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12 hours ago

Stranger Things fans are celebrating this 'perfect' new couple

First, there's Will longing as he happens upon Robin ( Maya Hawke) kissing her girlfriend, Vickie (Amybeth McNulty). Later on, while on a mission, Robin, who is seemingly not completely out to everyone, hints that she saw Will. "[Vicky's] my friend, we're friends, good friends. But the thing is some people might not understand our friendship" explains Robin asking Will to keep it to himself.
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2 days ago

Kit Harrington gets sweaty and potentially fruity in Industry season four

Set to the brooding voice of Nina Simone and her 1966 track "Lilac Wine", the Industry season four trailer opens with a bedraggled Henry (Harrington) slogging his way through the grounds of a manor house at dusk. The clip continues with his new fiancé Yasmin Kara-Hanani (Marisa Abela) looking pained, and Henry sitting in a car, his hands bloodied and battered. Under the flashing lights of a sweaty club, Henry is then seen in a white vest, his hand running through the hair of an unidentified man, who is nuzzling Henry's neck.
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6 days ago

The South's first out LGBTQ+ congresswoman is fighting a GOP effort to cut her out of Congress

Julie Johnson is the South's first out LGBTQ+ member of Congress and spent her first year defending democratic institutions through pragmatic, bipartisan lawmaking.
Television
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1 week ago

Shows to Watch While Navigating the Holidays

Television offers varied, often multigenerational portrayals of family dynamics that can illuminate and comfort during the holiday season.
#erik-bottcher
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2 weeks ago
US politics

Gay NYC city council member Erik Bottcher joins Jack Schlossberg in packed race for Jerry Nadler's House seat

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1 month ago
US politics

This gay politician just set a fundraising record as he files for congressional run - LGBTQ Nation

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1 month ago
New York Knicks

Out NYC Councilman Erik Bottcher files to run for Rep. Jerry Nadler's seat, raises nearly $700k in one day

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2 weeks ago
US politics

Gay NYC city council member Erik Bottcher joins Jack Schlossberg in packed race for Jerry Nadler's House seat

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1 month ago
US politics

This gay politician just set a fundraising record as he files for congressional run - LGBTQ Nation

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1 month ago
New York Knicks

Out NYC Councilman Erik Bottcher files to run for Rep. Jerry Nadler's seat, raises nearly $700k in one day

fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Ruby Rose Says Sydney Sweeney 'Ruined' Christy

The original Christy Martin script was incredible. Life changing. I was attached to play Cherry. Everyone had experience with the core material. Most of us were actually gay. It's part of why I stayed in acting. Rose then decried Sweeney and her team's statements about the film's box office. Rose claims Team Sweeney said they made the movie for "the people," meaning gay people, but that "None of 'the people' want to see someone who hates them, parading around pretending to be us.
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fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

10 LGBTQ+ leaders who've changed the face of global politics

Openly LGBTQ+ leaders now hold high political offices, demonstrating representation and authenticity are essential to modern governance.
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3 weeks ago

This small Pennsylvania town just elected the state's first-ever out transgender mayor

Eria Deuso, a trans woman and Democrat, won Downingtown's mayoral race with 64% of the vote, becoming Pennsylvania's first openly transgender mayor.
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3 weeks ago

Brad Hoylman-Sigal wins race for Manhattan borough president, making LGBTQ history

Brad Hoylman-Sigal won Manhattan borough president, becoming New York City's first out borough president and pledging to protect vulnerable residents, especially queer homeless youth.
#eastenders
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

daily newsletter - 11/3/25

Jolanda Jones could become the first Black openly lesbian U.S. Representative, amid growing LGBTQ+ political visibility and reflections on transphobia and community joy.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Lesbian Texas state rep running for Congress says she's 'running for the people, not the powerful'

Jolanda Jones, a Black out lesbian, trial lawyer, and former NCAA champion, is running for Congress in Texas's 18th District and could make history if elected.
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3 weeks ago

Netherlands elects first gay prime minister - LGBTQ Nation

Rob Jetten, 38, led D66 to a plurality and will become the Netherlands' youngest and first openly gay prime minister.
Education
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3 weeks ago

Authors in Bay Area on Tour for Kids' Book About Censorship Told Not to Discuss Banned, Queer Books

Two children's book creators were barred from mentioning banned or queer books during an elementary-school presentation and removed after refusing to censor content.
#snoop-dogg
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4 weeks ago

This lesbian was the voice behind the morals at the end of She-Ra episodes in the 80s - LGBTQ Nation

It was a joke in the studio; everybody was saying, 'Prince Adam is gay.'
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3 weeks ago

Lesbian Georgia legislator, first LGBTQ+ person elected in the South, is still showing up 25 years later

Openly LGBTQ+ Rep. Karla Drenner used persistent visibility and service to change hearts, build partnerships, and sustain representation in a predominantly Black Georgia district.
#christy-martin
San Francisco
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1 month ago

