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Buttigieg and Pence
POLITICS
Pete Buttigieg: I Wish ‘Fanatical’ Mike Pence Respected My Gay Marriage
By Lee Moran
"My marriage has moved me closer to God and I wish he respected that," the Democratic presidential hopeful told Stephen Colbert.
Ben Platt Ease My Mind
Atlantic Records
ENTERTAINMENT
With 'Ease My Mind,' Ben Platt Gets Candid About Romance And Sexuality
By Curtis M. Wong
The "Dear Evan Hansen" star says he's grateful to have an "opportunity to represent my relationships and the men that I’ve loved" through his music.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 12: Ellen Page attends the premiere of Netflix's 'The Umbrella Academy' at ArcLight Hollywood on February 12, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
Ellen Page Reminds The World That Trans And Queer Rights Are Not Up For Debate
By Alanna Vagianos
"People are really queerphobic and transphobic,” the actress said.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., joined at right by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member, speaks on the nomination of Bill Barr to be attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. Barr's nomination now goes to the whole Senate for consideration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Don't Forget About Trump's Judicial Nominees. Another 44 Just Moved Forward.
By Jennifer Bendery
His picks for lifetime federal court seats have records of attacking LGBTQ rights, abortion rights and voting rights.
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen acknowledge the audience at the 2019 March for Life dinner in Washington, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Trump Praises Karen Pence For Teaching Job After LGBTQ Backlash
By Sara Boboltz
Pence teaches art at a school that bans LGBTQ students and teachers.
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Madonna attends 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & the Catholic Imagination', the 2018 Costume Institute Benefit at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
Madonna Will Receive Prestigious GLAAD Honor For Her LGBTQ Community Support
By Curtis M. Wong
The Queen of Pop will be presented with the Advocate for Change Award in May.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., attends a news conference, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gillibrand says President Donald Trump’s latest tweet about her was a “sexist smear” aimed at silencing her voice. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Kirsten Gillibrand To Bring Transgender Navy Lieutenant Commander To SOTU
By Alanna Vagianos
The presidential prospect announced she will bring Blake Dremann as her State of the Union guest in the wake of Trump's trans military ban.
Mickey Mouse poses in front of the castle of Sleeping Beauty at Disneyland Paris, in Chessy, France, east of Paris, Saturday, June 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
QUEER VOICES
Disney Will Host Its First Official LGBTQ Pride Event This Summer
By Dominique Mosbergen
Disneyland Paris will host “Magical Pride” on June 1, the first day of Pride Month.
January 29th 2019 - Actor Jussie Smollett was the victim of an attack in Chicago, Illinois which is being investigated as a possible hate crime. According to police reports, he was assaulted after leaving a fast food restaurant by two men in ski masks who made racial and homophobic slurs and then poured an unknown liquid on Smollett and put a noose around his neck. Smollett identifies himself as a gay man and his mother is African-American. Further reports claim Smollett told police that his attackers touted "MAGA" (Make America Great Again) during the assault. Smollett said that he fought off the attackers and then admitted himself to Northwestern Memorial Hospital from which he was released "in good condition" later that morning. - File Photo by: zz/Dennis Van Tine/STAR MAX/IPx 2018 5/14/18 Jussie Smollett at The 2018 Fox Network Upfront in New York City. (NYC)
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U.S. NEWS
Jussie Smollett Speaks Out For The First Time Since Racist And Homophobic Attack
By Alanna Vagianos
“Let me start by saying that I’m OK," the "Empire" actor said Friday.
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 23: (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER & U.S. TABS OUT) Cast members Jennifer Beals, Pam Grier, Erin Daniels, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner, Karina Lombard, Eric Mabius, Katherine Moennig and Executive Producer Ilene Chaiken at a preview luncheon for Showtime's new original series 'The L Word' at Blue Fin October 23, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Showtime's 'The L Word' Is Officially Getting A Sequel
By Curtis M. Wong
The new version will pick up where the seminal series about lesbian women in Los Angeles left off.
Sarah McBride harassed by TERFs.
Facebook
QUEER VOICES
2 Women Disrupt Meeting To Harass Transgender Activist In Appalling Video
By Alanna Vagianos
Sarah McBride, a trans woman and national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, was harassed by two trans-exclusionary radical feminists.
TOPSHOT - A giant rainbow flag is pictured during the Gay Pride parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 30, 2018. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel / AFP) (Photo credit should read MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
A Grisly Killing Shows The Rampant Transphobia In Brazil
By Andréa Martinelli and Leda Antunes, HuffPost Brazil
“The murder of any trans person sends a message: that we don't deserve to exist,” the president of a trans advocacy group said.
