Arsonist almost sets himself on fire trying to burn down a Pride flag display

Donald Trump said his consultants warned him against speaking about transgender athletes during a speech on Tuesday.Trump gave the keynote address at the America First Agenda Summit, where he spoke out against the inclusion of transgender women on women's sports team.The issue has emerged as a rallying cry among many conservatives who argue trans women have an unfair advantage over their competitors. Advocates for the transgender community, however, argue that trans athletes are typically only able to compete after transitioning and that critics are using transphobic attacks against an already vulnerable community.During the speech, Trump discussed the inclusion of transgender athletes as one of many problems facing the United States, arguing it is "disrespectful to women" and "unfair" to allow trans women to play on women's sports teams."By the way, we should not allow men to play in women's sports," he said.The remark was met with loud applause from the audience, made up of Trump's conservative supporters, prompting him to add that it was "not even written down anywhere," yet it "got the biggest" applause."So crazy.

The Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, released a new policy regarding LGBTQ students in its Catholic Schools that equates being transgender to being sexually abused. The Diocese, led by Bishop David Ricken, published the new gender policy last month in its Education Policy Manual for the 2022-2023 school year.The manual explains how to “restrict” participation in the Catholic education of transgender students, staff, volunteers, and ally parents.The manual contains a section titled “Catholic Principles of Human Sexuality,” which promote current Church doctrine on sexuality and gender, including the idea that there are only two sexes, that every person’s body, as created by God, cannot be altered through social transition or medical interventions, and that heterosexual marriage is the ideal relationship for raising children and continuing the propagation of the faith.The manual also compares homosexuality or “expressing a gender that is discordant with one’s biological sex” with other sinful behaviors that are viewed as reprehensible or crude among polite society, including: the use of vulgar language, “immodest dress or deportment,” masturbation, pornography, fornication, adultery, cohabitating outside of marriage, obtaining an abortion, and sexual harassment or abuse. Section 5045 of the “Education Policy Manual” mandates that trans and non-binary people be addressed as their gender at birth, rather than based on how they identify.Based on this understanding, schools are expected to refuse to allow trans-identifying children to use their preferred names or pronouns, access gender-specific facilities that do not match their assigned sex at birth, or take puberty blockers to prevent the onset of secondary sex

Heartstopper and author of the Heartstopper comics, Alice Oseman, announced that the second season — and third season! —of Heartstopper had been confirmed.Speaking to RadioTimes in April 2022, Oseman said, "It would probably be four seasons to cover the full story. I haven't done any in-detail planning or anything, but it's quite easy to divide up the books into seasons, so four I think would do it."Fingers crossed we get that fourth one!Considering the first season covered Volumes 1 and 2 of the Heartstopper graphic novels, it's safe to assume that Season 2 will focus on plotlines from Heartstopper Volume 3. One of the key plot points in Volume 3 is a school trip to Paris for Grade 10/11 Truham-Higgs students.

If Andrew Garfield needs a lifeguard on his beach vacay, we volunteer!Paps caught up with the world’s most zealous ally earlier this week to find him splashing around with a few friends off the coast of Ischia in Southern Italy.Related: ‘tick…tick…BOOM!’ star Andrew Garfield reveals the one dream he hasn’t achieved yetAndrew announced an indefinite acting break a couple months back and seems to be enjoying himself — that said, he was just cast as Richard Branson for a Universal project, so this time off might be coming to a close.Thankfully, we’re getting to enjoy his break while it lasts!Check out the flood of new pics currently splashed across Twitter:NEW: Andrew Garfield enjoying the summer holiday in Ischia, Italy.

YouTube star NikkieTutorials has made history as the first trans woman to cover The Knot magazine.

Bob the Drag Queen has called out “racist” Drag Race fans who criticised Monét X Change for her All Stars 7 Variety Show number.

United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court struck down section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which deprived lesbian and gay couples of the intangible dignity and tangible benefits of marriage under federal law. During argument of the case at our nation’s highest court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg famously remarked that there are “two kinds of marriage, full marriage,” and “skim-milk marriage.” And Edie deserved a full marriage.

