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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has been mocking Donald Trump on social media this past week, and many on the right are angry at him for disrespecting their party’s leader. But one commentator’s particularly ironic take has turned many heads. The account “Governor Newsom Press Office,” which is associated with Newsom’s office, has been posting messages

The past decade has been devastating for transgender and gender-expansive people in the U.S. According to the 2024 Human Rights Campaign Foundation report, nearly 400 trans and nonbinary people were killed, with 1 in 10 victims under 21. Amid rising anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, public figures supporting their trans and nonbinary children offer both visibility and hope.

An epidemic of anti-LGBTQ+ violence is sweeping Nigeria, promoted on social media by conservative influencers and abetted by draconian laws in the central African nation that criminalize all same-sex behavior. A rash of vigilante attacks has resulted in the deaths of two high school students and the grave injury of several others in recent months,

Dasha knows how to keep us up past midnight. In the brand-new music video for “Like It Like That,” which dropped Friday, Aug. 22, the rising star, 25, checks into a roadside motel for a rendezvous that’s equal parts steamy and playful. With the door left unlocked, her mystery man (Love Island‘s Rob Rausch) slips

Earlier this week, out MSNBC host Rachel Maddow called out three major attacks on democracy currently being perpetrated by the presidential administration. These attacks include Donald Trump’s demand that Texas (and several other states) redraw its congressional map to gerrymander several additional Republican seats, establishing a “pretext” to deny the results of the 2026 election

Nashville Pride, one of the South’s largest LGBTQ+ celebrations, is facing a steep financial crisis after a wave of sponsors and volunteers pulled out in the months leading up to its June festival. Organizers revealed a shortfall of more than $300,000 compared to last year, raising concerns about the event’s sustainability. Nearly 40% of long-time

Onlookers jeered and heckled anti-LGBTQ+ Vice President J.D. Vance while he entered D.C.’s main transportation hub, Union Station, on Wednesday to greet National Guard troops. A video shows hecklers calling Vance a “couch f**ker” and telling him to “Go f**k a couch,” a reference to an untrue viral claim from 2024. Vance entered the station

Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi are generating serious buzz ahead of Frankenstein, and their latest Variety cover proves why. The co-stars radiate magnetic chemistry, striking poses that highlight both sex appeal and star power. Isaac exudes brooding charm, while Elordi smolders as the creature, blending intensity with a hint of mischief. Fans are already swooning

Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE) called out Fox News for calling her a “transgender Democrat” in the headline of an article that had nothing to do with her trans identity or LGBTQ+ issues. The Fox article was about her criticism of Donald Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting, where she said that he “is taking notes from

Dua Lipa is opening up about her next chapter, and it involves a new album and her fiancé, Callum Turner. The 29-year-old pop star is the September 2025 cover star of Harper’s Bazaar, where she reflects on her creative process, her relationship, and the future of her sound. Writing With Intention For Lipa, lyrics are

Conservative Christians are outraged that the beauty product company Ulta Beauty did an ad with Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness, saying that the celebrity stylist’s inclusion in the ad means that Ulta “is pushing an agenda of sexual confusion” and “portraying this perverted behavior as a normal occurrence.” Van Ness and Ulta Beauty announced their

Alice Oseman confirmed that Heartstopper Forever, the upcoming film based on her beloved graphic novels, will diverge from the events of Heartstopper Volume Six. Speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Oseman revealed that the adaptation draws from both Volume Six and the novella Nick and Charlie, but takes a “slightly different path” for the

A Latino LGBTQ+ youth center near Los Angeles is seeking help finding the perpetrators of a nasty form of vandalism directed against it: dog poop bags tossed at their building. For the last several months, employees arriving at the Mi SELA youth center in the city of Bell have been welcomed with the smell of dog

After nearly two decades apart, the Wayans brothers are resurrecting the Scary Movie franchise, and they’re not coming alone. Anna Faris and Regina Hall will return as Cindy and Brenda, bringing back the iconic duo for the first time since 2013. A Double Reunion Marlon, Shawn, and Keenen Ivory Wayans, who created the original parody

Charlie Peck made some tweaks to “Home,” when he decided he would cover Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros’ moving love song, but it’s who he chose to accompany him that has brought hundreds of thousands of eyeballs to his YouTube channel. Peck picked himself, before he came out as transgender. “Home is wherever I’m

