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Shooting at Tucson gay bar Venture-N kills two, investigated as hate crime
This article originally appeared in LOOKOUT. The two named victims of Monday morning’s shooting at Venture-N, a gay bar in midtown Tucson, were known as regulars at the establishment. Venture-N has long been an established space for the leather and fetish communities, but in recent years has evolved into a gathering place for Tucson’s older…
Anti-LGBTQ+ billboards pop up in rural Ohio. Communities are immediately pushing back.
This article was originally published by The Buckeye Flame, an independent nonprofit newsroom covering LGBTQ+ communities across Ohio. Republished with…
Matt Skallerud has watched LGBTQ+ travel grow up—Here’s what comes next
LGBTQ+ travel has matured into a $300 billion market, but the industry is entering a new era where safety, authenticity…
LGBTQ+ organizations and advocates respond to SCOTUS trans sports ruling
LGBTQ+ organizations and advocates responded to Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Idaho and West Virginia’s laws that bar transgender…
As corporate Pride pulls back, Point of Pride takes its message inside the workplace
After years of growing corporate support for Pride and LGBTQ+ initiatives, many companies and LGBTQ+ organizations are navigating a new…
Cancellations, reductions & redirections: Pride looks different this year for many across the country
For the LGBTQ+ community, June is our month of celebration. Pride events happen across the country from big cities with…
This summer is packed with queer cinema releases – including a sapphic slasher
Queer cinema is having quite a summer. From a star-studded disaster comedy packed with Drag Race royalty to a sapphic…
Queer-owned perfume brands to support this Pride season
Perfumes are having a moment right now, especially indie and niche fragrances. What was once a nearly impossible industry to…
The first school year under a Texas law targeting LGBTQ+ student
This story was originally reported by Bekah McNeel of The 19th. Meet Bekah and read more of their reporting on…
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At Pride and beyond, 73 ways to hold the line for each other
This article was originally published by Pridesource/Between The Lines, the largest and longest-running LGBTQ+ publication in Michigan. Republished with permission. We are living in a time when “holding the line” can sound very big and dramatic. To even consider taking action, it seems you’ll need a bullhorn, a legal team, a bunch of laminated signs…
Levi’s goes full throttle for Pride 2026 with the “Together, We Ride” collection
Levi’s 2026 Pride collection, “Together, We Ride,” draws its inspiration from an often-overlooked chapter of LGBTQ+ history: the queer motorcycle clubs that rode together, protected each other, and built chosen families. This includes groups like the Satyrs Motorcycle Club (founded in 1954), San Francisco’s Rainbow Motorcycle Club (1971) and Dykes on Bikes (1976) and New…
For Black trans women, a chosen mother means love — and a vital line of defense
This story was originally reported by Ebony JJ Curry of The 19th. Meet Ebony and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Jeynce Poindexter was 14 when home stopped feeling like home. Her mother could not accept that she was transgender, Poindexter said, and staying would have meant negotiating an identity she…
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Four LGBTQ+ movies that should be in the National Film Registry but aren’t (yet)
Every year, the Library of Congress selects 25 films for preservation in the National Film Registry — movies deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” to American cinema. While the registry has made meaningful strides in recent years to include more diverse voices, LGBTQ+ stories remain underrepresented in its nearly 900-title collection. These four films changed…
Ash Perez leans into love, laughter and queer storytelling with “Speak Now”
If you’ve been missing the kind of rom-com that actually makes you laugh out loud in between moments of real tenderness, Ash Perez is making a case for its return. Best known for his BuzzFeed work and recent projects with The Try Guys, Perez is stepping into fiction with Speak Now, a queer rom-com about second chances, first…
PFLAG brings the topic of LGBTQ+ book bans to SXSW EDU
This week, PFLAG hosted a panel at SXSW EDU examining the growing wave of book bans and the impact on LGBTQ+ stories in schools and libraries. The session, “Beyond Bans: Defending LGBTQ+ Stories & Literary Freedom,” took place March 11 and streamed live on SXSW EDU’s YouTube channel. The conversation focused on the increasing censorship of books, authors and…