An Australian rugby coach has apologized to the homophobic players on his roster after a team Pride promo didn’t go as planned.Coach Des Hasler arranged for his Manly Warringah Sea Eagles to don uniforms featuring rainbow accents for a game on Thursday. Fun, right? Except that seven players have said will not be wearing the gear, or playing in the game, citing religious and cultural objections.They’re especially upset that the team wasn’t consulted ahead of time, but whatever point they may have on that issue is difficult to empathize with.Hasler apologized to players Josh Aloiai, Jason Saab, Christian Tuipulotu, Josh Schuster, Haumole Olakau’atu, Tolu Koula, and Toafofoa Sipley for the “poor execution” of the Pride jerseys, calling it a “significant mistake.”Related: You must see this highly unusual Pride display at an Oregon soccer gameOur thoughts and prayers go out to these seven players who’ve no doubt suffered quite the ordeal.

preliminary injunction on Tuesday to allow a trans girl in Indiana to rejoin her all-girls softball team while the case continues.The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana’s judge Jane Magnus-Stinson made the order to allow 10-year-old A.M. to play on her team after her school told her parents she could no longer be on the team following the passage of the state's anti-trans sports ban, House Enrolled Act 1041.The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana sued the school district in April on behalf of the girl, challenging the state's ban on trans girls participating in school sports that match their gender identity.“When misinformation about biology and gender is used to bar transgender girls from school sports it amounts to the same form of sex discrimination that has long been prohibited under Title IX, a law that protects all students – including trans people – on the basis of sex,” Ken Falk, legal director of the ACLU of Indiana, said in a statement.

Randy Pearlman and the cast of WaterTower Theatre’s ‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.’ (Courtesy photo by Taystan Photography)

Musician John Mayer, who owns a residence in Montana, put together the Rise for the River concert event and said proceeds will benefit a new fund called the Southwest Montana Flood Relief Fund that serves Park and Madison counties. Proceeds will go toward emergency shelter, drinking water, food and clothing for those impacted by the flooding.

2 min read Amidst the storm that has erupted from the refusal by seven National Rugby League (NRL) players to refuse to play a game of football while wearing a rainbow jersey, Australia’s leading LGBTQ+ sport organisation has reminded everyone that Pride rounds and jerseys still make a difference.

Good Morning America. This also marks the completion of her partner’s, Amber Laign, chemotherapy for breast cancer.She made the announcement on Instagram on Sunday.

Bob the Drag Queen has called out “racist” Drag Race fans who criticised Monét X Change for her All Stars 7 Variety Show number.

gender identity clinic (GIC) appointment, she had been waiting for more than two years. Having experienced gender dysphoria as a child, and suffering from severe depression due to a lack of testosterone, Emma was 17 when she first began to feel detached from her body, and was diagnosed with depersonalisation disorder.‘I was worried about going through male puberty,’ recalls the 25-year-old data analyst. ‘I would cry every night imagining I would wake up with facial hair, and I remember praying every night that I would wake up as a girl.‘It felt like I wasn’t alive, as if I was living in a dream.

Pushing Daisies), harrowing queer dramas (Soldier’s Girl), blockbuster superhero epics (Guardians Of The Galaxy)—you name it!But just wait until you see the man squatting in a cave.  A post shared by Lee Pace (@leeepfrog)Yes, king! You get up inside that seaside grotto and perch, honey! He deserves to EGOT for these three photos alone.Despite his standing as one of our most prolific (and hunkiest) gay actors, Pace isn’t the most public of celebrities, which is why every post of his can feel like an event, and, on that front, the man continuously delivers.He seems to apply the old showbiz philosophy of “one for them, one for me” to his social media, mixing in promo for his latest projects with gorgeously lensed snaps of himself in nature. But, considering so many of these photos are shirtless, sun-soaked beauty shots, it’s more like, “one for them, another one for them” because, wow, what a gift!Related: Lee Pace and a bunch of chaotic queers play a deadly game of ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’Shoes off, crouching on some beach pebbles, Pace’s latest comes amid the press rounds for the upcoming horror-comedy Bodies Bodies Bodies, which does—we can confirm—feature more shirtless Pace.

Hamilton is gearing up for its first of three summer fun day events taking place this weekend. On Saturday, July 30, locals are invited to join in the Mela Celebration in the town centre which will feature Lanarkshire 's first ever Pride stage.

Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) last week joined the majority of his GOP colleagues in voting against the “Respect for Marriage Act.” Thompson attended his gay son’s wedding three days later and was “very happy” to welcome his new son-in-law to his family.

GOP Rep. Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania said — through a spokesperson — he was “thrilled to attend and celebrate” his gay son’s wedding on Friday.

In a recent podcast interview, Joe Rogan hit back at those who believe he’s a secret conservative and attacked Republicans who oppose marriage equality.Rogan chatted with comedian Andrew Schulz on Saturday’s The Joe Rogan Experience about the release of Infamous, Schultz’s new comedy special, Mediaite reports.After some time, the conversation turned to politics and Republican opposition to marriage equality, including that of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Cruz had said the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision, which provided for marriage equality, was "clearly wrong" after Clarence Thomas indicated in June that he wanted the Supreme Court to overturn other rights following the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v.