Conan Gray’s latest single, “Caramel,” peels back the glossy layers of romance to reveal something far less tidy. Released Aug. 15 as the eighth track on his fourth studio album, Wishbone, the song pairs stripped-down guitar with bursts of brass to capture the restless rhythm of a relationship that refuses to resolve. A Reunion That

Noah and PJ are married now, but they shocked their wedding guests when it was time to take the floor for the traditional “first dance” as a couple. What they didn’t tell celebrants was that they had a surprise in store – complete with a smorgasbord of gay anthems and an ending that brought down

If you want to feel like you’re in a full-on yapp-off with Reneé Rapp and Gabby Windey about all things gay, this is it. An hour of unhinged sapphic chaos. In this week’s episode of Windey’s Long Winded podcast, Rapp joins to continue her iconic press tour following the release of her sophomore album, Bite

The Education Department (ED), Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, and a right-wing policy and legal group are colluding to attack four school districts in Kansas where they claim “gender ideology” has run amok. Not a single complaint by a parent has been filed on the issue in any of the four districts. Related Department of

Nothing beats a good pop duo moment, and Troye Sivan just served one up. In his latest Instagram photo dump, the opening shot is a gem from 2015 showing a young Troye alongside Chappell Roan. Before “Rush,” “My My My!,” “Pink Pony Club,” or “The Subway.” Just two rising stars with no idea of the

Following the president’s announcement on Wednesday that he’ll award singer Gloria Gaynor a Kennedy Center Honor for her lifetime of achievement in the arts, The View host Ana Navarro urged her to reject it. “Don’t do it, Gloria!” Navarro posted to Instagram on Thursday. Related Is it actually gay? Here’s the true meaning of the

Wales head coach Rhian Wilkinson is no stranger to big-picture conversations about women’s football, but in a recent SheKicks.net interview, she managed to weave in topics ranging from record-breaking transfers to bizarre courtside antics. Olivia Smith: The New Face of Football Professionalism? When 19-year-old Canadian forward Olivia Smith signed a world-record £1 million deal with

The White House announced on Tuesday a sweeping review of content at the Smithsonian museums, another flex by President Donald Trump in his effort to rewrite American history to align with his own version of it. The vetting process will include scouring wall text, websites, and social media for LGBTQ+ and other “woke” content in

David Archuleta is back with his most sensual and vibrant music yet. Today, the acclaimed singer-songwriter releases “Dulce Amor,” the third single from his upcoming EP Earthly Delights, which arrives this Friday, Aug. 15. The new track continues Archuleta’s exploration of love and self-discovery with a playful mix of English and Spanish lyrics wrapped in

Feminist activist Ibtissame Lachgar was arrested in Morocco on August 10 after sharing a July 31 post on X featuring a T-shirt that read, “Allah is lesbian.” In the caption to her post, she wrote: “In Morocco, I walk around with t-shirts bearing messages against religions, Islam, etc. You tire us with your sanctimoniousness, your accusations.

Photo: Jacopo Raule/Getty Images Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B announced Monday (Aug. 11) that she’ll drop “Imaginary Players” this Friday (Aug. 15). “Just a lil taste of the drama. IMAGINARY PLAYERS THIS FRIDAY,” she teased on Instagram, posting a photo of herself in a matching white fur coat and Rolls Royce, rocking pastel pink hair. The

Korean pop star Cherry has publicly come out as transgender and said that she uses she/her pronouns, making her one of the first openly trans women in the K-pop industry. “This isn’t a hobby, it’s my life. I’m trans,” Cherry said during a heartfelt Instagram Live stream. “Because I wasn’t an ordinary person, I couldn’t

Big Freedia is taking the Outside Lands stage this weekend with more than just bounce music and bops — she’s bringing a message of hope, healing, and pure joy. Just ahead of her double-header at the festival — including a special main stage appearance with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus — the Queen of

Anti-trans crusader J.K. Rowling is calling for a boycott of iconic British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) following an outcry over a transgender employee who was just doing her job. On Monday, August 4, U.K. outlet The Telegraph reported that M&S apologized to a woman whose teenage daughter was reportedly “distressed” after a transgender woman

Florida-born rapper and genre-shifter Doechii made her explosive Outside Lands debut Friday night, delivering one of the festival’s most buzzed-about sets — and upstaging the night’s headliner in the process. Performing on the Lands End stage at 7 p.m., Doechii pulled a massive crowd to Golden Gate Park’s Polo Field, rivaling last year’s scene-stealing midday