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Dispatches from Route 66: What I found at the end of the Mother Road
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (1748+ words) After a month tracing LGBTQ+ history across the road trip, Alysse Dalessandro finds a story of visibility, resistance, and belonging that stretches far beyond the pavement's end in California. Road art along Route 66. Alysse Dalessandro is a Cleveland-based queer femme…...
Dispatches from Route 66: Discover the queer stories hidden along the iconic road trip
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1392+ words) From a 1954 police record in St. Louis to a Black trans-led organization in Chicago, the Mother Road's queer history has been hiding in plain sight....
Queer trans ICE protester recounts pepper-spraying, jailing by agents
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (800+ words) Minnesota resident Alice Valentine says she and her girlfriend suffered severe mistreatment at the hands of ICE. Queer trans ICE protester recounts abuse, jailing by agents A queer transgender woman says she and her girlfriend were pepper-sprayed, handcuffed, and jailed…...
Go Fund Me for wife of woman ICE killed surpasses $1. 5 million
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (768+ words) The family has received an outpouring of financial and moral support in less than 48 hours. A protestor holds up a sign calling for "justice for Renee Nicole Good." In the two days since Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by…...
Lesbian Texas state rep running for Congress says she's "running for the people, not the powerful'
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (989+ words) Rep. Jolanda Jones speaking in front of the Texas State Capitol Jolanda Jones doesn't wait for permission to speak her mind. Democratic Texas state Rep. Jolanda Jones doesn't wait for permission to speak her mind. A trial lawyer, former track-and-field…...
Democrat Adelita Grijalva is fighting to serve even as Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1616+ words) In an interview with The Advocate, U. S. Rep. -elect Adelita Grijalva talks about Johnson not swearing her in, LGBTQ+ rights, and the high-costs of health care U. S. Rep. -elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona should have spent the last couple of weeks moving…...
Ohio pastor who called being gay a 'health risk' charged with child rape, sexual battery
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (124+ words) Silas Shelton, the 48-year-old pastor of Blanchester Community Church, has been arrested on four felony charges. A pastor who said he became "sick" from reading gay romance has been arrested for unlawful sexual contact with a minor. An Ohio pastor…...
Utah lawmaker moves to rename street honoring Harvey Milk, pay tribute to Charlie Kirk
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (428+ words) Both Harvey Milk and Charlie Kirk were killed in politically motivated shootings. Republican Rep. Trevor Lee argues that Kirk now has a deeper connection to the state than the trailblazing LGBTQ+ activist. A Republican lawmaker in Utah wants to rename…...
Which states have the most same-sex couples? Here are the top 10
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (433+ words) Here are the states with the most same-sex couples living together per capita. These are the states with the most same-sex couples who live together (per capita). Your love isn't one in a million " more like on in a thousand....
Texas man arrested for threatening Pride parade as revenge for Charlie Kirk's death
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (391+ words) "I say we lock and load and pay them back for taking out Charlie Kirk," Joshua Cole wrote on Facebook. A Texas man has been arrested after being accused of threatening violence against a Pride parade as retribution for right-wing…...