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Hex the vote? Why Election Day is the witching hour for empowered 'childless cat ladies'

Throughout history, women who challenged expectations were labeled as "witches" and persecuted, but now they’re turning that stigma into strength, writes Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière.


NOM Plays Victim of 'Witch Hunt'

The National Organization for Marriage claims it's being unfairly targeted with investigations into whether it violated campaign finance laws in Iowa.

Cameroon's Response to Lesbian 'Witches': Rape and Torture

The nation is seeing widespread violence against LGBTQ people, especially lesbians, who are accused of witchcraft.

Tanzanian City to Begin Anti-LGBTQ Witch Hunt

The governor of Tanzania's economic capital, Dar es Salaam, calls for the roundup and arrest of LGBTQ people.

Tanzanian Refugee Details Horrors of Anti-LGBTQ Witch Hunt

He was attacked while visiting his father's grave in Dar es Salaam, where the governor has instituted an antigay purge.

State Department Apologizes for 1950s Anti-LGBT Witch Hunt

John Kerry issued an apology after the Human Rights Campaign lobbied the secretary of State.

Ariana DeBose on how horror flick House of Spoils relates to identity, empowerment, and book bans

Out Oscar winner Ariana DeBose tells The Advocate, "I think there's something [about horror] that allows people to process, and maybe it is the sensation of being scared into it."

American Witch Hunts: Hillary, Megyn, Debbie

Homophobia, transphobia, and racism are on the tip of everyone's tongue lately. Too bad misogyny gets so little lip service.

The Craft: Legacy's LGBTQ-Inclusive Witches Explore Telepathy in Clip

The follow-up to the 1996 classic teen witch flick includes a trans lead and is available on demand now. 

A New TV Show About Lesbian Witches Brews Excitement

A Discovery of Witches, which features sapphic sorceresses, may fill the void Buffy the Vampire Slayer left.

U.S. Suspends Some Aid as Gambia's Antigay Witch Hunt Intensifies

Gambia's notoriously homophobic head of state who said in May, 'I will kill them,' has LGBT Gambians on the run. Now the U.S. has imposed sanctions against Gambia.

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Lesbian educator in California says trustee called her a ‘witch’ in an ‘LGBTQ coven’

Rose Tagnesi claims she was sexually harassed and demoted in retaliation for her opposition to the conservative San Diego County school board’s “anti-LGBTQ agenda.”

Inside the military’s LGBTQ+ witch hunts

Trump’s return to the White House is resurfacing questions over who is fit to serve. Two veterans — from opposite sides — reveal the lasting harm of our discriminatory past.

Spencer, Hathaway, Tucci Shine in ‘The Witches’ Remake Trailer

The three icons star in the latest adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic book.

How Egypt's New President Is Using Grindr

In an effort to appear 'more Islamic than the Islamists,' Egypt's new regime is cracking down on LGBT people -- going so far as posing as gay men looking to hook up on Grindr.

Tanzanian Official Banned From U.S. for Antigay Witch Hunt

Paul Christian Makonda, the regional commissioner of Dar es Salaam, has been punished for the "targeting of marginalized individuals."