Hulu’s Mid-Century Modern, a new series about three gay middle-aged men who decide to live together in Palm Springs, finally has a trailer. Produced by Ryan Murphy and created by Will & Grace’s Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, the series stars Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer, Nathan Lee Graham, and Linda Lavin. Lane, Bomer, and Graham play lifelong friends who, after the death of a dear […]
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Prioritizing LGBTQ+ mental health: Free virtual event on March 18
LGBTQ+ mental health challenges are at an all-time high. From rejection and trauma to political attacks and inadequate health care access, the community faces disproportionate struggles. In honor of LGBTQ+ Health Awareness Week, News is Out is hosting a virtual event on March 18 at 3:00 p.m. PT / 6:00 p.m. ET to help you prioritize mental wellness. Tune […]
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Beyond the highway: How LGBTQ+ truck drivers are paving the way for change
Before embarking on his weekly 2,000-mile trip as a truck driver, Derric Schmid sets up his smart TV and preps meals in bulk like ham and potatoes. To some, long hours on the road away from family and friends sounds grueling. But for Schmid, it’s his way of life. “I love the freedom,” Schmid said. […]
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The rise of LGBTQ+ gun ownership: Safety, politics and identity
The closest I’ve been to a gun is in the video game PUBG, where my character — a guy with a chiseled face and six-pack abs who dresses like a survivalist — can carry up to three weapons as well as many Molotov cocktails and grenades as can fit in a backpack. My favorite gun in the […]
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The OutLook: LGBTQ+ politics & policy: February 28, 2025
Welcome to our weekly roundup of political issues that affect the LGBTQ+ community. Over 2500 people showed up at the Iowa State Capitol on Thursday to protest the legislature’s bill to remove transgender people from the state’s Civil Rights Act. The bill, which passed 35-15, will allow for discrimination against transgender people in housing, employment […]
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Lived experience guides Tate Smith’s trans and DEI consulting firm
Five years ago, Tate Smith, then a legal secretary, decided it was time to share something about himself at his workplace, Clifford Chance, a major law firm in London. “I was like, ‘OK, I haven’t spoken publicly since I was in high school, and I don’t know if I can do it.’ But then I […]
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Michigan representative introduces resolution to overturn same-sex marriage
Michigan State Rep. Josh Schriver, R-Oxford, has introduced a resolution calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Michigan now joins Idaho, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota in creating resolutions looking to overturn same-sex marriage in the United States. House Resolution 28 is […]
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Queer representation in ‘Star Wars’ has so much further to go
Star Wars is a massive global franchise that has come quite a long way in terms of representation and progress since it began in 1977, but it has so much further to go. It’s likely little surprise that Star Wars isn’t exactly breaking new ground when it comes to queer representation. Even for those not […]
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The queer couple fighting for DEI — with math
When faced with questions of diversity, equity, and inclusion, detractors often respond with demands for evidence or complaints about cost. Husbands Chad Topaz and Jude Higdon spend their time trying to find answers to those questions — on top of their other jobs as math professor, university administrator, and parents to a son and two dogs. It started when Topaz, […]
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The OutLook: LGBTQ+ politics & policy: February 21, 2025
Welcome to our weekly roundup of political issues that affect the LGBTQ+ community. A week after references to transgender and queer people were removed from the National Park Service’s Stonewall Monument page, now a groundbreaking 2016 LGBTQ+ study has also been removed. San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the San Francisco Community Health Center join six other […]
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Gallup: 9.3% of Americans now identify as LGBTQ+
Public opinion pollster Gallup has just released its most recent data about LGBTQ+ Americans. Gallup’s latest poll shows the LGBTQ+ community is growing, now at 9.3%—up nearly two points from 2023. That number has doubled since 2020 and is six points higher than in 2012 when Gallup first began tracking this data. These results reflect the […]
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Queer Las Vegas: Where to stay, play and slay
Las Vegas is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country (and the world). With an estimated 175 casinos and 156,000 hotel rooms, just waiting for tourists, Las Vegas fits a lot into relatively small space. As a queer traveler, I’m always looking for places that are welcoming and Las Vegas overwhelmingly fits […]
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Vigils planned to honor slain trans man, Sam Nordquist
A Minnesota transgender man is being remembered across the country with vigils, days after his body was found in Yates County, New York. Sam Nordquist, 24, of Red Wing, Minnesota, was found deceased a week after his family contacted police to issue a missing persons report. According to New York State Police (NYSP), Nordquist was “the victim of […]
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Baking with a mission: Darnel’s Cakes advocates for HIV/AIDS awareness
Advocacy takes many forms. For Kyle Cuffie-Scott, it means opening a bakery in honor of his cousin Darnel, dedicated to raising awareness about HIV/AIDS. For the last five years, he has run Darnel’s Cakes, an LGBTQ+- and Black-owned bakery in Northern Liberties, with co-owner Joe Lope. Cuffie-Scott, who is originally from Springfield, Massachusetts, got his start […]
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Transgender service members prepare for likely ban from U.S. military
On the evening of Monday, January 28, President Donald Trump issued an executive order designed to ban transgender troops from the United States military. While this action has been somewhat expected since Trump won the 2024 presidential election (he attempted to ban transgender troops during his first term), implementation of the order remains murky. Until […]
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“Transgender” and “Queer” have been removed from Stonewall Monument page
This post has been updated as of Feb.14. As of Feb. 13, the word “transgender” has been removed from the Stonewall National Monument web page in Greenwich Village, New York. The site and monument, which are part of the National Park Service, also removed the “T” representing trans people, as well as the “Q” for […]
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#SaveQueerStories explains how to save your favorite queer TV show from cancellation
Five things happened in the summer of 2022 that changed everything for J. Birch, the Anishinaabe creator behind #SaveQueerStories. There was the interview that Elliot Page did with Esquire about his transition, right around the same time Nimona creator ND Stevenson posted a comic about his own transition. It was also the summer that Birch […]
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Queer Chicana artist Jaqui Almaguer uses traditional styles to highlight immigrant experiences
For many children, an introduction to art comes from museums or kindergarten art classes. For Jaqui Almaguer, it was Little Village graffiti. Almaguer, a 42-year-old self-taught Chicago-based artist, had a lifetime of experiences before committing to an art career full-time. Now, she’s putting her Chicana heritage and spiritual beliefs into her vibrant traditionally inspired painted […]
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Queer women and GLP-1s: Navigating health, weight and stigma
It was a hundred little things. The way my knees nearly gave out as I climbed down the stairs in the morning. Not fitting in an airplane seatbelt. Falling behind my fellow journalists on a hike during a press trip. I have struggled with my weight for over 20 years, and now, in my mid-40s, […]
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Why LGBTQ+ communities face higher risks of nicotine addiction
When it comes to the LGBTQ+ community and commercial tobacco use, the statistics are daunting. According to what was last available via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—whose numbers have now been erased because of an executive order from President Donald Trump—about one in six lesbian, gay and bisexual adults smoke cigarettes, compared […]