Day: August 14, 2025
Severance actor Tramell Tillman has shared the story of coming out to his mother — a moment that, while not marked by tears or drama, carried deep meaning. Speaking to Variety, Tillman revealed that his mother, who is deeply religious, initially reacted with concern rather than judgment when he told her he was gay. In […]
Dave Chappelle has accused the Grammys of snubbing him for his controversial 2021 Netflix special The Closer — seemingly forgetting that it actually won him a Grammy. Speaking at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival on Friday (8 August) during the premiere of his documentary Dave Chappelle: Live in Real Life, the comedian claimed […]
More than a decade after Obergefell v. Hodges legalised same-sex marriage nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether to hear a case that could roll back those protections. The 2015 5–4 ruling mandated marriage equality in all 50 states, overriding bans in states that refused to recognise same-sex unions. However, those state bans were […]
Transgender members of the U.S. Air Force are speaking out after a leaked memo revealed the branch is denying early retirement benefits to certain trans service members, forcing them to either resign or face discharge without pensions. The memo, dated 4 August and obtained by Reuters, was authored by Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve […]
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Arkansas’ 2021 ban on gender-affirming care for minors, reversing a lower court decision that had struck the law down as unconstitutional. In its ruling on Tuesday (12 August), the appeals court found that the state can now enforce House Bill 1570 (HB1570) — the first statewide ban […]
Indonesian police have arrested three men in East Java for allegedly creating and operating an LGBTQ+ community page on Facebook. According to Jakarta Globe, the men — two aged 22 and one aged 32 — were detained in a rented room in Taman, Sidoarjo, following a 24-hour cyber patrol conducted by the local Criminal Investigation […]
A South Carolina Republican lawmaker known for championing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has resigned after being arrested and charged with distributing child sexual abuse material. Robert John “RJ” May III, 38, represented the state’s 88th district in the South Carolina House of Representatives and previously worked as a strategist for the South Carolina House Freedom Caucus. In […]