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In response to continued attacks on trans women, particularly Black trans women, in the city, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson issued an executive order on Tuesday establishing a  Transfemicide Working Group “to develop comprehensive strategies addressing violence against transgender women in our city.” Under the requirements of the order, the city’s Commission on Human Relations will

A heartwarming new ad from Hyundai Canada depicts married hockey superstars Brianne Jenner and Hayleigh Cudmore driving with one of their children. The sweet ad, affectionately named “Babies on Board,” shows Jenner driving while utilizing the new Hyundai Tucson’s baby mode feature. Jenner drives slowly and cautiously to keep the baby asleep before revealing a

Nowadays, there’s a ton of LGBTQ+ Christmas movies. But that certainly wasn’t always the case. The genre started in the 1970s and then laid dormant until 1995 for Home for the Holidays, a film that’s technically a Thanksgiving movie. There was another drought until 2000, when a slow trickle started with one or two queer

President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act yesterday, which included a provision stripping health care for the trans children of military personnel. The $895 billion bill was primarily focused on funding the military and increasing pay, housing and childcare for military personnel. However, right-wing members of Congress, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, inserted

Johannesburg, South Africa – October 2019: Pride Africa banner displayed during South Africa gay pride march In a pointed rebuttal to the growing anti-LGBTQ+ movement spreading across the African continent, leaders championing Africa’s so-called “pink economy” gathered recently in Cape Town to inaugurate the South African arm of the Queer & Allied Chamber of Commerce

An Ohio school district has paid a $450,000 settlement to a teacher who was forced to resign after refusing to address two students by their transgender names and personal pronouns. Vivian Geraghty was an English teacher at Jackson Memorial Middle School in Stark County from August 2020 until August 26, 2022. Geraghty, a Christian, reportedly

Out Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg playfully mocked New Jerseyans for thinking an alien invasion might be starting in their state after thousands of people in the tri-state area reported large drone sightings over the past month. “I mean no disrespect to New Jersey when I say I think it’s very unlikely that an alien

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Viciously anti-LGBTQ+ failed gubernatorial candidate and current North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) has been fined $35,000 by the North Carolina State Board of Elections for committing hundreds of campaign finance violations during the 2020 election when he won the race for North Carolina lieutenant governor. A report

Actor Lukas Gage is opening up about feeling pressured to come out as gay and expressing sympathy for Kit Connor who he says faced a similar “witch hunt.” The Smile 2 star appears on the cover of the latest issue of Attitude, and in the accompanying profile Gage recalls dealing with the public perception that

Nikki Giovanni at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA on Monday, April 24, 2023. On the evening of December 9, I read about the death of legendary poet and educator Nikki Giovanni while searching for something on the Internet. What a tremendous loss. I thought I was going to cry.  On November 9, a month before her death,

U.S. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins (1880-1965) as President of the International Business Women’s Congress held in Paris in 1936. President Joe Biden has established a national monument in Newcastle, Maine, to Frances Perkins, the first woman member of a presidential Cabinet who may also have been part of the LGBTQ+ community. Perkins served as

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson fulfilled her longtime dream of performing on Broadway when she recently made a special one-night-only appearance in the very queer musical & Juliet. On December 14, the Biden appointee — and the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court — took the stage at the Stephen Sondheim

Based on a new Texas state mandate that bans reading material in school libraries which “describes, depicts, or portrays sexual conduct in a way that is patently offensive,” officials in a school district in the Texas panhandle recently removed the Bible from library shelves. Then they put it back. Related: In an email to parents

18-year-old transgender woman Cameron Jamal Miikquise Thompson An 18-year-old Black transgender woman named Cameron Jamal Miikquise Thompson was shot to death in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Monday. Police have arrested an unnamed underage suspect and charged him with murder as an adult. Thompson’s family suspects her murder was a hate crime, and police suspect it may

