Republicans don’t support transgender rights — and in other news, water is wet. An annual survey tracking the attitudes of voters in Ohio released Wednesday, finding that a majority of the state’s voters oppose protections for trans people. For context, Republicans outnumber Democrats by nearly twice as much in Ohio, where unaffiliated voters are also ...
Surprise, surprise, right-wingers are annoyed again. This time, their ire is directed at Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer and influencer Liz Plank because of a video that they decided mocked Holy Communion. The video, posted on Plank’s Instagram account, featured the influencer on her knees with her mouth open while Democrat Whitmer fed her Doritos. Plank ...
Even more LGBTQ+ rep in sports! Even in 2024, the decision for a professional athlete to come out can be a tough one. There are still many sports leagues, teams, and fandoms that aren’t very accepting of queer and/or trans athletes — prompting them to hide in the closet for as long as possible in ...
My girlfriend says that when you came out in the 80s, the most common response was, “At least you don’t have cancer.” We’ve come a long way since then. Now, the most common response, in my experience, is, “As long as you’re happy.” Every time I hear this, I want to argue. Not because it’s ...
I’ve been a screenwriter and a playwright for a long while now and, recently, an author. Along the way, I’ve written many queer characters whose stories mirror how society perceived LGBTQ+ folks at each moment in time. As our stories made it to the stage and screen, with more fully dimensional characters, scripts about coming ...
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The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is going all in to get out the vote for the Harris-Walz campaign. This week, the Human Rights Campaign’s Equality Votes PAC announced the launch of a seven-figure digital ad campaign aimed at mobilizing pro-LGBTQ+ voters in four key battleground states in the remaining weeks before the November 5 election. ...
She has no real interest in reading and you just can’t move past it! Also, what to do when your partner’s new friend is no friend of yours? The post She’s a 10 But She Doesn’t Read Books appeared first on Autostraddle.
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Gay superstar Elton John has opened up about his initial struggles with success and fame, at the premiere of a new documentary about his life. Elton John: Never Too Late, co-directed by his husband David Furnish, focuses on the musician’s final tour and return to Dodger Stadium in 2022, almost 50 after he first played ...