Gay Agenda • 09-04-20

President-elect Donald Trump promised to enact anti-trans policies on his first day in office through executive orders, including one that would officially recognize just two genders.

Email messages claiming to be from an employee that were sent in November to the LGBT+ Counseling Collaborative in Arlington, Va., and to a yoga studio in Middleton, Del., requested that the employees’ direct deposit paycheck be sent to a new bank account.

Bad Queers Podcast is a weekly program hosted by Shana Sumers and Kris Chesson for anyone who feels like they came out of the closet and then got placed in a box. It’s time to put the Grindr-obsessed, U-haul theory to bed and connect over being “bad queers.”Join Shana and Kris as they discuss everything from owning your identity to breaking down stereotypes to their unpopular queer opinions about everything from pop culture to politics. Bad Queers will leave you offended, inspired, and entertained with honest conversations about the very fluid, very real LGBTQ+ experience.Of course, part of that experience includes the language we use in our community.

Ken Paxton argues that allowing such participation misleads and deceives fans.Filed in a state district court in Lubbock, the lawsuit announced Sunday alleges that the NCAA's policies permitting transgender athletes in women's sports violate the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The law is intended to protect consumers from false advertising or deceptive practices, which the suit claims applies to the promotion of women's sports that may include transgender participants.The Texas lawsuit marks the latest effort by conservative lawmakers to challenge the participation of transgender athletes and pressure the NCAA to implement a ban.

incredible year for queer cinema.There once was a time when LGBTQ+ movies—give or take a handful of bold, daring exceptions—could easily be sorted into one of only a few different categories: The coming-out story, the chaste romance, or the heartbreaking tragedy.But if you want an idea of just how far we’ve come in terms of telling our stories on screen, look no further than Queerty‘s list of the 10 best queer films from the past 365 days, a selection of wildly diverse features that run the gamut of genre and tone, including both mainstream success stories and scrappy indies breaking all the rules.From erotic sports dramas and gritty neo-noir thrillers, to coming-of-age comedies and empowering documentaries, to total metaphysical mindf*cks, the year’s greatest LGBTQ+ centric cinematic achievements truly offer something for everybody.With that in mind, check out our 10 favorite queer films of 2024 below (in alphabetical order), and we guarantee you’ll find a movie to suit whatever mood you’re in.There simply wasn’t a better theatrical experience this year than seeing Challengers with an audience for the first time, hooting and hollering along with every serve, every kiss, every bite of the churro. Thanks to a perfectly cast trio of Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist, a pulse-pounding score from Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, an ace of a script from Justin Kuritzkes, and Luca Guadagnino’s balls-to-the-wall direction, this electrifying three-way romance set in the world of professional tennis gets our hearts pounding just thinking about it.