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The MAGAverse has been trolling Karine Jean-Pierre all week after she was photographed wearing a dress that looks very similar to one made in China by former first daughter Ivanka Trump‘s now-defunct fashion line.Jean-Pierre, who took over as White House press secretary last week, making her the first Black person and the first openly LGBTQ person to ever have the role, was seen wearing the garment in a photo posted to Twitter by White House press assistant Megha Bhattacharya.“Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a nice ring to it,” Bhattacharya tweeted, along with the picture.Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a nice ring to it pic.twitter.com/TcFbNcajYo— Megha Bhattacharya (@mbhattacharya46) May 16, 2022It’s unclear whether the dress is actually one of Ivanka’s designs, but it didn’t take long for pro-Trump Twitter trolls to pounce anyway, branding Jean-Pierre’s look “hysterical” and “priceless,” and calling it “ironic” that she would wear something designed by the ex-president’s daughter.Here are some of their reactions…Nice dress! pic.twitter.com/eCZSLTiRfE— ’21 Finals MVP (@novaxnomask) May 18, 2022Former Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre sounds better.

Studies show that LGBTQ people over-index for a range of mental health concerns, including depression. Stigma and prejudice can make life harder, and finding sensitive, culturally-appropriate care is sometimes a challenge.

Stonewall Democrats President Jatarious Frazier told Metro Weekly that all candidates who received a spot on the primary ballot were invited to attend and participate in the forums, in keeping with the club’s bylaws, but some individual candidates may have chosen not to participate, which in turn may have affected their chances of winning the club’s endorsement.For instance, in the Attorney General’s race, Bruce Spiva and Ryan Jones participated in the forum. But even though candidate Brian Schwalb did not, he was invited, and ended up getting the second-highest number of votes from club members when it came to deciding on an endorsement.Incumbent Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, who had been seeking the AG post, was left off the primary ballot after a three-judge panel of the D.C.

Perhaps your granny has told you already, but there’s a new Downton Abbey movie out this week. The second one! Can you believe that? People are still really into this upscale soap opera about an aristocratic British family muddling through the early 20th Century in their literal castle!Here at Queerty, we concern ourselves primarily with gay things, and luckily there is one very prominent gay thing in Downton Abbey: its scheming gay footman Thomas (Rob James-Collier). Forget all those rich straight cis white people and their other lowly servants! We’re revisiting all of Downton Abbey from only Thomas’s perspective! Here we go…Season 1: Thomas Barrow is Downton Abbey’s first footman, which means he’s slightly senior to the other one, William.

WARNING: Legendary Season 3 spoilers ahead!Ballroom reality competition Legendary is back in full effect. The live audience has returned, vogue battles are no longer separated, and the new Gag Flag device (think America’s Got Talent’s Golden Buzzer) should save the show from the likes of last season’s Tisci elimination controversy.This season definitely has the fans talking their mess on social media, but this time it’s not because of the low scores the judges are giving out.

Logjam, it takes roughly 30 minutes to complete, and you can download it for free.Yang describes Logjam as “a short small game about a middle-aged lumberjack daddy processing wood and other hard things…. It’s a simple work simulator with a burly stripper and occasional twists.”In it, you use your mouse or controller to move the axe up and then bring it down just as an axe icon at the bottom of the screen crosses over the middle of a diagonal line.

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EastEnders legend Michelle Collins gushed to the Loose Women panel today about her upcoming wedding to her partner of 10 years. Michelle Collins, 59, revealed that her long-term partner Mike Davidson had proposed to her on April 1 2022.The soap star told today’s Loose Women that it “wasn’t on her agenda” to get married, though the couple had been together for 10 years. Asked by the panel what it was that made the pair take the plunge, she replied: “We survived the pandemic together - it actually brought us closer together.” Michelle also opened up about her struggles the last few years alongside Covid - her mum and her best friend died in the same year.

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe in its Virginia Beach store.State Del. Tim Anderson, who is also an attorney, wrote on Facebook that due to the Virginia Beach Circuit Court finding probable cause that the book along with Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Mass “are obscene to unrestricted viewing by minors” a client of his is looking to seek a restraining order against Barnes & Noble and local schools to ban selling or lending them out to minors without parental consent.That client is Tommy Altman.

Kimberly Hart-Simpson has shared her pride at being able to portray Nicky Wheatley’s sex worker past in Coronation Street. The actress made her Weatherfield debut in 2020 when her character met recently widowed Daniel Osbourne.

Disney has debuted a new “Pride Collection” of merch, marking the first time the company has openly marketed its rainbow-themed products towards the LGBTQ+ community.

