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"Faculty will start asking not, 'Is this accurate?' but 'Will this get me in trouble?' That's not education, it's risk management." — Robert Shibley, FIRE
Free-speech advocates say Texas A&M’s new curriculum rules amount to censorship.
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Free-speech advocates say Texas A&M’s new curriculum rules amount to censorship.
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Texas A&M Bans ‘Race and Gender Ideology’ From Courses
New policy requires campus presidents to approve any course addressing race, gender identity, gender ideology, or LGBTQ topics.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"Faculty will start asking not, 'Is this accurate?' but 'Will this get me in trouble?' That's not education, it's risk management." — Robert Shibley, FIRE
Free-speech advocates say Texas A&M’s new curriculum rules amount to censorship.
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Free-speech advocates say Texas A&M’s new curriculum rules amount to censorship.
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Making the Yuletide Gay: 12 LGBTQ holiday shows worth catching this season, from drag spectacles to choral classics. Here's our guide to what’s lighting up the season. 🎄🎁
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November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Making the Yuletide Gay: 12 LGBTQ holiday shows worth catching this season, from drag spectacles to choral classics. Here's our guide to what’s lighting up the season. 🎄🎁
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A gay student in Ohio is suing his Catholic high school, alleging administrators ignored bullying and harassment by football players. It’s the school’s third federal lawsuit over similar accusations.
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Gay Student Sues Catholic School for Failing To Stop Bullying
The Ohio lawsuit alleges administrators failed to stop football players from harassing him on campus and off.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A gay student in Ohio is suing his Catholic high school, alleging administrators ignored bullying and harassment by football players. It’s the school’s third federal lawsuit over similar accusations.
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Tavis Kordell opens up about identity, faith, and stepping into Jerry and Daphne in the national tour of Some Like It Hot, now at the National Theatre. Pride Night is this Sunday. Read more:
Non-Binary Actor Tavis Kordell’s Journey to Some Like It Hot
Tavis Kordell steps into a star-making role as "Some Like It Hot" brings its national tour to D.C.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Tavis Kordell opens up about identity, faith, and stepping into Jerry and Daphne in the national tour of Some Like It Hot, now at the National Theatre. Pride Night is this Sunday. Read more:
Win tickets to Holidays with the Housewives at The Lincoln! Enter for a chance to see Dolores Catania and Sonja Morgan this Sunday, Nov. 30.
Win Tickets to Dolores Catania and Sonja Morgan at The Lincoln
Win a pair of tickets to Holidays with the Housewives featuring Dolores Catania and Sonja Morgan, Sunday, Nov. 30, at the Lincoln in D.C.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Win tickets to Holidays with the Housewives at The Lincoln! Enter for a chance to see Dolores Catania and Sonja Morgan this Sunday, Nov. 30.
Muriel Bowser will not seek a fourth term as D.C. mayor, ending an era that saw major challenges, sports redevelopment deals, and strong support for LGBTQ Washingtonians.
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Muriel Bowser Will Not Seek a Fourth Term as D.C. Mayor
Bowser leaves office after three terms marked by major challenges, huge sports deals, and steady support for LGBTQ Washingtonians.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Muriel Bowser will not seek a fourth term as D.C. mayor, ending an era that saw major challenges, sports redevelopment deals, and strong support for LGBTQ Washingtonians.
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213 House Democrats are calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to condemn anti-trans slurs and dehumanizing rhetoric in Congress. The lawmakers say the language is putting transgender Americans at risk.
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213 Democrats Urge Johnson To Condemn Anti-Trans Rhetoric
House Democrats warn that Republican slurs and dehumanizing language are putting transgender Americans at risk.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
213 House Democrats are calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to condemn anti-trans slurs and dehumanizing rhetoric in Congress. The lawmakers say the language is putting transgender Americans at risk.
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Transgender-related books are being removed from children’s and teen shelves across Alabama under a new rule affecting more than 200 libraries.
Alabama Library Board Bans Transgender Books in Youth Sections
The board’s new rule removes all transgender-related books from children’s and teen sections across Alabama.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Transgender-related books are being removed from children’s and teen shelves across Alabama under a new rule affecting more than 200 libraries.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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“People didn’t care that I’m trans. They cared about flooding, safety, and being good neighbors.”
