Read on » FBI Director Christopher Wray testified Tuesday to the Senate Homeland Security Committee about the rise in worldwide terror threats, particularly since Hamas launched its terrorist attack against Israel last month. Read on » The Gay Games XI 2023 open this weekend in Hong Kong and Guadalajara, Mexico. Hong Kong was scheduled for 2017 before the global pandemic, and Guadalajara was selected in 2022 to allow for more athletes to compete. The 2023 Gay Games will be the first time the event has been hosted in Asia or Latin America. The Games have been criticized for the selection of Hong Kong due to its record on LGBTQ+ and human rights. Read on » Target CEO Brian Cornell divulged the daunting challenges faced by employees due to the company’s Pride Month collection this year, which propelled him to remove some of the merchandise from shelves, in a new interview. Read on » Having failed to ban all gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, some Republicans in New Hampshire are trying to pass a bill to ban only genital surgeries for this population. Read on » In a burgeoning legal battle, Disney is challenging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a federal lawsuit, accusing the Republican leader of infringing on its First Amendment rights. Read on » LGBTQ+ people in the military once faced dishonorable discharge if they came out (or were outed), and although they can serve openly now, some of their stories have been overlooked. But the Library of Congress’s collection “Serving in Silence: LGBTQ+ Veterans,” part of the library’s Veterans History Project, is shining a light on them. Read on » Ex-CNN host Don Lemon and his fiancé, real estate adviser Tim Malone, got into the Halloween spirit by dressing up as Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden. They shared their creative costumes on Instagram on Tuesday evening. Read on » Recent revelations about the newly elected Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, have raised eyebrows, prompted ridicule, and sparked concern due to his archaic views on homosexuality. Johnson has a history of promoting gay conversion therapy, a discredited notion suggesting that individuals can change their sexual orientation through therapy. Read on » Love it or hate it, there’s no denying that it was a Barbie girl summer. And one of the stars of the surreal comedy-fantasy, Hari Nef, is stepping into the spotlight and creating some much-needed trans representation in mainstream Hollywood. Read on » Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the workplace and elsewhere are being demonized by the right — but they remain not only the right thing to do but good business as well. Read on » What is behind U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson's unusual obsession with gay sex? If you put all the pieces together, Johnson's antagonism and revulsion toward our community borders on fixation, fascination, and hysteria. It's unhealthy. It's mysterious. Read on » Read on »
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