Share Tweet Share Share Email In honor of Lesbian Visibility Week, we’ve put together a list of Hollywood’s iconic faces who boldly embraced their truth in 2024. Let’s dive in! Celebrating the Icons of Change In a powerful wave of self-revelation, celebrated women from various facets of the entertainment industry chose to embrace their queer
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Lori Gimelshteyn, executive director of the Colorado Parent Advocacy Network. Photo: KUSA screenshot Colorado’s Supreme Court has said that an anti-LGBTQ+ “parents’ rights” group may start collecting signatures to approve Ballot Measure 142, a proposed law that would require schools to out transgender students to their potentially unsupportive parents. The group now has until August
Share Tweet Share Share Email In a revealing interview with Rolling Stone for her May 2024 cover story, Billie Eilish shares how her new song “Lunch” became a pivotal moment in her journey toward understanding her sexuality. The song will feature on her upcoming third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. Unpacking “Lunch”: A Song of Self-Discovery Billie Eilish,
Shangela at the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2019 Photo: Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY NETWORK via IMAGN A former production assistant (PA) on HBO’s docuseries We’re Here has dropped his rape lawsuit against Darius Jeremy “DJ” Pierce, a former RuPaul’s Drag Race competitor better known as Shangela. Pierce still faces sexual assault allegations from five
Share Tweet Share Share Email “They’re all in.” During the energetic press tour for the new steamy tennis drama Challengers, Josh O’Connor shared exciting details about the character fluidity and his surprising journey to landing the role of Patrick. Directed by Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name), the film features Zendaya in her debut
River Nevaeh Goddard Photo: Screenshot A nonbinary 17-year-old, River Nevaeh Goddard, was found dead earlier this month, and their boyfriend has been arrested in connection to the death. But he’s not being charged with murder. Police were responding to a welfare check at the home of their boyfriend, Shane Curry, in Stow, Massachusetts on April
Share Tweet Share Share Email Billie Eilish Joins Fortnite’s Celebrity Roster Billie Eilish is gearing up to score some major victories in Fortnite as the acclaimed queer singer confirmed her entry as a playable character in the latest update of the game. Known for hits like “Bad Guy,” Eilish will soon stand alongside pop icons such as
Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton Photo: YouTube screenshot Big Mama Thornton — a six-foot tall, 300-pound, Black, gender-nonconforming blue musician who wore men’s apparel and sang with a growl — has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her influence on the genre. Though Thornton didn’t personally identify as LGBTQ+, modern
Share Tweet Share Share Email Charli XCX and Troye Sivan: A Powerhouse Pair Prepare for the ultimate pop experience as Charli XCX and Troye Sivan take over North America with their “Sweat” Tour. The British hyperpop star and the Aussie sensation are teaming up to bring you a series of electrifying performances that promise nothing
Photo: Bil Browning/Shutterstock A 36-year-old trans man named Tee Arnold died earlier this month after he was shot outside a shopping mall in Hallandale Beach, Florida in the middle of the night. Hallandale Beach police Captain Aaron Smith does not believe the murder was a hate crime and says it was “an isolated incident” sparked
Share Tweet Share Share Email Jonathan Bailey’s Stellar Year Continues 2024 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for Jonathan Bailey! The star of Fellow Travelers has already captured our attention with his upcoming role in Wicked, which is set to be released later this year. Now, he’s stirring excitement with rumors of joining a new Jurassic World film
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Who Are You?” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky
A 24-year-old ex-Marine was sentenced to nine years in prison for firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Orange County, CA in 2022, just one act in a laundry list of planned attacks by the defendant and his neo-Nazi associates. Chance Brannon of San Juan Capistrano, California, was an active-duty member of the U.S. Marine Corps
Share Tweet Share Share Email Netflix is gearing up to haunt our screens with the latest adaptation from the eerie pages of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman universe. Dead Boy Detectives premieres on April 25, packing more spooks and spirits than a haunted mansion on Halloween. The show stars George Rexstrew as Edwin Payne and Jayden Revri as Charles
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has unveiled its long-awaited overview of Title IX anti-discrimination protections for transgender and other queer students. The new rules do not cover the hot-button issue of transgender student-athletes, but the new rules have still been praised and criticized by LGBTQ+ and civil rights groups nonetheless. The new rules, which
Share Tweet Share Share Email Birthday Boy Goes Beach Mode Luke Evans, known for his role in Beauty and the Beast and Good Grief, just hit 45, and he’s looking hotter than ever! This year, Luke treated his followers to a stunning photo of himself on a beach, where he sported a pair of sleek black swim shorts.
