Diva Drama at the Kennedy Center: Ric Grenell, Pride Cancellations, and the Future of Queer Art in America

Diva Drama at the Kennedy Center: Ric Grenell, Pride Cancellations, and the Future of Queer Art in America

Chosen Family: How Gay Dads Rewrote the Blueprint for Love During the AIDS Crisis
Chosen Family: How Gay Dads Rewrote the Blueprint for Love During the AIDS Crisis

Nov 13
Nicki Minaj, MAGA, and the Barbz: When Pop Collides With Politics—And Trans Lives Are on the Line
Nicki Minaj, MAGA, and the Barbz: When Pop Collides With Politics—And Trans Lives Are on the Line

Nov 13
Human Rights Campaign Ditches Weapons Sponsors After Queer Activist Pressure
Human Rights Campaign Ditches Weapons Sponsors After Queer Activist Pressure

Nov 13
Justice Department Sues to Block California US House Map in Clash That Could Tip Control of Congress
Justice Department Sues to Block California US House Map in Clash That Could Tip Control of Congress

by Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael R. Blood | Nov 13
Breaking the Stained-Glass Ceiling: Cherry Vann’s Historic Rise as the UK’s First Lesbian Archbishop
Breaking the Stained-Glass Ceiling: Cherry Vann’s Historic Rise as the UK’s First Lesbian Archbishop

Nov 13
Takeaways From the Newly Released Epstein Documents
Takeaways From the Newly Released Epstein Documents

by Jesse Bedayn and Safiyah Riddle | Nov 13

International

Alex Greenwich: Defiance, Dignity, and the New Frontier of Queer Equality in Australia
Alex Greenwich: Defiance, Dignity, and the New Frontier of Queer Equality in Australia

Alex Greenwich, Independent Member for Sydney, has become a beacon of hope and action in the fight against homophobia and for LGBTQ+ equality in Australia,...

Nov 12

Apple Pulls Two Gay Dating Apps in China Under Government Order
Apple Pulls Two Gay Dating Apps in China Under Government Order

Apple says it has pulled two popular gay dating apps in China following an order from Chinese authorities in the latest evidence of their tightening grip on the...

by Chan Ho-Him | Nov 11

Angel City FC Teammates Condemn Op-Ed Calling for Gender Eligibility Rules
Angel City FC Teammates Condemn Op-Ed Calling for Gender Eligibility Rules

Nov 11
Queer Activists Plan Cross-Border ‘HIV Kiss-In’ Ahead of World AIDS Day, Spotlighting HIV Stigma and Migrant Rights
Queer Activists Plan Cross-Border ‘HIV Kiss-In’ Ahead of World AIDS Day, Spotlighting HIV Stigma and Migrant Rights

Nov 11
Furor Over Editing of Trump Speech Sparks 'Existential Crisis' at the BBC
Furor Over Editing of Trump Speech Sparks 'Existential Crisis' at the BBC

by Sylvia Hui | Nov 11

National

Starbucks Workers Kick Off 65-store US Strike on Company's Busy Red Cup Day
Starbucks Workers Kick Off 65-store US Strike on Company's Busy Red Cup Day

More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers are on strike Thursday at 65 U.S. stores

by Dee-Ann Durbin | Nov 13

California Supreme Court Upholds LGBTQ+ Protections for Elders in Long-Term Care
California Supreme Court Upholds LGBTQ+ Protections for Elders in Long-Term Care

The California Supreme Court has upheld a law protecting LGBTQ+ elders in long-term care facilities, rejecting a free speech challenge to a provision that...

Nov 13

US Bishops Officially Ban Gender-Affirming Care at Catholic Hospitals
US Bishops Officially Ban Gender-Affirming Care at Catholic Hospitals

by Tiffany Stanley | Nov 13
President Trump Signs Funding Bill, Ending Historic 43-Day Government Shutdown
President Trump Signs Funding Bill, Ending Historic 43-Day Government Shutdown

Nov 12
Virginia’s New Lieutenant Governor-Elect Breaks Barriers, Brings LGBTQ+ Advocate to the Table
Virginia’s New Lieutenant Governor-Elect Breaks Barriers, Brings LGBTQ+ Advocate to the Table

Nov 12

Politics

The Anti-Queer Playbook: How Far-Right Influencers Are Fueling New Attacks on LGBTQ+ Lives
The Anti-Queer Playbook: How Far-Right Influencers Are Fueling New Attacks on LGBTQ+ Lives

A new wave of far-right influencers is driving anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric from the fringes of social media into the heart of legislative and cultural battles.

