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• Nicki Minaj loses followers after MAGA-aligned AmericaFest appearance
• Grindr outages reported during AmericaFest in Phoenix
• Pedro Pascal revealed as Heated Rivalry fan
• Heated Rivalry nearly censored by executives
• Supreme Court considers overturning conversion therapy bans
• Bowen Yang exits Saturday Night Live
• Rep. Sarah McBride slams GOP focus on anti-trans bills

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• Most Sniffies users don’t identify as gay, new 2025 data shows
• 70% of trans Americans fear for their public safety, Pew finds
• Gen Z LGBTQ+ women more likely to identify as bisexual than lesbian
• Fake AI video targets Maine Gov. Janet Mills over trans rights
• Three Democrats help pass GOP bill banning trans youth healthcare
• Russia blocks Rainbow Railroad website, escalates LGBTQ+ crackdown
• Rep. Sarah McBride criticizes GOP as ACA subsidies near expiration
• Nicki Minaj faces backlash over pro-Trump shift
• New Zealand hate crimes linked to Grindr assaults get light sentences

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urges residents to report alleged bathroom law violations through an online tip line, raising legal and privacy concerns

CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz proposes rules that could end gender-affirming care for trans youth — and draws backlash for bizarre remarks during the announcement

Rep. Robert Garcia accuses Donald Trump and the Department of Justice of violating federal law in continued Epstein file redactions

Former All Blacks prop Campbell Johnstone celebrates marriage to longtime partner Ben Thomson in landmark moment for LGBTQ+ visibility in rugby

Kennedy Center quietly retires its iconic rainbow sash under Trump-appointed leadership, replacing it with a redesigned medallion

Actor Tramell Tillman delivers powerful message of solidarity for the LGBTQIA+ community amid rising attacks

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• RFK Jr. announces proposal to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide

• Federal plan would strip Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP funding from hospitals providing trans healthcare

• Sniffies releases 2025 user data as Melbourne earns title of global capital of swallowing

• Palm Desert City Council overwhelmingly rejects MAGA mayor’s attempt to roll back Pride

• Bowen Yang prepares to exit Saturday Night Live after historic run as a queer cast member

• Kevin Spacey set to return to television in controversial Italian comedy series

• European privacy group accuses TikTok of tracking Grindr users through third-party data services

• Trans athlete Cal Calamia pushes boundaries and expands inclusion in elite marathon racing

• Anti-trans judicial nominee Justin Olson grilled during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

• UK government doubles funding for GiveOut’s LGBTQI Solidarity Fund to support activists worldwide

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• Miles Heizer responds after Netflix cancels Boots
• Heated Rivalry gay hockey series coming to the UK
• Noah Schnapp addresses “Byler” rumors
• New Zealand High Court blocks puberty blocker ban
• Texas queer leaders build grassroots care networks
• Dallas church unveils pro-immigrant, pro-trans Nativity scene
• Florida moves to enforce drag ban law
• House passes bill criminalizing gender-affirming care
• Trump remains underwater in approval ratings
• Rep. Angie Craig reflects on fight for LGBTQ+ families

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• B.D. Wong apologizes after racist Instagram comment
• Trump attacks Gov. Jared Polis over Tina Peters pardon refusal
• Syphilis cases reach highest levels since the 1960s
• Tryst Hospitality announces Wilton Manors luxury gay hotel
• Netflix cancels Boots after one season
• Cardi B celebrates gay best friends
• Troye Sivan responds to Bondi Beach terrorist attack
• Brock McGillis questions Heated Rivalry impact claims
• Grindr commits to becoming “AI-first”
• DOJ labels “radical gender ideology” a terrorist threat
• D.L. Hughley fires back at Nicki Minaj
• Texas compiles list of trans residents
• LSU sextortion case leads to arrest
• Heritage Foundation hires extremist academic
• Antisemitism on display at NY Young Republican gala
• Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Trump over Rob Reiner posts
• St. Petersburg earns perfect HRC equality score
• Arlington Pride suspended over safety concerns

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• Hollywood mourns legendary director and LGBTQ+ rights advocate Rob Reiner as Trump sparks backlash with political comments following his death

• Michigan school athletic director Chet Hesson placed on leave after expressing support for a trans student targeted by far-right media

• Apple TV+ makes history as Pluribus becomes the streamer’s most-watched show ever, led by a lesbian protagonist

• Bishop Mariann Budde to deliver BBC Christmas message after globally praised sermon defending LGBTQ+ people

• Culver City makes history with Freddy Puza elected first openly LGBTQ+ mayor and Bubba Fish named vice mayor

• Conservative backlash erupts after a Chick-fil-A franchise congratulates a gay couple on their wedding

• Kim Petras responds to Nicki Minaj’s transphobic tirade with viral message: “trans kids r healthy btw.”

• Trans woman says gender-affirming care helped save her life after late-stage cancer diagnosis

• Library board abolished after refusing to ban a children’s book about a trans child

• Former anti-LGBTQ+ Arkansas library board chair arrested in alleged kidnapping plot involving her daughter

• Trans actress Kevin Ninh’s coming-out moment with her grandmother goes viral for its simplicity and love

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• Elon Musk escalates feud with Gavin Newsom, deadnames trans daughter
• Arkansas mother charged after allegedly staging daughter’s kidnapping
• Frankie Grande challenges sex-shaming in queer culture
• “Fujoshi” fandom resurfaces amid queer media boom
• Nancy Mace sparks backlash over airport remarks
• Graham Linehan reveals transphobic video game project
• Rosie O’Donnell reflects on life after moving to Ireland
• New recombinant mpox strain detected in England
• Jason Collins reveals Stage 4 glioblastoma diagnosis

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