News + Politics
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Celebrities Launch Foundation to Support LGBTQ Filmmakers
The Necessary Foundation, backed by Alan Cumming, Bowen Yang, and Lena Waithe, will fund and mentor emerging LGBTQ filmmakers.
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Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Trying to Murder Grindr Date
An Oregon man lured a victim through Grindr using the name "str8 curious" before trying to gouge out his eyes.
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USA Rugby Bans Trans Women From Female Teams
USA Rugby says the move was driven by a Trump executive order and guidance from the U.S. Olympic committee.
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Indiana School District Pays Teacher $650,000 in Pronoun Lawsuit
Former music teacher John Kluge said a policy requiring staff to use transgender students’ preferred names violated his religious beliefs.
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New York Hospital Ordered to Resume Care for Trans Youth
Attorney General Letitia James warns NYU Langone its shutdown of a transgender youth clinic may violate New York anti-discrimination law.
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Ken Paxton Says Texas Therapists Can’t Affirm Trans Youth
Texas AG Ken Paxton’s legal opinion says therapists who assist transgender minors could lose funding and their license.
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Supreme Court Blocks California Anti-Forced Outing Law
Ruling blocks enforcement of a law barring teachers from outing transgender students to parents without consent.
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Ohio’s Proposed Hate Crime Law Might Not Protect LGBTQ People
A bipartisan bill would create Ohio’s first hate crime statute but omits protections for LGBTQ people and excludes transgender victims.
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Shia LaBeouf Blames Bar Brawl on Fear of “Big Gay People”
The actor was arrested after allegedly assaulting bar patrons and shouting homophobic slurs during a Mardi Gras altercation in New Orleans.
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Uganda Arrests Two Women for Kissing in Public
The women were detained under Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, which imposes life sentences and, in some cases, the death penalty.
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Scouting America, Pentagon Reach Deal Targeting Trans Policy
Pete Hegseth says agreement requires sex-at-birth registration and dismantles Scouting America’s DEI committee.
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North Carolina Man Gets 3 Years for Cyberstalking Gay Men
David Ryan Winters targeted victims for nearly a decade, threatening violence and even invoking the Pulse nightclub massacre.
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Kansas Orders Trans Residents to Surrender Driver’s Licenses
The state is the first in the nation to invalidate previously issued gender-marker changes and require their immediate return.
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Malaysia Blocks Access to LGBTQ Dating Apps Grindr and Blued
Communications officials say the move is part of a broader effort to curb LGBTQ visibility in the Muslim-majority nation.
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Capital Pride 2026 Theme: “Exist. Resist. Have the Audacity!”
Organizers frame the theme as a call to stand firm against political attacks on LGBTQ rights and efforts to marginalize the community.
