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Five years after COVID began, Biden's health adviser warns of the new dangers to public health

One of the world’s top health experts used to sleep with one eye open. Now, he says he’s been sleeping with all three eyes open.

Broadway Shutters Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

It's the first time Broadway has gone dark for more than a few days since the stagehands' strike in 2007. 

Gay Adult Film Studio Halts Production Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Charged Media will release new content, but not produce any, until the outbreak ends.

Queerantine Parties: Ben Platt Dancing, Shangela Rapping, Indigo Girls

LGBTQ performers and allies are planning live events and posting entertaining distractions from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The gays bring surge to D.C. Metro ridership for Capital Pride Parade

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority reported its highest ridership since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kennedy Center plagued with dismal ticket sales as patrons stay away under Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ takeover

It’s worse than during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when a deadly virus kept people away from public places.

New Study Shows Upward Trend in Suicide Risk for LGBTQ+ Youth

"The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and relentless political attacks during this time period cannot be understated," said Amit Paley, CEO and executive director of The Trevor Project.

Memories of Women in Provincetown

Travel responsibly to one of the most dynamic LGBTQ havens for womxn from all walks of life. Please note that all photos featured were taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

LGBTQ+ Poverty Dropped During Pandemic, Except Among This Group

The drop is likely a result of government stimulus programs and affected nearly all LGBTQ+ communities.

Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Author Sentenced on Fraud Charges

Former Florida Rep. Joe Harding will serve four months in federal prison.

Dr. Michael Osterholm warns of the 'next big one' amid vaccine chaos and increasing attacks on public health

“Are we going to base what we do for the health of our population on science, or are we going to go with magic smoke and mirrors?” says Dr. Osterholm

Transgender-Owned Massachusetts Eatery Stays Open With Community Support

A GoFundMe campaign helped save Ritcey East from closure.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Lesbian Union Leader Is Not Really a Mother

Greene attacked Randi Weingarten during a congressional hearing Wednesday and again claimed remote learning turned kids transgender.

'New pathway' to cure for HIV discovered using tech from COVID-19 vaccine

One of the main roadblocks in developing a cure for HIV has been finding a way to isolate the virus as it hides among white blood cells.

Marjorie Taylor Greene: School Closures, Social Media Made Kids Transgender

Greene put forth this bizarre idea at a House subcommittee meeting Tuesday.

Who is Robby Starbuck? This is the anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist convincing companies to drop DEI

The anti-DEI movement sweeping corporations is being pushed by a man who believes that chemicals turn children LGBTQ+ and the COVID-19 vaccine caused Matthew Perry's death.

We corrected after Nixon, Clinton, and Bush lies, and once for Trump, but won't after Charlie Kirk. Why?

Opinion: The outsized mourning of Kirk signals not healing but a nation spiraling deeper into lies with a point of no return under Trump, writes John Casey.

Robert 'Froggy' Kennedy Jr.  ribbits lies, conspiracy theories, and gibberish, garbling our public health

Opinion: Throughout his bizarre life, and especially at Thursday's Senate Finance Committee hearing, Kennedy has proved that he is the proverbial "Toad of Toad Hall," writes John Casey.

The many terms the Trump administration really hates

The administration has banned or discouraged the use of hundreds of terms, including "advocate," "LGBT," and "trans."

Pedro Pascal encouraged intolerant Gina Carano to say 'trans rights' before she was fired

Pedro Pascal encouraged his colleague to show support for transgender people after she made several insensitive social media posts.