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Brigitte Bandit wants you to "support your local drag" after Texas' drag ban was allowed to go into effect.
This Texas drag queen has an important reminder as state's drag ban goes back into effect
Brigitte Bandit wants you to "support your local drag" after Texas' drag ban was allowed to go into effect.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Love is (Still) Love: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Kim Davis' Challenge to Constitutional Protections for Marriage Equality https://www.eriegaynews.com/news/article.php?recordid=202512hrcmarriageequalityupheld
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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The Herstory of Liz Eden, Transgender Celebrity

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
The Herstory of Liz Eden: Part 1
A trans icon finally tells her story
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November 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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“He said, ‘There’s no other thing to do than accept your kid for who they are.’”
Robert De Niro’s daughter Airyn shares how her dad’s love and support never wavered after she came out as transgender 💕
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#TransVisibility #LGBTQ
Robert De Niro's Daughter Airyn Says She's Received 'Nonstop' Support from Him Since Coming Out as Trans: 'So Grateful'
Robert De Niro's daughter Airyn publicly came out as a trans woman earlier this year. In a follow-up interview with Them, Airyn described her father’s support as 'nonstop,' sharing details about how t...
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November 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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King Charles III has dedicated the UK’s first national memorial to LGBT+ service members affected by the military’s former gay ban 🏳️‍🌈

Veterans called it “a moment full of meaning and, finally, of pride.”

#LGBTQHistory #Military #UK #KingCharles

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King lays flowers at the UK's first LGBT armed forces memorial
The Government-funded memorial will be unveiled later today at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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In 1975, Windsor’s John Damien was fired for being gay.
He fought back — and his case helped change Canada’s Human Rights Code. 🇨🇦

A local artist is sculpting his likeness to make sure he’s never forgotten. 🌈

#LGBTQHistory #GayRights #Canada #HumanRights

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October 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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For generations, gay Americans served their country in silence.
Service often meant secrecy.

A new Netflix series, Boots, revisits that history — and the courage it took to serve while hiding who you were. 🌈🇺🇸

#LGBTQHistory #GayHistory #DontAskDontTell

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'They operated under a cloud of fear': A secret history of gay people in the US military
Netflix comedy drama Boots centres on a closeted teenager who enlists in the US Marine Corps. With humour and vibrancy, it shows what gay recruits in the armed forces have endured.
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October 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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25 actors have come out after playing LGBTQ+ characters — from Chloë Grace Moretz (#CameronPost) to Noah Schnapp (#StrangerThings), Kit Connor (#Heartstopper), Reneé Rapp (#SexLivesOfCollegeGirls) & more. 🌈

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25 actors who've come out after playing an LGBTQ+ character
Stacker referenced various news articles to compile a list of 25 celebrities who have come out after playing an LGBTQ+ character.
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October 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Before #ComingOut as #queer in 2021, #DavidArchuleta says he was engaged three times to women—pressured by his #Mormon upbringing to “do the right thing.”
“I can’t be dishonest,” he said.

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David Archuleta Recalls Getting Engaged 3 Times Before Coming Out, Explains Why He Never Made It Down the Aisle
During a Sept. 19 appearance on 'The Zach Sang Show,' David Archuleta reflected on getting engaged to three women before coming out as queer in 2021. The singer explained that he felt he was doing the...
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September 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Moviegoers in China are outraged after the horror film #Together was #censored with #AI to erase a same-sex wedding — changing the couple into a man & woman.

Distributor #Neon has blasted the unauthorized edit. 🌈✂️ #LGBTQ #Censorship

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Outrage as gay couple in hit film are digitally altered to be straight
Moviegoers have been left outraged after a popular horror film was edited using AI to alter a same-sex wedding.
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September 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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#DemiLovato says being openly #queer has allowed her to ‘live authentically’ — after years of religious shame growing up in Texas.
Feeling safer in queer spaces has made all the difference.

#LGBTQ #QueerVisibility

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Demi Lovato Says Being Openly Queer Has Allowed Her to Be Herself and 'to Live Authentically'
Demi Lovato opened up recently about embracing queer culture, her connection to queer spaces and her desire to perform her music in queer clubs.
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September 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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In Turkmenistan, #LGBTQ+ people face torture, rape & prison for simply existing. Two survivors share the horrors they endured — and why they fight on from exile.

“You are not the shame of a nation. You deserve to be loved.”

