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Politics + Activism

How Three Anti-Trans Bills Were Struck Down in Montana

In a rare move, Republican legislators broke party lines to strike down the bills, following floor speeches from Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell.

Stef Rubino April 10, 2025 5 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Kesha Fought for Her Own Freedom and Vows To Fight for Everyone Else’s

Kesha talks about her new album and fighting for human rights, Jasmin Savoy Brown flirted with Hannah Einbinder, Kathryn Hahn loves her lesbian army, and more pop culture news for you

Valerie Anne April 7, 2025
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Queer Stand-Up Comedian Amber Ruffin Stands Up For What She Believes In

Amber Ruffin pokes fun at the idea of being “fair to both sides,” Liza Minnelli on Ru Paul’s Drag Race, House of the Dragon Season 3 starts filming, and more queer news for you!

Valerie Anne April 2, 2025 4 Comments
Raquel Willis and the Gender Liberation Movement
Politics + Activism

Gender Liberation Movement Wants To Create an Antidote to Project 25

“We’re building a people’s movement that champions bodily autonomy and self-determination, collectivism, and the pursuit of fulfillment,” says Eliel Cruz, co-founder of Gender Liberation Movement.

Stef Rubino March 31, 2025 2 Comments
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Lady Gaga Was a Lifeline to Doechii When She Was a Queer, “Weird” Little Monster

Lady Gaga inspired little queer Doechii, Miley Cyrus’s new album, K-Pop star Lara Raj comes out, and more!

Valerie Anne March 24, 2025
You Hauled tv show
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New Reality Show ‘You Hauled’ Puts Single Lesbians Together in One Mansion, What Could Go Wrong?

A new lesbian dating show called You Hauled, a queer romcom called The Wedding Banquet, Janelle Monáe’s graphic novel, and more queer news for you!

Valerie Anne March 17, 2025
Lady Gaga and Bowen Yang
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Lady Gaga Is Fly and Bi As the Host of ‘Saturday Night Live’

Lady Gaga sings her heart out on SNL, The Last of Us drops a trailer, The Wiggles said “gay rights” and more queer news for you.

Valerie Anne March 10, 2025 3 Comments
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Politics + Activism

One Thing the Far-Right Loves Despite Their Desire for a “Free” Country? A Snitch

Moms of Liberty and the Trump Administration have teamed up for a new website where people can anonymously snitch on their children’s teachers or fellow educators and co-workers at publicly funded K-12 schools.

Stef Rubino March 4, 2025 4 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Queer Icons Chappell Roan and Elton John Sang a Duet of ‘Pink Pony Club’ and It Was So Very Gay

Chappell Roan duetting with Elton John, Cynthia Erivo and Rebecca Black release new music, Reneé Rapp being coy about HER new music, Natalie Morales’ latest movie, and more!

Valerie Anne March 3, 2025 2 Comments
Cynthia Erivo at the Oscars
Society + Culture

Cynthia Erivo, Queen Latifah, and All the Best Queer Parts of the 2025 Oscars Ceremony

And can we talk about Paul Tazewell, first Black Queer man to win an Oscar for costume design?

Christina Tucker March 3, 2025
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Romancing the Machine: All the Men on ‘Love Is Blind’ Want to F*ck Siri

Love is Blind is not just a reality dating show; it’s a show about dating as virtual reality.

Amelia Christmas Gramling February 27, 2025 2 Comments
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Politics + Activism

Disability Justice Needs To Be a Part of Climate Justice

Disabled people are not dying in disasters due to personal negligence or an unwillingness to leave — they are dying because emergency systems are not built with them in mind.

Katie February 26, 2025 1 Comment
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Pop Culture Fix

Jen Tullock Confirms Severance’s Devon Has Always Been Queer, Probably Had a Hot Rugby Girlfriend

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Valerie Anne February 24, 2025 1 Comment
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Politics + Activism

Recent Challenges to Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda Remind Us of Our Collective Power

If even the youngest amongst us aren’t sinking into hopelessness, then we shouldn’t either.

Stef Rubino February 24, 2025 1 Comment
Hunter Schafer holds up her new passport
Politics + Activism

Hunter Schafer’s Passport Marking Her Male Confirms Trump Isn’t Just “A Lot of Talk”

Model, actress, and artist Hunter Schafer shared an eight-minute video on TikTok about receiving a new passport marked male.

Eva Reign February 22, 2025 1 Comment
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Politics + Activism

Sam Nordquist Loved His Family, Cooking, Dancing, Cats, and Nature

Sam deserved to keep living this life every day, and he deserved to grow up even further, to grow old, to achieve his goals, and get every single thing he desired.

Stef Rubino February 20, 2025 7 Comments
Two trans women smile at the 25th anniversary march of Stonewall next to a person in a tank that says Year of the Queer
Politics + Activism

The Word ‘Transgender’ Has Been Removed From the Stonewall National Monument Webpage

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Drew Burnett Gregory February 13, 2025 4 Comments
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Politics + Activism Sports

Gender Essentialism Already Had Track and Field in a Chokehold. Now Even Stricter Rules Are Being Proposed

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Stef Rubino February 12, 2025 2 Comments
France's Gabriella Papadakis (L) and US' Madison Hubbell perfom during the "Art on Ice" figure skating gala in Zurich, on February 6, 2025. Olympic champions Gabriella Papadakis and Madison Hubbell on February 6, 2025, took to the ice at a figure skating gala in Zurich trying to "push the limit" of the sport as a first same-sex couple to skate together. (Photo by ARND WIEGMANN / AFP)
Pop Culture Fix

What The World Needs Now Is More Same-Sex Figure Skating Pairs, Am I Right Ladies

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Valerie Anne February 10, 2025 5 Comments
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How Am I Supposed To Feel About the Ceasefire?

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