Day: August 26, 2025

Aug 26
Drag Race’s Lexi Love Faces Trademark Clash Over Stage Name

RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 finalist Lexi Love has spoken out about an ongoing copyright dispute that she says has already cost her three bookings. In a statement shared with Out, Love explained that another woman using the same name — a SAG-AFTRA actor, AI architect and sustainable fashion entrepreneur — had reinstated an old […]

Aug 26
New LGBTQ+ Hotline Launched In Illinois Filling Gap Left by Trump’s Closure of Federal Service

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has announced the launch of a new statewide LGBTQ+ hotline, pledging to fight “ignorance with information, and cruelty with compassion.” The service, called Illinois Pride Connect, will provide free legal advice to LGBTQ+ residents as well as their families and allies. Areas of support include access to healthcare, discrimination, housing, immigration, […]

Aug 26
US Representative Sarah McBride Calls Out Right-Wing Media’s Fixation on Her Trans Identity

US Representative Sarah McBride (D-DE) has criticised Fox News for highlighting her transgender identity in a headline that had nothing to do with LGBTQ+ issues. The Fox article focused on McBride’s sharp rebuke of Donald Trump’s latest attacks on mail-in voting. In her comments, McBride said Trump “is taking notes from his favourite dictator” and […]

Aug 26
Three Counts of Battery: Lil Nas X Faces Serious Charges in LA

Rapper Lil Nas X (real name Montero Hill) has been formally charged with four felonies following his arrest and hospitalisation in Los Angeles last week. In the early hours of Thursday, August 21, police responded to reports of a naked man wandering a city street. Officers later confirmed the man to be the Grammy-winning artist. […]