Gemma Collins has been compared to Alicia Silverstone's Clueless character after she posted a throwback snap to her Instagram.The reality TV personality, 41, shared the photo on Tuesday showing, and the snap shows her in a glittery mini dress and opera gloves, as well as opting for bright red lipstick and smoky black eye shadow. Gemma's dark blonde tresses were styled in a slick straight style, combed over to one side, and Gemma completed the look with glittery scarlet shoes.

TikTok star Sam Ryder reassured fans that the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest would honour and celebrate Ukraine. 

Private Desert, the queer romantic drama from filmmaker Aly Muritiba that was Brazil’s official Academy Awards submission for Best International Feature Film last year.The story opens on Daniel (Bacurau‘s Antonio Saboia), a man at the end of his rope who is caring for his elderly father while the future of his job at the police academy hangs in the balance. The one thing keeping him going is his long-distance relationship with Sara, a woman he’s never met but has engaged in a healthy—and intimate—conversation with over text for some time now.Then one day, Sara ghosts him.

Poster child of sugary sweetness Jojo Siwa has developed just a bit of bite as she’s grown up, and one celeb is definitely feeling the shade.Full House alum and general homophobe Candace Cameron Bure was recently featured in a TikTok from Siwa, in which the dancer shows off celebrity pictures in response to different prompts.When “Rudest celebrity I’ve met” comes up, Siwa quickly flashes a picture of Bure:Honestly, Bure should probably just be glad to be featured in something again.Related: Fans criticize Queer Eye guys for posing with “violently anti-LGBT” Candace Cameron BureSiwa also reveals in the video that Zendaya is her celeb crush, Miley is the nicest celeb she’s met, and Sir Elton is the coolest celeb around.The last pick in the video is for “celebrity that did me dirty” and the choice for this one is, somehow, Spongebob Squarepants. This is likely a reference to Nickelodeon in general, but maybe she and the sponge have beef.The Dance Moms star appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show alongside Bure back in 2019, and no bad blood was visible.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert over the weekend served up a wide range of false claims about Democrats and their legislation protecting same-sex marriage, which passed past week with a strong bipartisan majority.

Pride Bowl XIV was contested in Chicago in late June drawing more than 800 players from across the country. The annual tournament featured 32 teams in the Open Division and 12 teams in the Women’s Division.

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They/ Them, is hitting the small screen this summer. As the first of its kind, the slasher film follows a group of LGBTQ+ campers who arrive at a conversion camp for the summer to abolish their queerness.Beyond the obvious horrors of psychological abuse that campers must endure, they also must survive a mysterious masked killer lurking around Whistler Camp.Starring Kevin Bacon, Theo Germaine, Carrie Preston, and Anna Chlumsky, and directed by Academy Award nominee John Logan, the nail-biting film offers an unexpected, yet refreshing take on a classic horror story we've seen time after time.

Buzzfeed obtained audio of Congressman Thompson’s toast to the happy couple, during which he bestows the warmest of wishes and says he’s just like any parent who hopes their child finds “that one true love so that they have the opportunity to experience that: someone to grow old with.”Last week Rep. Thompson voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation that rescinds the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act, and requires the federal government and states to recognize the existing and lawful marriages of same-sex couples.

The nominees for MTV’s 2022 Video Music Awards (VMAs) are out, and a number of LGBTQ+ stars are in the spotlight!

Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date with the latest LGBTQ newsJournalist Allison Royal posted video to the rightwing video sharing platform Rumble of a short interview she did with Greene at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Tampa. Royal asked Greene about how the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern this past weekend.“How can Congress ensure that this doesn’t turn into another COVID ‘pandemic’ that steals another few years of our lives?” Royal asked.“Of course, monkeypox is a threat to some people in our population,” Greene said.

The House committee investigating January 6 would like to have a word with Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. And they’ve just indicated that they’re prepared to subpoena her, if necessary.In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on State of the Union, vice committee chair Liz Cheney, who recently surprised everyone with her vote to support codifying same-sex marriage into federal law, offered a cryptic warning to Mrs.

The House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act last week, which would protect marriage equality from the whims of the justices on the now-ultraconservative United States Supreme Court. If it passes in the Senate and goes to President Joe Biden, the bill will be historic, ensuring that marriage equality, which the Supreme Court enshrined into federal law in 2015, cannot be revoked. Republicans, however, have been pushing back on the measure, and one voted against it despite having a gay child.A few days after voting against the measure, however, U.S.