Sen. Scott Wiener to run for congressional seat held by Rep. Nancy Pelosi, according to report

State Senator Scott Wiener will run for Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco congressional seat after raising $1 million and preparing a formal campaign announcement.
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1 month ago

Pentagon accuses Netflix of airing 'woke garbage' following release of Boots

Boots follows 13 Reasons Why star Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope, a closeted teen who signs up to the marine corps after struggling to find a sense of purpose at home. While at boot camp, with his best friend Ray (newcomer Liam Oh), he learns that it's not just tough and gruelling, but homophobic too. The Netflix drama is set in 1990, when being gay in the US armed forces was still illegal.
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1 month ago

Diane Keaton had a brilliant reaction to learning she was a gay icon

For queer people though, there's a distinct selection of Keaton films that have shaped and inspired them more than any others. gained gay cult classic status in 1996 for its camp lesbian bar scene and queer representation in Annie's daughter, Chris. 2005's The Family Stone, in which Keaton played the mother of a gay and deaf son, was praised for its powerful, affirmative dinner table scene. The following year she dropped Surrender, Dorothy, featuring a dragged up Chris Pine.
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Video games
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1 month ago

The Right Is Attacking a Franchise It Once Loved. The Reason Why Is Laughable.

Ghost of Yotei mirrors Ghost of Tsushima's gameplay while centering a vengeful female protagonist, highlighting clashes over gender and representation among gaming communities.
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1 month ago

Big Brother betting odds currently have this LGBTQ+ housemate as the favourite

Big Brother 2025 is well underway and there's been no shortage of drama already, keeping things interesting for the betting odds at least. And one queer housemate is the bookies' favourite. The current series started on Sunday 28 September and saw 12 people enter the house. Since then four more people have entered, two people have been evicted and a third, George Gilbert, has been kicked out of the house for "unacceptable language and behaviour."
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1 month ago

Oliver Stark 'excited' for 'Buddie' relationship to continue in season nine

"What is the relationship between you guys? Stark asks of the pair. They agree, "besties." Kilgore then adds, "Hailey and Roxie, when they're out in the field they have, like, their own language." Referencing "the way they have each other's back and they do have that shorthand," Stark relates it back to 'Buddie'. "It's the same thing," he shares. "There's almost that unspoken key part of being able to do the job. They know each other and trust each other so well. I'm excited to see that relationship continue."
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1 month ago

Jim Verraros and Jai Rodriguez on being out in a time of fewer gay celebs

Two queer entertainers survived industry homophobia, broke ground in mainstream visibility, continue creative work, and advocate for expanded LGBTQ+ representation.
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1 month ago

Tim Burchett Rants Against Demonic' Netflix Shows for Causing Explosion of Transgender' In Fox News Hit

I've kind of dug into this a little bit more, and the way they do it is they do these scenes, and they switch them around very fast. In the old days [in the era of comedian and producer] Andy Griffith, it was just one camera and it was great. And [modern producers] do different scenes and it's moving around every second, and that releases certain things in young children's minds, and we need to find out why are they doing like this because this is contracting their brains, this is molding their brains.
Right-wing politics
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1 month ago

Daily newsletter 10/2

āž”ļø In today's lead story, Virginia Republican lieutenant governor nominee John Reid is facing mounting political pressure after a report tied him to a Tumblr blog that reposted Nazi-themed pornography. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is calling for a boycott against Netflix for daring to feature LGBTQ+ characters. Independent reporter Erin Reed has the latest. Columnist John Casey reflects on the government shutdown and previous standoffs with Republicans over the decades, and we take a look at how LGBTQ History Month began.
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1 month ago

Cancel Netflix': Elon Musk leads rightwing backlash over trans character in canceled series

Elon Musk urged his 227 million followers to cancel Netflix repeatedly, citing alleged woke bias and LGBTQ+ content targeting children.
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1 month ago

Daily newsletter 10/1

āž”ļø The government has officially shut down, the third time this has happened under President Trump's leadership - and Democrats in the Congressional Equality Caucus wasted no time blaming the Republican Party. Meanwhile, Trump ally Michael Flynn urged a federal appeals court to uphold Trump's renewed ban on trans military service in a filing that reads like a culture war manifesto, and Texas is cracking down on state universities teaching about gender identity.
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Film
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2 months ago

A true crime, an empathetic kidnapper and Al Pacino: How Dog Day Afternoon' made history

Dog Day Afternoon, a 1975 film based on a 1972 Brooklyn bank robbery, combines corrosive humor, social critique and empathetic LGBTQ portrayal, enduring 50 years.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Together pulled from Chinese theatres over unauthorised' edit of gay couple

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
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fromVulture
2 months ago

Ari Shapiro's Next Chapter

For nearly a decade, Ari Shapiro's voice has been a fixture of America's evening commute. As co-host of All Things Considered, he guided listeners through breaking news and the day's headlines, reported from around the world, drew out politicians and artists alike with genial intelligence, and offered a steady calm that helped sooth the masses in a world spiraling out of control.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Horror film digitally altered in China to make gay couple straight

