Singer/songwriter Maddie Zahm has become a viral sensation on platforms like TikTok and Instagram for her deeply personal music. Her songs delve into queerness, body image and growing up in a religious community. With a following of over a million, Zahm is laying bare her soul and connecting with fans worldwide. News is Out spoke […]
Author Archives: Dana Piccoli
Dana Piccoli is an award winning writer, critic and the managing director of News is Out, a queer media collaborative.
Dana was named one of The Advocate Magazine’s 2019 Champions of Pride. She was also one of Curve Magazine’s 2017 Pridelist for her work in LGBTQ media. Dana is an inaugural recipient of the Curve Award for Excellence in Lesbian Coverage.
Posted inArts and Entertainment
News is Good: Dancing for a cause, “First Kill” fans launch a campaign and more
Welcome to our weekly column, News is Good, where we feature positive news about the LGBTQ+ community. Too much of what we see in mainstream media coverage focuses on the challenges we face and not the celebrations. Here are five things we’re excited about this week. We Are Family Dance-A-Thon will be hosted by Eva […]
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Griner’s appeal of prison sentence is denied by Russian court
A Russian court has denied an appeal from WNBA player Brittney Griner’s appeal of a nine-year prison sentence on drug charges, according to NBC News. Griner had been hoping for a reduction to the sentence after
Posted inFrom Bay Area Reporter
SF Pride honors changemakers
San Francisco Pride honored community changemakers at its second annual Ken Jones Awards program October 20.
Posted inFrom Washington Blade
Marriage equality now legal throughout Mexico
Same-sex couples can now legally marry across Mexico after lawmakers in Tamaulipas state on Wednesday approved a marriage equality bill. Mexico City in 2010 became the first jurisdiction in the country to allow same-sex couples to legally marry. The Mexican Supreme Court in 2015 ruled state laws that ban same-sex marriage are “discriminatory.” Lawmakers in […]
Posted inElection 2022
LGBTQ candidates on the ballot in all 50 states for first time
The LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, released its 2022 Out on the Trail report Wednesday. This is the only annual report on the number and diversity of LGBTQ candidates who ran for office in 2022. At least 1,065 openly LGBTQ people ran or are running for offices with elections in […]
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Leslie Jordan dies in Hollywood car crash
Beloved Out actor and comedian Leslie Jordan has died in a single-car crash Monday morning in Hollywood after suffering an unspecified medical emergency, a Los Angeles Police Department source said. The news of his death was first broken by entertainment gossip news website TMZ. The 67-year-old saw a resurgence of fame with his viral and hilarious videos […]
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The Victory Fund is changing the game for LGBTQ+ candidates
Founded in 1991, Victory Fund and its non-profit arm, Victory Institute, have spent the last 30 years working to level the political playing field by supporting LGBTQ+ candidates for races all up and down the ballot. Currently, Victory Fund is supporting over 400 candidates, including key senate, mayoral and gubernatorial candidates. Annise Parker, the former […]
Posted inFrom Philadelphia Gay News
Pennsylvania candidates — and their stances on LGBTQ issues — take the national stage
With mere weeks till Election Day, more than ten percent of Pennsylvania voters remain undecided in two of the most critical races in the country: John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz for the U.S. Senate, and Josh Shapiro and Doug Mastriano for governor. Whoever wins Pennsylvania’s Senate race could determine which party holds a majority in […]
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PGN’s General Election Endorsements (11/8/22)
For more on our endorsements, see this week’s editorial. The post PGN’s General Election Endorsements (11/8/22) appeared first on Philadelphia Gay News.
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News is Good: Benefits for same-sex couples, Hayley Kiyoko pens a book and more
Welcome to our weekly column, News is Good, where we feature positive news about the LGBTQ+ community. Too much of what we see in mainstream media coverage focuses on the challenges we face and not the celebrations. Here are five things we’re excited about this week. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs changes policy for the […]
Posted inFrom Washington Blade
Transgender woman deported from U.S. murdered in Honduras
A transgender woman who the U.S. deported to Honduras earlier this year has been murdered. Reportar sin Miedo, the Washington Blade’s media partner in Honduras, reported a group of “hooded subjects” shot Melissa Núñez in Morocelí, a municipality in El Paraíso department in eastern Honduras, on Tuesday night. Initial reports indicate Núñez, 42, died from a gunshot […]
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13 of the biggest LGBTQ+ film festivals in the U.S.
Fall is LGBTQ+ film festival season and no matter where in the U.S. you are, there is bound to be one near you. Even if not, all of these have virtual festivals going on, too! You can enjoy the latest in queer film from the comfort of your living room. Frameline Location: San Francisco Next […]
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Racial-equity symposium in Andersonville on Nov. 5
Andersonville Chamber of Commerce (ACC), in partnership with Dynamic Cooperative, will host “Re-imagining Health, Safety and Racial Justice in Andersonville” a free, one-day collaborative learning environment to explore the meaning of
Posted inFrom Washington Blade
Newly processed DNA evidence surfaces in 1987 D.C. lesbian murder
Using updated DNA testing technology, D.C. police lab technicians recently developed a full DNA profile of an unidentified male suspect from tissue samples taken from the scene of the May 1987 murder of a lesbian whose body was found in the Capitol Hill apartment of her girlfriend. Police said the victim, Greta Denise Rainey, 35, […]
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More than 20K attend Slovakia vigil after LGBTQ bar shooting
A vigil held Friday evening in the Slovakian capital city to honor the two victims killed and a third who was badly wounded in a shooting outside of the Tepláreň bar, a popular LGBTQ establishment in the old city, was also attended by the nation’s president and the European Parliament’s vice president. Organized by the […]
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Tagg Scholarship Fund joins the Wanda Alston Foundation
Lives change for the better when our community unites to help LGBTQ+ people in need. This is the spirit in which the Tagg Scholarship Fund is joining the Wanda Alston Foundation this fall. The move opens an exciting new chapter of potential growth for both organizations, which support LGBTQ+ youth. For Tagg Magazine Editor-in-Chief Eboné […]
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LGBTQ+ Changemakers: Alex Schmider
The LGBTQ+ Changemakers series features LGBTQ+ people all over the country who are making a difference through visibility and ingenuity. As director of transgender representation at GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation), Alex Schmider is a force for good regarding trans stories on television and film. In addition to his pivotal work at GLAAD, […]
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‘Beyond Ed Buck’ to kick off Black Alphabet Film Festival on Nov. 5
Black Alphabet a nonprofit committed to promoting equity awareness on behalf of the Black LGBTQ+ community through the use of media and the arts announced the 9th Annual Black Alphabet Film Festival (BAFF) will kick off with the
Posted inFrom Washington Blade
20th edition of Emily Post’s ‘Etiquette’ offers updated advice on pronouns and much more
Some families manage bakeries, nurseries, or vineyards. For Daniel Post Senning, great-great grandson of Emily Post and an Emily Post Institute co-president, and Lizzie Post, great-great granddaughter of Emily Post and an Emily Post Institute co-president, etiquette is the family business. The Emily Post Institute, based in Waterbury, Vt., conducts seminars and trainings. It partners […]