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Self-appointed arbiter of gayness, Tucker Carlson, claims Democrats won’t let Tim Walz come out as gay

The far-right television personality made the outlandish claim on Megyn Kelly’s podcast.

Laverne Cox mocks the GOP's $65 million anti-trans ad buy: 'Made-up fearmongering'

"It doesn't even work," the trans actor reminded viewers on The Daily Show.

Florida judge chastises Ron DeSantis for threatening abortion ad: 'It's the First Amendment, stupid'

"The government cannot excuse its indirect censorship of political speech simply by declaring the disfavored speech is 'false,'" the judge wrote.

Who was Roy Cohn? All about the closeted gay lawyer who mentored Donald Trump

Cohn, being portrayed by Jeremy Strong in the new film The Apprentice, has been called "a Jewish anti-Semite and a homosexual homophobe."

Missouri billboards falsely claim abortion referendum involves 'child gender surgery'

Some billboards warn voters to “STOP Child Gender Surgery,” even though the amendment to legalize abortion on the Nov. 5 ballot doesn’t mention gender-affirming care.

Australia police arrest 13 people in string of 'concerning' attacks on gay men through Grindr

Police in Melbourne said that the victims met their assailants on gay dating apps before they were “then allegedly assaulted, robbed, threatened and subjected to homophobic comments.”

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues doctor for providing transition care to youth; first such suit in nation

May C. Lau, a doctor in Dallas, is being sued for violating Texas's law against gender-affirming care to trans minors.

Abortion and trans rights need more than a Kamala Harris victory: 'Legalization does not equal access'

While its CEO has a “best case” and “worst case” in mind, there will still be plenty of work for Elevated Access no matter the outcome of the November elections.

Italy passes even harsher ban against surrogacy, punishes seeking services abroad

The new law punishes those who travel outside the country to make surrogacy arrangements, even if they travel to places where the services are legal.

Facebook faulted for video showing group brutally beating two gay men in Nigeria

Facebook blamed a failure in language identification for the video passing censors and remaining online for five months.

Trump tries to silence Stormy Daniels again ahead of election, Rachel Maddow reveals in bombshell report

“Trump is trying to get another hush money deal with Stormy Daniels ahead of this election,” Maddow told the MSNBC audience.

Honolulu LGBTQ+ bar wins quick settlement in gay bias suit

Owners of the Scarlet Honolulu and the Gay Island Guide claimed they were targeted by bigoted investigators, physical violence, and a very public death threat.

WNBA player Breanna Stewart and wife receive homophobic threats after Game 1 of finals

The power forward for the New York Liberty said that her wife, Marta Xargay, received the intimidating message over email after her performance in the Friday match.

What to know about pronouns for International Pronouns Day

The Trevor Project recently released a helpful guide to gender identities and pronouns.

Pentagon upgrades discharges for more than 800 kicked out under 'don't ask, don't tell'

This came after a review of the discharge status for those who hadn't applied for an upgrade and may not have known they could apply.

The Advocate to host virtual roundtable with trans youth and author Nico Lang

The discussion will be streamed live on Advocate.com on October 23 at 6:00 p.m. ET.

LGBTQ+ Catholics ask Pope Francis to reconsider church opposition to gender-affirming care

A group of LGBTQ+ Catholics and their allies held a private meeting with the pope over the weekend in which they urged him to reverse the church's stance on transgender health care.

Mark Robinson sues CNN for leaking 'Black Nazi' porn site messages

The Republican candidate for North Carolina governor accused the outlet of leaking his information, while refusing to admit it was his information.