Columbus, OH

California State

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California has just made history as it becomes the first state in the nation to ban school policies requiring that teachers and other staff notify parents about student gender identities. RELATED: School Board Member In Florida Receives Backlash After Taking Elementary School Students To Gay Bar For Field Trip On Monday (July 15), California Governor ... Read more
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California Becomes First State To Ban School Policies Requiring Parents Be Notified About Student Gender Identities

The List

As a public figure, Michelle Obama is often seen in full glam makeup. In her post-White House years, she's embraced a more fresh-faced look.

Here's What Michelle Obama Looks Like Makeup-Free

NBC News

Vivian Jenna Wilson, the transgender daughter of Elon Musk, said Thursday in her first interview that he was an absent father who was cruel to her as a child for being queer and feminine. Wilson, 20, in an exclusive interview with NBC News, responded to comments Musk made Monday about...

Elon Musk's transgender daughter, in first interview, says he berated her for being queer as a child

Jacksonville, FL

Chattanooga Daily News

Jacksonville, FL – According to the police officials, the 19-year-old woman, later identified as EmiIy, was arrested and later charged with aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after she reportedly arrived at her ex-boyfrlend’s house only to stab his new girIfriend in the chest, seriously injuring her.

Woman arrived at man’s home, with whom she had on-and-off relationship, only to critically injure his girIfriend while he went to tell his mom ‘not to worry because he had the situation under control’

Candace Owens Says Trans People Should ‘Accept’ That They Have A ‘Mental Disorder’. Candace Owens is giving her unfiltered thoughts on those who are transgender. During a recent episode of her virtual series, she and guests Ray J and transgender actor Daniiellé Alexis discussed the transgender community. At one point in the conversation, Candace Owens said,

Candace Owens Says Trans People Should ‘Accept’ That They Have A ‘Mental Disorder’

21Ninety

Black women are all too familiar with the microaggressions that are synonymous with the predominately white spaces, including the workplace. It can look like put-downs, insults, or belittling or bullying behavior.  In a recent viral TikTok video, creator White Woman Whisperer, posed a sub-question in response to the viral man versus bear question. She asked,… Continue reading Black Women Spark Outrage After Sharing Preference for White Men in Workplace

Black Women Spark Outrage After Sharing Preference for White Men in Workplace

To those who once knew him, JD Vance has "turned his back on his values." Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. The Republican vice president candidate hasn't always held such extreme views. Past messages between Vance and Sofia Nelson, an out trans public defender, reveal that the politician not only supported his friend through their transition, but once hated the man he's now campaigning with.

JD Vance's trans ex-friend: Republicans don't hate trans people, they're just 'engaging in opportunism'

Entertainment Weekly

Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page is dismayed by growing anti-trans sentiment amid a particularly contentious presidential election cycle, the Umbrella Academy star said Friday on The View. The 37-year-old Juno star, who came out as trans in 2020, responded to cohost Ana Navarro's question about the current political climate for the...

Elliot Page 'sad and angry' over 'amount of misinformation' and 'flat-out lies' in anti-trans politics

The Independent

 In 2017, Chloe Ayling, a glamour model from south London was lured into attending a fake photoshoot in Milan for what she believed was a routine gig. Not long after landing, she was kidnapped and drugged and told she would be sold as a sex slave on the black market. Six days later however, her kidnapper drove her back to Milan and left her at the UK consulate. Despite being drugged with ketamine and being told she would be fed to tigers, the nightmare only continued for the then 20-year-old, who arrived home to a media storm.Ayling was ridiculed...

Why did the public turn against Chloe Ayling? Sexism and class prejudice, the kidnapped model suggests

In today’s social-media-fueled world, the notion of “coming out of the closet” feels like a relic of a time. It’s easy to remember the tear-jerking video compilations of people coming out, which now feel like a moment of the past. Flashback to not so long ago, coming out was a monumental, terrifying act. It was… Continue reading Is the Idea of “Coming Out” as LGBTQ+ Going Away?

Is the Idea of “Coming Out” as LGBTQ+ Going Away?

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

South Carolina State

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Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

Using his sleeve to wipe tear gas from his burning eyes, 25-year-old Mugdho weaves through the crowd, handing out bottles of water to the protesters whose demands for reform would soon topple Bangladesh’s leader.

This student was handing out bottles of water to protesters. Minutes later, he was dead

As 2024 unfolds, LGBTQ+ Americans are moving to states that are not only safe but also welcoming. Here are 15 states that have become popular new homes for the community. California remains a beacon for LGBTQ+ individuals with its robust protections, inclusive healthcare policies, and vibrant community support networks in cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles.

LGBTQ+ Americans Are Flooding to These 15 States

Orlando, FL

Police in Florida are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person who shot and killed a Black transgender woman in an Orlando parking lot last month. Monique Brooks, 49, was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound outside a Burlington Coat Factory around 3:50 a.m. on July 19, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. She was taken to a local hospital, where she later was pronounced dead.

Black trans woman Monique Brooks shot and killed in Florida parking lot

TheStreet

Conway Gittens: I’m Conway Gittens reporting from the New York Stock Exchange. Here’s what we’re watching on TheStreet today. Wall Street begins a new week with a focus on economic data. Investors are keen to see if readings on consumer and producer prices nudge the Federal Reserve towards a ...

Retirees set for historic cost of living adjustment increase

The New Republic

Donald Trump returned to X (formerly Twitter) ahead of a one-on-one interview with Elon Musk Monday. But rather than elevate that, or attack his current opponent’s policies, one of Trump’s first ads directed at his 88.1 million followers on the platform appeared to narrowly focus on President Joe Biden.The roughly two-minute video—captioned “TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING!”—attempted to frame Trump as a candidate primed for election since 1987, when he was still a major New York City developer. “In the ads, he says there’s nothing wrong with American foreign policy that a little backbone won’t cure,” a dated broadcaster can...

Trump Appears to Have Forgotten Who He’s Running Against in New Ad

Chen Yulu never thought her home province of Hunan had any culture that she would be proud of, much less become an ambassador of.But these days, the 23-year-old is a self-proclaimed ambassador of nüshu, a script once known only to a small number of women in the south China.It started as a writing practiced in secrecy by women who were barred from formal education in Chinese. Now, young people like Chen are spreading nüshu beyond the women’s quarters of houses in Hunan's rural Jiangyong, the county whose distinct dialect serves as the script's verbal component. Today, nüshu can be found...

A centuries-old secret script is empowering young women in China

Have you noticed how society often treats childless women unfairly? What kinds of judgments do these women face every day? Are you part of the problem?. We often unfairly judge childless women as overly career-focused, suggesting they choose success at the expense of family. This stereotype undermines their right to choose their own life priorities.

21 Ways America Shames Childless Women

Vivian Wilson is calling out the author of her father's biography for misrepresenting her identity and justifying the poor treatment she received, all after failing to contact her. Wilson took to Threads over the weekend to share her side of Walter Isaacson's 2023 biography of Elon Musk, accusing the writer...

Elon Musk's trans daughter, Vivian Wilson, slams his biography as 'genuinely defamatory'

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Transgender people are showing up at the ballot box in spite of significant 'barriers' (exclusive)

Transgender people in the United States are well aware of what's at stake as the presidential election approaches. The community is also prepared to make their...

Transgender people are showing up at the ballot box in spite of significant 'barriers' (exclusive)

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