DOJ weighs firearm restrictions for transgender Americans after Minnesota church shooting
The Justice Department is considering new regulations that could restrict gun ownership for transgender people, following a deadly mass shooting at a Catholic church school in Minneapolis, in which the perpetrator has been reported to be trans, according to CNN.
Amy Sherald’s trans Statue of Liberty heads to Baltimore after Smithsonian controversy
A painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty will appear in Baltimore after the cancellation of an exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
Trump threatens to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship (again) instead of addressing Epstein
Donald Trump has once again threatened to revoke Rosie O’Donnell‘s U.S. citizenship — something she believes is an attempt to distract from his connection to Jeffrey Epstein.
The Future of Queer Media Fellowship
Because queer and trans voices don’t need permission — they need a platform
Pennsylvania man charged with beating and choking drag artist outside bar
Police in York, Pennsylvania have arrested a suspect after a local drag artist and their friends were assaulted by a mob of people outside a bar two weeks ago.
Texas legislature bans transgender people from public bathrooms
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Moroccan court sentences activist to prison for T-shirt reading Allah ‘is lesbian’
Morocco authorities sentenced a feminist activist to 30 months in prison for wearing a shirt declaring Allah “is lesbian.”
Putin and Xi talk ‘hot mic’ immortality amid Trump’s ‘demise’ and an emerging new world order
While Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping walked side by side on their way to view the most ostentatious military parade in modern memory, a hot mic caught their mind-blowing conversation about immortality.
The history and future of sapphic festival, The Dinah
Since 1991, thousands of queer women and their allies have gathered annually in Palm Springs, California, for the celebrated event known as The Dinah — a series of women-centric pool parties, entertainment, and the magic of affirmation and inclusion.
Daily newsletter 9/3
➡️ It’s an intense week in Washington D.C., as the Epstein scandal comes back with a vengeance and Rep. Robert Garcia reveals that the White House is pressuring Republicans to cover it up.