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Kathy Hilton is setting the record straight about a recent social media comment she made leading up to the "Real Housewives" reunion. "Why is she upset and crying? I’m the one who [was] bullied and percacuted [sic] for 10 months," Hilton initially wrote in response to an Instagram post that showed concern for her sister Kyle Richards.

Emily Ratajkowski opened up about her sexuality while sharing a cute TikTok video.

Even after going to all the trouble to get it, it can be so difficult to remember to take your PrEP. Thankfully, Hairspray alum and resident camp icon Nikki Blonsky is here to help you stay on top of things (so you can stay on top of things).Blonsky fulfilled her duty as the queen of Cameo this week, recording a message from TikTok user @davidjosephl to remind his friend to take his PrEP.In her style, she threw in a few fun Hairspray references for good measure.

For a guy who claims to love law and order, Lindsey Graham has sure been doing a lot to avoid it. Unfortunately for him, Lady Justice is catching up quick.After a lower federal court ordered last month that he appear before the special grand jury investigating alleged efforts by Republicans to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election, he vowed to appeal the ruling.Well, on Friday, prosecutors urged the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to compel the anti-LGBTQ congressman to testify under oath, and their case was strong.According to court docs filed in July, the grand jury wants to speak with Graham about those two phone calls he made to Brad Raffensperger after the 2020 election, during in which he allegedly pressured the Georgia Secretary of State to “explore the possibility of a more favorable outcome for former President Donald Trump.”Related: Lindsey Graham caves to grand jury subpoena, whines that “we’re opening Pandora’s Box!”“The Superior Court of Fulton County authorized a targeted subpoena compelling Sen.

Various celebrities took to social media on Monday to mark World Mental Health Day - a day meant to foster mental health education and advocacy against social stigma.Lily Collins, Jessica Alba, Selena Gomez, Paris Hilton and Sailor Brinkley Cook all shared words of encouragement about their mental heath journeys on Instagram.Collins, 33, posted three snaps of herself along with a lengthy caption: 'Today on #WorldMentalHealthDay I'm reflecting on my own journey with mental health, and lending myself grace on my good days and bad.' Taking part: Lily Collins was one of many celebrities who took to social media on Monday to mark World Mental Health Day - a day meant to foster mental health education 'Throughout early adulthood, I found it difficult to speak out about my internal struggles, often times because I hadn't come to terms with them, and it brought me to a really dark and lonely place.' 'In both time and practice, I learned how important it is to look inward and outward, finding healthy ways to cope and fostering supportive relationships where I didn't have to hide.''It's an ongoing non-lateral journey, but I'm proud of the growth I make every single day. Here's to always reflecting, sitting with myself, and learning to love what I see...' Sharing: Collins, 33, shared three snaps of herself along with a lengthy caption discussing the 'really dark and lonely place' she was in throughout early adulthood Positive: She ended on a positive note, writing: 'I'm proud of the growth I make every single day.

Emily Ratajkowski has shared a new video on TikTok in which she seemingly came out as bisexual.

Margot Robbie has opened up about Lady Gaga playing Harley Quinn in the upcoming Joker sequel. 

For Years To Come is built around a meet-cute we’ve certainly never seen before.Grieving the loss of his mother, Johnny (James Patrick Nelson) isn’t necessarily in the right headspace to be meeting any cute guys. But then he’s introduced to his mom’s hospice nurse, Edward (James W.

Thousands of people marched in Washington, D.C.,  and across the U.S. on Saturday at rallies in support of reproductive rights after the Supreme Court overruled Roe v.

SHE has already exposed every body part known to man, bragged about using drugs, dated men decades her junior and simulated oral sex. But Madonna’s latest attempt to keep herself in the limelight by claiming to be gay is her most ridiculous bid for attention yet. The 64-year-old superstar made a bizarre ten-second video on TikTok in which she appears to come out.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Welcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.” Somewhere over the rainbow, indeed! Kenya Barris tells me that LGBTQ representation will be featured in his “Wizard of Oz” remake. “The original was an allegory and a reflection of the way the world was at the time with things like the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl,” says Barris, who will write and direct the reimagining for Warner Bros. “Now we’re going to turn a mirror on where we’re at right now and take disparate characters from the LGBTQ community, from different cultural communities and socioeconomic communities, and tell a story that reflects the world. I think this is the best time to do that.”

Jonathan Van Ness responded to criticism that claimed they and Antoni Porowski queerbaited fans in the announcement of their new business.

B. Pagels-Minor, a former Netflix employee who organized protests of Dave Chappelle’s transphobic comedy special; Barbra Seville, a drag queen that stood up to a GOP politician and brought receipts; Maia Kobabe, a nonbinary author who found emself at the center of the right’s book-banning craze; Adrian Jawort, who sued a pastor who lied about her and misgendered her… and won; and HRC legal director Sarah Warbelow, who testified in Congress about LGBTQ people’s rights in the wake of Roe being overturned and stood up to a Republican Congressman who was erasing bisexual people.The nominees for Hero who Stood Up with Dignity came out, fought back, and stood tall.

