Halloween is America’s gay holiday and, as such, queer Christmas is upon us!
While the best celebrity costumes and a 9-year-old’s Bob the Drag Queen outfit brought some fun to the holiday, my favorite Spooky Season article is still about the 10 gayest candies on Earth. How is it that gummy bears weren’t #1?
Here are this week’s most popular positive stories with some fun social media posts tossed in too. Like seeing uplifting content like this? Sign up for our Good News email.
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200,000 people showed up for Orlando Pride in a defiant middle finger to Ron DeSantis
The last few months haven’t been kind to the Florida governor.
Not only is his presidential campaign tanking, drag queens are humiliating him in court, and even Republicans are starting to criticize his obsession with LGBTQ+ people.
Deranged mayoral candidate pulverized in election
She loves Nazis and hates LGBTQ+ people. But her husband once pranced through Chicago in a speedo during a Pride parade — that was okay, for some reason.
Tennessee Republicans keep losing court battles with drag queens
The knocking down of drag bans is starting to give a whole new meaning to the expression, “Slay!”
Scholastic reverses stupid decision after national outrage
They’ll no longer go along with GOP demands to segregate “diverse” children’s books into a separate category.
You’ve probably never heard of America’s first out elected officials
Harvey Milk wasn’t one of them.
NHL players defy league’s anti-LGBTQ decision
Don’t try to tell hockey players what they can do with their sticks.
How does gaydar work?
Science has the answer, and the explanation is surprisingly simple.
Japan’s Supreme Court strikes down sterilization requirement for trans people
They forced trans women to do what?!?
Leslie Jordan’s touching goodbye recorded before his death revealed
His induction ceremony for Hollywood’s Walk of Fame had a surprise guest: the late comedian himself.
Extra Treats
- INTO: These are officially the gayest jobs
- QUEERTY: Cher recalls meeting gay men for the first time as a child
- GAYCITIES: Homo for the holidays: 5 getaways for chosen family
- SOCIAL: What everyone is thinking but too afraid to say
- SPOOKY: PHOTOS: Hollywood summoned queer music icons on Friday the 13th
I hope you have a great weekend. Got some extra time? We’ve got some fascinating long-reads for LGBTQ History Month.
