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A Nevada pageant winner has made history by becoming the first transgender woman to compete in Miss USA. Kataluna Enriquez, 27, won the Miss Nevada crown on Sunday, June 26, and she will now compete in the Miss USA pageant in Oklahoma on November 29, per NBC News. In order…
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Lil Nas X has hit back at homophobic trolls on Twitter after passionately making out with a dancer at the 2021 BET Awards. At the end of his performance of his hit song 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)', the rapper and one of his male dancers shared an intimate…
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The state of New York has been applauded for passing new legislation which allows for a third gender option on birth certificates and licenses. The Gender Recognition Act was signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, and it gives New Yorkers the ability to chose the term "parent" instead of "father" or…
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A New Jersey high school valedictorian says he was "censored" while delivering a speech at graduation about his experience as a member of the LGBTQ+ community as well as his struggle with anorexia. On June 17, Bryce Dershem, 18, addressed his peers at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees when…
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Transgender teen Ashton Mota introduced President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday, marking the return of Pride celebrations under his administration. Back in February, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination of an individual or group based on their…
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A woman has claimed she was recently refused service by a department store worker due to the fact she's transgender. Per Independent, a trans woman named Licca, who goes by the handle @liccalollipop on social media, took to TikTok in a video to share the bad service she'd allegedly received…
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Carl Nassib has become the first active NFL player to come out as gay. On Monday, June 21, the 28-year-old defensive lineman explained in a candid video to his 168,000 Instagram followers that he is finally comfortable enough to be open about his sexuality. In honor of Pride Month, the…
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A weightlifter from New Zealand has been praised on social media for becoming the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic games. Per New York Post, 43-year-old Laurel Hubbard, who previously competed in men's weightlifting before transitioning to female, has been picked to participate in the upcoming summer games…
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Demi Lovato has opened up about how their family is adjusting to the singer's new pronouns after the singer announced that they are non-binary. Demi told the world that their pronouns are now 'they/them' - and it's safe to say their family has been nothing but incredible in the way…
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A couple has expressed outrage over the fine they received after pinning a pride flag to their mailbox. Per NBC 6 News, Bob Plominski and Mike Ferarri hung their flag outside their home in Oakland Park, Florida, on June 1, as a tribute to Pride Month. Four days later on…
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Michael Jackson's daughter Paris has revealed that homosexuality is "very taboo" in her family. Speaking with Willow Smith on a recent episode of Facebook Watch's Red Table Talk, the 23-year-old model stated she felt she wasn't accepted by some members of the Jackson family - many of whom are devout…
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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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American Idol star David Archuleta has publically come out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. The singer took to Instagram on Saturday (June 12) to reveal that he came out as gay to his family on 2014, but he actually feels like he exists on "a spectrum of bisexual."…
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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 teacher that was suspended for misgendering a transgender student has been reinstated at the same school. Per WTOP News, Byron 'Tanner' Cross, who teaches gym class at Leesburg Elementary School in Loudoun County in Virginia, claimed his religious beliefs prevented him from referring to a trans pupil by their…
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Marvel fans have been rallying for more LGBTQ+ representation in its characters. And now it seems as though the MCU has finally delivered, after a new teaser for the upcoming Disney+ spin-off TV series Loki appeared to reveal that the God of Mischief is actually gender-fluid. On Sunday, June 6,…
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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…
