Depending on where you get your information, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, the latest installment of the Star Trek franchise, is either “an angsty teen drama wearing the skin suit of what can be arguably called the corpse of Star Trek,” or an updated enterprise “right in step with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s original vision
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Country singer Luke Combs has affirmed his support for LGBTQ+ kids. In a recent interview with GQ about his rise to global superstardom, Combs spoke about his song“Whoever You Turn Out to Be,” which he wrote for his children (he recently welcomed a third son) to express that he will love them no matter what.
Competitive marathons have a distinct advantage for trans and nonbinary athletes over other, more rigidly segmented sports: When the start gun fires, anyone can participate. But differences remain, with elite men and women’s participation at all the major marathons still governed by sex assigned at birth. Related Over the last few years, however, a nonbinary
For years, LGBTQ+ people have been told to “vote with their dollars.” But that only works when you actually know where those dollars are going. That’s part of what inspired LGBTQ Outpost, a curated marketplace created by the team behind LGBTQ Nation, Queerty,GayCities,Outsports, andINTO. Instead of overwhelming shoppers with endless options, it focuses on brands
A trans man in Idaho dismantled the latest “bathroom bill” up for a vote in the Idaho legislature, laying out point by point why it was unworkable, unfair, and cruel. Boise resident Nixon Matthews used his own example of trying to use a restroom if the bill were enacted into law. Related “I want to
Jools Lebron’s viral 2024 catchphrase, “very demure, very mindful,” had everyone from RuPaul to the Kardashians to Jimmy Kimmel singing her praises, but she recently revealed that being a celebrity brought her nothing but heartache. Going viral “let me fall down a slope of insobriety that ruined my life,” she says in a series of
President Donald Trump defended Fox News host Mark Levin after former Fox News host Megyn Kelly and former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) insulted Levin by claiming that he has a micropenis. There is no proof that Levin has the actual medical condition, which can occur among intersex children. Regardless, Kelly and Levin both likely
As the Middle East spirals toward an ever-expanding war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump and his spokespeople have flung out many justifications for engaging in the conflict as if they were large batches of McDonald’s secret sauce against a wall to see how much would stick and
The world is experiencing yet another oil supply crisis, this time initiated by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s bombing campaign in Iran. Considering our planet has also suffered from human-caused pollution, resulting in considerably higher surface temperature since the 1970s, let us use this crisis as an opportunity to significantly advance the funding for research
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a new Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs on Friday, headed by the first openly transgender person to lead a city agency. Mamdani signed an executive order establishing the new office and appointing Taylor Brown as its director on Friday afternoon at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center. Related “New
Rachel Maddow traveled north of the border last Thursday evening to friendly territory for Trump critics, in Vancouver, British Columbia. She did not disappoint her Canadian hosts. At a forum titled “America First, America Alone?” Maddow was in fine spirits and finer form as she read the president as “literally rotting from the inside out,”
A MAGA congressman and Donald Trump’s undersecretary for public diplomacy at the State Department spent a good part of a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing last week rehashing the Biden administration’s “woke ideology.” At the hearing titled “Advancing National Security Through Public Diplomacy,” committee chairman Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) questioned the State Department’s Sarah Rogers
A 12-foot statue showing President Donald Trump embracing his former friend, deceased convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, appeared overnight on the National Mall in Washington D.C. The statue, titled “King of the World,” imitates the iconic, romantic embrace between Jack and Rose, two characters played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, in the 1997
Nearly a dozen bills targeting transgender rights have been introduced or passed in state legislatures across the U.S. in the first week of March. In seven states, Republican lawmakers are pushing legislation to ban trans residents from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity, ban trans women and girls from participating in women’s and
Queer actress Sophia Bush has earned praise for comments she made about white allyship at the NAACP Image Awards on February 28. “Art is always political,” shetold Refinery29 in an interview outside the event. “As the white friend at this event, I’m gonna go ahead and say to the women who look like me –
