Exploring the alarming rise of anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation in the US

Just as the disease was on a glide path to extinction thanks to new drugs, HIV/AIDS got a boost from a federal court in Texas.

Billy Eichner: "Thrilled."BE: "Shooting with Luke [Macfarlane], who plays my love interest Aaron, on the Upper West Side near Central Park. It reminded me of all the great romantic comedies I grew up loving — When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, Tootsie, and Working Girl — but they were never about a gay couple. I love those movies, but I never saw myself in them.

Check your local listings. While a streaming release date has not yet been announced, “Bros” will eventually be streaming on Peacock since it’s a Universal Pictures release.

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Over the course of the last year, what was once a red-hot housing market has experienced a cool-down. Home sales have been slowing, and interest rates are rising as the Federal Reserve continues to try and tame inflation and soaring prices. Rates are currently sitting at their highest point since late 2008, and are more than double their level a year ago. 

Bobby (Billy Eichner) and Aaron (Luke Macfarlane) in ‘Bros.’ (Courtesy photo)

trans Pakistanis are either beaten, harangued or publicly arrested by the police.She added: "How can we call on this hotline when our phones are snatched? When we are arrested like a robber from wedding parties where we have to perform and earn?"Who harasses us the most? Yes, indeed, the police.

While Sarah Palin lost a special election in August to fill Alaska’s only House seat, the Log Cabin Republicans have endorsed her for the general election in November.In a tweet Tuesday afternoon, the Log Cabin Republicans, a group of LGBTQ+ conservatives, endorsed the former Alaska governor, former reality TV star, and failed vice presidential candidate. “Log Cabin is PROUD to endorse @SarahPalinUSA for Congress! Palin is a trailblazer who paved the way for the America First movement.

Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) has introduced legislation that would set up the process to create a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History & Culture, potentially as an official site within the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

A group of queer mountaineers are literally taking LGBTQ+ activism to new heights, as they plan to scale the world’s highest mountains to promote queer visibility. Dastan Kasmamytov is an LGBTQ+ activist and founder of the Pink Summits campaign. After cycling from Central Asia to Germany, he decided to conquer the seven summits. The goal […]

A new podcast series, ‘I Am Not Your Refugee’ looks at refugee-led projects in Ireland, Turkey, Greece and Jordan. Journalist and producer Bairbre Flood tells us about how she met and spoke to Mehdi and Nihal, two members of the LGBTQ+ community in Yalova, a city just outside Istanbul, and to Mahmoud Hassino, who presents […]

‘Boy with the Bullhorn: A Memoir and History of ACT UP New York’ By Ron Goldbergc.2022/ Fordham University Press$36.95/512 pages

When the world ends, aficionados will still be watching their favorite Judy Garland movies.

LGBTQ+ community members in the Washington, D.C. area are mourning the sudden death of a longtime activist who worked to promote nightlife by organizing events such as Gay Day at the National Zoo, leather appreciation nights, and numerous events for people living with HIV.On Monday evening, a housemate of Jacob Nathaniel Pring announced the 47-year-old's death and paid tribute to him on Facebook.Sasha Chijoku wrote, "It is with great sorrow and grief that I tell you now that my housemate, Jacob Nathaniel Pring, passed away. For the present, and out of respect for his family, let me just say that his death was sudden and completely unexpected.""[J]ust as much as he would be engaging with people, sometimes he would spend days at a time in solitude," Chijoku wrote.

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Near to her heart. Maren Morris explained why she gets so wound up when it comes to issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community after her recent clash with Brittany Aldean.

Moe Vela on the Unicorn Hunters set

Jack Evans, left, and George Harris wait in line for their marriage license on Marriage Equality Day. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice)

A D.C. Superior Court judge on Thursday said she was not ready to issue a ruling on whether the LGBTQ community services center Casa Ruby should be dissolved as recommended two and a half weeks earlier by a court-appointed receiver that took control of Casa Ruby’s operations.

Legacy Dublin22 is a new initiative launched by the global social enterprise Common Purpose and they are looking for LGBTQ+ young people to join their programme this October. Organised in association with other sponsors such as IDA Ireland, the Department of Rural & Community Development, Foróige, Google, Lewis Silkin and NTMA, the new initiative Legacy […]

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Grab your costumes! LOOSE CHANGE has announced a new Halloween-themed event just in time for spooky season. 

The National AIDS Memorial has joined forces with the Southern AIDS Coalition to stage a series of art exhibitions and educational forums to honor Black and Brown people in the South who have been lost to HIV/AIDS.

Shangela has opened up about receiving Dancing With the Stars advice from Courtney Act.