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We have some exciting Irish LGBTQ+ artists for you to check out. Their latest releases are sure to entertain you, especially during the upcoming Pride season. Alongside future releases, check out a very special interview on a new release happening today! Apollo Monroe Based in Dublin, Monroe is a queer electro-pop artist who is quickly […]

I am sharing this news of launching Queer Asian Pride Ireland (QAPI) with pride and honour. QAPI will be a dedicated support group for LGBTQ+ people of Asian heritage living in Ireland, and their allies with a primary goal to create an empowering and non-judgmental platform for them. I am collaborating with Tess (she/her), who […]

In France, coming out of the closet and living openly as a member of the LGBTI+ community can be a significant psychological, emotional and social challenge. Until just 40 years ago, it was also a legal one.

+Talk, host Karl Schmid has a powerful conversation with Rockett about her time caring for patients who were dying of the virus in the 1980s and '90s.

Whatever chances Gov. Kristi Noem ever had at being the GOP nominee for president were officially killed this week.South Dakota lawmakers have unanimously approved a five-page report that says Noem acted inappropriately when she intervened to help get her mediocre daughter’s real estate career off the ground.The vehemently anti-LGBTQ governor is accused of engaging in nepotism and abusing her power when she got her daughter Kassidy certified as a state real estate appraiser through the Department of Labor and Regulation in 2020 after her application was initially denied.Related: Kristi Noem in crisis mode over affair rumors, says she loves her husband, fears God, blah, blah, blahAccording to the report, the 25-year-old hadn’t completed all the required training before applying for her appraiser’s license.

There’s a lot in Severance that’s worth talking about, from the way it looks unflinchingly at capitalism and the malevolence of corporation to the mastery of the first season’s slow-burning pace, which leads to a truly breathless finale. At the center of it all is the way it approaches queerness.

new podcast.After moving to New York City at 19 years old, Bennett landed his first big acting break on the soap opera All My Children. When a publicist for the series pulled him into an office and told him he had to hide his sexuality and stop going to gay clubs if he wanted a career, Bennett’s world was rocked.Faced with the choice of pursuing his dream of acting or living authentically, Bennett reluctantly went back into the closet.

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Daily Echo he and Trussler were holding hands and cuddling against the cold when a group of young men approached from across the street yelling homophobic slurs."Three guys crossed the road, saw us cuddling because it was cold and they went in on us,” Miedzwiecki told the outlet. "They started calling us queers, and all that stuff.”Miedzwiecki began recording the encounter with his phone and shouted “how dare you” at the group.

Hayley Kiyoko put a queer spin on reality dating shows in the new music video for her song, «For the Girls,» which features  alum Becca Tilley.ET was behind-the-scenes of the music video and got the inside scoop from Kiyoko herself. While the music video and song are upbeat and fun, Kiyoko's reasoning behind making it was a bit more deep.«Not to get too deep, but with so many anti LGBTQ+ bills being passed right now, it's very challenging to feel hopeful for our community,» the singer explained.

No matter what your sport, from soccer or football to bowling or board games, there’s an LGBTQ-friendly league for you. Play on!

Glamour.If it feels like the , the federation that runs the sport and is responsible for promoting the World Cup-winning women’s team, has been dragging on forever, that’s because it has. Women in sports, and particularly soccer, have been fighting for equal pay and equal investment —, selling their own tickets, and working second jobs to pay the bills.The formal fight for equal pay in U.S.

A TikTok video that went viral with more than 167,000 views shows Cristian Hernandez, an 18 year-old drag queen was crowned prom king at Jeffersonville high school in Indiana. Hernandez, a non-binary student, who felt the support from their fellow classmates during prom night, can be seen strutting down a red carpet to claim their […]

John Logan is set to make his directorial debut with his new queer horror slasher They/Them – emphasis on the slash. Logan is an acclaimed screenwriter, having worked alongside Tim Burton on Sweeney Todd and Sam Mendes on Skyfall. He is the executive producer of They/Them, working with the acclaimed horror production company Blumhouse. Speaking […]

Stab report.For the Open Women's competition, Lowerson scored 14.70 to win, Young finished second with 10.63 and Samantha Vanderford was third with 9.27.Lowerson won the 2019 Western Australian state title, competing as Ryan Egan, before transitioning to a woman a couple of years later.Following Thursday's victory, Lowerson spoke about the difficulties she faced in coming to terms with identifying as transgender, according to The Australian."I've been surfing since I was a little boy, I was a good junior surfer, I was surfing against grown men at 14 and winning," Lowerson said."I knew at a very young age that I wasn't a normal boy. For the best part of [my life], I thought [Sasha] could never live, I had to put her in a box.

A 17-year-old gay Florida high school student who was suspended after organizing a highly-successful statewide protest against Governor Ron DeSantis’ “Don’t Say Gay” law now says school officials are blocking him from running for class president.

began to label their opponents, who supported LGBTQ+ youth and trans kids getting proper medical care, as pedophiles and groomers.For God’s sake, keep the gays or even straight sympathizers who have a modicum of empathy for queer and trans kids away from your kids since they are a threat to their safety.I really didn’t think that things could get any lower than accusing someone of being a child molester, but silly me for being so naïve. Now Republicans, including New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, she of the looney tunes House leadership, have been exposed as purveyors of the great “replacement” theory.The Buffalo shooting happened, and it’s like the lid blew off and suddenly the great “replacement” theory replaced “don’t say gay” as the cause du jour of the extreme right.