Nov 12

Sarah McBride’s “Bisexual Big Tent”: How Queer Joy and Coalition-Building Are Reshaping American Politics
Sarah McBride’s “Bisexual Big Tent”: How Queer Joy and Coalition-Building Are Reshaping American Politics

Sarah McBride, America’s first openly transgender member of Congress, is flipping the script on political inclusion, declaring at Crooked Con that “the big tent...

Nov 12

Epstein Email Says Trump 'Knew About the Girls,' But White House Calls Release a Democratic Smear
Epstein Email Says Trump 'Knew About the Girls,' But White House Calls Release a Democratic Smear

by Michael R. Sisak | Nov 12
Victory on the Court: St. George’s Bold Stand for Trans Youth in Basketball
Victory on the Court: St. George’s Bold Stand for Trans Youth in Basketball

Nov 12
Purged Trans Space Force Colonel Vows to Keep Fighting for Democracy Out of Uniform
Purged Trans Space Force Colonel Vows to Keep Fighting for Democracy Out of Uniform

Nov 12

Business

Balmain Hires Antonin Tron, Moving Brand From Celebrity Flash to Fabric-First Design
Balmain Hires Antonin Tron, Moving Brand From Celebrity Flash to Fabric-First Design

Balmain has named French designer Antonin Tron as its new creative director

by Thomas Adamson | Nov 13

MSNBC's Name Is Being Replaced, but Its Leaders Insist That Its Mission Will Remain the Same
MSNBC's Name Is Being Replaced, but Its Leaders Insist That Its Mission Will Remain the Same

MSNBC enters the hall of retired corporate names this weekend, with the network formally switching over to MS NOW

by David Bauder | Nov 13

Grindr’s Million-Test Moment: How a Dating App Became an HIV Prevention Powerhouse
Grindr’s Million-Test Moment: How a Dating App Became an HIV Prevention Powerhouse

Nov 12
For Gigli Founder, ‘Happiness and Smiles’ Are What It’s All About
For Gigli Founder, ‘Happiness and Smiles’ Are What It’s All About

by Roger Porter | Nov 12

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Watchdog Group Public Citizen Demands OpenAI Withdraw AI Video App Sora Over Deepfake Dangers
Watchdog Group Public Citizen Demands OpenAI Withdraw AI Video App Sora Over Deepfake Dangers

by Barbara Ortutay and Matt O'Brien | Nov 12

Health

Broncos' Alex Singleton Had Surgery for Testicular Cancer a Day After Playing a Prime-Time Game
Broncos' Alex Singleton Had Surgery for Testicular Cancer a Day After Playing a Prime-Time Game

Denver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton recently underwent surgery for testicular cancer

by Arnie Stapleton | Nov 11

Calisthenics Are Making a Comeback. Is Body Weight Enough to Get a Good Workout?
Calisthenics Are Making a Comeback. Is Body Weight Enough to Get a Good Workout?

Calisthenics is an age-old form of fitness that uses little or no equipment and relies on body weight for resistance

by Jamie Ducharme | Nov 11

Canada Loses Measles Elimination Status After Ongoing Outbreaks
Canada Loses Measles Elimination Status After Ongoing Outbreaks

by Devi Shastri | Nov 11
Rising Anal Cancer Rates Among People Living With HIV Highlight Urgent Need for Inclusive Screening and Prevention
Rising Anal Cancer Rates Among People Living With HIV Highlight Urgent Need for Inclusive Screening and Prevention

Nov 11
How Gary Sinise Is Helping the Nonprofit CreatiVets Build ‘a Place to Go When the PTSD Hits’
How Gary Sinise Is Helping the Nonprofit CreatiVets Build ‘a Place to Go When the PTSD Hits’

by Glenn Gamboa | Nov 10