Since President Joe Biden announced on Sunday, July 21, that he would be dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, all eyes have been on Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden gave his full support to Harris to run in his place for the highest office in the nation, and since then, Harris has broken records […]
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25 LGBTQ+ athletes competing for Team USA at the Summer Olympics
As the Olympic torch makes its final leg before the opening ceremony this Friday, we’re thinking about the incredible LGBTQ+ athletes representing the United States at this year’s games. Here are 25 athletes to cheer for as the games begin. Tierna Davidson and Jane Campbell. Photo: US Soccer Women’s Soccer Tierna Davidson: (Defender) Davidson is […]
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‘Am I OK?’: Dakota Johnson stars in a film about coming out in your 30s
The long-awaited Dakota Johnson lesbian rom-com, “Am I OK?” finally premiered on Max two years after its festival premiere and it does so just in time for Pride Month. The cute film about coming out later in life is directed by the sapphic married couple Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro, the latter of whom makes […]
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GLAAD imagines a country under Project 2025 in new video
GLAAD has unveiled their latest advocacy effort with a video focused on Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. GLAAD’s “Project 2025 Exposed” page features a video called, “The Pledge,” where school children recite a new pledge of allegiance – one to the President of the United States. In the video, which takes place in September 2025, a […]
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TransTech Social is removing barriers to trans success
It is common knowledge that women earn 84% of the average worker. Less common knowledge? Trans women earn 60%of the average worker. Trans men and non-binary people come in at around 70%, while 16% of all trans people make less than $10,000 annually. E.C. Pizarro III was lucky, and he knew it. He had a BFA in graphic design and had […]
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Trans start-up founder seeking to improve lives of wheelchair users
Although Wave Therapeutics’ work combines many of Jessica Bussert’s interests, a chance encounter in adult life provided the spark she needed to start her business. From growing up with an interest in technology to moving into the business and healthcare spheres, Jessica has had a long road—often dealing with rampant transphobia since her transition in the […]
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Here’s where the Republican VP pick J.D. Vance stands on LGBTQ+ issues
On Monday, July 15, former President Donald Trump announced his vice-president pick. His selection was J.D. Vance, a Republican Ohio senator elected in 2022. A former Marine and bestselling author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance is relatively new to politics, being only the second Ohio senator in history to have no prior political experience. The news […]
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Can a woman be a drag queen? Chappell Roan shows anyone of any gender can perform in drag
Chappell Roan is on a steep rise to fame. You may have encountered her current hit Good Luck, Babe! on the radio, at cafés or out in bars and clubs. If not, the song is a must-add to your favourite playlist. Good Luck, Babe! is an upbeat, contemporary pop track with clear influences of 1980s […]
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Biphobia — from within and outside of the LGBTQ+ community
Studies across the world have shown that bisexual humans, and especially bisexual women, face unique challenges within the LGBTQ+ community, and personal experiences described by bi people back those studies up. In 2022, Jayna Tavarez studied nine bisexual students engaged in LGBTQ+ spaces on a college campus. The participants all experienced bisexual-specific stress within LGBTQ+ spaces, the […]
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Traveling with Brand g: A unique and intimate LGBTQ+ vacation experience
“I feel like I’m in that scene from ‘Under the Tuscan Sun,’” my wife whispered to me as we boarded the Brand g Vacations bus in Bordeaux, France. She’s not wrong. It does hearken to the scene where Frances Mayes (Diane Lane) takes her best lesbian friend’s place on a queer European adventure. We are […]
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LGBTQ+ caregivers of people with dementia face unique stresses
Caring for someone living with dementia can be a stressful experience that harms the physical and mental health of caregivers. Many caregivers experience depression and lower quality of life. LGBTQ+ caregivers face unique challenges that can magnify these strains. Around 8% of the estimated 50 million-plus caregivers of adults or children with special needs in […]
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Community urgently seeks help in finding beloved Black trans advocate missing since June 20
This article originally appeared in Windy City Times. Family and friends of Taylor Casey, a fixture of Chicago’s transgender community and a beloved youth advocate, are begging for community support in bringing her home after she vanished from a yoga retreat in the Bahamas. Taylor Casey was last seen the evening of June 19 at the Sivananda Ashram […]
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What is Donald Trump’s Agenda 47 and how could it affect the LGBTQ+ community
Queer media has been covering Project 2025 since last year, but the Heritage Foundation’s playbook is now making headlines across mainstream media. Last week, the president of the conservative think tank, Kevin Roberts, appeared on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” to discuss Project 2025. In the interview, Roberts, who wrote the foreword to Project 2025, talked […]
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Colorado is home to the longest-running gay rodeo in the world
The Colorado Gay Rodeo Association has held a gay rodeo every year since 1983, making it the longest-running event of its kind in history. Their flagship event, the Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo in Denver, is part of a circuit of rodeos that, at times, has stretched across the United States and into Canada. Despite the […]
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Accessing safe online spaces for LGBTQ+ youth
The internet has become an essential part of our daily lives. Despite its drawbacks, it provides much-needed space to connect with community and resources. For LGBTQ+ youth, access to online spaces can be even more vital. Studies have found that queer youth are online more, averaging about 45 more minutes per day, than their non-LGBTQ+ […]
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LGBTQ+ critics org GALECA unveils 2024 Dorian TV Awards nominations
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has announced the 2024 Dorian TV Awards nominations, recognizing excellence in television and streaming across 24 categories. This 500-member organization, in its 15th year, includes critics from media outlets across the U.S. and beyond. Leading the drama categories are AMC’s “Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire” with six […]
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Queer financial planner reaches out to LGBTQs
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people took to doing or learning something new to fill their shelter-in-place days, keep boredom at bay, and move forward, in some way, during an otherwise standstill time. Entrepreneur Kerrie Carden decided to take the bull by the horns and change things up a bit. “During the […]
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New report reveals successes and roadblocks for LGBTQ+ people in STEM fields
This month, Northwestern University Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing released a report highlighting challenges and offering recommendations for improving the representation and inclusion of LGBTQ+ individuals in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). The report coincides with the Biden administration’s 2022 Executive Order calling for workforce data on LGBTQ+ people. The […]
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Biden Administration to issue pardons for LGBTQ+ service members wrongfully dismissed
Today, President Joe Biden’s administration is righting a wrong that has affected upwards of 100,000 LGBTQ+ service members. The White House just released “A Proclamation on Granting Pardon for Certain Violations of Article 125 Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice,” which extends pardons to LGBTQ+ service members who were dishonorably discharged from the military for being gay […]
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Kareem Mims speaks on services provided by Prevention Point Philadelphia
This story is part of the Digital Equity Local Voices Fellowship lab through News is Out. The lab initiative is made possible with support from Comcast NBCUniversal. Philadelphia Gay News sat down with Kareem Mims, who works as the Prevention Health Care Coordinator for Prevention Point Philadelphia. Mims, an openly gay man, talks about his […]
