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When Red Dawn becomes reality

In the 1984 film Red Dawn, American teenagers in a Colorado town wake to Soviet paratroopers descending from the sky. Their community is suddenly under foreign control. The film, a product of Cold War anxieties, tells a story of ordinary citizens resisting an occupation that stripped them of their freedom. Four decades later, the imagery […]

No tears for Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk built his career spreading hate against LGBTQ people, people of color, and others. While I condemn his murder, I won’t pretend to mourn him. Grief isn’t owed to someone who spent his life causing harm, and honesty means refusing to sanctify a harmful legacy.

I Will Survive – But Will Her Gay Icon Status?

It’s nearly impossible to picture a Pride playlist—or a night out at a queer club—without Gloria Gaynor’s disco classic “I Will Survive.” For decades, the song has been a symbol of resilience and liberation, embraced as a gay anthem worldwide. But Gaynor’s legacy as a queer icon is now under scrutiny after Federal Election Commission

Mike Johnson, RFK Jr. attack trans people in wake of school shooting

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are — unsurprisingly — exploiting the recent school shooting in Minneapolis to target transgender people. On America’s Newsroom Friday, Fox News host Dana Perino asked Johnson if “there has to be some sort of accountability on the transgender front.” The

Crumbl Cookies founder Sawyer Hemsley comes out as gay

In a heartfelt Instagram post on August 25, 2025, Sawyer Hemsley — co-founder and Chief Branding Officer of Crumbl Cookies — publicly came out as gay. He chose to speak for himself after persistent online speculation and conversations that he described as hurtful, aiming to reclaim his narrative on his own terms. Hemsley candidly shared

Transgender people are not feeling Gavin Newsom

If you’ve been on social media lately, you’ve probably seen Democrats applauding California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his relentless trolling of Donald Trump. From all-caps posts and red hats reading “Newsom Was Right About Everything” to his willingness to mock right-wing culture war obsessions like the Cracker Barrel rebrand, Newsom has carefully styled himself as

Fresno County moves to restrict Pride and diversity celebrations. What’s next?

The ability for Fresno County departments to celebrate cultural, LGBTQ+, and community heritage events may soon be sharply curtailed, after a 3 to 2 vote Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors moved forward a policy that will stifle inclusivity and silence underrepresented voices. The proposed changes would require department heads to seek advance approval –

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Judge Tosses Devin Nunes’s Defamation Suit Against Rachel Maddow

A federal judge has dismissed former California congressman Devin Nunes’s defamation lawsuit against MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and NBCUniversal, ruling that the network’s reporting did not meet the legal threshold of “actual malice.” In a 24-page decision issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel granted summary judgment to NBCUniversal. He concluded that “no reasonable jury

More than 1 in 4 trans people live in states with bathroom bans

Nearly ten years after North Carolina passed its infamous “bathroom bill” — sparking national protests and corporate boycotts — similar laws are making a strong comeback across the United States. As of now, 19 states have enacted laws that prohibit transgender individuals from using restrooms in K-12 schools that match their gender identity. In many

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U.S. Olympic and Paralympic ban trans athletes

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has revised its policies to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting transgender women from competing in women’s sports. The policy change appears in an updated version of the USOPC’s “Athlete Safety Policy,” dated June 18 and quietly posted on its website Monday. The 27-page document does