The first case of polio in the United States since 2013 has been reported in Rockland County, New York, according to a recent CNN report. The county Health Commissioner, Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, released information last Thursday concerning the symptoms of the unvaccinated young adult.

Forget the fanfics and the fanart, we’re moving on to fan Legos! Specifically, a Lego Ideas proposal for a Heartstopper Lego set. Lego Ideas, an online platform run by Lego, allows builders and creators to show what they’ve built, enter contests, and, as in this case, create and vote for proposals for new Lego sets. […]

Country music is meant to be evocative and accessible, with a powerful story to drive the song. On all levels, Harry C.S.

A Sydney parent has claimed that the police were called on him after he raised concerns about gender and sexuality lessons being taught by a before and after school centre that his five-year-old attended. The Daily Telegraph reported that the parent was told by Roseville Kids Club, the primary provision of care for students from Roseville Primary School, that the lessons were to raise a more ‘inclusive’ generation of students.Asked to remain unnamed, the parent said that he was “shocked” to see the giant size Pride flag in the classroom that was the “biggest flag in the room, far bigger than the Australian flag.” “When I went in there was an entire wall describing different sexualities giving definitions of things like ‘pansexual’ and ‘lesbian’. My child is five, I don’t understand what possible justification there is for exposing them to sexual identities like this.”Photos taken of the centre’s wall included colourful Pride flags and definitions of different sexualities and gender identities including ‘gender fluid’, ‘asexual’, and ‘nonbinary’. CEO of the Network of Community Activities Pauline O’Kane who represents out of school hour care facilities defended the centre. “It’s about raising children with inclusive attitudes,” she said, stating that children in the 5-to-12-year age group have asked questions about gender fluidity and identity in the past. “Do you shut the conversation off, or do you educate and inform in a positive way so they feel like they can ask questions,” she asked. “I don’t think we should curtail childrens’ inquisitiveness, and I am sure this centre did this in a positive way,” she said. © Star Observer 2022 | For the latest in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTIQ) news

As researchers and public health officials learn more about monkeypox, they have discovered new symptoms which may indicate the infection. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has updated its case definition of monkeypox to include these symptoms.  The new symptoms health care practitioners have identified consist of one or more lesions on the genitals, anus […]

Despite many queer women representing Ireland on an international sporting level, the lack of openly queer men has raised questions about the continued levels of homophobia in men’s sport. Alice Linehan asks why this is. When it comes to LGBTQ+ athletes, Ireland boasts an impressive selection of active stars. There’s Olympic boxing gold medalist Kellie […]

As monkeypox cases continue to rise in Ireland and worldwide, MPOWER and Man2Man are holding an online community discussion with regard to the virus. The event will be broadcast live on GCN’s Facebook and YouTube channels on Wednesday, July 27, as a part of In & Out. ‘Monkeypox Outbreak – A Community Discussion’ will be […]

A post shared by Lucas Kunce (@lucaskuncemo)Lucas Kunce is currently vying for a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri and he’s running one hell of a campaign.In addition to standing up for abortion rights and speaking out for veterans, he’s raked in tons of cash–more than any other candidate, Democrat or Republican, currently running in his state– with over half of the $4+ million in donations coming from people giving $200 or less.

The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) says “the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an extraordinary situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.” As of July 23 more than 2,300 cases have been documented in the United States and many in the health community believe that is a dramatic undercount. 

ABOVE: Timeless.

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Monday that it intends to enshrine anti-discrimination protections for gay and transgender people in the Affordable Care Act — a proposal that would officially reverse a policy adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services under former President Donald J. Trump. The Trump rule, finalized in 2020, erased Obama-era protections for transgender patients.

Politico and Morning Consult poll showed that 58 percent of registered voters agreed that federal law is necessary to protect marriage for queer couples. That support is highest with Democrats at 75 percent, and with Independents at 62 percent, while 36 percent of Republicans agreed. Over half of Republicans (51 percent) rejected to Congress passing such a law.The poll sampled 2,000 voters between July 22-24.Earlier this month, members of the U.S.

on the cover of The Knot’s fall issue, becoming the first out trans woman to receive that honor in the process. The YouTube beauty guru turned makeup mogul opened up about her upcoming wedding plans, her romantic proposal story, and how her soon-to-be husband Dylan (literally) held her hand while she came out as trans to the world in 2020.Nikkie began her beauty influencer career on YouTube at age 14 and has since amassed nearly 14 million subscribers. It’s an incredible feat and also a massive audience to come out to, especially before she was totally ready to do so.