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th Street before gentrification. As a longtime resident explains, “The S&M bars, the hookers, the meatpackers. That’s what was down here.” Yes, it really was home to meatpacking plants by day, before sex workers took over at night.

Radical religious-right activist Mat Staver appeared on an episode of the “Liberty Pastors” program last week and urged administrators at Christian schools to implement policies denying children of same-sex couples the right to attend.

British boxer Chris Eubank Jr wore a rainbow armband while attending his weigh-in for his fight agaisnt Liam Smith.

Magnolia Pictures acquired worldwide rights to Kokomo City, the feature directorial debut of two-time Grammy-nominated producer/singer/songwriter D. Smith, who made history as the first trans woman cast on a primetime unscripted TV show. Smith also filmed and edited this wildly entertaining and refreshingly unfiltered documentary that passes the mic to four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City – Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell and Dominique Silver – as they hold nothing back while breaking down the walls of their profession. The film, executive produced by Lena Waithe, played in the Next Section and will next screen at Berlin Panorama. Magnolia will release the film theatrically this year. They burned the midnight oil on this one, with negotiations lasting till the wee hours.

Todrick Hall has addressed The Real Friends of WeHo backlash in a letter to the LGBTQ+ community. 

Peacock has cancelled the LGBTQ+ inclusive series One of Us Is Lying after two seasons.

TheWrap’s Portrait and Video Studio at The Music Lodge during the 2023 Sundance Film Festival is sponsored by NFP along with support from Sylvania and HigherDOSE.

QMN is a smattering of what’s going on in music by LGBTQ artists and the artists we love.

Back to his roots! Brad Goreski is making his return to reality TV with his latest show, The Real Friends of WeHo.

The Church of England has issued a formal apology for its “shameful” treatment of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Arizona starts the year off right by protecting children from lace front wigs, stoned tights and faces beat for the gods! The list of threats to children in the United States is ver

The gaming world has come a long way and now there are actually a lot of video games with some pretty good LGBTQ+ representation.Disclaimer: We did not play these games, therefore we do not know whether the LGBTQ+ representation portrayed in these games is good or bad. This is just a list of video games that present themselves as having queer content.Protagonist Freya Fae lives in a world trapped in an endless loop.

From limiting gender-affirming health care for minors to restricting who can attend drag performances, more than 100 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in the US so far this year.

Following its unprecedented critical and commercial success, a sequel has been greenlit for M3GAN.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Late last year, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it would expand survivor benefits to spouses who, due to anti-LGBTQ laws, were unable to get legally married, making them ineligible for survivor benefits. This expansion of benefits was secured through a joint effort of Harvard’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic and Veterans Legal Clinic on behalf of Lawrence Vilord, the surviving spouse of a Vietnam war combat veteran who was not able to marry his spouse prior to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision.

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LGBTQ+ youth charity Just Like Us is publishing a report later this year that focuses on the experiences of young queer adults in the UK.

Madonna’s tour announcement left Drag Race fans floored when a viral video revealed that Bob the Drag Queen would appear as a special guest.

From her self-titled debut to Madame X, Madonna’s brand new tour will celebrate her unrivalled catalog of hits from the past 40 years.

The British government has said it will block Scotland from making it easier for transgender people to change their legal gender, amid an increasingly toxic national debate over the issue.

The struggle to find oneself — and one’s chosen family — hits hard in the trailer for “Lonesome,” the latest film from Australian writer-director Craig Boreham, which hits theaters in the U.S. Feb.

Motorists in North Carolina can request personalized license plates that include terms related to the LGBTQ+ community after more than 200 previously forbidden terms were removed from the state’s Do Not Issue list.License plates with the words “GAYPRIDE,” “LESBIAN,” and “QUEER” were previously not available to purchase, public radio station WFDD reports.However, for the first time in twenty years, the state’s department of motor vehicles reviewed its policies on forbidden words at the direction of DMV Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, according to the station.Initially, a team from the department’s vehicle services division reviewed the list. Then, after identifying entries as questionable, they referred them to a committee of communications and legal staffers from the Department of Transportation and the Office of Civil Rights.

(CNN) -- Get ready for four decades of Madonna's hits.On Monday the superstar singer announced dates for "The Celebration Tour," which according to her site, "will take us on Madonna's artistic journey through four decades and pays respect to the city of New York where her career in music began.""I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for," Madonna said in a statement.The tour announcement had been expected as Madonna recently scrubbed her verified Instagram account, portending big news coming.She had a cheeky bit of fun with the announcement, using some of her famous friends in a video nodding to her 1991 documentary, "Truth or Dare."In the video shared Monday, Madonna is seen playing a bit of NSFW Truth or Dare in a room with Diplo, Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Lil Wayne, Bob The Drag Queen, Kate Berlant, Larry Owens, Meg Stalter, Eric Andre and Amy Schumer.Schumer dares Madonna to go on tour to sing all her hits and the pair even end up singing a bit of Madonna's 1987 hit "La Isla Bonita" together."Wait, hold on, that's a lot of songs," Madonna says in the video. "You think people would come to that show?"The world will find out as tickets go on sale Friday for the 35 city global tour which kicks off July 15 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC and will include stops in Detroit, Chicago, New York, Miami, Los Angeles.European cities tour stops will include London, Barcelona, Paris, and Stockholm before the tour wraps in Amsterdam next December.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.