Phil Collins and his Genesis bandmates have sold a portion of their songs’ assets to Concord Music Group, including the publishing rights and master recordings for much of Genesis’ music.According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal was valued at more than $300million and will also include master recordings of songs from throughout Collins’ solo career, such as ‘In the Air Tonight’, ‘You’ll Be In My Heart’ and ‘Against All Odds’, and his popular covers of Diane & Annita’s ‘A Groovy Kind Of Love’ and ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ by the Supremes.Genesis recordings within the package will likely include hits such as ‘Invisible Touch’, ‘That’s All’, ‘Land Of Confusion’ and ‘Follow You, Follow Me’. The deal also includes material that Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford released with his group, Mike & the Mechanics.Speaking to WSJ, Concord president Bob Valentine said they were aiming to bring Collins and Genesis’ back catalogue to a younger generation of listeners.

Tig Notaro is joining the cast of The Morning Show

She is coming back home, and she is coming as her true, authentic self! Kerri Colby, who grew up in Dallas, transitioned after moving to Los Angeles and then competed in Season 14 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, will be the special guest at the Texas Trans Pride celebration on Friday night, Sept. 30, starting at 7 p.m. in the Rose Room inside S4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road. The event is presented by Prism Health North Texas, Arttitude and Transgender Pride of Dallas. Read Dallas Voice’s interview with Kerri in our Sept. 16, 2022 issue, or online atDallasVoice.com.

Amy Schneider, who demonstrated she’s “just a normal person like we all are,” except really smart; White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the first out LGBTQ person to be the face of the White House; Jo Acker, a security guard who gave her life to defend others; teen activists who stood up against Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill who we’re calling The Say Gay Teens; and whose music and video art brought gay culture to mainstream audiences; and George M. Johnson, one of the most banned authors of the year who became an outspoken critic of the right’s war on inclusive literature.The five nominees for LGBTQ Nation 2022 Hero of the Year represent the best that we can be and how we can confront the worst.

Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) just prior to the start of LGBTQ+ History Month, would create a commission to study the creation of such a museum and establish it within the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research complex.Both measures are required to be signed into law to create a new Smithsonian Museum.The first bill creates an eight-member commission — consisting of individuals with expertise in museum planning or LGBTQ+ research and culture — to look into the viability of establishing a national LGBTQ+ museum.The commission would be tasked with reporting recommendations for a plan of action to establish a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture; developing a fundraising plan to support operations and maintenance; obtaining an independent review of the fundraising plan; reporting on the availability and cost of acquiring collections for the museum; identifying possible locations for the facility; and submitting a legislative plan of action to establish and construct the museum to Congress.The commission’s study would have to be completed, and all materials submitted to Congress, within 18 months of its start.The second bill, which could only be acted upon after the commission’s findings are submitted, would formally create the museum within the Smithsonian Institution, which has previously hosted queer events at its facilities.Pocan’s bill is currently being co-sponsored by all other eight out LGBTQ members of Congress, as well as 50 other House members. “As our community faces unprecedented attacks and attempts to erase our history, we must preserve and protect our stories for future generations,” Pocan said in a statement.

UN representatives have called for Iran to cancel its planned execution of two women LGBTQ+ rights activists.

Viewers of HBO's hit Game Of Thrones prequel series House Of The Dragon have developed a new fan theory about one of its most popular characters.The buzz started after Daemon Targaryen (played by Matt Smith) was seen gazing suggestively at a male server during a dining scene in Sunday's episode six.Fans began theorizing that Smith's character might be bisexual, and a leaked still from a seemingly unaired scene appears to have helped fuel the theories.  Fan theory: Fans of HBO's House Of The Dragon have theorized that Matt Smith's character Daemon Targaryen (R) may be bisexual after he was seen getting intimate with a man in a deleted scene; pictured with Emma D'Arcy'This Interaction between Daemon and the server was very interesting… could Daemon be a bi legend?' wrote the account Out Of Context House Of The Dragon on Twitter on Monday.It included stills of the aired scene showing Smith as he gazed into the eyes of his long-haired server, while a second still seemed to show him leaning in toward his ear to say something.  The account returned with a second still with an HBO Max watermark. It shows Daemon and the server sitting side by side, with the server leaning in toward Daemon's face as if they are kissing or speaking face to face.He also has his hand down by Daemon's groin.'Confirmed from this deleted scene, Daemon Targaryen is a bisexual king,' the account added, via People.

A federal grand jury on Wednesday handed down an indictment of a Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist and her spouse, a doctor and major in the U.S. Army, with conspiracy and for the disclosure of individually identifiable health information related to their efforts to assist Russia in connection with the conflict in Ukraine.

Stacey Solomon, 32, has insisted she has nothing against the monachy, after a resurfaced clip swirled around the internet where she appears to dismiss the Royal Family, from 2018.

Democrat Wes Moore leads Republican Dan Cox in the race to become Maryland’s next governor, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Cox is an ultra-MAGA, Trump-endorsed candidate with anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ+, and pro-insurrectionist beliefs, and the state’s current Republican governor refuses to endorse him.

Maren Morris just launched a new T-shirt in support of trans rights groups, especially LGBTQ youth. 

