Trans veterans were promised access to gender-affirming surgeries — but it never happened
It’s been three years since President Joe Biden signed an executive order overturning the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military. Months later, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that the agency would provide gender-confirmation surgery. But that change has not happened, so the Transgender American Veterans …
Madonna pays tribute to two heroes of the AIDS crisis during NYC show
Madonna paid tribute during her Tuesday night concert to two heroic nurses who treated and advocated for people with AIDS during the height of the epidemic in the 1980s and ’90s.
I.S.S.’s Ariana DeBose and Gabriela Cowperthwaite on nationalism and normalizing queer ID
While the world burns, humanity versus nationalism plays out in the International Space Station 250 miles away in Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s taut sci-fi thriller, I.S.S. Renowned for her socially penetrating documentaries like 2013’s Blackfish and the 2022 series Children of the Underground, Cowperthwaite’s first fiction film about the struggle for control of the I.S.S amid a …
Have you checked out our George Takei cover story?
Being in their presence, it’s easy to see the connection between George and Brad Takei. They’ve been together for 38 years. “We still get a kick out of each other,” George says. “Yeah, a kick in the rear,” Brad retorts before both laugh.
KKK Members in Kentucky Pull Gun on LGBTQ+ Activists — Police Let Them Off V5
The Orlando Magic has outraged LGBTQ+ leaders by donating thousands of dollars to a super PAC backing Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential ambitions.
Oscar nominee Colman Domingo on being the first Black gay movie star
Colman Domingo, appearing in two major films and Oscar-nominated for one of them, can claim the title of first Black gay movie star — according to our sibling publication Out.
It Gets Better Project changes name amid challenging landscape for LGBTQ+ youth (exclusive)
Amid a challenging climate of increasing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, a leading organization in LGBTQ+ youth empowerment has announced a rebranding with a name change and a redesigned website to support queer youth. On Thursday, what was once the It Gets Better Project became It Gets Better.
Living long & prospering: George Takei’s inspiring love story
There are copies of The New York Times all over George Takei and husband Brad’s otherwise meticulous L.A. home. The reading material is a testament to the husbands’ deep interest in current events and constitutes a large chunk of their morning routine, which includes several cups of green tea and walks around their leafy Hancock …
LGBTQ+ people have been arrested through social media. Meta must protect them, says human rights groups
LGBTQ+ rights organizations are calling on Meta to do more to meaningfully protect the safety of queer people using their platforms, especially those in places where their identities are criminalized.
Meet Bailey Spinn, the queer social media icon and singer with 17+ million followers
If you talk to Baby Boomers, many will tell you that they think social media is a waste of time, and that Gen Z’ers are going to, at the very least, end up blind or hunched with their relentless clicking, liking, commenting, and posting. But some, like queer artist Bailey Spinn, are taking social media …

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