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Houston area officials step up after Greg Abbott rejects gay softball tourney's funding request

iPride's Gay Softball World Series will take place in September as planned thanks to a $500,000 grant from Harris County.

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Outrage after border agents subject detained gay Vermont superintendent to hours of ‘psychological terror’

Local officials and national lawmakers are expressing anger over U.S. citizen Wilmer Chavarria’s “deeply disturbing” encounter while returning from vacation with his husband.

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News

Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ Texans find joy and hope at Drag University

Drag U provides a much-needed outlet when their community is being attacked by their state and the federal government.

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Politics

Military vet Gina Ortiz Jones becomes first lesbian elected mayor of San Antonio

Jones, who was undersecretary of the Air Force in Joe Biden's administration, beat Rolando Pablos in a runoff election.

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News

These three gay men began dating in 1970. Here are 50 Polaroid photos from their lives

A collection of over 9,700 Polaroid photos capturing the lives of a historic throuple has been unearthed.

Crime

Two Texas trans women were kidnapped and assaulted. Their accused attacker faces six felonies

Salih Ali Mohammed Alhemoud, 30, was indicted Wednesday on six felony charges related to the kidnapping and assault of two trans women he met through Grindr.

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Election

Dems announce historic six-figure ad buy in LGBTQ+ publications

This is the Democratic National Committee's first paid targeted LGBTQ+ media campaign.

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Crime

Black transgender Air Force veteran Vanity Williams shot to death in Houston

Williams, who had recently started nursing school, is being remembered as someone who "made a safe space for everybody."

Kamala Harris gives powerful speech at AKA convention days after sorors complaints got hundreds of gays evicted from Dallas hotel

Politics

Kamala Harris gives AKA convention speech days after sorors got hundreds of gays evicted from Dallas hotel

She gave a powerful speech to her sisters and celebrated equality and warned of ‘dictator on day one’ Donald Trump.

Crime

Texas doctor charged for leaking health records of transgender kids to far-right extremist

Eithan Haim allegedly stole private health records of transgender kids who weren’t his patients and gave their medical information to an anti-trans activist.

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Jolanda Jones doesn't wait for permission to speak her mind.

Texas authorities destroyed a city Pride crosswalk in the middle of the night.

Gov. Greg Abbott's administration gave cities 30 days to eliminate decorations from crosswalks. Meanwhile, Gov. Ron DeSantis just erased an iconic Ocean Drive walkway in Miami Beach.

iPride's Gay Softball World Series will take place in September as planned thanks to a $500,000 grant from Harris County.

Local officials and national lawmakers are expressing anger over U.S. citizen Wilmer Chavarria’s “deeply disturbing” encounter while returning from vacation with his husband.

Drag U provides a much-needed outlet when their community is being attacked by their state and the federal government.

Jones, who was undersecretary of the Air Force in Joe Biden's administration, beat Rolando Pablos in a runoff election.

Performances by JT, Voice winner Asher HaVon, and more are scheduled, along with drag, dancing, and networking opportunities.

A collection of over 9,700 Polaroid photos capturing the lives of a historic throuple has been unearthed.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Houston said it could no longer allow the Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce to hold a major event at the site.

Joey Lamar Ellis is accused of finding men after hours in the park he worked at, forcing them to strip, robbing, and sexually assaulting them.

Salih Ali Mohammed Alhemoud, 30, was indicted Wednesday on six felony charges related to the kidnapping and assault of two trans women he met through Grindr.

Queen Bey’s involvement has been long-awaited.

This is the Democratic National Committee's first paid targeted LGBTQ+ media campaign.

Joey Lamar Ellis now faces one sexual assault charge and two charges of official oppression for multiple incidents that took place earlier this year in Houston

Williams, who had recently started nursing school, is being remembered as someone who "made a safe space for everybody."

“We want to ban assault weapons, and they want to ban books. Can you imagine?” Harris said of her opponents.

She gave a powerful speech to her sisters and celebrated equality and warned of ‘dictator on day one’ Donald Trump.

Eithan Haim allegedly stole private health records of transgender kids who weren’t his patients and gave their medical information to an anti-trans activist.

Rep. Shawn Thierry broke with the Democratic Party to vote for a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Now she's lost her primary to Black queer woman Lauren Ashley Simmons

Cook had won a special election to finish the term of a senator who resigned, but now she's won a primary runoff that will likely keep her representing her heavily Democratic district.