This queer TikTok star helps LGBTQ+ singles find love — and chaos — online
“It can be chaotic, funny, and unpredictable, but it’s also full of warmth, connection, and real vulnerability!”
May 15, 2025
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“It can be chaotic, funny, and unpredictable, but it’s also full of warmth, connection, and real vulnerability!”
The Advocate spoke with V Spehar and RaeShanda Lias about the latest developments in the saga surrounding the popular app.
Terryon Thomas aka Mr. Prada is accused of murdering William Abraham.
She has over 10 million followers, is a recording artist and an advocate for body positivity, and she's only just begun
TikTok has Gen X parents dancing carefree like it's the 1980s, but the synth-pop song "Smalltown Boy" from gay trio Bronski Beat, which plays over all the videos, was a lifeline for queer people of the era.
LGBTQ+ TikTokers are warning that a ban on the app would have a "disproportionate effect on the queer community."
After years of calls for harassment protection for its queer and trans users, TikTok is banning misgendering, deadnaming, misogyny, and conversion therapy content on the popular video-sharing app.
A viral TikTok from teacher Jacob Ryan Carlew features a PowerPoint made by a student that delves into sexualities with the help of popular breakfast cereals.
This year's diverse list includes such names as JoJo Siwa, Ve'ondre Mitchell, mxmtoon, Yasmin Finney, and Stella Keating.
The "Gay News" TikTok star is pushing his 5.1 million followers to head to the ballot box.
The trans star commemorated the one-year anniversary of her viral TikTok series.
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The attacks seem to have started after the anti-LGBTQ+ social media account Libs of TikTok went after the prom.
The doll has been selling out in stores across the country thanks to its popularity on social media.
The award-winning show about a sassy stop-motion chef has been canceled — but there's a movement to save him.
Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.
For Republicans it’s all about subtraction instead of addition.
The Biden administration has said it would not enforce the law when it takes effect on Sunday, and it's unclear what the incoming Trump administration will do.
The mass shooting in Colorado Springs at Club Q is the latest attack against members of the LGBTQ+ community.