5+ hour, 3+ min ago  (768+ words) By John Riley on March 4, 2026 @JRileyMW The U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group, blocking enforcement of a California law that prohibits teachers and school staff from outing transgender or gender-nonconforming students to their parents. Under…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (574+ words) By John Riley on March 1, 2026 @JRileyMW Prosecutors said Winters singled out the men because of their "actual and perceived gender, gender identity and sexual orientation." Winters pleaded guilty in September 2025. Chief Judge Richard E. Myers II sentenced him on February 24 to…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (650+ words) Malaysia has blocked access to queer dating apps Grindr and Blued as part of an ongoing crackdown on LGBTQ visibility in the Muslim-majority nation, where same-sex acts are criminalized. The communications ministry said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (549+ words) By John Riley on March 1, 2026 @JRileyMW At its annual reveal party, the Capital Pride Alliance unveiled the theme for 2026 Capital Pride: "Exist. Resist. Have the Audacity!" The theme is rooted in what the organization calls "the undeniable truth that our…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (757+ words) By John Riley on February 19, 2026 @JRileyMW About 9% of U.S. adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or something other than heterosexual, according to new polling from Gallup. That figure is unchanged from 2024 " but remains higher than the 7% who identified as LGBTQ…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (1048+ words) By John Riley on February 10, 2026 @JRileyMW In what has become a familiar pattern, the Trump administration once again took aim at the LGBTQ community by removing a Pride flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument. The historic site,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (623+ words) By John Riley on February 7, 2026 @JRileyMW New York City Councilmember Erik Bottcher, a gay man who co-chairs the City Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus, won a February 3 special election to replace Brad Hoylman-Sigal in the New York State Senate. Bottcher won 91.62% of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (375+ words) By John Riley on February 6, 2026 @JRileyMW Capital Pride Alliance, the organization behind D.C.s annual "Pride in the Nations Capital" celebration, has selected 13 new members to join its board of directors. The new members will serve alongside the existing 12 board members,…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (920+ words) By John Riley on February 2, 2026 @JRileyMW A coalition of at least 47 right-wing groups, operating under the name "Greater Than," has launched a coordinated campaign to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 marriage equality ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, part of a renewed push…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (862+ words) By John Riley on February 1, 2026 @JRileyMW Heated Rivalry has found an unexpectedly receptive audience in Russia, despite the country's sweeping anti-LGBTQ laws and aggressive efforts by the government to censor queer content. The popular HBO series, which centers on closeted…...