John Hayden Conservatives Blast Senator Scott Weiner For Flashing His Abs At Folsom San Francisco’s Folsom Street Fair—which celebrated its 39th anniversary this past weekend—is a sex-positive celebration of leather culture, BDSM, and almost every fetish and kink in between. For the ... Queer Up Politics Sep 28, 2023
OutShine LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Dino Mosquera Social Activist Meets Anti-Woke As Gov Newsom And Gov DeSantis To Debate In November A date has officially been set for a taunting challenge between California Governor Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. As per Fox News, two governors will debate in person on November 30 in G... Queer Up Politics Sep 27, 2023
SAVE, Orlando Gonzales After Issuing Veto On Trans Custody Bill, California Gov. Newsom Signs LGBTQ+ Protection Bills California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed several bills aimed at bolstering the state's protections for LGBTQ+ people, a day after issuing a controversial veto that was criticized by advocates. The new ... Queer Up Politics Sep 25, 2023
Gregg Shapiro Actor's Skit About Mom Tearing Down Pride Flag Shared As Real By MTG US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has shared a video of an outraged mother confronting a teacher over the display of an LGBTQ+ Pride flag in a classroom. However, the video was staged, and Greene seems n... Queer Up Politics Sep 21, 2023
Pridelines, Dr. Edward Summers Anti-LGBTQ Jesse Helms' Rhetoric Kept His Lesbian Granddaughter In The Closet Senator Jesse Helms, who passed away in 2008, served North Carolina from 1973 to 2003 and was known for taking extreme anti-LGBTQ+ stances, even for the time. Helms’ granddaughter, Jennifer Knox, spok... Queer Up Politics Sep 19, 2023
Stonewall National Museum & Archives, Hunter O'Hanian LGBTQ+ Policy Organization Releases Report About Effort To Erase LGBTQ+ Identities Nationwide Movement Advancement Project (MAP), an organization that tracks policies on LGBTQ+ issues and voting, reported that bans on gender-affirming care are just the tip of the iceberg that is a “coordinated... Queer Up Politics Sep 19, 2023
Francia Anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Lauren Boebert's 'Beetlejuice' Date Owns Drag-Friendly Bar According to the New York Post, Rep. Lauren Boebert’s Beetlejuice date owns and operates a gay-friendly bar in Aspen—all while Boebert has positioned herself as firmly anti-LGBTQ+. Quinn Gallagher co-... Queer Up Politics Sep 19, 2023
Stonewall National Museum & Archives, Robert Kesten History As Tennessee's First Transgender Politician Elected In Nashville A transgender woman won election to a seat on Nashville’s city council, becoming the first openly transgender person to be voted into political office in Tennessee. Olivia Hill secured one of the four... Queer Up Politics Sep 18, 2023
Gregg Shapiro Mother Of Trans Child Confronts Mike Pence At Iowa Town Hall An Iowa woman who is the mother of trans child broke down in tears when confronting former Vice President Mike Pence over his anti-LGBTQ+policies during a News Nation town hall. Melissa McCollister, a... Queer Up Politics Sep 18, 2023
FayWhat?! Libs Of TikTok Go Wild After California Mayor Spanked By Drag Queen At Fundraiser A California mayor has landed in hot water after going viral for getting spanked by a drag queen at a Democratic fundraiser, sparking a war of words over whether or not it was in front of kids. Burban... Queer Up Politics Sep 13, 2023
Al Ferguson California Lawmakers End Travel Ban To Anti-LGBTQ+ States California may soon lift a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws and instead focus on an advertising campaign to bring anti-discrimination messages to red states. California start... Queer Up Politics Sep 12, 2023
Aqua Foundation, Mateo Ventura Bruer After Primary Win, Will Mississippi Elect The State's First Openly Gay Lawmaker? Mississippi will have its first-ever openly gay state legislator after a House candidate won his Democratic primary election runoff recently. Fabian Nelson, a 38-year-old realtor from Byram, prevailed... Queer Up Politics Sep 5, 2023