Stories, pride, and voices from the LGBTQ community.
Stories, pride, and voices from the LGBTQ community.
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A young boy has received an outpouring of support on social media after his sister recorded him calling out his friend's homophobic comments while gaming. In two videos shared to TikTok by user @bummblebeeduo__, the 12-year-old can be seen playing his video game while talking to somebody else on his…
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A Missouri teacher has resigned after parents of kids at the school accused him of "teaching children to be gay". John M. Wallis, who recently took up a job at Neosho Junior High School, was told to remove the Pride flag he had displayed in his classroom, per Daily Mail.…
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A group of students at a school in Iowa have staged a walkout after one of their teachers was put on leave after coming out as bisexual. As reported by WKRC, Lucas Kaufmann - a seventh-grade literacy teacher at a junior-high school in Winterset - was placed on administrative leave…
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Power Rangers Dino Fury has finally revealed the series' first LGBTQ+ ranger, with fans saying it's "about time". The series is currently airing on Nickelodeon and in its most recent episode, titled 'The Matchmaker', green ranger Izzy Garcia comes out as LGBTQ+. In the episode, Izzy - played by Tessa…
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Zendaya has opened up about her beliefs surrounding feminism, stating that it must encompass trans women. The 25-year-old Dune star recently opened up about the subject during an interview with Vogue. Speaking to the publication, Zendaya stated that true feminism must include "women that look like you, women who don’t…
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Lil Nas X's recent fake pregnancy photoshoot has sparked a mass debate on social media among the transgender community. The 22-year-old rapper took an unconventional approach to announce his debut album by staging a full pregnancy photoshoot in which he cradled his fake bump. Despite the well-intentioned post, his images…
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Ford has proudly built a "very gay" car in response to a person's homophobic comment. The car retailer unveiled its new design on Twitter on June 25, where they revealed that while their new Raptor has received a lot of feedback, they were stopped in their tracks by one comment…
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A Virginia school board is paying out $1.3 million after a transgender student was denied access to the boys' bathroom. Gavin Grimm, 22, sued the Virginia School Board in 2014 when he was prevented from using the boy's bathroom because it violated Title IX, which prevents discrimination on account of…
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A volleyball coach has alleged that administrators at a Colorado high school forced him to leave his job over refusing to condemn being gay, CNN reports. Inoke Tonga, a former teacher at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, said in a Facebook post that the admin team had…
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Tommy Dorfman has revealed that she's "never felt better" since coming out as transgender and reintroducing herself as a woman last month. Speaking to InStyle, the 29-year-old actress spoke about her recent transition and the effect that it has had on her life. The 13 Reasons Why star stated that…
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Gay men in Afghanistan say they are living in fear at the potential persecution at the hands of the Taliban following their political takeover of the country. Speaking in an interview with Insider, a 37-year-old gay man who identified himself only as "Rameen" claimed that he now lives in constant…
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Mae Whitman has opened up about her sexuality in a new tweet. As reported by People magazine, the 33-year-old Scott Pilgrim Vs The World star spoke about her pansexuality in a post addressed to her 310,000 followers on Twitter in a post made on Monday, August 16. In it, the…
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Two transgender parents claim that a nurse refused to let the two of them meet their newborn baby. According to The Independent, Jake and Hannah Graf, who are the first transgender couple in the United Kingdom to become parents, say that they nearly were left in tears thanks to an…
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Eminem's 19-year-old child has come out as non-binary this week in a new social media post made to their fans. According to The Independent, Stevie Laine, who the 48-year-old rapper adopted back in 2005 after reconciling with their mother Kim Scot, made the announcement in a post on their TikTok…
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A transgender woman was seen in footage shared online confronting an apathetic store owner over a transphobic sign. In the video, Tiesa Meskis, a city councilor who happens to be trans, engages in a heated discussion with the owner of a Star Wars memorabilia store in Aberdeen, Washington, after seeing…
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The DC Comics character Robin has been revealed to be bisexual in a new Batman comic. According to ComicBook.com, Tim Drake - the third person to assume the mantle of Batman's sidekick Robin - came out as bi in Batman: Urban Legends issue six, the latest installment of the ongoing…
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Tan France has welcomed his first son with his husband Rob. The 38-year-old star of the hit Netflix series Queer Eye took to his Instagram on Tuesday, August 3, to share a picture of his new baby boy Ismail. In it, the fashion designer revealed that the pair welcomed their…
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Matt Damon has been criticized on social media after claiming to have only recently stopped using a homophobic slur after being confronted by his daughter. The 50-year-old Good Will Hunting star breached the subject in a recent interview with The Sunday Times, in which he spoke about how attitudes towards…
