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"She has this presence and this light in her eyes that actually make me want to cry because it's so f*cking inspiring. I understand she is someone who has followed her heart throughout the hostility, and I was like, I want to be her," Lux said, prompting her brother to respond: "In meeting her, you understood that your soul could go looking for her soul."

LGBTQ+ Americans vote overwhelmingly Democratic - 86 percent of voters from the community chose Kamala Harris as president in 2024, according to NBC News exit polls, and just 12 percent went for Donald Trump. But there are LGBTQ+ Republicans, and for decades, the chief organization speaking for them has been the Log Cabin Republicans. Today, it has a record 80 chapters in 40 states and is an enthusiastic backer of Trump, who has a record of anti-LGBTQ+ policies and comments.

The two stars of The Hunting Wives stars appeared to hand out the award for outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie, which went to Adolescence 's Stephen Graham. "Wow, that took me a while to get here. Sorry, I was really slow to come out," Snow said, referring to stepping on to the stage. Akerman cheekily replied: "Oh, I don't mind waiting for you to come out."

President Donald Trump called for all flags to be lowered, and West Hollywood officials said on Sunday (14 September) said that their decision aligned with that request, rather than an "endorsement of, Mr Kirk's political views or actions". A spokesperson said: "The action was undertaken in accordance with the city's Policy for Recognitions and Memorials, which acknowledges that the city follows the direction of the president in determining when flags in the city are flown at half-staff."

"You know what the irony is?" King asked. "She wrote eight books about children having autonomy and the ability to make their own choices, which is possibly the most trans thing I've ever heard. She could have had these books go down as some of the greatest young-adult writing in the world - all she had to do was shut the f**k up." Rowling's views were "spitting in the space of [the author's] fandom", they added.

The headline on a lengthy piece in The New York Times late last month read: "Donald Trump's Big Gay Government." It profiled a certain type of gay man: white, successful, conservative, probably handsome (Trump and company dislike unattractive people), full of themselves, disdainful of most of the rainbow colors that represent the GLBT community beginning with women (although they love Melania), and absolutely indifferent to the civil rights movement that now allows them to be out and proud.

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The expansion, which concluded on Aug. 27, includes a dorm with 44 beds, three bathrooms and changing rooms, charging stations, and lock boxes. Work on the building began in February of this year and Mission Local took a first look at the new dorms and amenities a day after the finishing touches were put in place. The inner courtyard of Jazzie's Place is peaceful and warm. Trees shade tables and chairs, and brightly tiled murals decorate the walls.

The head of London's Pride parade, who is fighting claims that he used its funds for his personal benefit, has been ordered by the high court to relinquish control of the organising body's bank account. Christoper Joell-Deshields, who was suspended as chief executive last month, consented to an order on Friday to hand over Pride for London's banking passwords, social media and email accounts.

NBA Ambassador and 13-year NBA veteran Jason Collins is currently undergoing treatment for a brain tumour. Jason and his family welcome your support and prayers and kindly ask for privacy as they dedicate their attention to Jason's health and well-being.

Produced by the trailblazing queer British duo Charlie Zlutz and Vascha, "Diva" transcends mere entertainment; it's a movement. The accompanying visualizer features Ivy adorned in stunning gold body paint, juxtaposed against a dark and shimmering universe that symbolises transformation, inner power, and the radiant glow that comes from embracing one's true identity. This vivid imagery captures the essence of owning who you are and shining brightly, even in the shadows.

Over the last four years, LGBTQ+ people-especially transgender people-have been attacked from every angle: bans on healthcare, restrictions on bathrooms, even attempts to restrict driver's license gender markers. But one of the earliest and most revealing features of this backlash was the push to strip books about queer and trans lives from classrooms and libraries. At first, these bans cloaked themselves in neutrality, prohibiting vague "gender and sexuality" discussions-rules that always seemed to allow depictions of straight marriage while quietly targeting anything queer.

The bill, which would have given limited rights to couples whose marriage or civil union was registered overseas, was in answer to a September 2023 ruling by the court of final appeal. The landmark case, brought by activist Jimmy Sham, affirmed that the city's laws defined marriage as between a man and a woman, but also said the government was obliged to create an alternative framework which recognised the core rights of same-sex couples.

I come from a restaurant family. My grandparents opened Henry's Hunan-the only Hunanese restaurant in the city at the time. Chinese food in San Francisco was largely American Chinese or Cantonese-inflected, so it was unusual to have this different region represented. I spent childhood Saturdays at the restaurant, making Shirley Temples, and helping seat people. I waited tables in college but never saw a career in the restaurant industry. I then worked in documentary film for many years.

In my sex therapy practice, I see a respectable number of couples in heterosexual relationships where the presenting issue is that the male partner has been engaging in sexual behavior with other men and has kept this secret from his girlfriend or wife...until it was no longer secret. Needless to say, by the time these couples come to see me, their relationship is in deep crisis. I would like to address a few of the common issues that these couples face.

