3+ hour, 37+ min ago  (1156+ words) By John Riley on April 26, 2026 @JRiley MW A Black transgender woman from Detroit says she was discriminated against and denied service at a popular LGBTQ bar in Ferndale, Michigan. In a Tik Tok video posted April 15, Lauren, who goes by…...

9+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1010+ words) By John Riley on April 26, 2026 @JRiley MW Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is seeking public input on whether television programs that address transgender issues or feature trans or nonbinary characters should carry warning labels. The FCC oversees broadcast and…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (693+ words) By John Riley on April 23, 2026 @JRiley MW A gay couple in Lairoux, France, say they've been targeted by a string of homophobic attacks, including death threats, anonymous letters, anti-gay graffiti, and vandalism at their home. Referred to in news reports…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (705+ words) By John Riley on April 20, 2026 @JRiley MW Despite featuring a lineup packed with LGBTQ-friendly artists, Coachella is organized by a company whose parent corporation has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republican groups that support anti-LGBTQ politicians. The festival,…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (685+ words) By John Riley on April 19, 2026 @JRiley MW The Oktyabrsky District Court in Saratov " about 500 miles southeast of Moscow " has fined local news agency Saratov Business Consulting (Sar BC) 500, 000 rubles, or roughly $6, 600, for publishing a review of the widely banned HBO…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1077+ words) By John Riley on May 29, 2025 @JRiley MW That shared community spirit and feeling of togetherness will be on display this weekend, when, as part of the World Pride 2025 festivities, Washington will host the Capital Cup Sports Festival, beginning on Friday,…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (750+ words) By Will O'Bryan on December 22, 2025 The year's nearly out. Sometimes that calls for taking sweet stock of the past months' wonderful events. Coming to the end of 2025, on the other hand, is more like getting to that denouement in the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1832+ words) By Randy Shulman on April 18, 2026 @Randy Shulman "We seek to celebrate and try to lift up as many students as we can," says Charles Roth, chair of the Team DC Scholarship Committee. Each year, Team DC, an umbrella organization for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (769+ words) By John Riley on April 18, 2026 @JRiley MW "Team DC is the network of LGBTQ+ sports in the D. C. metro area," says Miguel Ayala, president of the nonprofit, which has served as the umbrella organization for LGBTQ sports since 1990. "We represent over…...

11+ mon, 2+ day ago  (870+ words) By John Riley on May 25, 2025 @JRiley MW Last week, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a bill repealing the state's antiquated HIV criminalization law. Under the now-repealed law, a person with HIV who engaged in sexual conduct that could potentially result…...