Baby, we were born this way — or were we?The “born this way” concept has informed LGBTQ+ political messaging for decades, long before the Lady Gaga anthem emerged. Recognizing that one’s identity is intrinsic and can’t be changed from outside, it’s been used to argue against discrimination and conversion therapy, plus to make the case that transgender people aren’t changing their gender but confirming an identity they’ve always had.

‘Black Rainbow Love’

September 15 through October 15 is known as Latinx Heritage Month. Historically known as Hispanic Heritage Month, it has evolved to take on a variety of names, such as Latino/Latinx/Latine Heritage Month.

This has been a year with an unprecedented number of big titles featuring LGBTQ characters and stories, and given the amount of regressive backlash our community continues to receive from the socially conservative (i.e. bigoted homophobic) crowd, that’s a comforting thing. As we push closer to the year’s close, there are admittedly fewer stand-out offerings on deck for queer viewers – but the ones that are on their way give us plenty to look forward to, anyway. Our list of titles to look for is below:

Virginia’s Department of Education released its new guidelines Friday that require school administrators, faculty and staff receive written permission from parents regarding embracing or recognizing a transgender student’s gender identity.

Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive in February targeting trans youth and their families with child abuse investigations.

Reportar sin Miedo es el socio mediático del Washington Blade en Honduras. Esta nota salió en su sitio web el 15 de septiembre.

Freeform has finally launched one of their three unscripted series of the year, The Come Up.

TAMMYE NASH | Managing EditorNash@dallasvoice.com It was Friday, Aug. 8, 1969 — less than two months after

Pride in Dallas brings the parade back to Cedar Springs at 1 p.m. Sunday

  DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer taffet@dallasvoice.com Two decades before the assault

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CHRIS AZZOPARDI | Contributing Writerqsyndicate@pridesource.com No matter what Republicans tell you, there’s never a bad time

Y Tu Mamá También that culminates in a kiss dissolving the limits of possibility, the queer longing for connection that permeates A Home at the End of the World, and the barbed revolutionary romp of The Dreamers, all of which somehow slipped past my parents’ radar. Suffice it to say, I had a thing for messy bisexuals.

Once upon a time, TV premieres were the province of fall, and there was something exciting about seeing all the new titles unveiled. In the streaming era, of course, new shows debut all year long – but we think there’s still a special excitement surrounding the ones that come out at this time of year. Call us old-fashioned.

My So-Called Life and Dr. Hugh Culber on Star Trek: Discovery has opened up about his struggles of being a gay man many times.

In the 1960s, a legend was on the rise in Los Angeles. An exotic dancer, singer, comedian, drag performer, and Black trans woman by the name of Sir Lady Java was a star of the L.A.

Izzy Dieker, who spoke out and instigated reforms after she punished at school for saying she’s a lesbian; the Pendleton Heights Gay-Straight Alliance, which won sued their school – and won – when they were forced to keep a low profile; school board chair Kelsey Waits, who did what she needed to do to protect her trans daughter who was outed and harassed; the PFLAG v. Abbott plaintiffs, who stopped the state from investigating the supportive parents of trans kids as child abusers; and Charlee Corra, a teacher and one of the heirs to the Disney fortune who came out to speak out against the Don’t Say Gay law.These five nominees defended LGBTQ kids’ rights and made the future a better place.

During a radio interview, the Prime Minister of Malta, Robert Abela, confirmed that free gender-affirming surgery is part of their LGBTQ+ rights reform. To date, the government has legalised marriage equality, criminalised conversion therapy, added non-binary as a gender option on official documents and more. On One Radio, Abela discussed the promise of free gender-affirming […]

As the oldest annually contested marathon in the world, the Boston Marathon often sets standards in the world of running. So, when the Boston Athletic Association, the race’s organizer, announced this week that it would invite nonbinary athletes to compete next year without having to register in the men’s or women’s divisions, it sent a signal to runners like Cal Calamia. “The Boston Marathon is the pinnacle of marathons,” said Calamia, 26, who won the nonbinary division of this year’s San Francisco Marathon.

Malta’s prime minister confirms that the country will have free gender affirming surgery for trans people, under reformed laws.

Y Tu Mamá También that culminates in a kiss dissolving the limits of possibility, the queer longing for connection that permeates A Home at the End of the World, and the barbed revolutionary romp of The Dreamers, all of which somehow slipped past my parents’ radar. Suffice it to say, I had a thing for messy bisexuals.

