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Across the country, gay bars — often a fixture of queer nightlife — have been shuttered at an alarming pace. More than 45% closed between 2002 and 2023. But the closing of gay bars is prompting some to reimagine queer nightlife, argues Amin Ghaziani, a professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia. Sabri Ben-Achour: So let’s start with this idea of the disappearing gay bar. This comes down to economics that I think are very relatable to a lot of businesses. It’s not that they’re not viable as a business, it’s that they’re getting priced out.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the removal of Harvey Milk's name from a Navy replenishment ship, and the move stirred up the inevitable controversy. It was intended to, just as the original naming of the ship was meant to be a poke in the eye of opponents of DEI. The choice to name the ship after Milk was meant to send a signal that the Navy was honoring Harvey Milk for being a gay rights icon, and the choice to remove it was meant to tell people that Trump's Navy doesn't honor people for how they deploy their...

JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes confirmed their romance with a kiss during their “intimate” trip to Mexico. In photos obtained by the Sun, the former “Love Island” star and the “Karma” singer were seen locking lips while sharing a pink-and-orange floaty in the pool at an adults-only hotel. Hughes, 32, appeared to hold a drink in his hand as Siwa, 22, leaned in for a smooch.

Tavish Forsyth, previously an associate artistic lead at the Washington National Opera’s Opera Institute, has been fired after releasing a nude video protesting changes being made at the Kennedy Center by President Trump and his point man Amb. Ric Grenell. In the YouTube video, Forsyth—who Kennedy Center sources tell The National Pulse was part of an education division which regularly engaged with students—performed a 35-minute spoken-word poem while nude. He was fired on Thursday afternoon.

Reduxx has learned that a trans activist based in Washington state who serves on the board of directors for an LGBTQ+ youth group is a BDSM fetishist who maintains a profile on a controversial fetish website where he arranges sex parties. Jason Hogle, who uses the name Tela Rose Hogle, recently spoke out during a school board meeting against a resolution ensuring that girls’ sports are protected for females only. During a Tumwater school board meeting on February 27, Hogle said that a resolution protecting girls’ high school sports would lead to young people committing suicide. “The reason we are...

A black, queer woman will play the part of Jesus Christ in "Jesus Christ Superstar" at this summer at the Hollywood Bowl. Cynthia Erivo, 37, who played Elphaba in film production of "Wicked" identifies as queer and bisexual. In an Instagram story from Erivo, the actress said, “Just a little busy this Summer, can’t wait," next to a post from Official Broadway World announcing the role with Erivo. The post from the page stated, "Cynthia Erivo will be playing Jesus in the upcoming Hollywood Bowl production of Jesus Christ Superstar!"

It is very nice that Jackson gets to fulfill her dream and appear on Broadway. Conservative justices might like to fulfill much smaller dreams — such as going for a walk with their children — without facing mobs of activists.Critics are making fun of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for her “cringe” special appearance on Saturday in a bit part of a queer-themed Broadway musical. The popular show, which imagines what would have happened if Juliet had not killed herself over Romeo, has been nominated for nine Tony awards.In promotional material for the appearance, Jackson highlighted a curious and confusing...

The CEO of Queer Works, a Palm Springs-based nonprofit, has been charged in a fraud scheme involving the theft of more than $940,000 in public funds, officials announced.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s wife discussed sexual orientation in the classroom as a high school teacher, and spoke to at least one student about his sexuality before he had told his parents he identified as gay, the student said during a campaign event aimed at LGBTQ voters. Jacob Reitan, a former student of Gwen Walz when she taught at Mankato West High School in Minnesota, has said on numerous occasions that Gwen Walz told his entire class “on the very first day” of sophomore year that her class was a safe place for any student that identified as...

A pink-haired DEI trainer has slammed Oregon's forestry department for hiring on the basic of merit rather than identity. Megan Donecker filed a complaint about her former boss Mike Shaw and moaned about him telling her that he sought the 'candidates most qualified for the job.' DEI advocates like Donecker say hiring should be done through an 'intersectional lens' whereby applications from marginalized people are given greater weight. Shaw, who earns $192,000-a-year as deputy head of Oregon's Department of Forestry, has been put on leave over Donecker's complaint. Donecker, who worked as the department's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion chief claimed...