QUANTUM LEAP -- Season 2 -- Pictured: (l-r) Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett, Dean Stockwell as Admiral Al Calavicci (Photo by NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
Here's How 'Quantum Leap' Depicted Gay Rights In The Military In 1992
By Curtis M. Wong
Writer Matt Baume examines an episode of the sci-fi series that feels particularly relevant in the wake of Donald Trump's transgender service member ban.
SANTA MONICA, CA - JANUARY 13: Lady Gaga arrives at the The 24th Annual Critics' Choice Awards attends The 24th Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 13, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Lady Gaga Slams Mike Pence: He’s ‘The Worst Representation’ Of Christianity
By David Barden
The singer blasted the vice president for defending Karen Pence's decision to work at a school that bans LGBTQ employees, students and families.
Mary Walsh and Bev Nance
Mary Walsh/National Center for Lesbian Rights
QUEER VOICES
Judge Dismisses Lesbian Couple's Lawsuit Against Retirement Home That Rejected Them
By Curtis M. Wong
Bev Nance and Mary Walsh say they were turned away by Missouri's Friendship Village because of a cohabitation policy forbidding same-sex couples.
l word
Showtime/Alamy
TV & FILM
'The L-Word' Remembered: The Lesbian Drama That Changed It All Turns 15
By Melissa Radzimski
With a reboot on the horizon, dozens of LGBTQ community members dissect the Showtime series' herstory.
Vice President Mike Pence claimed that the outrage over her employer's discriminatory practices were an attack on Christian schools.
POLITICS
Vice President Says Outrage Over Wife Karen Pence’s Discriminatory School Is ‘Offensive’
By Carla Herreria
Mike Pence's wife took a job teaching art at a school that bans LGBTQ families and individuals, HuffPost first reported Tuesday.
US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, attends a community meeting at Pahoa High School, Friday, May 4, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii. Gabbard, who serves in the National Guard, will be activated tomorrow and will serve in the lava affected areas of the Big Island. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Tulsi Gabbard Apologizes For Past Anti-LGBTQ Comments
By Antonia Blumberg
In a video posted to YouTube, the 2020 presidential contender said her views have changed.
John Oliver and the “Last Week Tonight” team might have to order another printing of “A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo” after “Will & Grace” showrunner Max Mutchnick announced he purchased a copy of the book for every public grammar school in Indiana. Mutchnick posted a picture of a letter addressed to all […]
Variety
POLITICS
Karen Pence's Anti-LGBTQ School To Receive 100 Copies Of LGBTQ Children's Book
By Sara Boboltz
Coming soon to Immanuel Christian School: "A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo."
U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) delivers a nomination speech for Senator Bernie Sanders on the second day at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Mike Segar / Reuters
OPINION
Tulsi Gabbard's 'Evolution' On LGBTQ Rights Isn't Convincing
By Michelangelo Signorile, Columnist
It's part of why her candidacy is dead in the water.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, left, and others applaud as Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, speaks to members of the state Senate during opening day of the 2019 legislative session in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
New York To Ban Controversial 'Gay Conversion' Therapy
By Antonia Blumberg
The law would make New York the 15th state to outlaw the controversial and damaging practice.
This Nov. 1, 2018, file photo shows the Hope Center women's shelter in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. A federal judge in Alaska will hear arguments Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in a lawsuit filed by the faith-based shelter against the city over a requirement that it accept transgender women. Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian law firm, is seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the city from applying its gender identity law to the Hope Center shelter. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen,File)
AP Photo/Mark Thiessen
QUEER VOICES
Christian Shelter Defends Choice To Reject Homeless Transgender Woman
By Carol Kuruvilla
The Alliance Defending Freedom, which is best known for supporting a baker who refused to make a cake for a gay wedding, is representing the organization.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 6: Andrew Wiggins #22 of the Minnesota Timberwolves shoots the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers on January 6, 2019 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
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SPORTS
Minnesota Wolves' Andrew Wiggins Appears To Call Player 'Gay' In Interview
By Cliff Brunt, AP
The NBA player denied the claims, saying he has "the utmost love and respect for the LGBTQIA community"
ABC/Twitter
ABC/Twitter
ENTERTAINMENT
Kevin Hart Says He's Done Apologizing For Past Homophobic Jokes: 'I'm Literally Over That'
By Hayley Miller and Marina Fang
The comedian stated once and for all that he will not host the Oscars this year.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 06: Billy Porter attends the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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ENTERTAINMENT
'Pose' Star Billy Porter Vows To 'Love The Pain Away' In Heartfelt New Video
By Curtis M. Wong
The Golden Globe-nominated actor and singer wrote the song after the Columbine massacre but believes the sentiment is "still necessary today."
VIDEOS
Actor Ben Whishaw: “More Gay Actors Playing Straight Roles”
This actor wants an even playing field for performers of all walks of life.
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