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Thousands of LGBTQ+ people & allies celebrate Virginia PrideFest — with Gov. Abigail Spanberger among them
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (432+ words) After four years of attacks under Glenn Youngkin, LGBTQ+ Virginians once again have a governor willing to stand beside them....
I fled Lower Manhattan on 9/11. The memory still haunts me
3+ day, 44+ min ago (434+ words) Opinion: Twenty-five years later, columnist Josh Ackley still can't watch TV on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The Tribute in Light art installation is illuminated over Lower Manhattan near One World Trade Center on September 10, 2026, on the night before…...
Trump’s funding cuts spell disaster for global LGBTQ+ groups, many ‘may not survive the coming year’
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (792+ words) Outright International surveyed hundreds of organizations around the world and found many on the brink of closure. HIV activists protest to demand that the Trump administration and Congress fully restore PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) programming in the…...
The first recorded victim of 9/11 was a gay Catholic priest
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1709+ words) Father Mychal Judge served firefighters, AIDS patients, homeless people, and LGBTQ+ Catholics before walking into the North Tower on September 11, 2001. A poster of the Rev. Mychal Judge, New York's Fire Department chaplain, is part of a memorial to victims of…...
A coming out, the ‘Falling Man’, and 25 years of loneliness since 9/11
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1280+ words) Even when grief is shared by an entire city, each person must carry it alone, writes John Casey. Shocked crowds of downtown Manhattanites observe the burning World Trade Center towers in New York City early September 11, 2001. Apparently TV viewers were…...
James Talarico walks back trans athlete position, citing ‘safety’ and ‘fairness’
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (591+ words) The Texas Democratic Senate candidate previously voted in opposition to bans on trans participation in school athletics — but changed course in a Fox News interview....
A lie about child abuse separated Pete Buttigieg from his kids. No one will be charged for the false report
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (630+ words) Prosecutors say they cannot prove criminal intent, but questions remain about why authorities acted on an allegation that lacked basic credibility....
Trump admits anti-transgender attacks are one of GOP’s ‘great sound bites’
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (462+ words) Before a Dallas arena dotted with empty seats, Trump acknowledged that Republicans deploy attacks on transgender athletes strategically before elections....
Emergency slide deploys on Trump’s Qatari Air Force One
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (428+ words) The tarmac disruption comes amid continuing questions about the lavish jet’s safety, security upgrades and enormous taxpayer cost....
Violent attacks leave Sacramento’s LGBTQ+ community demanding protection
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (354+ words) A coalition of 14 community groups is demanding dedicated police patrols in Lavender Heights after a series of assaults, including one that left a local LGBTQ+ leader dead....