Related: Madison Cawthorn reacts to losing GOP Primary in North CarolinaWhen his defeat became apparent, in a show of magnanimity, Cawthorn congratulated his victorious opponent, State Senator Chuck Edwards, and encouraged Republicans to rally behind him.It seems that magnanimity did not last long.Cawthorn, whose one-term career as a representative was marked by controversy and scandal, was back on social media yesterday.First, he posted a cryptic message stating: “The best is yet to come.”The best is yet to come.— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) May 19, 2022He followed this with a lengthy message thanking fellow far-right lawmakers and other so-called patriots who had supported him, even “when it was not politically profitable.” An accompanying image of names included Tucker Carlson, Steven Bannon, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, President Donald Trump, Rand Paul, Charlie Kirk, and the NRA, among others.“These are honorable men and women who are the type of friends anyone yearns to have,” Cawthorn claimed.“There are other National figures who I believe are patriots, but I am on a mission now to expose those who say and promise one thing yet legislate and work towards another, self-profiteering, globalist goal.“The time for gentile politics as usual has come to an end. It’s time for the rise of the new right, it’s time for Dark MAGA to truly take command,” he continued, invoking the spirit of Darth Vader.“We have an enemy to defeat, but we will never be able to defeat them until we defeat the cowardly and weak members of our own party.

Billy Eichner’s eagerly-awaited gay rom-com, Bros. Much has been made about the fact it’s the first gay rom-com to be made by a major studio and heading for a full theatrical release.Related: Billy Eichner’s ‘Bros’ trailer is officially here (and uncensored)However, it’s not the only gay romcom heading to screens this year.

Matt Lucas and Eddie Izzard are among the stars supporting Blackpool forward Jake Daniels, who has become the first pro footballer to come out as gay in 32 years.Daniels, 17, became the first male professional player in English football to come out as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990 with his incredible statement.Little Britain star Matt wrote on Twitter: ‘It’s a landmark day in British LGBT history.‘Brilliant, brave @Jake_Daniels11 – a professional Championship footballer with @BlackpoolFC – has come out. Huge respect to you, Jake, and to your club and teammates for supporting you.’Eddie simply added: ‘I salute you, Jake’.Roman Kemp went on to say: ‘Huge love to Jake Daniels.

A day before the elections all three major national parties have promised the LGBTQI community equality and freedom from discrimination – but not to the same degree. National LGBTQI advocacy organisation Equality Australia on Friday released its scorecard for Labor, Liberal and Greens, ahead of the federal elections on Saturday May 21. “Every person in Australia deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and to work, study and access services without fear of discrimination,” said Anna Brown, CEO of Equality Australia. Image: Equality AustraliaOne of the major issues this year for the community was Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Religious Discrimination Bill. The Bill was indefinitely shelved after Labor, Independents and five Liberal MPs voted for amendments to protect gay and trans students. Morrison has promised to bring back the unamended Religious Discrimination Bill if his government is re-elected.

tweeting a congratulatory message. Representatives for Daniels’ soccer club, Blackpool FC, also said how proud of the player they were.Related: British soccer player Jake Daniels comes out as gayNow the wider town of Blackpool, in the north of England, has also shown its visible support.Blackpool, on the northwest coast of Lancashire, is famed as a summertime coastal resort, primarily for blue-collar Brits (it has a slight Coney Island vibe).

Gays, assemble. The first trailer for Peacock’s reimagined Queer as Folk series has dropped, promising not only a(n un)healthy dose of camp drama and romance, but also the exploration of serious modern-day LGBTQ+ issues. Created by Stephen Dunn, the show follows a group of friends in New Orleans who are united under the rays of […]

Having raised £25,000 through GoFundMe in the summer of 2020, the AZ Creative Fund has returned for its second phase.

Cat Burns has unveiled her highly anticipated EP, emotionally unavailable, ahead of supporting Ed Sheeran on his European tour this summer. 

Heartstopper has been renewed for a second and third season by Netflix less than a month after its release.

Grayson Pride recently hosted its 2022 Pride Prom, a celebration for people of all ages, at Pecan Grove Park West in Sherman. Photographer Deni Baker was there to capture the excitement and has shared photos from the event with Dallas Voice. As you enjoy the photos, remember that Grayson County Pride

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Stirling’s MSP has backed calls for greater support for LGBT people affected by alcohol issues after hearing the case of a Stirling constituent.

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Ever feel like you are watching an instant replay? I don’t mean an instant replay in a “sportsball” game; I mean a replay of history. In April, I decided to commemorate Yom HaSh