LGBTQ Nation’s 2022 Political Hero are Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine, who became the first out transgender four-star admiral and spoke out for trans health care access; Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who scored a major win for LGBTQ protections in her state and stood up to Don’t Say Gay; California state Rep. Scott Wiener, who helped martial several pieces of pro-LGBTQ legislation through the legislature; Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, who went full gay dad and stood up for the rights of the kids of LGBTQ people to speak about their families in schools; and Urbandale, Iowa School Board member Daniel Gutmann, who stood up to a candidate backed by the anti-LGBTQ organization Moms for Liberty and won.These five LGBTQ people were elected or appointed to serve, and did so with distinction.

Jennie Punter Tucked in a corner of the Catskills, Casa Susanna was a modest private resort where cross-dressing heterosexual men and transgender women gathered on summer weekends through the 1950s and ‘60s to live as their true selves, dressed in the ladies’ fashion of the day and engaging in bourgeois social activities such as taking snapshots.   Over the past 15 years, a handful of articles, academic research, and photography exhibitions (and let’s not forget the 2014 Tony-nominated play by Harvey Fierstein) have gradually opened the door to this secret subculture of Cold War America. Now “Casa Susanna,” a new documentary by French filmmaker Sébastien Lifshitz (“Wild Side,” “Little Girl”), flings it open.

With fans chanting “thank you, Sue!” out professional basketball great Sue Bird was visibly emotional as she played her last WNBA game last week. Bird played 19 seasons in the WNBA, all with the Storm, and she retires as the most accomplished point guard in league history. Bird also made history off the court, officially coming out in 2017 and acknowledging her relationship with soccer star Megan Rapinoe.Bird returned for one final season after contemplating retirement last year.

How do you solve a problem like America? For the creators of the musical “1776,” the answer was to wrap it in jaunty tunes, 18th-century double entendres and enough twisty dialogue to make a dramatization of the debate over the Declaration of Independence feel like a thriller. Premiering on Broadway in 1969, the musical ran for 1,217 performances, won the Tony Award for best musical and, over the last 50-plus years, has left more than a few critics scratching their heads over how such a resolutely square show won over Vietnam-era America.

After nearly 30 years of working in Hollywood, Gabrielle Union is used to facing slings and arrows. Still, when she opens up Twitter and sees people attacking her trans daughter, Zaya Wade, it hits differently.

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More than 100 youth activists and their supporters were expected to turn out for a rally from 9:10 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, at D.C.’s John Marshall Park near the U.S. Capitol to urge Congress to pass the LGBTQ nondiscrimination legislation known as the Equality Act.

Liz Truss is officially the UK’s new Prime Minister, and has already appointed a brand new cabinet. But who are the new ministers, and what have they said about LGBTQ+ issues?

‘Drag Race’ alum Jasmine Kennedie joins local faves for Night of Stars fundraiser

Sporting Pride and Dublin Pride would like to invite you to join us for a live discussion with Transgender athlete, author and researcher Joanna Harper – a medical physicist who over the years has advised a number of international sports federations on the topic of Transgender inclusion in sport. Joanna herself is a competitive runner […]

An international law firm and a coalition of LGBTQ and healthcare advocacy groups filed a complaint Wednesday challenging a Florida rule that excludes transgender-related medical care from Medicaid reimbursements. 

study by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) found that online discussions linking the virus to the LGBTQ community skyrocketed following the outbreak of the virus in May.False claims have suggested that monkeypox was pre-planned by the world's elite as part of the so-called "plandemic".But other Twitter users have predominantly used the outbreak to spread online hate and disinformation targeting the LGBTQ community.Social media platforms have increasingly been accused of facilitating the spread of homophobic content related to the virus.In a statement to Euronews, a Twitters spokesperson said "while we have made recent strides in giving people greater control to manage their safety, we know there is still work to be done as our product, policy and engineering teams continue to work at scale and pace to build a healthier Twitter."According to the ISD research, anti-LGBTQ narratives have been used to specifically demonise gay men on Twitter, falsely presenting them as the source of the outbreak.Disinformation also suggested that LGBTQ people were a danger to children after the first two US children were infected with monkeypox in July.Conspiracists and far-right voices -- such as US Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene -- claimed without proof that the children must have been infected by sexual interactions with gay men.Monkeypox is not considered a sexually-transmitted disease (STD) because it is not spread through bodily fluids during sexual contact, but in droplets via respiratory tracts or from the bedding or clothes of an infected person.But the online disinformation plays into the false narrative that all LGBTQ people are "groomers" or paedophiles and want to turn children queer. Twitter has

Editor’s note: The Washington Blade interviewed Alba Rueda before the murder of Alejandra Ironici, a prominent transgender activist, in Santa Fe on Aug. 22 and the attempted assassination of Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in Buenos Aires on Sept. 1.