Two transgender women have filed a class-action lawsuit against Montana and several state agencies over the government’s policy forbidding people from changing sex markers on their birth certificates. The inability to change this document puts trans people at risk of discrimination and harassment, the lawsuit’s plaintiffs say. The lawsuit takes issue with a 2022 rule
Share Tweet Share Share Email Disney+’s animated series Bluey has made a significant addition to its storytelling by including LGBTQ+ characters. Known for capturing the hearts of its young audience, Bluey features the adventures of a six-year-old blue heeler puppy named Bluey, who explores life in Brisbane with her canine friends. The show is not just for kids; adults
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Chaya Raichik Photo: Composite via Jack Gruber / USA TODAY NETWORK via IMAGN House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) coordinated with numerous far-right social media influencers — including Chaya Raichik, who goes by Libs of TikTok — to promote a bogus voting reform bill that Johnson introduced last week alongside former
Share Tweet Share Share Email Ben Platt, the star loved by many for his captivating performances on stage and screen, has just given fans a new reason to adore him. He recently shared a music video titled “Cherry On Top,” which he directed. The video, starring his real-life partner Noah Galvin, is a sweet glimpse
A federal appeals court has overturned West Virginia’s transgender sports ban, the so-called Save Women’s Sports Act. The state’s attorney general will likely appeal the ruling, but the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a similar case from the same appeals court in early 2023. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed with an earlier
Share Tweet Share Share Email A New Chapter for Reality TV? Colton Underwood, the star of The Bachelor Season 23, recently shared insights with Entertainment Weekly about the possibility of an LGBTQIA+-focused season for the iconic dating show. With nearly two decades under its belt, The Bachelor and its spinoffs like The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise have become staples in reality TV, drawing in
Former President Donald Trump, age 77, seemed to fall asleep during the first day of his criminal hush money trial. Democrats mocked Trump as he has repeatedly claimed that President Joe Biden is too old and low-energy to lead the United States. “Trump appeared to be asleep,” New York Times senior political correspondent Maggie Haberman
Wendy Stuart will be hosting TriVersity Talk! this Wednesday at 7 PM ET with featured guest Marie Cottrell. TriVersity Talk! is a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and pressing issues in the LGBTQ Community. With TriVersity Talk!, the goal is to laugh and learn. TriVersity Talk! Is part of TriVersity’s
Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their
Share Tweet Share Share Email Even in 2024, men showing affection still triggers misguided cries of “gay.” During the vibrant chaos of this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, a candid moment between pop icon Justin Bieber and his long-time pal Jaden Smith caught the eyes of many. Captured in a heartwarming clip, the
A Polish Catholic priest has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after an investigation into an August 30, 2023, gay adult play party in the priest’s apartment. At the party, a male sex worker collapsed after overdosing on erectile dysfunction medication and was subsequently “mutilated,” according to The New York Post. The victim ultimately
A gay MAGA Republican was clearly surprised by a reporter who asked why she did not appear to be paying her campaign staff, as she reportedly responded to the inquiry by hanging up the phone. Alison Esposito is running for Congress in New York, but according to Times Union reporter Timmy Facciola, her campaign finance
J.K. Rowling in 1999 Photo: USA TODAY via IMAGN After recent rants opposing a transgender-inclusive hate crime law and implying that trans people are criminals who don’t need legal protections, billionaire Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling recently published a 709-word social media post explaining her anti-trans views and what she has decided defines a woman.
A new study published in the Social Science Research Network [SSRN] found that job applicants using they/them pronouns are less likely to be hired. The study’s author, University of Toronto Ph.D. candidate Taryn Eames, states it is “the first large-scale correspondence study focused on evaluating hiring discrimination based on pronoun disclosure.” Eames sent out 7,970
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