Playing for both teams: 6 LGBTQ+ spies from history
From the world wars and Red Scare to the fight for Irish independence, here are some queer spies worth knowing.
October 13, 2025
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Emmanuel Macron & wife expand lawsuit against Candace Owens over continued defamation
“Since we filed this lawsuit, Ms. Owens has only strengthened our case by doubling down on, and escalating, her knowingly false and defamatory rhetoric against the Macrons,” counsel for the couple said.
September 29, 2025
French president and wife to present evidence in court that first lady is a cisgender woman
This will come in a defamation suit Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron filed against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who claimed Brigitte was born with male sex characteristics and is therefore transgender.
September 18, 2025
French president hired investigator to uncover dirt on right-wing U.S. podcaster Candace Owens
Emmanuel Macron and his wife sought the information before suing the far-right media figure in Delaware
August 12, 2025
Candace Owens claims Donald Trump asked her to stop calling Emmanuel Macron’s wife transgender
The far-right commentator says the U.S. president intervened on behalf of the French president to get her to stop spreading lies.
August 5, 2025
Alex Jones’s lawyer mocks Candace Owens's chances in Emmanuel Macron's defamation lawsuit
“Owens told some of the dumbest, obvious lies one can tell,” Robert Barnes claimed.
July 25, 2025
Trump administration will incinerate $10 million worth of birth control for poor women
The Trump administration is literally torching nearly $10 million worth of birth control.
July 23, 2025
Budapest Pride to proceed despite Hungary's LGBTQ+ event ban
A Pride parade protesting Hungary's LGBTQ+ crack down has been backed by over 30 foreign embassies – but not the United States.
June 23, 2025
When push comes to shove, Brigitte Macron’s swat was more a mirror than a meme
Opinion: The French president isn’t the only one being batted around in a world gone enraged and violent, writes John Casey.
May 28, 2025
Paris unveils memorial to LGBTQ+ victims of Nazi atrocities
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo unveiled the sculpture, reminding Parisians not to forget LGBTQ+ history.
May 19, 2025
These 9 countries have issued trans travel advisories to the U.S.
Donald Trump's attack on trans rights have led to some countries warning LGBTQ+ people about traveling to the U.S.
April 7, 2025
These are the 38 countries that have legalized marriage equality (in order)
To date, only 38 nations allow same-sex couples to marry, and none of them did before 2001.
March 19, 2025
These are the safest countries for LGBTQ+ travelers: report
Proudly – and safely – see the northern lights, sunbathe on the Mediterranean, explore the Alps, and more.
January 6, 2025
Grindr’s 2024 in review from tops to bottoms and from daddy culture to Charli XCX
The gay hookup app has some sexy data on its users. Check it out.
December 12, 2024
France's first lady Brigitte Macron awarded nearly $9,000 in damages after transvestigation
A French court has ordered Amandine Roy and Natacha Rey to pay Macron €8,000 (about $8,864) over claims they made in 2021 that falsely asserted the first lady is actually her brother.
September 13, 2024
Imane Khelif files legal complaint for harassment over gender controversy
The Algerian boxer and gold medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympics is moving forward with an official harassment complaint following the outcry over her gender.
August 10, 2024
Who was James Baldwin? A look at the Black gay writer and civil rights activist's life and legacy
James Baldwin's work remains relevant today, on what would have been his one-hundredth birthday.
August 2, 2024
Olympics opening ceremony DJ will 'prosecute' those sending anti-LGBTQ+ hate messages
French DJ Barbara Butch has filed several complaints after receiving an onslaught of hate online for participating in the Olympics opening ceremony.
July 30, 2024
Lady Gaga appears to be engaged, introduces her 'fiancé' to France's gay prime minister
The pop icon also shared some of new music from LG7 while in Paris for the Olympics.
July 28, 2024
Paris Olympics will give out 300,000 condoms to athletes, continuing long-held tradition
300,000 condoms will be available in the Paris Olympic Village, returning to tradition after the IOC issued an intimacy ban and social distancing orders for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
July 15, 2024
What the heck is happening in France? Out gay PM Gabriel Attal tries to resign after far-right blowout
Gabriel Attal, the first out gay man to serve as France's Prime Minister, offered his resignation following his party's loss. President Emmanuel Macron has since rejected it.
July 8, 2024