Netflix has removed the LGBTQ tag from series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story after it was criticised by viewers.The series was categorised with the LGBTQ tag when it was first released on September 21, but it was removed two days later on September 23, according to Variety.At the time of its release, the show was also tagged under “ominous”, “psychological”, “horror”, “vintage crime” and “dark”.As reported by the Los Angeles Times, the tag’s attachment to the series was criticised by some viewers. While Dahmer fits the category as a serial killer who was a gay man, as one viewer on TikTok noted, “this is not the representation we’re looking for”.On Twitter, a viewer wrote: “Why would Netflix put the dahmer story under lgbtq….

With her hair tied in a high ponytail, Bruna bends over a client, using her vibrant and outgoing personality to keep them comfortable and amused during their time together.The services offered at the Inkspace Studio in New Delhi’s bustling Hauz Khas neighborhood are similar to those provided by other tattoo studios in the area. But the artist is unique. 27-year-old Bruna has two lives. When catering to clients in her studio, she is a woman with an outgoing personality.

A new study conducted by Princeton University has found that the rate of retransition among transgender youth is 7.3%. Retransition is when someone goes through the process of socially transitioning (changing pronouns, first name, clothing etc.) but then later changes how they identify their gender again. The study followed a cohort of over 300 early […]

Despite the far right’s continued war against LGBTQ families, there is hope in our community. Kimberly Kantor created Rainbow Roundup in 2012 to connect families to resources and support while creating an environment for individuals to develop rich networks and lifelong friendships. Originally a Facebook group, the organization has grown to over 2000 active and engaged participants across the North Texas Metroplex.

The streaming of LGBTQ movies on Netflix in Kenya is set to be restricted as the country tightens the noose on same-sex sexual activity. 

LGBTQ+ Italians are concerned about the views of the country’s presumptive new prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.Meloni is leader of the Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), a right-wing party that is forming a coalition government with two other conservative parties, League and Forza Italia, that appear to have won a majority of seats in Italy’s Parliament. Voting results will likely be final by Monday.If all goes as expected, she will be the nation’s first woman leader and head its most conservative government since World War II.

GLAAD has announced its third annual 20 Under 20 list, spotlighting 20 LGBTQ+ people, ages 20 and under, who are accelerating acceptance of LGBTQ+ people while shaping the future of media and activism.The list launched Wednesday in Teen Vogue, featuring individual portraits of each honoree by artist and graphic designer Christopher Skinner.“Whether sharing their stories across social media, organizing against harmful legislation, or moving through Hollywood as an out and proud performer, the GLAAD 20 Under 20 list is made up of talented and inspiring young LGBTQ people who have already created lasting impact,” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a press release.This year’s honorees are:• Aidan Kohn-Murphy, he/him, 18, gay activist, founder and executive director of nonprofit Gen Z for Change, and host of Next Generation politics podcast• Alex Consani, she/her, 19, trans supermodel and influencer repped by IMG Models Worldwide and Look Models, who has walked for Alexander McQueen, Versace, and Tom Ford• Ava Aimable, she/her, 17, student and activist, Point Foundation Scholar and Wells Fargo Scholarship recipient at Columbia University, and founding member of her school’s first Student Diversity and Inclusion Council• Cameron Samuels, they/them, 18, activist and organizer against book bans and censorship in their home state of Texas, honorary youth chair for #BannedBooksWeek, featured in NBC's #Pride30 List, and recognized by former President Barack Obama for their efforts fighting queer censorship• Danielle Cohn, she/her, 18, pansexual entrepreneur, social media influencer with over 19 million followers on TikTok, and owner of the first teen-owned feminine brand Feel Divine, a plant-based body care line• Elva

Salt-and-pepper diamonds used to be a hard sell according to the jewelry designer Lori Linkous Devine. “They were the reject diamonds back in the day,” said Mx. Devine, the founder of Lolide, who uses a gender neutral courtesy title.

Legacy Dublin 2022 is a new initiative launched by the global social enterprise Common Purpose and they are looking for LGBTQ+ young people to join their programme this October. Organised in association with other sponsors such as IDA Ireland, the Department of Rural & Community Development, Foróige, Google, Lewis Silkin and NTMA, the new initiative […]

Reddit for reportedly persuading more than 40 colleagues to walk out of their jobs after their "good boss" was fired.In a post on the Antiwork forum, a user called Melkor-The-Mighty, explained that they were LGBTQ and another employee had made "hateful comments" to them.The boss tried to talk to the employee about his comment, but he refused—so the boss fired him. However, executives at the company took a different view, suspending and then firing the boss.Melkor-The-Mighty wrote: "My boss, the only decent one I've ever had, had to fire somebody a couple of weeks ago for saying 'Man, 'LGBTQ+' is just a fancy way of saying I f*** kiddies in their tiny little holes.' In response to me answering a customer's question, when they asked why I was wearing a pride pin.

Ben Aldridge is a long way from Arsehole Guy! (Image via Focus)

LGBTQ+ people in Britain are more likely to experience homelessness than their heterosexual peers, according to a new report published by the Centre for Homelessness Impact.