#HumanRights

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September 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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🇳🇱 Dutch parliament votes to ban “gay conversion therapy.”
D66 MP Wieke Paulusma: “Love does not need to be cured.” 🏳️‍🌈

#LGBTQ #ConversionTherapyBan #LoveIsLove

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Dutch parliament votes to criminalize gay conversion therapy
Therapy practices meant to “cure” homosexuality are set to become punishable by law. A majority in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, voted in favor of a bill by D66 and the VV...
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September 13, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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#Crumbl co-founder #SawyerHemsley came out 🏳️‍🌈 But his hand was forced after weeks of speculation online. No one should be pushed out before they’re ready — #comingout should always be on your own terms. #LGBTQ #GayHistoryProject

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The Crumbl Cookies co-founder, a viral gay rumor and what we can learn in the aftermath
Crumbl co-founder Sawyer Hemsley came out, though not the way he wanted. Keep in mind: The consequences of outing someone could be dire.
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September 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Was #Shakespeare’s first patron also his secret #gay lover? 🏹 A newly found portrait of Henry Wriothesley, marked with a heart and spear, raises fresh questions about the bard’s #queer #history. #LGBTQ #GayHistoryProject

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Does this portrait really show Shakespeare's 'secret gay lover'? We asked an expert
A Shakespeare researcher has shared her view on whether a miniature portrait could have revealed Shakespeare’s secret gay lover.
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September 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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For the first time in its 129-year history, Australian football has an openly gay or bisexual male player. 🌈 Former player Mitch Brown came out publicly, calling it a moment of ‘peace, comfort and confidence.’ #LGBTQ #GayHistoryProject

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August 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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In the 1990s, Manchester’s #Gay Village transformed. When Manto’s opened with big glass windows—no longer hidden behind closed doors—it sent a message: #LGBTQ+ life would be #out, #proud, and #visible. 🌈

#LGBTQHistory #Manchester

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How Manchester's gay village became 'out, proud and visible'
Local historian Chris Hoyle charts the emergence of Manchester's gay village on Canal Street.
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August 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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“When I first came out, there was no internet, mobile phone, or knowledge. I didn’t know much about myself,” says #BobbiPickard. After decades of resilience, she’s CEO of Trans in the City, working to build #inclusion for #trans and #nonbinary people. 🌈 #lgbtqia

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'My life had no future': How it felt to come out as trans in the 70s
Transgender Awareness Week takes place between 13-19 December.
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August 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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#AndyCohen had some words for #KimDavis, the former Kentucky clerk fighting against #MarriageEquality.

“Lady, you’ve been married four times to three different people… and you want to lecture us on the sanctity of marriage?”

He didn’t stop there →
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#LGBTQ
Andy Cohen Obliterates Kim Davis Over Her Anti-LGBTQ+ Crusade
The notorious ex-county clerk wants the Supreme Court to undo same-sex marriage, and Cohen has a few things to say — none of them polite.
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August 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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In a groundbreaking move, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah quietly ordained Rabbi Tadhg Cleary—becoming the first openly gay man ordained at an Orthodox rabbinical school in the U.S. Full semicha, full identity.

#LGBTQ #OrthodoxJudaism #HistoryMade
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In a first, Orthodox rabbinical school ordains an out gay rabbi - St. Louis Jewish Light
The leading liberal Orthodox rabbinical school quietly ordained an out gay rabbi this summer, a first for the institution in the U.S.
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August 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Shropshire farmer Gareth Hales Povey feared #farming would be ‘too macho’ for a #gay man. Instead, he found welcome, acceptance – and others like him. Now he’s helping #LGBTQ+ people thrive in #RuralLife. 🏳️‍🌈🚜

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Shropshire man says being gay he felt an imposter in farming
But Gareth Hales Povey, a dairy farmer from Calverhall, found his new colleagues totally accepting.
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August 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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In 1960 – 7 years before #homosexuality was decriminalised – Roger Butler became the first man in the UK to publicly declare he was #gay. His brave letter to The Spectator risked arrest, but helped spark change. 🌈 #LGBTQHistory #GayRights #UKHistory

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The incredible story of the first man in Britain to come out publicly as gay
In 1960, Roger Butler wrote a letter that publicly exposed him as gay, while it was illegal. His story is an untold part of LGBTQ+ history.
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August 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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#Celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton says guilt over his kids having “a #gay dad” once led him to attempt suicide. Now 42, he’s sharing his journey to help others know they’re not alone — and that life can get better. 🌈 #LGBTQ #MentalHealth

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Chris Appleton Just Emotionally Opened Up About Attempting Suicide Over The Guilt He Felt For Giving His Children A “Gay Dad”
“I felt like it would be better for them to have a dad that was dead than a dad that was gay.”
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August 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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#Salem MA — the setting for my new #app — isn’t just known for #witches but also for being one of the most #gay friendly small cities
My interactive #album Mystic Sidekick just dropped on the App Store! It’s a mix of #music #history & #magic, all guided by a mystical #pug
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‎Mystic Sidekick
‎Meet Artificial Pug as Mystic Sidekick, your mystical guide through the magical town of Salem, MA, in this interactive album experience. With this wise and whimsical pug, explore an enchanted versio...
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August 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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“I want to give myself a hug!”
Pro #basketball player #IsaacHumphries reflects on his emotional 2022 #comingout moment—and how it changed his life.

#LGBTQ #GayAthlete #GayHistoryProject

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August 3, 2025 at 4:39 AM