7+ hour, 11+ min ago  (997+ words) The Pearl, Denver's only lesbian bar, has closed despite raising $83, 000 through a Go Fund Me campaign aimed at keeping the business afloat. The Pearl's co-owner Dom Garcia said in an April 11 Instagram post that the bar would close at the…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago  (1281+ words) By John Riley on April 28, 2026 @JRiley MW Olivia Rhodes, a former manager and bartender at Marsha's, a queer-owned women's sports bar in Philadelphia, says police were called on her after she was fired. She accuses the bar's owners and managers…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1156+ words) By John Riley on April 26, 2026 @JRiley MW A Black transgender woman from Detroit says she was discriminated against and denied service at a popular LGBTQ bar in Ferndale, Michigan. In a Tik Tok video posted April 15, Lauren, who goes by…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1010+ words) By John Riley on April 26, 2026 @JRiley MW Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is seeking public input on whether television programs that address transgender issues or feature trans or nonbinary characters should carry warning labels. The FCC oversees broadcast and…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (905+ words) By John Riley on April 26, 2026 @JRiley MW Silas Shelton, an Ohio pastor whose viral rant against an LGBTQ-themed book series at a school book fair prompted his local district to restrict future events, has pleaded guilty to three counts of…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (992+ words) By John Riley on April 26, 2026 @JRiley MW A federal judge in Oregon issued a blistering ruling against the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , blocking their efforts to yank federal funding from providers of gender-affirming…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (2033+ words) By Andr" Hereford on April 26, 2026 @here4andre In an already storied career on stage and screen, Claybourne Elder has earned Grammy, SAG, and Drama Desk Award nominations, sung with symphony orchestras and Broadway divas, and soloed at Carnegie Hall. Yet, the performer,…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (846+ words) By Ryan Leeds on April 25, 2026 It can often be awkward to learn that you and your best friend once hooked up with the same guy. It's even trickier to find out that the mutually shared lover is coming back to…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (711+ words) By Randy Shulman on April 25, 2026 @Randy Shulman "It's one of my favorite events, honestly," says Deb Gottesman of the Dramathon, an evening of world-premiere short plays written, directed, and performed by D. C. theater artists. Gottesman is co-founder and co-executive director, with…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (614+ words) By Zach Schonfeld on April 25, 2026 Midway through Antoine Fuqua's obsequious new Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, Joe Jackson calls a meeting of the Jackson 5, the era-defining family band he both managed and literally fathered. It's 1979, and things have changed: Michael's landmark…...