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Donald Trump’s offensively anti-LGBTQ+ military ad draws sharp criticism

Former President Donald Trump is facing intense backlash following the release of a campaign ad that attacks LGBTQ+ inclusion in the U.S. military. On Sunday, Trump posted the video on social media with the comment, “WE WILL NOT HAVE A WOKE MILITARY!” — (@) The ad, which uses clips from Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 film Full ...

Donald Trump unleashes torrent of transphobic ads in last leg of 2024 election

Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign continues to paint a dark vision of America and has found another marginalized group to target. His attacks on transgender rights have emerged as a central focus of his electoral strategy in the final push to Election Day on November 5. Over the past several weeks, Trump and his ...

A modern guide to cruising etiquette in the digital age

Please don’t ruin cruising for everybody else. Cruising has been a popular and enticing practice for gay men to identify one another and have sex during periods in history when they didn’t have handy codes, dating websites, or mobile apps to locate a quick hookup. Even with all that technology, cruising is still a huge ...

Gay New Hampshire congressman’s challenger has anti-LGBTQ+ history

U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire, a gay man, is facing a challenger with a deeply anti-LGBTQ+ record in this year’s election. Pappas, a Democrat who’s represented the New Hampshire’s First Congressional District since 2019, is up against Republican Russell Prescott, a former state senator who long opposed marriage equality and LGBTQ+ rights in ...

The Advocate endorses Kamala Harris for president

The oldest and largest LGBTQ+ publication in the United States has just endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. In a new editorial published earlier today, Out‘s sister publication The Advocate strongly endorses Kamala Harris for president over Donald Trump. “Harris, the Democratic nominee, is exponentially better on every issue than her Republican opponent, Donald ...

A volleyball team balked at playing against trans woman. The university wasn’t having it.

Individual players with the University of Nevada’s women’s volleyball team will be allowed to opt out of their upcoming match against the San Jose State University women’s volleyball team. Nevada’s team had initially voted to forfeit the October 26 match due to San Jose State University allegedly having a transgender woman, making Nevada’s university the ...

Paul Mescal says he wishes he could’ve played this iconic queer role!

We’d watch Paul Mescal star in a movie any afternoon! Irish actor Paul Mescal is one of the hottest names in Hollywood after earning an Emmy nomination for Normal People, an Oscar nomination for Aftersun, and an Olivier Award for A Streetcar Named Desire. He’s also beloved in the queer community for playing Andrew Scott’s ...