1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (764+ words) By John Riley on July 25, 2026 @JRileyMW An Iowa school district will pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by three high school teachers who were disciplined for their involvement in a student-led drag show. Under the July 1 settlement, teachers Jill Bjorklund,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (611+ words) By John Riley on July 5, 2026 @JRileyMW A Clovis, New Mexico, man was arrested on federal charges after allegedly posting threatening comments targeting a Pride festival in nearby Lubbock, Texas. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Michael Kenneth Thompson, 44, allegedly made…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1010+ words) By John Riley on April 26, 2026 @JRileyMW Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is seeking public input on whether television programs that address transgender issues or feature trans or nonbinary characters should carry warning labels. The FCC oversees broadcast and cable…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (750+ words) By Will O'Bryan on December 22, 2025 The year’s nearly out. Sometimes that calls for taking sweet stock of the past months’ wonderful events. Coming to the end of 2025, on the other hand, is more like getting to that denouement in the…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (967+ words) By John Riley on October 19, 2025 @JRileyMW More than 9 in 10 LGBTQ adults are out to someone in their lives about their sexual orientation or gender identity — yet many remain closeted when it comes to family members or co-workers. According to a…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (666+ words) By John Riley on January 27, 2026 @JRileyMW GLAAD has released new data showing that 1,042 anti-LGBTQ incidents were reported across 47 states and the District of Columbia in 2025 — a 5% increase over the previous year, according to the organization’s ALERT Desk Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (879+ words) By John Riley on March 25, 2026 @JRileyMW Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a Little Rock restaurant, with the owner citing concerns from LGBTQ employees over her political positions. On March 13, Sanders dined at The Croissanterie, arriving unannounced…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1277+ words) By John Riley on January 16, 2026 @JRileyMW A new report finds that acceptance of LGBTQ people is declining across the United States, with nearly three in ten LGBTQ adults saying attitudes toward their community have worsened. On Thursday, January 15, the Human…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago   (595+ words) By André Hereford on January 12, 2026 @here4andre Lovell Holder’s debut novel, The Book of Luke, arrives at a precipitous moment for queer literary fiction. The heated tale of a handsome gay ex-athlete romancing a rival (or two) on a hit reality TV…...