The Cracker Barrel chain of family restaurants surprised many today when it posted a positive Pride message on its Facebook account. Read on » The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted Donald Trump on several criminal charges, The New York Times and other major outlets, including NBC News, are reporting. Read on » Jenna Jameson, actress, businesswoman, and former adult film star, has married her girlfriend in a ceremony in Las Vegas. Read on » Read on » Tallahassee city leaders have indefinitely postponed this month’s meeting of the LGBTQ+ Advisory Council. Furthermore, there’s no sign it will make it on the calendar before the end of Pride Month. Read on » The White House Pride Month celebration, set to be the largest ever, has been postponed from Thursday evening until Saturday due to smoke from wildfires in Canada. Read on » Officials at the Pentagon warned on Wednesday that states’ policies affecting LGBTQ+ people are potentially damaging to the military. Read on » Missouri has become the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors and to bar trans student athletes from competing under their gender identity. Read on » By Ariane de Vogue Read on » Read on » Kansas City's Mid-Continent Public Library in Missouri has implemented policies banning Pride displays and adult materials in areas designated for children and teenagers. Read on » The Democratic governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, announced 15 appointments to the New York State Court of Claims on Wednesday. Among them was a historic selection — the first openly transgender judge in the history of the state and the first trans man in the history of the United States to serve as a judge. Read on » This week's episode of Queen of the Universe is a scorcher. Read on » The queer scene in Los Angeles has a trendy new meetup — but don't forget your running shoes. Read on » Thousands of LGBTQ+ people and their allies, including families from across the country, will celebrate Pride Month on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday evening, the same day that Biden has announced new resources to support the LGBTQ+ community. Read on » Pat Robertson, the conservative Christian televangelist who once said that homosexuality and Hitler were linked, has died. Through his Christian Coalition, Pat Robertson made religion central to Republican Party politics in America, transforming a small Virginia radio station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network. He was 93 years old. Read on » A group of conservative Republicans in Texas is displeased with the “flamboyance” of Pride Month. At least, that’s the message they’re sending on social media. Read on » Book bans in the United States are being implemented in record numbers, but new analysis reveals that something else is at an all-time high — LGBTQ+ book sales. Read on »
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