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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.

Trump’s tariff on foreign films is his revenge on Hollywood, a Red Scare redux, and an autocratic power move

Opinion: A wanna-be authoritarian leader like Trump cannot tolerate dissident artists, which inevitably means he can’t tolerate his citizens either, writes John Casey.

Mark Robinson, North Carolina antigay governor hopeful, condemned public spending while benefiting from it

He has denounced government assistance programs as a “plantation of welfare and victimhood” while his family's company has made money from administering one.

Gay Republican George Santos Lied About Grandparents Fleeing Holocaust

George Santos is already facing calls to resign before he's even sworn into office over allegations he's fabricated parts of his biography. 

What Life in a Penal Colony Could Have Been Like for Brittany Griner

Human rights groups have decried the conditions in many of these Russian facilities. Here's what the out WNBA star may have faced.

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A Russian Valentine We Don't Expect Putin Will Keep

Damian Siqueiros's "To Russia with Love" crowd-funding project portrays iconic queer figures from Russia's history, tracing a line from 19th century to the present.