Sir Ian McKellen to host Shakespeare play with all trans and nonbinary cast
Sir Ian McKellen will serve as host to a rehearsed reading of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night with an all transgender and nonbinary cast of actors. The reading will be produced by Trans What You Will, a new Shakespearean theater company featuring trans and nonbinary performers, The Standard reports. The one-night-only performance takes place July 25 at …
Karoline Leavitt: Trump wants ‘less LGBTQ graduate majors’ from Harvard
First it was allegations of « anti-Semitism. » Then it was to end « DEI » programs. Now, the Trump Administration seemingly has a new reason to target Harvard University — « LGBTQ graduate majors. »
J.K. Rowling uses ‘Harry Potter’ wealth to fund anti-transgender organization
J.K. Rowling is using her wealth attained from the Harry Potter series to create an organization dedicated to removing transgender people’s rights « in the workplace, in public life, and in protected female spaces.”
Trump pressured Gavin Newsom over trans teen athlete. Then California changed its track championship rules
California’s high school sports authority quietly expanded eligibility for this weekend’s state track and field championships Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened to cut federal funding unless the state disqualified a transgender girl athlete. Trump said that he would discuss the matter with Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
4311 Kollective fait vivre la culture Ballroom à Lausanne
L’Arsenic accueille trois jours d’événements, les 29, 30 mai et 1er juin, organisés par 4311 Kollective dont le « Pride Kiki Ball ». Gratuit et ouvert à touxtes, ces événements mettront à l’honneur la culture Ballroom, née dans les communautés queers noires et latinx à New York. L’article 4311 Kollective fait vivre la culture Ballroom …
4311 Kollective fait vivre la culture Ballroom à Lausanne
L’Arsenic accueille trois jours d’événements, les 29, 30 mai et 1er juin, organisés par 4311 Kollective dont le « Pride Kiki Ball ». Gratuit et ouvert à touxtes, ces événements mettront à l’honneur la culture Ballroom, née dans les communautés queers noires et latinx à New York. L’article 4311 Kollective fait vivre la culture Ballroom …
Trump threatens to yank California’s federal funding over one transgender student’s sports participation
President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal funding from California unless a transgender girl is barred from competing in the state girls’ finals—escalating his administration’s attacks on transgender youth and placing renewed pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has already alienated LGBTQ+ advocates on the issue.
Seattle police arrest 23 during anti-trans rally clashes in LGBTQ+ neighborhood
A Washington far-right Christian rally in Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park—a space long considered sacred ground for the city’s LGBTQ+ community—ended in violence and 23 arrests on Saturday. The rally, organized by Spokane-based Mayday USA as part of its national #DontMessWithOurKids tour, was met by a massive counterprotest denouncing its anti-trans and anti-abortion rhetoric.
D.C. police investigate suspected hate crime at bar for queer & trans people of color during WorldPride
In the early hours of Black Pride weekend in Washington, D.C., someone shattered the front door of Sinners and Saints, cut the power, stole bottles of alcohol, and spray-painted the slur “fa***t” on the wall.
Democrat Adam Schiff to be the first U.S. senator to participate in California’s AIDS/LifeCycle bike ride
Democratic U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff will participate in the upcoming AIDS/LifeCycle 2025 ride in California, making him the first U.S. senator to take part in the seven-day fundraising bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.