Stories, pride, and voices from the LGBTQ community.
Stories, pride, and voices from the LGBTQ community.
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A Republican representative has claimed that his alleged donation to a homophobic "holocaust denier" was a simple mistake. Per The Daily Beast, Federal Election Commission files showed that the Texas GOP Louie Gohmert donated $5,500 to the anti-LGBTQ+ and antisemitic Pastor Steve Anderson last December. However, Gohmert's Chief of Staff…
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A couple is planning to re-marry three years after their first wedding as one of the spouses has since come out as a trans woman. Rayna and Jae Harvey of Somerset, UK, tied the knot in 2018, over a decade after they first met on MySpace back in 2007, The…
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A lesbian couple has shared a gorgeous paternity photograph of themselves "trading places". Taking to Instagram to share the snap, Mel Roy posted a picture of herself while pregnant with her daughter Ero and positioned it alongside a picture of her wife Vanessa when she was pregnant with their son…
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An Arby's employee has been fired for writing a homophobic slur on a gay couple's receipt. One half of the couple, Craig Gray, took to Facebook last Sunday (June 6) to share a picture of the receipt that he was handed in an Arby's branch in Lafayette, Indiana. In the…
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A father has been praised on social media this week for supporting his gay son during Pride month. According to Buzzfeed, 15-year-old Caden Wyatt, who hails from just outside Tulsa in Oklahoma, came out as gay to his parents John and Janell last year. The Wyatt family lives in a…
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A teenager has been flooded with support from social media users after revealing that her parents kicked her out for dating a transgender man. TikTok user Elyse took to social media on Saturday, May 5, to reveal how her parents reacted when she told them that her boyfriend is transgender.…
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Hundreds of people rallied around a bakery that lost followers after sharing their new Pride cookies. On June 2, Confections, a business in Lufkin, Texas, marked Pride month by sharing an image of their new heart-shaped rainbow cookies. The captioned the shot: "More LOVE. Less hate. Happy Pride to all…
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Nickelodeon has cast its first openly transgender teenage actor for the first time in the network's 44 year history. Sasha Cohen, 13, will make history by starring in an episode of the comedy TV series, Danger Force, that's set to air on June 19, Variety reports. Sasha told the publication:…
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A girl who came out as transgender to her family has also given her father the strength to do the same. Per Good Morning America, Corey Maison knew from the age of two that she wasn't the gender she'd been assigned at birth. She was bullied at school for feeling…
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A boat exploded into flames after a group on the vessel shouted homophobic slurs at the people who ended up saving them. The aggressors confronted the LGBTQ+ boat on Moses Lake in Washington State totally unprovoked. One of the people on the boat, who were celebrating Pride, claimed in a…
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A teacher has been placed on administrative leave after deliberately misgendering a pupil. Per WTOP News, Byron 'Tanner' Cross, a gym teacher at Leesburg Elementary School in Loudoun County in Virginia, claims that his religion prevents him from referring to a transgender pupil in one of his classes by their…
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Kellogg's has launched a Pride-themed breakfast cereal in partnership with GLAAD. Hitting shelves just in time for June's Pride Month, the gorgeous cereal features rainbow heart-shaped pieces and even edible glitter. There has never been a more fabulous way to start your day. The cereal is named Together With Pride,…
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Elliot Page has received an outpouring of praise on social media after sharing a shirtless poolside pic celebrating trans bodies. On Monday, the Umbrella Academy star took to Instagram to share the topless snap with his 5.1 million followers. In the photo, Page can be seen wearing his "first swim…
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Lego has launched its very first LGBTQ+ set ahead of Pride Month in June. The toy production company revealed yesterday in a press release that the brand new set, titled Everyone is Awesome, is inspired by the LGBTQ+ community's rainbow flag. It comes with 11 monochrome mini-figures, which have their…
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Organizers of New York City's Pride march have announced that police officers will be banned from marching in the event for four years. The decision was made public in a statement shared by NYC Pride officials on Twitter, on Saturday, May 15. A spokesperson for the event said that all…
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A news team captured the moment a missing dog was found safe after the man accused of stealing it stopped for an interview. On Saturday (May 8), 7NEWS reporter Juliana Mazza and her camera crew were out in Cambridge, Boston, covering the story of a 13-month-old German Short Haired Pointer…
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Caitlyn Jenner has sparked fury online after publically stating that she opposes trans girls taking part in female sports. Speaking to a TMZ reporter, the former Olympic decathlete said the issue of whether or not transgender girls should be allowed to play sports alongside their cisgender teammates is a "question…
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Elliot Page fans have unearthed a past interview with the actor in which he revealed his true name prior to coming out as a transgender man. Page, 34, received an outpouring of love and praise from supporters when he announced in December 2020 that he was a transgender man. The…
