Pride Weekend is November 6-8 in Palm Springs and the Palm Springs Pride invites the community to come together in solidarity, in the spirit of activism, and to demonstrate resilience under the theme Exist. Resist. Persist. A combination Read more
(Photo: Invisible Men founder Luckie Alexander) The City of West Hollywood and its Transgender Advisory Board recognize November as Transgender Awareness Month with a series of events, which this year will be held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kicking-off Read more
(Phil Yaeger, CEO of Radiant Health Centers) Radiant Health Centers, a nonprofit specializing in LGBTQ+ specialized medical care and comprehensive social services to Orange County, has begun offering free drive-up rapid HIV testing to the Orange County community. The program is by-appointment-only and offers a complete Read more
A dark, new music video just in time for Halloween and the Election – Kyle Motsinger’s has released “The Upside Down” – the latest single from his new album, “Any Way I Want it To!” “When the world shut down Read more
(Roee and Adiel Kiviti with their children) The U.S. State Department on Monday withdrew its appeal in Kiviti v. Pompeo and elected not to appeal Mize-Gregg v. Pompeo. In both cases, the State Dept. challenged the citizenship of children born Read more
(Photo: Cynthia Nixon) Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court has set off alarm bells in Hollywood’s LGBTQ community, many of whom worry her addition to the nation’s top court may lead to rulings that will overturn Read more
During its Pride month, Taiwan launched the first-ever ASIA Rainbow Ride, a two-day charity bike ride for the LGBT community in Asia on October 24–25, in which cyclists journeyed 130 km (approximately 81 miles) through the country’s northern coast. Since Read more
After decades of attempts by the Catholic Church to crush marriage equality, Pope Francis has called for civil unions for same-sex couples, reports BuzzFeed News. “What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally Read more
Netflix has released a trailer for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a new film starring Viola Davis as pioneering queer blues singer Ma Rainey, reports Pink News. Rainey, widely known as the mother of the blues, forged a lucrative early career in the Read more
Tiffany Trump trended on Twitter Tuesday morning as she was roasted for appearing at a “Pride” rally for her father’s campaign over the weekend in Tampa, reports Towleroad. “What in gay hell is this bullshit? Also there’s like 12 people Read more
As part of Transgender Awareness Month in November, the City of West Hollywood hosts a Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony. This year, Transgender Day of Remembrance will be hosted via the Zoom platform, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In anticipation of Read more
(Photo: Pickle) The City of West Hollywood brings to life an online hour like no other via Virtual Drag Queen Story Hour. While the coronavirus pandemic prevents kids of all ages from sharing the fun in person (and trying to Read more
A bizarre graduation ceremony of the Egyptian Police Academy featuring parades of flexing shirtless men jumping through rings of fire has gone viral, catching the attention of George Takei, who tweeted, “For a terrifyingly homophobic and dangerously anti-LGBT government in Read more
Oreo Cookies and its parent company Mondelez have been targeted by the American Family Association anti-LGBTQ activist group One Million Moms over a beautiful, heartwarming ad, created for National Coming Out Day, which shows a lesbian bringing her girlfriend to Read more
A statement by Vice President Joe Biden: Violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people, particularly Black and Brown transgender women, is an epidemic that needs national leadership. So far this year, the Human Rights Campaign has tracked 33 transgender or gender non-conforming Read more
(Faultlines. Photo by Lexie Ramos) Ashley Morgan and John Flanagan, of the folk-pop duo Faultlines have re-released their anti-Trump song, “Rain,” the first single from their next full album, Bittersweet Revival. Many of the songs on the album speak out Read more
Joe Biden’s campaign announced Thursday afternoon that a third person who traveled with the Democratic ticket has tested positive for COVID-19, reports the Daily Mail. Biden’s Campaign Manager Jen O’Malley Dillon referred to the individual as a ‘administrative member of the Read more
The Trump campaign continues their attempt to woo LGBTQ voters by announcing it will hold a “Trump Pride” rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, October 13, reports LGBTQ Nation. But according to a copy of the invite shared on Twitter, neither Read more
(Elad and Andrew Dvash Banks with twins Aiden and Ethan. Photo courtesy Immigration Equality) A federal appeals court has affirmed the citizenship of a twin son of a Los Angeles-based same-sex couple, ruling that the child has been an American Read more
UCLA is reportedly investigating several Zoom-bombing incidents that unfolded last week, reports CBSLA. The school said someone interrupted online classes with racist and hateful comments that included homophobic slurs directed at students and a professor. Back in March, similar incidents Read more
