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Pete Buttigieg Fell Victim to the Far-Right's Child Sexual Abuse Conspiracy Theory: What You Need to Know
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (704+ words) After I worked at 60 Minutes and before I launched Uncloseted Media, I worked as a producer for Nickelodeon News. I traveled across the country and had the privilege of working with kid correspondents and coaching them on how to conduct…...
1776-2026: The Moments That Defined Trans Rights in America
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1422+ words) This story was produced in partnership with hankycode, an LGBTQ+ history publication. Related read: 1776-2026: The Moments That Defined Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Rights in America. Following a fever, Jemima Wilkinson, a Quaker, takes on a new identity as the "Public…...
How LGBTQ-Affirming Churches Are Confronting Religious Trauma
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (1500+ words) This story was produced in partnership with Religion News Service, an independent, nonprofit source of global news on religion, spirituality, culture and ethics. Jacob May remembers sitting across from his pastor at 22 years old in 2014 at a Chipotle in rural…...
In MAGA Coal Country, I Finally Came Out to My Grandparents. Here's What Happened
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (464+ words) Editor's note: This article includes mention of suicidal ideation. If you are having thoughts of suicide or are concerned that someone you know may be, resources are available here. Earlier this month, my older sister Madison picked me up from…...
Uncloseted Media Earns Four National Journalism Awards, Tying With The New York Times in NLGJA Honors
1+ week, 5+ day ago (884+ words) For me, these honors are particularly meaningful because of my history with the organization. After graduating, I was selected as a young journalist to attend the NLGJA conference in San Francisco, where I was mentored by CBS Sunday Morning producer'and…...
$360, 000 and Counting: School Districts Are Spending Big Bucks to Fight Anti-Trans Lawsuits
2+ week, 2+ day ago (998+ words) This story was produced in partnership with the Chicago Sun-Times, a nonprofit newspaper. Editor's note: This article includes mention of suicide and self-harm. If you are having thoughts of suicide or are concerned that someone you know may be, resources…...
Microsoft Celebrates Pride While Making Bank From the Trump Administration
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1197+ words) Julius Shan remembers sitting at his desk last August and opening an email that caught him by surprise: "Please find attached the memo terminating your employment with Microsoft, effective immediately." "It was kind of a shock, but it was also…...
It's Pride. Journalism and The LGBTQ Community Are Under Attack. Help Us Fight Back
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (688+ words) Happy, happy Pride Month to everyone on here. Pride is absolutely a time to party'some of my fondest memories are of bopping around Toronto's village as a teenager. Yes, the drag queens and go-go dancers were fascinating" but I was…...
Canadian Porn Star Milo Miles Was Banned From the US for 10 Years. Now, He's Speaking Out [WATCH]
3+ week, 2+ day ago (793+ words) UNCLOSETED, with Spencer Macnaughton" is a new podcast by Uncloseted Media, an investigative LGBTQ-focused nonprofit news publication. Follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You Tube // Spotify // Apple Milo Miles, a Toronto-based adult film actor, was recently banned from…...
A Complete Timeline of How Bari Weiss and the Ellisons 'Murdered' 60 Minutes
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (710+ words) Over the last week, it's been nearly impossible to miss the headlines about the history-making drama that has unfolded at CBS News' 60 Minutes. 60 Minutes has ranked as the most-watched TV news program for 52 consecutive years, and they just finished a…...