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After Ad Angers Trans Users, Face Tune Has "Strengthened" Third-Party Content Vetting
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (195+ words) Some Tik Tok users were appalled as they scrolled through their feeds on May 5 only to stumble on what appeared to be a Face Tune advertisement juxtaposed atop a video that played off transphobic caricatures and tropes. "What should I…...
Texas Baptists Might End 140-Year Relationship With Baylor Over One LGBTQ+ Event
2+ week, 1+ day ago (277+ words) The Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT), a denomination boasting over 5, 000 churches in the Lone Star State, has said that it will launch a formal review of its 140-year relationship with Baylor University. The review comes after news that students…...
A Tennessee Librarian Was Fired for Refusing to Remove LGBTQ+ Books From Kids Section
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (581+ words) them. us Tennessee's Rutherford County Library Board (RCLB) fired its library system director this week, after she refused to move more than 190 books out of the children's section that allegedly spread "gender confusion." Members of the board voted 8-3 on Monday…...
Chicago Bulls Drop Jaden Ivey for "Detrimental" Conduct After Anti-LGBTQ+ Rant
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (385+ words) The Chicago Bulls have waived guard Jaden Ivey following his comments about the team's involvement in LGBTQ+ Pride Month activities. Citing "conduct detrimental to the team," the Bulls announced that they had waived Ivey in an Instagram post on Monday,…...
The U. S. National Parks, Ranked by Queerness
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (675+ words) If we don't enjoy [America's public lands], then we are surrendering them to people who aren't supportive of our community," Meyer says. And actually, what is also going to help make them safer and tell our stories is if we…...
From Mormon Missionary Companions to Wives: A Tik Tok Creator Shares Her Love Story
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (327+ words) Earlier this week, I was doing my journalistic due diligence " scrolling through Tik Tok " when a video from creator Kami Skolmoski stopped me in my tracks. Immediately, she announces, "I married my mission companion. I was her trainer." And based…...
With Bisexuals Leading the Charge, U. S. LGBTQ+ Population Has Doubled Since 2012
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (371+ words) them. us A new Gallup survey has revealed that over twice as many U. S. adults identify as LGBTQ+ compared to 2012, and bisexual people are of course leading the march onward. The analytics company published a report on Monday concerning data from…...
History's 10 Gayest Yearners
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1019+ words) According to Us'them. us There is nothing more biblically queer than to yearn with your entire heart. We're not talking about the yearning you might do over an unattainable celebrity crush or a long-distance partner you ride the Amtrak to…...
'The Pitt' Is Still Expanding Its LGBTQ+ Cast
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (136+ words) them. us The Pitt has returned to the small screen, and with it comes an ever-growing cast of out queer " and even transgender! " actors and storylines. But more than just a possible queer storyline, there's a new LGBTQ+ cast member…...
The 10 Queerest Moments in Golden Globes History
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (728+ words) them. us In theory, the Golden Globes should be fun. It's a looser awards show than the often self-serious Oscars, and by virtue of its categories, includes expressly funnier talent. Cate Blanchett's drunken 2014 acceptance speech? Probably wouldn't happen without that…...