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Your guide to LGBTQ+ ballot measures in 2026
This story was originally reported by Brooke Migdon of The 19th. Meet Brooke and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Voters in seven states this fall will weigh more than half a dozen ballot initiatives with direct bearings on LGBTQ+ people — disproportionately on transgender youth. They come as LGBTQ+ rights…
The long (not) forgotten ads of early queer media
Much has been said about corporate support for the LGBTQ+ community, especially as some advertisers have pulled back from Pride…
Pride In Dallas was a weekend of unabashed joy for Texas’ queer community
Pride arrived for a second time this year in Dallas, Texas, with the local community coming together for a few…
It gets bitter: Bianca Del Rio announces massive 2027 tour
Thirty years into her drag career, Bianca Del Rio has learned one thing: It does not get better. It gets…
Young women are identifying as less straight; young men, not so much
Young women are moving away from exclusive heterosexuality faster than young men. In a recent poll, Gallup found that LGBTQ+…
The LGBTQ+ vote could decide Congress. Here are the numbers.
This article originally appeared in Philadelphia Gay News as part of Mark Segal’s “Mark My Words” column. In journalism, we’re…
Shooting at Tucson gay bar Venture-N kills two, investigated as hate crime
This article originally appeared in LOOKOUT. The two named victims of Monday morning’s shooting at Venture-N, a gay bar in…
Anti-LGBTQ+ billboards pop up in rural Ohio. Communities are immediately pushing back.
This article was originally published by The Buckeye Flame, an independent nonprofit newsroom covering LGBTQ+ communities across Ohio. Republished with…
Matt Skallerud has watched LGBTQ+ travel grow up—Here’s what comes next
LGBTQ+ travel has matured into a $300 billion market, but the industry is entering a new era where safety, authenticity…
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LGBTQ+ organizations and advocates respond to SCOTUS trans sports ruling
LGBTQ+ organizations and advocates responded to Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Idaho and West Virginia’s laws that bar transgender students from competing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity, warning the decision will deepen discrimination and harm transgender youth. Across the country, advocacy groups called for continued legal challenges, policy action…
As corporate Pride pulls back, Point of Pride takes its message inside the workplace
After years of growing corporate support for Pride and LGBTQ+ initiatives, many companies and LGBTQ+ organizations are navigating a new period of uncertainty. Recently, many big corporations have been pulling back their support for Pride events and LGBTQ+ programming, leaving funding gaps for LGBTQ+ organizations. Instead of walking away from these connections, nonprofit Point of…
Cancellations, reductions & redirections: Pride looks different this year for many across the country
For the LGBTQ+ community, June is our month of celebration. Pride events happen across the country from big cities with hundreds of thousands of attendees, to tiny community potlucks in public parks. There has been discourse for many years about the involvement of corporate sponsors in parades and festivals, in particular for larger Pride events…
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At Pride and beyond, 73 ways to hold the line for each other
This article was originally published by Pridesource/Between The Lines, the largest and longest-running LGBTQ+ publication in Michigan. Republished with permission. We are living in a time when “holding the line” can sound very big and dramatic. To even consider taking action, it seems you’ll need a bullhorn, a legal team, a bunch of laminated signs…
This summer is packed with queer cinema releases – including a sapphic slasher
Queer cinema is having quite a summer. From a star-studded disaster comedy packed with Drag Race royalty to a sapphic teen romance making its debut at Frameline, a supernatural thriller rooted in conversion therapy horror, and a sapphic slasher that’s already got us buzzing. Plus, two beloved classics are back on the big screen for…
Queer-owned perfume brands to support this Pride season
Perfumes are having a moment right now, especially indie and niche fragrances. What was once a nearly impossible industry to enter, has blossomed in recent years thanks to more accessible information and peer to peer knowledge sharing. Among the companies making waves at events like Fumed Chicago, are several queer-owned brands, some that only launched…