The critically acclaimed film Together, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, was released in selected cinemas in China on 12 September. It follows the journey of a young couple who move to the countryside and encounter mysterious and grotesque changes to their bodies. In one scene, which features a wedding between two men, one of the men's faces was altered to look like a woman's.
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2 months ago

China 'uses AI' to turn gay couple straight in new Dave Franco film

A Chinese version of Dave Franco's new horror film Together has been digitally altered character so that a gay couple appear to be heterosexual, according to reports. Artificial intelligence appears to have been used in the Chinese release of the Australian movieto change the gender identity of the character, leaving no LGBTQ+ representation in the story. In the original film, audiences see a newlywed couple played by Charlie Lees and MJ Dorning.
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US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Rachel Maddow Presses Kamala Harris for Not Picking Pete Buttigieg Because He Is Gay': Hard to Hear'

Kamala Harris said Pete Buttigieg was her first-choice running mate but deemed a gay candidate too risky given a 107-day campaign, so chose Tim Walz.
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2 months ago

Everything we know so far about MAFS UK 2025 as two queer couples walk down the aisle

Among them was bisexual Liverpudlian Leah, who told Diva magazine that walking down the aisle to meet a stranger was a thrilling opportunity. 'I was so excited... I couldn't wait to meet who it was, so the nerves weren't really there,' she said. Ahead of the weddings, she met one half of the second same-sex relationship in this series, Keye. '[He]' told me he was so scared walking into a room of men,' Leah went on to say.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

A Night Like This review interesting nocturnal connection rendered flat

A Night Like This's promising premise and occasional lead chemistry are undermined by clichƩd dialogue, uninspired visuals, flat lighting, and lack of casting diversity.
Television
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2 months ago

A new book claims Hollywood legend Cesar Romero led a private queer life

Cesar Romero was a tall, debonair actor known as the first TV Joker, famed for his painted-over mustache, maniacal laugh, and alleged gay bachelor lifestyle.
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2 months ago

Best Gay Romance Games To Cozy Up With In 2025

Video games increasingly portray explicit same-sex romances across genres, offering varied, impactful queer love stories that shape characters and narratives.
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2 months ago

Lesbians are living for Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman's flirty Emmys bit

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."
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2 months ago

Mean Girls star's film makes history with first gay wedding on Hallmark Channel

The Groomsmen: Second Chances stars Mean Girls actor Jonathan Bennett as former pro basketball player turned coach Danny, while his business manager and eventual husband Zack is played by This Biter Earth and A Night Like This actor, Alexander Lincoln. The bulk of the film focuses on Danny's attempts to suppress his feelings for his friend, while Zack plans his wedding to his partner Nolan (Adam Rhys-Charles). Yet, and this is a pretty hefty spoiler alert, on the day of the wedding, Zack confesses that Danny's feelings are reciprocated.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Politicians in at least 51 countries used anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric during elections, NGO finds

As the visibility of LGBTQ+ people has risen in many countries in the last decade, so too has a backlash from conservative parts of societies, fuelled in many cases by far-right activists and politicians using gay and transgender people as scapegoats for other problems. There is a growing weaponisation of hate, said Alberto de Belaunde, a director at Outright International, an NGO that promotes LGBTQ+ rights globally.
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2 months ago

Marvel Rivals just introduced Angela, a lesbian Asgardian princess

Angela, the daughter of Odin, full name (Aldrif Odinsdottir), is a gigantic warrior, who also happens to be a princess of Asgard and half-sister of the God of Thunder, Thor. In the comics, she is married to a former Anchorite (a male Angel) named Sera, who later transitioned to a woman, making the queer couple a Repulican's worst nightmare. Angela is being released as part of the first half of Marvel Rival's fourth season, named The Heart of the Dragon.
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2 months ago

Renee Rapp slams Betty Who's comments on her sexuality

I think it's hard when you become representative of something to other people, and then you change or you are just following your heart, and then that means other people feel that they are not represented anymore. The pressure of that is so immense. As much as it's funny that ReneƩ Rapp is like, 'You'll never catch me dating a man.' It's like, 'Go off, queen! I love that for you.' But I also hold space for her in 10 years if she goes, 'Oops, I met the love of my life and it's this man, I didn't mean to.' It's like, that's okay!
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fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

How this transgender 'American Ninja Warrior' athlete finds strength in sports

Clayton Jay Reeves, an out transgender man, advanced to American Ninja Warrior semifinals and received a callback for season 18 while using visibility to represent and inspire.
Television
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2 months ago

For dark times, comedian Nori Reed believes in the joy of jokes - 48 hills

Nori Reed headlines Club Fugazi on Sat/6, her first Bay Area headlining show since moving to Los Angeles in 2019.
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