LGBTQ news and entertainment
Speaking at today’s National Prayer Service in Washington DC, with Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in attendance, Bishop Mariann Budde asked Trump to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ kids and immigrants. Continue reading “Bishop To Trump: ‘Have Mercy’ On LGBTQ Kids + Immigrants”
GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, reports that the Trump administration has removed nearly all LGBTQ and HIV focused content and resources from the White House website, as well as eliminated LGBTQ and HIV content from key federal agency webpages. Continue reading “Trump Administration Removes LGBTQ Resources From Federal Websites”
A former sister-in-law to Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, has presented the Senate with a sworn affidavit that Hegseth’s behavior during the marriage caused his second wife to fear for her safety. Continue reading “Senators Receive Signed Affidavit Containing Allegations Against Pete Hegseth”
Attorneys general from eighteen states have filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking Donald Trump’s executive order which would prohibit the federal government from recognizing the birthright citizenship (guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution) of U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants. Continue reading “18 States Sue To Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order”
Prominent Republicans have been quite silent regarding Donald Trump’s pardons and commutations of all J6 rioters. This morning, MSNBC ran a supercut of the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, while reading statements from several high-level GOPers at the time of the riots – folks who apparently now have nothing to say about the pardons. Continue reading “MSNBC: Supercut Of Republicans Denouncing J6 Rioters”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: The Rainbow Youth Project, an LGBTQ mental health crisis center, reported over 1,400 calls to its national hotline by early afternoon—a surge that coincided with Trump’s inauguration and the anti-LGBTQ+ policies he outlined. Continue reading “LGBTQ Mental Health Crisis Center Calls Surge + More News”
White House officials have announced Donald Trump will sign an executive order today reversing protections for transgender people declaring that the U.S. government will recognize only two sexes, male and female. The executive order will also end DEI programs and require the federal government to use the term “sex” instead of “gender.” Continue reading “Day One: Trump To Roll Back Trans Protections With Executive Order”
President Joe Biden issued one last set of pardons on the way out the door today. This time, he protected his family members from future politically motivated investigations. Continue reading “Biden Pardons Family Members In Last Minutes Of His Presidency”
Independent journalist Aaron Rupar shared on X (previously Twitter) what looks to be a threatening direct message he apparently received from a college football coach. Continue reading “X: Football Coach Appears To Threaten Indie Journalist”
A New Hampshire man, Frank Hobbs Jr., was busted stealing pro-LGBTQ signs in Goffstown last June during Pride Month. Hobbs told authorities he found them offensive for displaying “pedophile symbols.” Continue reading “NH Man Busted For Stealing LGBTQ ‘Pedophile’ Signs”