07/10/24
Hello,
Here are the architects of the Republican National Committee’s platform and its anti-LGBTQ+ hate
The Republican National Committee crafted a platform that’s vague about marriage equality but virulently anti-transgender. But close observers of party politics say the greatest indication of what a second Donald Trump presidency was revealed by the radical anti-LGBTQ+ individuals handpicked for the platform committee.
AOC files impeachment articles against Thomas & Alito; Senate Dems demand special counsel investigation
On Wednesday, New York Democratic U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced articles of impeachment against U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, citing their failure to disclose gifts and refusal to recuse themselves from cases involving personal and financial conflicts.
Convictions upheld for killers of Greek-American activist Zak Kostopoulos
An appeals court in Athens on Wednesday confirmed the convictions of a real estate agent and an elderly jewelry shop owner in the horrific beating death of LGBTQ+ activist and drag queen Zak Kostopoulos that took place on September 21, 2018.
Robin Roberts feared coming out, almost refused marriage equality interview with Obama
Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts had fears about coming out as gay and almost declined an interview with Barack Obama because of it.
U.S. hurdles star Trey Cunningham comes out as gay: ‘I had to take my time’
After competing at the U.S. Olympic Trials last month, track and field star Trey Cunningham has come out as gay.
Utah drag queen Tara Lipsyncki was forced to sell her childhood home & go into hiding after far-right attacks
In Utah, far from the progressive West Coast LGBTQ+ communities in San Francisco or the East Coast queer enclaves like Washington, D.C., and New York City, a drag queen’s battle against bigotry in the heart of conservatism has reached a devastating climax. Tara Lipsyncki, 36, was forced to sell her childhood home in Riverton, near …
The transgender community is facing a silent genocide in the U.K.
In the United Kingdom, a thriving radical feminist movement has popularized and radicalized opposition to the transgender population, capturing the narrative and heavily influencing media, society, and government as it rails against ‘gender ideology.’
How Project 2025 darkens democracy on July 4, 2025
When we posted a story on Threads this week about how most married same-sex couples are worried about challenges to marriage equality in the wake of the Supreme Court’s most recent horrifying rulings, the comments underneath were ominous.