This Teen Fashion Designer is Upcycling Clothes for Young Homeless LGBT People
A teenage fashion designer from Los Angeles is upcycling unwanted clothes and donating them to young homeless LGBT youth. Dillon Eisman is a high school senior who invented “Sew Swag” who decided to put his love of fashion to use for the community. Speaking to NBC Out, the 18-year-old explained…
YouTube celebrates the LGBT+ community with powerful Pride video
YouTube has released a powerful video in support of Pride. The clip highlights the diversity of the LGBT+ community, and features videos of Pride marches, same-sex families, popular LGBT+ YouTubers like Tyler Oakley, and even Drag Race’s RuPaul and Shea Coulee. “I was told to wipe off my makeup and…
Remembering The UpStairs Lounge Fire That Killed 32 LGBTQ People
The 1973 arson is one of the deadliest attacks on LGBTQ people in American history. Saturday marks the 44th anniversary of the UpStairs Lounge arson, a flash fire that killed 32 people in the New Orleans gay bar on June 24, 1973. Until the Pulse nightclub massacre in 2016, it…
Ian McKellen: Trump’s refusal to protect LGBTQ people is “un-American”
Ian McKellen: Trump’s refusal to protect LGBTQ people is “un-American” “I can’t follow Mr. Trump. I don’t always understand what he says and when I do, I have to admit later that I got it wrong because he changed his mind or changed his mind about what he said…. He’s a…
Oregon just became the first state to legally recognise non-binary people
Oregon has become the first state to legally recognise non-binary people. The state will now allow people to choose a third gender on official documents like driving licenses and identification cards. In addition to ‘F’ and ‘M’, people will be able to choose ‘X’. The move, which is set to…
Homophobic People are More Likely to Be Gay, Apparently
In news that will surprise not one living person, a study has shown that homophobic people are more likely to be gay. A recently unearthed study from a 2012 edition of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology showed higher homophobic instances in those who identified as straight but showed attraction to members…
The FDA just approved generic Truvada, and the implications are immense
It’s a game-changing move that’s come as something of a shock to HIV advocates: the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just approved a generic version of Gilead’s antiretroviral drug Truvada (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine). What that means as far as what the drug will cost is still up in the…
Where to Eat, Sleep & Play During D.C.’s Equality March
ON JUNE 11, 2017, THE EQUALITY MARCH WILL MOBILIZE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES AND OUR ALLIES TO AFFIRM AND PROTECT OUR RIGHTS, OUR SAFETY AND OUR FULL HUMANITY. Over the past few years, Washington, D.C., has become much more than a staid political town. In 2017, the city even received its first Michelin Red Guide,…
Malta’s Prime Minister pledges to pass equal marriage
Malta’s Prime Minister has pledged his first law will bring in equal marriage. Muscat’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has pioneered many of the country’s pioneering LGBT rights reforms, which have seen the traditionally-conservative island nation become one of the most progressive in Europe for LGBT people. The Labour politician was…
Joe Biden Officiated A Gay Wedding Over Memorial Day Weekend
Original story from HuffPost Queer Voices. It’s the second time that the former VP has helped a same-sex couple get hitched. Joe Biden kicked off his Memorial Day weekend by helping a same-sex couple tie the knot. On Saturday, the former vice president presided over the nuptials of Democratic National Committee Finance…
Tom Daley And Dustin Lance Black Marry In Fairytale Castle Wedding
Original story from NewNowNext. Olympic diver Tom Daley, 22, and Oscar-winning filmmaker Dustin Lance Black, 42, have reportedly tied the knot. The Sun reports that the intimate yet lavish wedding took place yesterday at Bovey Castle in the English countryside. Read more at: NewNowNext. Have you found the right one, or are you still searching? Join…