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1. Ricky Martin warns LGBTQ+ people are “hiding again” in America

2. Trans teen Becky Pepper-Jackson takes sports ban case to Supreme Court

3. Apple removes top gay dating apps Blued and Finka in China crackdown

4. Trans Awareness Week highlights rising violence against trans people

5. Jim Obergefell applauds Supreme Court rejection of Kim Davis appeal

6. Four killed, 13 injured after crash into Tampa LGBTQ+ bar

7. Tom Ford announces star-studded Cry to Heaven adaptation

8. Andy Cohen jokes Madonna may never come on WWHL

9. Robyn releases new single “Dopamine”

10. Drag performer protests Australian drag story time ban

11. Airyn De Niro praises father Robert De Niro’s support

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Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Marriage Equality Case — A Win for Now

Chris Smith Becomes First Openly Gay MP in 1984, Changing Politics Forever

Survey Confirms the “U-Haul Effect”: Queer Couples Move In Fast

Florida AG Tries to Ban ‘A Drag Queen Christmas’ in Latest Anti-Drag Push

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Supreme Court blocks Transgender passport rights

Nicki Minaj defends Trump praise amid LGBTQ+ backlash

LGBTQ+ voters help elect Zohran Mamdani

The Sims creator defends queer inclusion amid EA deal

U.S. cities declare sanctuary for Trans residents

Gay 49ers cheerleader Jon Reyes claps back at critics

Uganda considers criminalizing LGBTQ+ identity

Liberty Counsel accused of courting Supreme Court justices

Trans youth show strong civic engagement

GLAAD report finds 41% of LGBTQ+ TV characters won’t return

Lady Gaga and Doechii lead LGBTQ+ Grammy nominations

Kim Chi’s inclusive books win praise

Maryland reverses LGBTQ+ book ban

Marjorie Taylor Greene turns on her party

Appeals court reinstates Texas drag ban

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Democrats sweep national elections in a major rebuke of the Trump administration.

Debra Messing faces career backlash after racist and Islamophobic posts.

Podcaster Jennifer Welch roasts VP JD Vance as a “failed drag queen.”

Erica Deuso becomes Pennsylvania’s first openly transgender mayor.

Nancy Pelosi announces her retirement from Congress.

Kyle Richards hints at fluid sexuality in new RHOBH season.

George Santos launches another profanity-laced social media rant.

Rep. Nancy Mace sparks outrage with homophobic jab at Lindsey Graham.

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Supreme Court Weighs Kim Davis Case and Possible Revisit of Obergefell v. Hodges

Jonathan Bailey Named PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive — A First for an Openly Gay Man

Zohran Mamdani Runs Bold, Pro-LGBTQ+ Campaign in New York City

Democrats Score Major Wins: Sherrill in New Jersey, Spanberger in Virginia

UK Moves to Ban Violent Pornography Depicting Strangulation or Choking

Sarah McBride Reflects on Her “Darkest Day” in Congress

Pentagon Memo Formalizes Removal of Transgender Service Members

Jonathan Bennett Talks Possible Mean Girls Sequel and Keeping Aaron Straight

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Trump Administration moves to block student loan forgiveness for LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers

Over 1,000 anti-trans bills introduced nationwide in 2025

Immigration Equality continues to defend queer refugees amid policy rollbacks

Argentina’s Pride march protests rising hate under President Milei

Lufthansa sued for allegedly outing gay couple to Saudi government

California redistricting could usher in new LGBTQ+ congressional representation

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Texas Supreme Court allows judges to refuse same-sex weddings based on “sincerely held religious beliefs.”

Irish activists declare a “gender violence emergency” and plan a march on November 25th in Dublin.

Rob Jetten set to become the Netherlands’ first openly gay and youngest prime minister.

Texas man’s reconstructive surgery paid for after defending a trans woman from attack.

Rep. Nancy Mace sparks backlash with anti-LGBTQ tweet after previously supporting marriage equality.

Portland’s last lesbian bar announces closure amid financial struggles.

Canadian government announces new funding for LGBTQ+ security and women’s leadership.

Vandals target multiple LGBTQ-owned businesses across Denver in a string of attacks.

Luke Evans to star as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway.

Immigration Equality continues to fight for LGBTQ+ refugees amid Trump’s second term.

Education Department to deny student loan forgiveness for employees of LGBTQ+ non-profits.

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Texas Supreme Court Backs Judges Refusing Same-Sex Weddings

Dallas Church Paints Rainbow Steps for Inclusion

AOC Roasts Anti-Trans Troll Riley Gaines

Grindr Could Go Private in $3.46B Deal

Polyamory Trends Go Mainstream

Alan Cumming Wants Martha Stewart on The Traitors

Global Rise in Trump-Inspired Far-Right Movements

Elon Musk’s “Grokipedia” Pushes Disinformation

Minneapolis Gay-Owned Ice Cream Shop Firebombed Twice

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Drag Queens Attacked in Cork While Filming Promo Video

Hailey Bieber Pushes Back Against Transphobic Insults

Queer Gamers Concerned After The Sims Developer Buyout

Gavin Newsom Criticized Over Trans Athlete Comments

35% of LGBTQ Workers Hear Anti-Queer Remarks at Work

Queensland Court Reinstates Puberty Blocker Access

Hilary Duff Announces New LGBTQ-Focused Music

Pete Buttigieg Leads Early 2028 Poll in New Hampshire

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NYC mayoral candidate Zoran Mamdani honors trans icon Sylvia Rivera.

U.S. Virgin Islands make history recognizing Transgender and Intersex people.

King Charles III unveils national memorial for LGBTQ+ service members.

Hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people reach record highs in the U.S.

Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler eyed for Miami Vice reboot.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sparks backlash over “soybean farmer” remark.

Conservative writer Jonah Goldberg denounces Trump’s “king” rhetoric.

Oregon mom fuels trans panic with student walkout.

Federal judge strikes down Biden-era trans healthcare protections.

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