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This article was originally published by The Buckeye Flame, an independent nonprofit newsroom covering LGBTQ+ communities across Ohio. Republished with permission. Billboard advertisements from a Seattle-based organization called Them Before Us popped up across rural Ohio as part of its campaign against LGBTQ+ families. The billboard reads, “No child has two dads. No child has […] The post…
LGBTQ+ travel has matured into a $300 billion market, but the industry is entering a new era where safety, authenticity and community matter more than rainbow marketing. Matt Skallerud has spent decades tracking the evolution of LGBTQ+ media, marketing and travel. He founded GayWired.com, one of the leading LGBTQ+ websites of the early internet era, […] The post Matt Skallerud has watched LGBTQ+…
LGBTQ+ organizations and advocates responded to Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Idaho and West Virginia’s laws that bar transgender students from competing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity, warning the decision will deepen discrimination and harm transgender youth. Across the country, advocacy groups called for continued legal challenges, policy action […]…
After years of growing corporate support for Pride and LGBTQ+ initiatives, many companies and LGBTQ+ organizations are navigating a new period of uncertainty. Recently, many big corporations have been pulling back their support for Pride events and LGBTQ+ programming, leaving funding gaps for LGBTQ+ organizations. Instead of walking away from these connections, nonprofit Point of […] The post As…
For the LGBTQ+ community, June is our month of celebration. Pride events happen across the country from big cities with hundreds of thousands of attendees, to tiny community potlucks in public parks. There has been discourse for many years about the involvement of corporate sponsors in parades and festivals, in particular for larger Pride events […] The post Cancellations, reductions &…
This article was originally published by Pridesource/Between The Lines, the largest and longest-running LGBTQ+ publication in Michigan. Republished with permission. We are living in a time when “holding the line” can sound very big and dramatic. To even consider taking action, it seems you’ll need a bullhorn, a legal team, a bunch of laminated signs […] The post At Pride and beyond, 73 ways to…
Queer cinema is having quite a summer. From a star-studded disaster comedy packed with Drag Race royalty to a sapphic teen romance making its debut at Frameline, a supernatural thriller rooted in conversion therapy horror, and a sapphic slasher that’s already got us buzzing. Plus, two beloved classics are back on the big screen for […] The post This summer is packed with queer cinema releases –…
Perfumes are having a moment right now, especially indie and niche fragrances. What was once a nearly impossible industry to enter, has blossomed in recent years thanks to more accessible information and peer to peer knowledge sharing. Among the companies making waves at events like Fumed Chicago, are several queer-owned brands, some that only launched […] The post Queer-owned perfume brands to…
This story was originally reported by Bekah McNeel of The 19th. Meet Bekah and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Adrian Moore was sharing a blanket with his friends, watching the sun come up over Morton Ranch High School before the first day of his senior year. Parents and teachers milled […] The post The first school year under a Texas law targeting LGBTQ+ student…
Levi’s 2026 Pride collection, “Together, We Ride,” draws its inspiration from an often-overlooked chapter of LGBTQ+ history: the queer motorcycle clubs that rode together, protected each other, and built chosen families. This includes groups like the Satyrs Motorcycle Club (founded in 1954), San Francisco’s Rainbow Motorcycle Club (1971) and Dykes on Bikes (1976) and New […] The post Levi’s goes…