Last week was a bizarre time to be queer on social media: Many cishet people voiced enthusiastic support for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing that the health insurer’s denial of claims led to so many deaths that the murder was justified as retaliation. Meanwhile, Congress was

Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two preemptory challenges to a new “gay propaganda” law unanimously approved by the country’s Parliament and awaiting signature by the president. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill imposes a prison sentence of up to five years for the “willful promotion, sponsorship, or support of LGBTQ+ activities.” The

The Senate has voted 85 to 14 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a $895.2 billion military bill containing a provision to restrict gender-affirming care for trans children covered by Tricare, the military’s medical insurance. Lesbian Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), who unsuccessfully tried to get the provision removed, said that Republicans had “broken” and “poisoned”

Share Tweet Share Share Email Linda Cardellini, Abbi Jacobson, Luke Wilson, and Liz Feldman talk about their newest project and its deeper themes. If you’re looking for a series that blends laugh-out-loud comedy, mystery, and emotional gut punches, No Good Deed is about to become your next obsession.

Sen,. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) speaks before Vice President Kamala Harris Monday, January 24, 2022 The Senate voted 83-12 on Tuesday to advance the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for a final vote on Wednesday. The $895.2 billion military bill contains a provision restricting gender-affirming care for the trans children of military members covered by Tricare,

Share Tweet Share Share Email Doechii, the chart-topping rapper and three-time Grammy nominee, didn’t hold back during her recent appearance on The Breakfast Club. The conversation, sparked by questions about a past relationship, dove deep into bisexuality, infidelity, and society’s double standards. Hosts DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, and

An image of the suspected vandal caught on surveillance video. Police in Santa Cruz, California, have charged James Eason, a 45-year-old man, with allegedly defacing The Neighbor’s, a queer bar, just days after it opened. He now faces charges of vandalism, arson, and a hate crime. In the early hours of last Tuesday morning, a

This story was originally published on Judd Legum’s Substack, Popular Information, to which you can subscribe here. —  it then appeared on Mother Jones and has been republished with the publication’s permission. A new middle school sex education curriculum in Orange County, Florida, obtained by Popular Information, eliminates previous lessons on the reproductive system, contraception, and consent. What remains is

A gay police officer is suing the city of Oceanside, California, alleging he faced both anti-LGBTQ+ harassment and retaliation after he reported it. NBC 7 San Diego reports that Sgt. Tyler Peppard filed a lawsuit against the city on November 22. According to court documents, Peppard joined the Oceanside Police Department (OPD) as a recruit

Uproar Lounge in Washington, DC A neighborhood leather bar in Washington, DC is struggling in the aftermath of a massive insurance rate hike, and they’re asking for help from the community. Uproar, a bar for bears, their admirers and the leather community located on Florida Ave. in Northwest DC, has been a fixture in the

The ACLU of Florida is suing the state’s Department of Corrections over a new anti-transgender policy that will restrict trans prisoners’ access to gender-affirming medical care as well as their ability to express their gender identity. According to a report from The Marshall Project and the Tampa Bay Times, a federal judge in Tallahassee held

Share Tweet Share Share Email Estimated reading time: 3 minutes While most people are posting their Spotify Wrapped and Reddit Recaps, TikTok creator Joshua Fox (@jshfx) has gone in a different direction. Instead of sharing music or online activity stats, he decided to highlight a full year of

A man accused of being gay is executed in Saudi Arabia in 2019. On Wednesday, FIFA, the international soccer federation responsible for organizing the quadrennial men’s World Cup, formally awarded the 2034 tournament to Saudi Arabia, the lone nation to submit a bid after Australia and New Zealand dropped out in 2023. Homosexuality is punishable

Share Tweet Share Share Email Chelsea Manning joins protesters in pushing back against policies targeting transgender lawmakers and individuals. On Dec. 5, 2024, trans rights activists, including Chelsea Manning, staged a protest on Capitol Hill to challenge new policies barring transgender individuals from using single-sex facilities that align