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Miles and his wife applied for passports in December. Eleven days later, his wife, a cis woman, received her new passport in the mail but Miles, a trans man, didn’t. His passport application status is currently “on hold,” and he says the last time he called to ask about it, …

Lady Gaga used the Grammy stage to stand up for trans rights. While accepting the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award for “Die With a Smile,” the pop star made a bold statement about transgender rights, drawing a standing ovation. “It’s such an honor to sing for all of you. I …

The actor who plays Maddy in I Saw the TV Glow has changed their name. The non-binary star, who was formerly known as Brigette Lundy-Paine, announced Tuesday that they will be going by Jack Haven from now on. “I am changing my name, going by Jack Haven now,” they wrote. …

President Jimmy Carter entered hospice care when he was 98 years old. Nine months later, his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, whom he described as “my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” died. Carter said he wanted to live long enough to cast his vote for Vice President …

A legal settlement with the Pentagon could make benefits available to tens of thousands of gay and lesbian military veterans dismissed from service because of their sexual orientation. The military’s longstanding “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy, which was repealed in 2010, prohibited LGBTQ service members from disclosing their sexual …

Adam McKay has shared his thoughts on Wicked‘s future in the U.S. Recently, the movie musical was briefly banned in Kuwait because of its LGBTQ cast. McKay took to X, formerly Twitter, to say that he “wouldn’t be surprised to see the movie banned in 3-5 years” in the U.S. …

Khalid is responding to allegations made by the ex who outed him. In a video shared to his social media pages Monday, the R&B singer said he was “hurt” by Hugo Almonte’s claims and slammed social media users who accused him of being “manipulative” after Almonte’s posts. “All of this …

Seth Moulton’s had a tough few weeks. Two days after the election, The New York Times published a post-mortem of the 2024 general election contest in which the Democratic Massachusetts congressman appeared to blame his party’s poor performance on its support for trans rights. The comments came after Donald Trump …

Khalid is opening up about his sexuality — and making it clear that he’s happy with who he is. In a series of X posts on Friday, the American Teen singer confirmed that he’s gay after being outed on the platform. “🏳️‍🌈!!! there yall go. next topic please lol,” the …

Imara Jones knew this was coming. Way back in 2018, well before this election cycle, the Black, trans journalist-entrepreneur launched TransLash Media, and her podcast The Anti-Trans Hate Machine, has long covered the trans experience: both the diversity and power of trans lives, as well as the highly organized (and …