An investigation by independent trans journalist Aleksandra Vaca reveals that Indiana is poised to revoke the identity documents of trans residents in the state, just like Kansas before them. In a worst-case scenario, trans Hoosiers with documents that don’t reflect their sex at birth could be charged with a felony for “committing fraud,” earning two
A new study on the effects of testosterone therapy on transmasc youth found that those who initiated the hormone treatment do not, on average, experience increased anger or irritability a year later. In fact, some subjects demonstrated reduced aggression. Related The study, published this week in theJournal of Adolescent Health, addresses a common concern by
U.K.-based LGBTQ+ activist Peter Tatchell is protesting the opening of the first Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant in London, citing worries the company will continue its long history of supporting anti-LGBTQ+ causes. The restaurant began serving customers in London today. “We asked Chick-fil-A to give assurances that it will not fund individuals, organizations, and campaigns that oppose
“Proud transphobe” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) asked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) to define what a woman is while questioning him at a hearing today in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Walz refused to do so, saying, “I’m not here to be your prop for your obsession.” The Republican-led committee ostensibly
Sen.Markwayne Mullin(R-OK)told Fox News on Monday that war smells, tastes, and sounds “bad” and “ugly” when he spoke to the press recently in defense of the United States’ illegal war against Iran. In response, Rep.Pat Ryan(D-NY) asked Mullin, “What the actual f**k are you talking about?” and pointed out that Mullin has never been in
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sharply criticized Donald Trump on social media for the invasion of Iran that started this weekend. “The President has launched our nation and our great military into a war of choice, risking American lives and resources, ignoring American law, and endangering our allies and partners,” Buttigieg wrote on Bluesky. He
In the wake of significant layoffs across its publications last week, Out and The Advocate publisher Equalpride announced that it has acquired Condé Nast’s LGBTQ+ news and culture website Them. According to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), the LGBTQ+ media publisher confirmed the acquisition of Condé Nast’s only LGBTQ+ property on Friday. Related “Equalpride exists to
Former professional hockey player and Heated Rivalry actor Harrison Browne has spoken out against the USA Men’s hockey team for becoming buddy-buddy with Donald Trump in the aftermath of their historic gold medal victory. “The USA men’s hockey team won the Olympic gold medal, and as a Canadian, obviously that hurt,” Browne, who also made
A judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration’s policy of deporting asylum seekers and other immigrants to so-called third countries is unlawful. That ruling was too late for hundreds of immigrants summarily shipped off to countries other than their own in the past year, including a 21-year-old gay woman from Morocco who fled persecution
A man wrote in to an Irish radio station with a heart-wrenching confession of love inspired by Heated Rivalry. RTE Radio 1 host Brendan O’Connor read the emotional letter on air, which involved a man telling another man he still loves him 30 years after they last spoke. “I am a successful, reasonably wealthy married
Peters Township, a rural hamlet southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was rocked Friday morning with the arrest of 18-year-old high school senior Zachariah Meyers, who faces more than 300 felony charges after police accused him of operating a “large-scale criminal network” involving catfishing and sex extortion. At least 14 boys aged 14 to 17 were allegedly
Lesbian singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile held a benefit concert in Minneapolis on Saturday that raised $600,000 for families impacted by ICE’s occupation of the city. “Last night was something I’ll never forget,” Carlile wrote Sunday on Instagram. “Minnesota is so deeply inspiring to me and the whole country. I can’t believe I got to sing for
Olympic Hockey player Radko Gudas shouted a homophobic slur during the Czech Republic men’s team’s quarterfinal match last Wednesday against Canada at the Italian Winter Games. Gudas, who is also a National Hockey League (NHL) player for the Anaheim Ducks, lost the match 4-3 in overtime. “Get off your f**king knees, you f**king c**ksucker!” Gudas
Gallup has confirmed it will stop conducting public opinion polling to establish presidential approval ratings or approval ratings for any individual political figures. The organization has been providing this data for eighty-eight years and is considered one of the leading and most reliable sources. The move has shocked many. A statement from the organization to
Black History Month is a time to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements and courageous acts of people of African descent in the United States and around the world. This year, Black History month celebrates its 100th anniversary. And yet, Black History Month has failed to fully acknowledge or celebrate the contributions of Black LGBTQ+ people.