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The forklift-driving beauty queen, a lesbian cop’s revenge, & Heartstopper goes to the dogs

Emma-Jay Webber holds up a Pride flag while competing as a pageant queen
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This week, a queer woman set a record for the longest female beard, Good Morning America threw an on-air lesbian bachelorette party, and Elliot Page revealed his superpower.

Here are this week’s most popular positive stories with a deleted scene from Amazon’s Red, White, and Royal Blue at the end.

Wait. There’s a GOP presidential candidate who respects LGBTQ+ people?

His campaign strategy isn’t built around bashing the queer community? Who?

Republicans & Democrats join forces to pass pro-LGBTQ law

An Independent legislator managed to accomplish the impossible. A GOP governor signed it into law.

Forklift-driving beauty queen is coming to Florida & plans to confront Ron DeSantis

Ms. Great Britain has a few surprises planned for the Ms. World competition in Miami.

A gay romantic comedy is one of the world’s top movies right now

Amazon’s Red, White, and Royal Blue has taken the world by storm.

Mega-lawsuit in Arizona now includes every trans person in the state

A judge decided to add every single trans person to make sure the ruling applies to everyone.

What if dogs acted Heartstopper? This is what it would look like

Did you know Nick’s pet Nellie was played by a male dog named Echo? And he was a diva on set.

Lesbian cop wins $2.6 million after suing disgusting bosses

Who’s the bitch now? Not her.

Uma Thurman’s character In Red, White & Royal Blue completes her family’s gay legacy

The father, the son, and the holy spirit? So passé. How about the president, the cowboy, and the video store clerk?

TikTok bro goes viral with video about the many, many perks of dating trans women

“This girl is every bit of a woman and then some…”

And here’s the promised deleted clip from Amazon’s Red, White, and Royal Blue we promised you.

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