"leave the gay at the door."

At the pinnacle of San Cha's opera Inebria me, an apparition in white emerged: Esperanza (Kyle Kidd), angelic and blood-smeared, clutching a red rose. Dolores (San Cha, the show's librettist and composer) gazed at the spirit, her expression a blend of awe and longing, the unraveling newlywed finally alight with something beyond grief. Her encounter with Esperanza sparked a radical, gender-free religious fervor, one of ecstasy and drama, detached from self-flagellation or duty.

On Sunday (7 September) Carpenter attended the awards ceremony where she won three awards, Best Pop Artist, Best Album (for Short n' Sweet), and Best Visual Effects for "Manchild." The "Taste" singer also performed her new song, "Tears", during the show, in which she featured many RuPaul's Drag Race and queer icons. After the performance, Pascal, an ally to the LGBTQ+ community with a trans sister, Lux Pascal, took to his Instagram to celebrate Carpenter.

"When Michael Seltzer first got involved in progressive and then gay activism in the 1970s, it was mostly funded through passing the hat at meetings and through low dollar fundraisers," Gay City News notes. "More than any other individual, Seltzer turned that around over the course of decades of work, from serving on boards of major gay organizations from 1980 onwards to creating and running organizations that exponentially increased philanthropy to gay and AIDS causes."

If the Supreme Court reverses Obergefell and determines bans against marriage equality are not unconstitutional, states with laws protecting same-sex couples' right to marry would need to independently overturn their laws for it to be banned. Those with constitutional amendments protecting marriage equality would have to call a referendum vote to overturn them, and those protected by state Supreme Court rulings - the next highest authority after the U.S. Supreme Court -would need their state's court to agree to hear the case again.

You may know Grindr as the go-to destination for LGBTQ+ people looking to hook up-but apparently, it's now being used as an alternative to the likes of LinkedIn. Users checking into the dating app to see how many feet they are from a potential love interest can now expect to be poached for work, rather than asked out. That's because around 25% of its users are on the app to network, according to the company.

There was no problem until Donald Trump decided to fire thousands of qualified, capable service members simply because of their gender identity. They wore the uniform. They kept their promises to us. It's time we keep our promises to them. It's one thing for some of my colleagues to disrespect me, but it's another thing entirely to disrespect the people who lay down their lives for this country.

Or, come in late August like me, and you might just stumble upon the local Pride march, one of the world's only Pride events to take place above the Arctic Circle. If you're used to Pride in London or Brighton Pride, Senja Pride will come as a culture shock. There's no Mariah Carey performance or gaggle of corporate sponsors, but there is a sweet community spirit, and a heartwarming reminder of why Pride is needed everywhere, but more crucially in small, rural areas.

Because equality politics demands respectability politics. Rather than tear down or smash or, even more kindly, transform the patriarchal institutions of marriage and the military, gays sought inclusion into them - the impulse of heteronormativity and the democratic ideal of equality too deeply conditioned into their mindset. The gay politics of respectability reasoned that formal inclusion in the nation's institutions was tantamount to, or at least would induce, societal acceptance. (To wit, the gay defense of marriage proffers nonsensical arguments that marriage is necessary because the marriage contract prevents their kids from being bullied at school for having two mothers.)

After her heart is thoroughly broken by Kiki (Bernie Van Tiel), all finger-guns and sapphic swagger, Saira is devastated but there's no time to cry, because Kiki has been kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens (played by Mark Bonanno, Broden Kelly, and Zachary Ruane of Aunty Donna) and only Saira's legendary magical labrys can save her. Except Saira has never been able to summon the labrys which is her birthright.

Williams painted the index finger of his right hand teal and his ring finger purple - the colours of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. He adorned the middle finger with a suicide prevention ribbon. On his left hand, the index, middle and ring fingers sported the numbers 988. A sub-section of the national suicide crisis helpline, the LGBTQ+ Youth Specialised Service hotline, was shut down by the Trump administration in July under changes to the US federal budget.

On a foggy morning in August, a group of hikers stood laughing and joking, trekking poles in hand and backpacks full, at the top of a trail in Reinhardt Regional Redwood Park. That day, those joining the Rainbow Sierrans were mainly older women. Even in the early hours of the day, the energy emanating from them indicated a passion for the outdoors and the smiles passed between them hinted at the decades-long friendships many of them share.

The cases the EEOC withdrew from included those brought on behalf of an Alabama hospitality group worker who alleged their manager said they needed to be "hidden" on the night shift before firing them outright; a transgender woman at an Illinois hog farm who said her coworker exposed his genitals to her and touched her breasts; and a transgender hotel worker in New York who said their supervisor referred to them as "transformer" and "it."