Our interview with Erica Deuso, Pennsylvania’s first transgender mayor.
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Our interview with Erica Deuso, Pennsylvania’s first transgender mayor.
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Erica Deuso on Becoming Pennsylvania’s First Transgender Mayor
Downingtown’s new mayor talks flooding, affordability, and why voters cared more about issues than her identity.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“People didn’t care that I’m trans. They cared about flooding, safety, and being good neighbors.”
Our interview with Erica Deuso, Pennsylvania’s first transgender mayor.
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Our interview with Erica Deuso, Pennsylvania’s first transgender mayor.
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Surveillance aimed at LGBTQ people in Hungary isn’t a distant story.
Those same tools are now moving into U.S. agencies with almost no oversight.
Will O’Bryan lays out why this matters — and why it’s happening.
Those same tools are now moving into U.S. agencies with almost no oversight.
Will O’Bryan lays out why this matters — and why it’s happening.
America Is Copying Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQ Playbook
It’s a short line from Budapest to the Ballroom, as Trump adopts the same surveillance tactics Orbán used to target LGBTQ people.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Surveillance aimed at LGBTQ people in Hungary isn’t a distant story.
Those same tools are now moving into U.S. agencies with almost no oversight.
Will O’Bryan lays out why this matters — and why it’s happening.
Those same tools are now moving into U.S. agencies with almost no oversight.
Will O’Bryan lays out why this matters — and why it’s happening.
Paula Vogel's The Mother Play earns ★★★★ from our critic André Hereford, who calls the play "eloquent" and "heartfelt." It's at Studio Theatre through January 4. Read our full review.
Mama’s Turn
Growing up is hard to do for two queer siblings in Studio’s moving and funny "The Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions."
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November 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Paula Vogel's The Mother Play earns ★★★★ from our critic André Hereford, who calls the play "eloquent" and "heartfelt." It's at Studio Theatre through January 4. Read our full review.
“I was cut because I’m trans.”
NFL cheerleader Justine Lindsay says her firing wasn’t about merit, but about bias, Trump’s election, and a new coach she clashed with.
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NFL cheerleader Justine Lindsay says her firing wasn’t about merit, but about bias, Trump’s election, and a new coach she clashed with.
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NFL’s First Trans Cheerleader Says She Was Fired
Justine Lindsay alleges she was cut from the Carolina Panthers’ TopCats due to Trump’s election and a coaching change.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“I was cut because I’m trans.”
NFL cheerleader Justine Lindsay says her firing wasn’t about merit, but about bias, Trump’s election, and a new coach she clashed with.
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NFL cheerleader Justine Lindsay says her firing wasn’t about merit, but about bias, Trump’s election, and a new coach she clashed with.
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William Saki finally has his "GAY" license plate.
“I notice people pointing and taking photos when I drive by — it puts a smile on my face, I like it,” the Cleveland resident said.
“I notice people pointing and taking photos when I drive by — it puts a smile on my face, I like it,” the Cleveland resident said.
Ohio Man Finally Gets His "GAY" License Plate
William Saki sued to express his identity on a vanity plate that Ohio labeled "Inappropriate," leading the state to revise its rules.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
William Saki finally has his "GAY" license plate.
“I notice people pointing and taking photos when I drive by — it puts a smile on my face, I like it,” the Cleveland resident said.
“I notice people pointing and taking photos when I drive by — it puts a smile on my face, I like it,” the Cleveland resident said.
Paula Poundstone talks Larry the cat, political resistance, and which politician tops her fantasy presidential roster. Read our new interview ahead of her Birchmere shows this Friday and Saturday.
Paula Poundstone Picks the Perfect President
The comic talks Larry the cat, political resistance, and which politician tops her fantasy presidential roster.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Paula Poundstone talks Larry the cat, political resistance, and which politician tops her fantasy presidential roster. Read our new interview ahead of her Birchmere shows this Friday and Saturday.
The 2025 TDOR Remembrance Report memorializes 58 trans and nonbinary people who died this year. A stark look at the deadly reality facing our community.
