LGBTQ news and entertainment
More than a million people who live in New York state identify as LGBTQ as the queer community’s population continues to increase, according to a New York State Department of Health survey. Continue reading “Report: Over A Million New Yorkers Identify As LGBTQ”
Each year since 2010, the world observes Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) on March 31 to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people. Created by trans advocate Rachel Crandall, TDOV is meant to be a day to celebrate the lives of transgender people, while simultaneously acknowledging that due to discrimination, not every trans person can or wants to be visible. Continue reading “Observing Transgender Day Of Visibility 2025”
In a candid moment during his recent concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado, singer Shawn Mendes shared with fans he is still figuring out his sexuality. Continue reading “Shawn Mendes On Sexuality: ‘I Don’t Really Know Sometimes And I Know Other Times’”
“Not Losing You” is a two minute PSA micro-movie supporting trans youth amid the unrelenting anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ legislation sweeping the U.S., and during the 2024 election season. “Not Losing You” follows a blue-collar farming family in rural America — specifically the relationship between a father, Fuller (Michael Patrick McGill), and his teenage daughter, Holly (Sophie S.). Holly, assigned male at birth, comes out to her father as a trans girl. Continue reading “PSA: Powerful 2-Minute Video About Trans Girl + Her Dad”
The latest annual poll from Gallup shows 7.6% of U.S. adults (an all-time high) now identify as LGBTQ+. Continue reading “Gallup Poll: 7.6% Of US Adults Identify As LGBTQ”
GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis and this year’s host, Frankie Grande, presented GLAAD’s 5th annual Spirit Day Concert, bringing awareness to Spirit Day – an anti-bullying campaign supporting LGBTQ youth. The concert shone the spotlight on some of the music industry’s top performers and emerging queer intersectional artists who are revolutionizing the industry and changing the world. Continue reading “GLAAD Celebrates 5th Annual Spirit Day Concert”
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David Kennerley, a journalist specializing in LGBTQ culture, has curated a handsome, coffee-table style book – GETTING IN – showcasing 230 flyers from NYC queer clubs from the 1990s, with commentary from nightlife luminaries of the era such as Michael Musto, Lady Bunny, and more. Continue reading “New Book On New York City LGBTQ Club Culture ‘GETTING IN’”
Gallup Polling has been asking Americans since 2012 if they identify as LGBTQ when 3.5% said yes. By 2022, 7.2% of U.S. adults said they identify as LGBTQ. Continue reading “Gallup: 7.2% Of US Adults Identify As LGBTQ”
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