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The Supreme Court just handed conversion therapy a new license for violence
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (953+ words) The high court has opened the door for dangerous harm to kids, writes Josh Ackley. Flowers adorn a garden in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on March 31, 2026 in Washington, DC. After the former DHS secretary’s husband, Bryon Noem, was accused…...
The rise of queer line dancing: ‘A bit like going to church’
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (361+ words) Country dancing has long resonated with the LGBTQ+ community—and is currently experiencing a revival. Here’s why. The ACLU and the House Equality Caucus blasted their fellow Democrats and the Republicans who voted to pass a bill threatening to censor…...
Colorado takes new shot to curb harmful ‘conversion therapy’ abuse
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (450+ words) The approach shifts power to survivors, allowing them to seek damages long after the harm occurred, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on the discredited practice....
The first recorded victim of 9/11 was a gay Catholic priest
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1709+ words) Father Mychal Judge served firefighters, AIDS patients, homeless people, and LGBTQ+ Catholics before walking into the North Tower on September 11, 2001. A poster of the Rev. Mychal Judge, New York's Fire Department chaplain, is part of a memorial to victims of…...
Mormons remind trans members they aren’t welcome at temple rituals until detransition
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (540+ words) New handbook language clarifies that transgender members are barred from temple rites. The steeples at sunset during the annual holiday lights display at the Oakland, Calif., Mormon Temple on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. The popularity of the gay romance has sparked new…...
Trump's new Navy secretary seems very afraid of witches and drag queens
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (715+ words) Hung Cao once claimed that witches had "taken over" Monterey, California. Hung Cao speaks during the 2024 Republican National Convention. Trump’s newly appointed Navy Secretary is raising eyebrows over his concerns that witches in California could spell double double toil and…...
Lesbian educator wins $700K after she was allegedly called a ‘witch’ in an ‘LGBTQ coven’
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (341+ words) Rose Tagnesi, a former special education director in California, has been awarded a $1.2 million settlement after suing her district's board of trustees for discrimination. Rose Tagnesi said she was harassed for her opposition to the conservative school board’s “anti-LGBTQ agenda....
Kids can be subjected to harmful 'conversion therapy,’ U.S. Supreme Court rules
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (532+ words) It's a stunning setback for LGBTQ+ young people who are put at significant risk for harm by this decision. A man wears a shirt reading "conversion therapy sucks" outside the US Supreme Court as the Court hears oral arguments in…...
Marcos Aycox, aka The Tatted Violinist, found a better queer life through music
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (968+ words) The musician opens up about surviving poverty and pain in his youth in Brazil to becoming a celebrated musician playing Carnegie Hall and finding love in the U.S. Aycox grew up in São Paulo where he says life was simply about…...
Oklahoma advocates & educators celebrate state superintendent Ryan Walters’ resignation as ‘pivotal moment’
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (519+ words) Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters The controversial Republican announced his resignation on Fox News. Related: Oklahoma superintendent and Libs of TikTok celebrate bullying gay principal out of job for drag persona “We’re going to destroy the teachers…...