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TDOR Report Memorializes 58 Trans People Who Died in 2025
Advocates for Trans Equality’s 2025 "Remembrance Report" honors 58 trans and nonbinary people who died over the past year.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The 2025 TDOR Remembrance Report memorializes 58 trans and nonbinary people who died this year. A stark look at the deadly reality facing our community.
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🚨D.C. gay bar Shakers is closing on Nov. 23.
Owners Daniel Honeycutt and Justin Parker are stepping away from nightlife — and Kiki’s Keaton Fedak will take over the space, keeping it LGBTQ-focused.
Owners Daniel Honeycutt and Justin Parker are stepping away from nightlife — and Kiki’s Keaton Fedak will take over the space, keeping it LGBTQ-focused.
D.C. Gay Bar Shakers to Close, Kiki Owner Taking Space
The popular LGBTQ sports-league hangout will close Nov. 23 as its owners step back, with Kiki’s Keaton Fedak taking over the space.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🚨D.C. gay bar Shakers is closing on Nov. 23.
Owners Daniel Honeycutt and Justin Parker are stepping away from nightlife — and Kiki’s Keaton Fedak will take over the space, keeping it LGBTQ-focused.
Owners Daniel Honeycutt and Justin Parker are stepping away from nightlife — and Kiki’s Keaton Fedak will take over the space, keeping it LGBTQ-focused.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Lucas Santa Ana’s spicy but uneven gay “anti-romcom” #300Letters delivers breakup chaos through 300 brutal missives. Read André Hereford's review.
#300Letters Review: Toxic Notes from Buenos Aires
A spicy breakup tale built on 300 venomous letters, Lucas Santa Ana’s sexy but uneven gay "anti-romcom" stings more than it soothes.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Lucas Santa Ana’s spicy but uneven gay “anti-romcom” #300Letters delivers breakup chaos through 300 brutal missives. Read André Hereford's review.
Apple TV's Come See Me in the Good Light is raw, funny, and deeply human, a portrait of a poet squeezing every last drop out of life while dying. André Hereford's review digs into the film’s blunt honesty and surprising warmth.
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Come See Me in the Good Light Review: Romancing Cancer
Blunt, moving, and ruefully funny, Ryan White's film captures poet Andrea Gibson living their best life while dying.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Apple TV's Come See Me in the Good Light is raw, funny, and deeply human, a portrait of a poet squeezing every last drop out of life while dying. André Hereford's review digs into the film’s blunt honesty and surprising warmth.
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Signature’s new Fiddler on the Roof reimagines tradition with intimacy and clear intent, led by Douglas Sills in a thoughtful, grounded performance.
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Fiddler on the Roof Review: Reimagining Tradition With Heart
Signature's beautifully crafted "Fiddler on the Roof" serves up a heartwarming paean to life, family, and community
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November 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Signature’s new Fiddler on the Roof reimagines tradition with intimacy and clear intent, led by Douglas Sills in a thoughtful, grounded performance.
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The 6th Circuit has ruled that students may intentionally misgender transgender classmates — and schools can’t stop it. The decision strikes down an Ohio district’s protections as unconstitutional and affects four states in the region.
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Court Allows Intentional Misgendering of Trans Students
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an Ohio school district's anti-harassment rules on misgendering, calling them unconstitutional.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The 6th Circuit has ruled that students may intentionally misgender transgender classmates — and schools can’t stop it. The decision strikes down an Ohio district’s protections as unconstitutional and affects four states in the region.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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🚨 A Virginia gay couple says their award-winning farm was targeted after the state elections — with bags of medical waste dumped at their entrance.
Gay Couple’s Virginia Farm Targeted With Medical Waste
The owners of Gardening Gays Farm say someone dumped bags of soiled medical waste at their entrance just after Virginia’s state elections.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
🚨 A Virginia gay couple says their award-winning farm was targeted after the state elections — with bags of medical waste dumped at their entrance.
The Olympics is preparing to ban trans women from women’s competitions following an IOC review that found physical advantages from male puberty.
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Olympics Prepares to Ban Trans Women from Competition
The move follows an IOC review finding that athletes who underwent male puberty retain physical advantages over women.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The Olympics is preparing to ban trans women from women’s competitions following an IOC review that found physical advantages from male puberty.
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