LGBTQ TV Wins Big at 2020 Emmys
LGBTQ television won big at the 2020 Emmy Awards, with RuPaul and Euphoria’s Zendaya even making history with their wins. RuPaul’s Drag Race picked up a total of five awards, including Best Competition Serie...
Facebook Removes Trump Ads Because of Nazi Hate Symbol
Facebook deactivated ads from President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence that used an upside-down triangle used by Nazis to label gay and queer prisoners in death camps. The ads, which were removed...
Police Shoot at Queer Bar Owner in North Carolina Giving First Aid to Protestors
The owner of a queer bar in North Carolina was shot at by police for providing first aid to peaceful protestors, reported The News and Observer. Tim Lemuel, the owner of Ruby Deluxe in Raleigh, North Carolin...
‘Let Black Fxlk Be’ Queer Art Exhibit On Display at The Bakery Atlanta
Let Black Fxlk Be, an exhibit of diverse works from local queer artists celebrating Black love, friendship, community, and identity, is on display now at The Bakery Atlanta. The series of work from local que...
Jameela Jamil Comes Out Amidst Backlash from Voguing Reality Show
The Good Place actress Jameela Jamil “officially” came out as queer on Twitter after receiving criticism for being the head judge of a new voguing competition show. “Twitter is brutal,” she wrote in a long p...
New Study Looks at Demographics of Queer-Identified People
A new study by the Williams Institute of the UCLA School of Law found that identifying as queer is not just an umbrella term, but a “distinct sexual identity.” The researchers compared people that identified...
‘Atypical’ Actor Brigette Lundy-Paine Comes Out as Non-binary
Atypical actor Brigette Lundy-Paine came out as non-binary on Instagram, announcing they prefer they/them pronouns. Lundy-Paine posted a picture of their cat in the announcement post on Friday (November 8) w...
Tennessee County Commissioner Calls Pete Buttigieg “A Queer” in Released Video
A video has been released of a county commissioner from Tennessee hatefully referring to gay Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg as “a queer.” At a meeting regarding an ordinance to make Sevier ...
Mainstream News Coverage of LGBTQ Issues Dropped After Trump Election, Analysis Finds
An analysis of CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News coverage over the last decade found that coverage on LGBTQ issues has dropped off and flatlined during and after the election of President Donald Trump. The GDELT Proj...
Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women with Cancer Face Lower Rates of Survival
A new study published by the American Cancer Society found that lesbian, bisexual, and queer women with a previous history of cancer suffer from lower rates of survival. The study, published Monday (May 20) ...
Miley Cyrus Describes What It’s Like Being a Queer Person in a ‘Hetero Relationship’
Miley Cyrus recently married her longtime boyfriend Liam Hemsworth but she has also been vocal that she identifies as pansexual and gender-fluid. In an interview with Vanity Fair, she delved into how she feels ...