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Federal judge shuts down Texas drag ban: If you don’t like drag “just don’t go”
The judge said that even Dolly Parton’s performances may be banned by the anti-drag law because she had “big hair, flamboyant clothes.”
Everton Blair becomes Georgia’s first out gay man elected to Congress
“It will be the honor of my life to serve you in Congress,” he told voters.
Could this community rally & turn an infamous “straight pride” bar in an LGBTQ+ establishment?
The “heterosexual supremacist” who owned the bar isn’t saying why he wants to sell it, but LGBTQ+ people are trying to buy it.
Is losing Dolly hitting you hard? Here’s some encouragement…
“Tired but undeterred”: A Smithsonian curator refuses to let this administration erase queer history
As a civil servant, Katherine Ott took an oath to uphold the Constitution. To them, that means preserving queer history.
Video caught a thief vandalizing a pizzeria. The community’s response surprised its gay owners.
“I’ve been choked up all day,” one of the business’ owners told local news.
This Anglican leader is opposing Ghana’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law
His softening stance against the country’s severe law is notable, but may not be enough to aid persecuted queer individuals there.
Let’s take a quick queer tour of Belgrade
Trump used Ariana Grande’s music in a transphobic TikTok video. She wasn’t having it.
She’s just the latest musician cynically used by Trump to gain media attention.
NJ Gov Mikie Sherrill signs expansive bill to fight back in war on trans & reproductive health care
“Republicans in Washington are trying to control people’s lives,” the governor said.
Pete Buttigieg beats JD Vance & Marco Rubio by more than any other Democrat in new poll
Trump’s approval rating was found to be very low in the poll.