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You Got Schooled: Progress Trounces Ignorance in Oregon

Brian Shannon is the vice chair and school board director of the Newberg, Oregon district. But the title that more…

3 years ago

Bigot Threatens Local Official with a Rock and Gets Zero Punishment

Quick time-check: what year is it? Because a nutbag zealot just threatened to stone a Gay, Black man at a…

3 years ago

What’s in a Name? Trans Woman Celebrates Transition with Church Ceremony

Heteros think they own God. Like she’s perched up in heaven as the ultimate Karen, looking down at queer people…

3 years ago

Prince Johnny Excavates the Absurdity of Sex

On a basic level, intercourse is weird. Two people (or more, if it’s a party) decide to mash their nether…

3 years ago

Exhibit Gay: Welcome to the American LGBTQ+ Museum

Look back in anger. That’s how many of us in the queer community regard the past. We have been marginalized,…

3 years ago

Transgender Teen Escapes Abuse, Discovers Multi-Million Dollar Art Career

It’s no coincidence that the word paint begins with pain. Expression is laborious; we contort our muscles, skin and appendages…

3 years ago

Gavin Creel’s Broadway Appeal

On the eve of his 45th birthday, Gavin Creel has reached an enviable place among Broadway luminaries with a string…

3 years ago

Well Hungary: Protesters Rally Against Homophobic New Law

We say it so often that it threatens to become a cliché: representation matters. Although the two-word anthem is bracingly…

3 years ago

Salute the Rainbow Flag: Gay Candidate Shakes Up Brazilian Presidential Race

Gays fix everything. If your house is a mess, we spruce it. If your hair is a mess, we zhuzh…

3 years ago

MJ Rodriguez – star of POSE – earned a place in television history with Emmy Award nomination

Pose star Michaela Jae "MJ" Rodriguez has earned her first Emmy Award nomination, making history as the first transgender actor…

3 years ago

Always Bet on Progress: Nevada Crowns the First Transgender Miss USA Contestant

The concept of role models seems quaint. Celebrities often fall short of our expectations, athletes succumb to human foibles, and…

3 years ago

TikTok star raises big tip for gay server after being left nothing but pamphlets by “religious” diners

When we break bread, we also build bonds. The pandemic deprived us of the opportunity to gather for brunch, dinner,…

3 years ago