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Why Sally Ride Hid Her Sexuality
Why Sally Ride
Hid Her Sexuality
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Jun 21, 2025 4:25 PM CDT

Why Sally Ride Hid Her Sexuality

Astronaut could've missed out on career opportunities, says partner featured in new documentary

(Newser) - Sally Ride became the first US woman in space in 1983. Two years later, she began the 27-year-long relationship that would define her life, though it was only revealed after her death. Ride's romantic relationship with Tam O'Shaughnessy, a childhood female friend, gets full telling in Sally, a...

Administration to Shut Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ Youth

Trevor Project official urges Congress to reverse decision

(Newser) - The Trump administration has ordered the national suicide prevention hotline that serves LGBTQ youths shut down. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced that young callers to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will no longer be able to connect with counselors trained to help people up to...

SCOTUS Upholds Tenn. Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Kids

It's a big blow for the transgender community

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, reports the AP , a stunning setback to transgender rights. The justices' 6-3 decision effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Trump's administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people....

This Time, World Pride Event 'Is Not Just a Party'

Smaller DC gathering expresses resolve in the face of hostility

(Newser) - After the raucous rainbow-hued festivities of Saturday's parade, the final day of World Pride 2025 in the nation's capital kicked off on a more downbeat note and demonstrators expressed resolve. Thousands gathered under gray skies Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial for a rally and protest march, as the...

After Divisive Campaign, Pride Parade Draws Thousands

Anti-LGBT march also is held in Romania's capital

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ supporters took to the streets of Romania's capital on Saturday for its 20th annual gay pride parade, following a tense election cycle marked by an increase in hate speech against the community. Marchers of all ages walked through Bucharest and down the central Victory...

Daughter of Country Music Stars Just Came Out

Gracie McGraw, 28, daughter of country stars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, says she's queer

(Newser) - It's Pride Month, and the 28-year-old daughter of country stars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw is celebrating publicly. Per USA Today , Gracie McGraw on Monday shared another user's Instagram post on her own story, which came with the caption "Everyone get more gay now!" McGraw added...

Supreme Court Won't Hear Case on Teen's T-Shirts

Seventh-grader was barred from wearing shirt that read: 'There are only two genders'

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has decided not to hear a case brought on behalf of a middle schooler and his T-shirts. As NBC News reports, the unidentified seventh-grader in Middleborough, Massachusetts, was sent home from school in 2023 when he showed up to class wearing a T-shirt with the slogan "...

England Is Waging War Against Gonorrhea

Pilot vaccine program launching amid a spike in infections will be a world first

(Newser) - England will become the first country to introduce a mass vaccination drive against gonorrhea, targeting primarily gay and bisexual men who either have a history of multiple sexual partners or prior STIs. NHS England will begin offering the vaccine in August at sexual health clinics, with the aim of...

US Military Commanders' New Task: Purging Trans Troops

DOD says supervisors Supervisors must now use health checks to find transgender soldiers, those with gender dysphoria

(Newser) - Military commanders will soon be tasked with identifying and removing transgender service members or those with gender dysphoria, according to Pentagon officials, a directive that's part of President Trump's order to ban openly transgender individuals from serving in the US military. Commanders will use the annual health...

SCOTUS Says Transgender Military Ban Can Proceed

Court's 3 liberal justices dissent

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Trump's administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military while legal challenges proceed. The court's three liberal justices said they would have kept the policy on hold, the AP reports. The court acted in the dispute over a...

Robert De Niro on Trans Daughter: It's No Biggie

'I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter'

(Newser) - One of Robert De Niro's seven kids recently came out as trans, and the Goodfellas actor has made clear that he's 100% on board. "I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter," the 81-year-old said in...

RuPaul's Drag Race Star Jiggly Caliente Dies
RuPaul's Drag Race
Star Jiggly Caliente Dies
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Apr 28, 2025 12:18 PM CDT

RuPaul's Drag Race Star Jiggly Caliente Dies

She'd been hospitalized for a leg amputation, family says

(Newser) - Jiggly Caliente, the dynamic drag performer who brought her vibrant presence to RuPaul's Drag Race, has died at 44. Bianca Castro-Arabejo, better known by her stage name, died Sunday, days after she was hospitalized for a severe infection and leg amputation surgery, her family said, per the AP...

Kennedy Center Nixes LGBTQ+ Pride Events in June

'We are finding another path to the celebration'

(Newser) - Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week's worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer's WorldPride festival in Washington, DC, amid a shift in priorities and the ousting of leadership at one of the nation's premier cultural institutions. Multiple artists and producers involved in...

It's a Big First for K-Pop
It's a Big First
for K-Pop
Apr 25, 2025 1:06 PM CDT

It's a Big First for K-Pop

Bain, 23, of Just B comes out as gay at LA concert—the first active male boy-band star to do so

(Newser) - The world of K-pop just heard an unprecedented announcement from one of its own. Bain , of the Korean boy band Just B, had a solo in Tuesday night's show in Los Angeles, the last stop in the group's Just ODD Tour, which is when he made his big...

SCOTUS Hears Major Religious-Rights Case

Parents want to pull their children from classes with LGBTQ+ storybooks

(Newser) - The Supreme Court heard a major religious rights case Tuesday, and justices appeared likely to rule in favor of parents who want to pull their children from lessons with LGBTQ+ themes. In Mahmoud v. Taylor, a group of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish parents sued the Montgomery County Board of Education—...

UK Supreme Court Deals Blow to Trans Women

British high court rules that trans women can't be considered women for 'equality purposes'

(Newser) - The British Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the UK equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female, rejecting the Scottish government's argument that it includes transgender women. Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court ruled unanimously that "the terms 'woman' and '...

Hungary Changes Constitution to Ban LGBTQ+ Events

Authorities say facial recognition tech could be used to identify Pride march participants

(Newser) - Hungary's parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities. Legal scholars and critics call Monday's decision another step toward authoritarianism as the populist government continues to restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ communities, the AP reports.
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Florida Teacher Canned for Using Student's Preferred Name

High school educator Melissa Calhoun's contract won't be renewed for next year, per Brevard district

(Newser) - A Florida teacher at an arts magnet school is out of a job after addressing a student by a name they wished to be called. Per ClickOrlando.com , Brevard Public Schools says it won't be renewing a contract next year for Melissa Calhoun, an educator at Satellite High School...

Trans Pilot Sues Influencer: I 'Believe in Consequences'

Virginia National Guard's Jo Ellis says Matt Wallace accused her of piloting chopper in Potomac crash

(Newser) - A transgender pilot falsely reported to have been flying the military helicopter that collided in January with a commercial airplane, killing 67, is now suing a right-wing influencer for spreading that rumor—the insinuation being that she was hired only due to DEI initiatives. "I want to hold this...

Man Arrested Over Handshake With Nancy Mace
Charges
Dropped in
Nancy Mace
Handshake
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Apr 2, 2025 4:33 PM CDT

Charges Dropped in Nancy Mace Handshake

Witnesses differed with lawmaker on what happened after event

(Newser) - A Chicago man no longer faces a criminal charge stemming from Republican Rep. Nancy Mace's allegation that he shook her hand aggressively at a December event while asking her to support trans children. "I am pleased but not surprised that these baseless charges have been dropped," James...

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