A 17-year-old has been charged with murder as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon following the July 29 stabbing of O’Shae Sibley. The individual, who authorities have not identified due to them being a minor, turned themself into the NYPD on Friday, Aug. 4. Joseph Kenny, assistant …
Read More »This Church Promised to Save Their Souls. Defectors Say It Was a 'Cult'
In 1991, when Chele Roland was a college student, regular customers at the diner where she worked persuaded her to come to the Los Angeles International Church of Christ, a protestant evangelical church with a handful of locations in the greater L.A. area. “I was always a seeker and a …
Read More »Beyoncé Honors Man Fatally Stabbed While Dancing to Her Music
O’Shae Sibley, 28, was vogueing and listening to Beyoncé when a group of men told him to stop, The New York Times reported. Following the news of his death, Beyoncé’s website paid tribute to Sibley, who was a professional dancer, sharing the words, “Rest in Power O’Shae Sibley” across the …
Read More »'Heartstopper' Season 2 Captures the Beauty of Queer Teen Love
At one point in the new season of Netflix‘s Heartstopper, a pair of adult chaperones on a school field trip observe the various romantic entanglements of their students. One is touched and a bit amused by it all, while the other feels wistful about it. “When you don’t figure out …
Read More »Why Tyler Childers Put a Gay Love Story in His New Video
Silas House, the poet laureate of Kentucky, was on a car ride with Tyler Childers when the songwriter pressed play on a new song he’d recorded called “In Your Love.” House was floored by what he heard. But then Childers made a request: Would House — an acclaimed authorwhose first …
Read More »Michigan Becomes 22nd State to Ban Conversion Therapy
On Wednesday, Michigan became the 22nd state to ban conversion therapy, a form of unproven pseudoscientific “therapy” aimed at “curing” LGBTQ+ individuals of their sexual or gender identity. “As a mom of a member of the community and a proud, lifelong ally, I’m grateful that today we’re banning the horrific …
Read More »Troye Sivan Responds to Backlash of 'Rush' Video: 'I Definitely Hear the Critique'
Some gays weren’t feeling the ‘Rush’ after watching the video for Troye Sivan‘s new song — and the Australian pop star says he now understands why. Last week, Sivan marked his anticipated musical comeback with the release of sexy, gay, ode-to-poppers earworm “Rush,” and with it arrived a horny, gloryhole-featuring …
Read More »The People Who Shaped Anohni's World
F or more than two decades, Anohni has captivated listeners with her fluttering, ascendant voice, singing elegantly about fractured love, gender dysmorphia, and equal rights, among other urgent subjects. Listening to her music is a singular experience. She named her band, Anohni and the Johnsons, in deference to Marsha P. …
Read More »Candace Cameron Bure Denies Calling For Removal of Openly Queer 'Fuller House' Character
Candace Cameron Bure has an iffy track record when it comes to the LGBTQ+ community. In the past, she’s been extensively criticized and accused by her peers of excluding queer people, while some have even gone so far as to publicly call her a “bigot.” Given all that, many assumed …
Read More »'Nimona': Netflix's Remarkable Trans-Rights Animated Movie Is Here
The seven-year production of the latest Netflix animation feature, Nimona, was a rocky one. The film, based on ND Stevenson’s webcomic about a sadistic little shapeshifter sidekick with a heart of gold, survived biblical hurdles in its leap from ND’s panels to TV and big screens, including a studio acquisition, …
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