Department of Justice backs wedding photographer who refuses same-sex couples

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After years of protests and controversy, New York’s Staten Island has finally agreed to lift the 60-year ban preventing LGBTQ+ groups from marching in the annual St Patrick’s Day Parade. All LGBTQ+ groups will be welcome to march in the borough’s annual Irish celebration for the first time ever in 2025.

Emilia Pérez is many things: It’s a gritty crime drama, it’s a grandiose musical, it’s a film that’s already making history for trans representation in global cinema thanks to its breakout star, Karla Sofía Gascón.But what you might not have heard is that it’s also a queer love story, one that reminds us, even in dark times, that we’re all worthy of tenderness, empathy, and someone to call home.From French filmmaker Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez follows the titular protagonist (Gascón), a former feared cartel leader who has since transitioned with the help of an intrepid lawyer (Zoe Saldaña) and is now trying to care for her ex (Selena Gomez) and her two young children, while working to atone for her past.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.When she re-emerges in society as a philanthropist who helps families locate the bodies of their loved ones lost to the crime epidemic, Emilia meets a woman (Adriana Paz) still traumatized by her former partner, who one day disappeared without a trace. The woman’s name is Epifania—which translates to “epiphany” in English—which is no coincidence.Speaking with Queerty, Paz described Emilia and Epifania’s meeting as an “explosion of love,” one that rocks both of their worlds and quickly evolves into a passionate romance.

San Jose State University’s women volleyball team has collected yet another W by forfeit — its seventh so far this season — as controversy swirls around one player on its roster. She’s one of the seniors, and she has been dragged in the media by her own co-captain, who outed her as transgender.

This profile is part of Queerty’s 2024 Out For Good series, recognizing public figures who’ve had the courage to come out and make a difference in the past year, in celebration of National Coming Out Day on October 11.Name: Sasheer Zamata, 38.Bio: Born in Okinawa, Japan, Sasheer Zamata was raised in Indianapolis. She attended the University of Virginia, where she was a founding member of the school’s improv group, Amuse Bouche. Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.After graduating, Zamata took her comedic skills to New York, where she performed in the legendary Upright Citizens Brigade.