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For as long as Jules Hoffman can remember, they’ve been surrounded by music. After growing up with musical grandparents and a piano-playing father, Hoffman says they’ve always felt like music was a calling. But it wasn’t until their sister had children, three kids Hoffman lovingly refers to as niblings — …

A person is always wise to remember that Instagram likes and comments are public. But a 79-year-old man who likes what he sees is not always disposed to restrain himself, and it looks as though Tennessee Lt. Governor Randy McNally is one such fellow. As the Tennessee Holler first reported …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed a guy who thinks tap water will turn you gay to Disney’s new governance board — and no, it’s not Alex Jones. According to CNN’s KFile, Ron Peri, a former pastor from Orlando, once said that the number of LGBTQ individuals was increasing because of …

LGBTQ history was made at the 2023 Grammy Awards. On Sunday, Kim Petras and Sam Smith accepted the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Collaboration for their song “Unholy,” making Petras the first-ever transgender woman to win a Grammy in the category. The artists walked onstage together, but Smith stood behind …

A South Dakota State Representative quoted Martin Luther King Jr. in a speech voicing her support for South Dakota House Bill 1080. The proposed legislation would prohibit virtually any form of gender affirming care for transgender individuals until they reach the age of 18. The bill, one of a slew …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has called a special legislative session to finalize the government’s decision to revoke Disney‘s control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District. The state’s legislature voted last year to strip the media company of special taxing and self-governance provisions in the area around its Florida park after …

A Jacksonville megachurch is requiring members to sign a new, anti-LGBTQ pledge committing to adhere to “biblical sexuality” — or leave the church. Describing the oath as “an exercise in clarity… in a sexually confused world,” First Baptist Church has given members and their families until March to comply. The …

Laith Ashley didn’t get much sleep last Thursday. That night, Taylor Swift dropped the long-awaited visuals for “Lavender Haze,” her third video from Midnights. In it, Ashley plays Swift’s love interest — and though the video came out around 9 p.m. his time in Los Angeles, he ended up staying …

Maren Morris has been a staunch supporter of LGBTQ+ issues, and she’s staying true to that commitment. On Friday, after she appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race as a guest judge, the “Bones” singer shared a public apology for country music’s treatment of LGBTQ+ people. “Coming from country music and its …

The Stud was packed wall-to-wall with shirtless men, but JP and their friends were in their own dimension. The traveling party Horse Meat Disco had commandeered the San Francisco bar, filling it with pounding dance music and the carnal stench of amyl nitrate poppers, but for three and a half …