These photos from the Cherry Grove Archives Collection show queer joy at one of the oldest LGBTQ+ havens in the country.

Starrf**ker Magazine, a beefcake zine for the modern homosexual, was created by Los Angeles based-photographer Jeremy Lucido as an extension of his art.

Jeremy Lucido and his buddies Diego Sans, Anthony Pecoraro, Max Adonis, Kyle Goffney, Seth Fornea, Calvin Banks, and Gathering owner Alexander Guerra all got very naked and had a photo romp to show off the Hotel Gaythering.

*Starrf**ker Magazine*, a beefcake zine for the modern homosexual, was created by Los Angeles based-photographer Jeremy Lucido as an extension of his art.