The National Nuclear Security Administration is “a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science. NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile; works to reduce the global danger from weapons of mass destruction; provides the U.S. Navy with safe and militarily effective nuclear propulsion; and responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the United States and abroad.” Such important tasks require the best personnel, but the people have cause to wonder. In February, the Biden-Harris administration announced five new NNSA...

A newly promoted Biden administration official has come under fire over old social media posts that compared police to “slave patriots” and celebrated the anti-Israel movement. Department of Interior worker Tyler Cherry’s incendiary tweets began to re-emerge shortly after he was promoted last week to join the White House communications team. Cherry, who spent three years working under Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, wrote in 2015 amid the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died in police custody, “Praying for #Baltimore, but praying even harder for an end to a capitalistic police state motivated by explicit and...

Oli London @OliLondonTV This is Biden’s new White House Associate Communications Director. Tyler Cherry, who identifies as non-binary is: • Anti-Israel • Pro-Palestinian ‘Resistance’ • Anti-Police • Anti-Capitalism • Pro-BLM • Calls to Abolish the Police • Supports extreme antisemite Linda Sarsour calling her a ‘fierce Muslim woman.’

Doritos has fired a transgender activist who appeared in one of its promotional videos after being alerted to her sickening old tweets, including one where she wrote about doing 'depraved things' to a 12-year-old. Samantha Hudson, 24, appeared in a new partnership with Doritos Spain through a 50-second video called 'Crunch Talks that has now been deleted from the brand's Instagram. Doritos told Rolling Stone on Tuesday it would no longer work with Hudson, saying it had been unaware of her previous inappropriate posts. The decision follows massive backlash on social media, as users posted grabs of Hudson's previous comments....

A Texas high school teacher been suspended after video emerged of him talking to his students in flowing pink dress, and taking a class in a tutu. Hebron High School in Lewisville took action after footage of chemistry teacher Rachmad Tjachyadi went viral and prompted a furious backlash. One video shows the educator strolling about in a pink taffeta dress and matching pink hat and boots, as pupils look on. Other photos show him wearing the outfit in the classroom and writing on a whiteboard while dressed in a multi-colored tutu. In a letter to parents, principal Amy Broughton admitted...

A deal cut between the government in Northern Belgium (Flanders) and farmers organizations. This follows protests... Tonight in the UK results of two Special Elections for House of Commons seats...Labor Party taking both seats... The drama in Washington over a "national security threat" now identified as a potential Russian weapon in space... The US Defense Department leaking...cyber-attack on an Iranian vessel more than a... Greece's parliament passing a law establishing civil same-sex marriage... Pushing back on criticism from President Donald Trump, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg... The Biden Administration Justice Department indicting a former FBI informant who alleged wrongdoing by...

Daniel “Danica” Roem, the first “transgender” state representative in U.S. history, won election to a new office last November and shared in a recent interview his intention to be sworn into the Virginia Senate with his hand on a heavy metal album rather than the Bible, as is tradition.Roem, a male Democrat who identifies as a woman, defeated incumbent Republican Bob Marshall for his seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017, an upset celebrated by LGBT activists. Last fall, Roem won his race to move on to the state Senate.In an interview published on Tuesday by LGBTQ Nation,...

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From “Carol” to “Single All the Way,” films centering LGBTQ characters have become a staple of the holiday season. The holiday film genre’s growing inclusion of LGBTQ people and storylines means that every year the options for what to watch with family and friends on a cold winter day expand. Below are 20 films that have helped generations of fans keep their yuletides gay. ‘Single All the Way’ (2021) Tony-winning director Michael Mayer (“Spring Awakening”) helms Netflix’s first gay holiday film. ‘The Bitch Who Stole Christmas’ (2021) RuPaul expands his empire with his first holiday movie, which sees the drag...

Content Notice: This article contains graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse materials and child sexual abuse as outlined in an FBI legal complaint. Reader discretion is appreciated. A “non-binary queer” artist and former VICE contributor has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for the possession of child pornography after arranging to sexually abuse a 9-year-old boy. Efrem Zelony-Mindell, 35, was initially arrested in Manhattan, New York, on December 16, 2022.