Maren Morris issued an apology to contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race for the manner in which country music has treated the LGBTQ+ community.  Morris, 32, an acclaimed country singer and outspoken supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, fought back tears as she thanked contestants for making her feel like a 'brave voice' in her genre.'Coming from country music and it's relationship with LGBTQ+ members, I just want to say I'm sorry and I love you guys for making me feel like a brave voice in country music,' Maren told contestants as she spoke with them after the episode on Untucked.  'I just want to say I'm sorry': Maren Morris issued an apology to contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race over country music's treatment towards members of the LGBTQ+ community 'So I just thank you guys so much... inspiring me, I'm gonna cry, I need to go!' Maren, who was guest hosting the episode, added. Maren was praised as an 'ally' by the contestants as they thanked her for her kind words.  'Just you being here shows you're an ally,' one of the participants said.  'I also just want to say because you're a country gal, you're validation of my dolly meant everything to me! That made me feel amazing!' one touched contestant gushed.

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Maren Morris shared a sweet moment with the queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race when she apologized to them for the relationship country music has with members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Zander Murray has made LGBTQ+ history after signing with one of the Scottish Professional Football League’s (SPFL) top teams. 

Neil Patrick Harris’ LGBTQ+ TV series Uncoupled has been cancelled by Netflix after one season. 

Sam Smith with Koffee and Jessie Reyez on “Gimme.” (Courtesy photo)

Trans migrants in Britain could face increased harassment and discrimination if the government proceeds with plans to stop recognising legal gender change documents from some other countries, LGBTQ+ rights activists said.

State Reps. Jessica Gonzalez and Christian Manuel are sworn in for the 2023 Texas Legislature (David Taffet/Dallas Voice)

Kelley Robinson, the new president of the Human Rights Campaign, is the first Black queer woman to lead the organization. She’s also the mother of a toddler. Being a mom and wife is “the center of everything I do,” she told me in an interview about her family, her work and her vision for the future. Before starting at HRC last November, Robinson was executive director of the Planned Parenthood

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Miley Cyrus has released the video for her comeback single Flowers.

It’s that time of year again and the illustrious BRITs have rolled out their nominations. Good news: LGBTQ+ talent is most definitely in the spotlight.

(CNN) -- "This is my story, told my way," the title character narrates at the outset of "Velma," an adult-oriented take on "Scooby-Doo" that demonstrates the limits of stretching what amounts to a one-note joke into a series. Sporadically witty but ultimately rather tedious, the HBO Max comedy leverages more than a half-century of name equity to yield an animated prequel that's definitely not for kids, meddling or otherwise.Playing revisionist games with "Scooby-Doo" has become a fashionable pastime, including a recent movie that established Velma's LGBTQ credentials, which not surprisingly garnered a fair amount of media attention."Velma" fleshes out that idea with a protracted murder mystery, courtesy of producers Mindy Kaling (who provides the voice of Velma) and her "The Mindy Project" collaborator Charlie Grandy, bringing new wrinkles to the gang and their mostly bizarre parents, during the pre-dog days of their high-school years.Aside from becoming a more diverse bunch, the Scooby-free gang includes the airheaded and lascivious Fred (Glenn Howerton); Daphne (Constance Wu), who was Velma's pal until she reached her teens and became "hot"; and Norville (Sam Richardson), who hasn't gone Shaggy yet, but who is a walking emotional doormat with an unreciprocated crush on Velma.When classmates start dying (specifically -- Ruh-roh -- having their brains extracted), Velma leaps into investigator mode, although having a serial killer in town takes a back seat to the indignities of the high-school years and raging hormones.

M3GAN’s screenwriter, Akela Cooper, has revealed why she thinks the killer doll has been such a hit among LGBTQ+ viewers.

Could Mastodon rival Twitter as a safer social media platform for the LGBTQ+ community?

A school board meeting in Idaho to consider an LGBTQ-supportive policy devolved into chaos Monday night after a state senator threatened board members with litigation.The Caldwell School Board presented a draft of the policy for public comment. It uses language from the Idaho School Boards Association and is one of 22 policies under consideration, Idaho Ed News reports.

Coachella is set to return later this year with its queerest line-up ever.

Several LGBTQ+ stories were honoured at last night’s Golden Globe Awards.

Out television producer and creator Ryan Murphy celebrated queer art as he accepted the Carol Burnett Award for achievements in television during Wednesday’s Golden Globes ceremony.“When I was a young person at home in the ’70s watching The Carol Burnett Show, I never ever saw a person like me getting an award or even being a character on a TV show. It’s hard being an LGBTQ kid in America, in fact all over the world, then and now.

Ryan Murphy accepted the Carol Burnett Award for his achievements in television at the Golden Globes on Tuesday, and he used a majority of his speech to uplift the work of LGBTQ+ actors who he’s worked with from MJ Rodriguez to Niecy Nash.