Best of LGBTQ D.C. 2024

And, so, at last, the end is nigh, my fellow Americans: Such incivilities are we being bludgeoned round-the-clock with, senseless as a snaggle-tooth jack-o-lantern during this final two-week-dash leading up to whether our country remains afloat as a democratic republic, or capsizes into a fascist dictatorship. Our future dangles from but a fraying thread, precarious as the proverbial sword of Damocles spun by a toying madman clutching a switchblade. Impoverished males in the swing states

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Josh Hawley just got read to filth, as his tougher than expected reelection campaign heads into its final stretch.The biggest newspaper in Missouri recently endorsed Lucas Kunce, Hawley’s Democratic challenger and a Marine veteran. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s editorial board praised Kunce’s working-class roots and pragmatic policies, such as red-flag gun laws and universal background checks.

right.Layla and her pals tend to stick to their queer bubble, but every once in a while an opportunity presents itself to get paid doing drag “behind enemy lines”—in London’s financial district. Hey, a gig’s a gig!Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.One day, while selling her soul for a corporate pride event, Layla catches the eye of a handsome young advertising executive named Max (Masters Of The Air‘s Louis Greatorex).

A post shared by Chris Appleton (@chrisappleton1)Whether blondes have more fun is up for debate, but in Chris Appleton’s case they definitely have more fame.While the out celebrity hairstylist has made a name for himself working on some of the most famous tresses in the world (Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez are just some of his clients), Appleton’s striking features and platinum mane have also been an identifiable part of his Hollywood brand.He’s been giving Ken doll vibes years before Ryan Gosling’s job was beach.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.A post shared by Chris Appleton (@chrisappleton1)Chris Appleton likes to keep a bit more modest when he’s tanning his soaking wet abs.But that wasn’t always the case.On Wednesday, the 41-year-old shared an emotional post where he explained his early struggles prior to winning British Hairdresser of the Year in 2010. This was before his Blond Ambition glow up, when he was just another adorable chestnut brown twentysomething trying to get his.“I faced rejection after rejection from every beauty agency I approached—some even laughed when I shared my vision of leaving a mark in the world of hair,” he wrote.

new study by Personality and Individual Differences, people with “dark personalities” often seek relationships with partners who exhibit the same traits.As researchers learned, these attributes are typically present in both parties early in relationships, seemingly revealing that they were part of the attraction. Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.So, does this mean we owe “boyfriend twins” an apology?Gay people looking for a healthy, emotionally stable, monogamous relationship pic.twitter.com/r9TabrnxnsIn this case, “dark personalities” refer to those who show signs of the “dark triad” of personality traits: Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy.

Donald Trump got even more terrible, and Hurricane Milton bore down on Florida’s Gulf Coast, you can be forgiven for not noticing that California passed a series of bills that could signal the beginning of a new landscape for civil rights in America.With the passage of SB 1137, California became the first state in the nation to codify the concept of intersectionality into law. Coined by legal scholar Kimberlé Williams-Crenshaw in 1989, intersectionality offers a framework for understanding how various forms of inequality interact, exacerbating discrimination and harm.