Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent announcement that he would be ending professional fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram signals a significant shift in the company’s approach to political content. The decision, unveiled Tuesday, marks the culmination of months of efforts to position the social media giant to navigate the conservative pressuresContinue Reading
A local councillor has launched a petition urging public authorities to remove themselves from X given the increasingly hostile nature of the platform towards minorities, saying continued engagement is the “antithesis of every councils, every public authority’s DEI strategy”. Tania Stevenson, the UK’s only independent trans councillor and who wasContinue Reading
Today on the site I’m delighted to welcome back L.C. Rosen for the cover reveal of, well, not his next YA, because he’s that prolific, but his next standalone YA Romance, You’ve Goth My Heart, which releases September 9, 2025 from Little, Brown & Co.! Here’s the story: When Gray gets aContinue Reading
RuPaul has subtly reprimanded RuPaul’s Drag Race season 2 winner Tyra Sanchez following the latter’s controversial comments about the recent death of The Vivienne, the first crowned queen of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. On Wednesday, RuPaul shared a short clip from the 2010 season 2 finale, featuring a memorable sceneContinue Reading
A federal judge in Kentucky has ruled that the Biden administration’s Title IX regulations, which expanded protections for LGBTQ+ students, were unconstitutional, striking them down nationwide. The decision, issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, invalidated the entire 1,500-page regulation, citing what he described as “fatally” flawed legalContinue Reading
So Not My Type by Dana Hawkins (January 5th) Sophie Black has clawed her way up from coffee runs to project manager at a top Seattle ad agency. She’s laser-focused on her career—until the CEO’s daughter, Ella Northwood, joins the team. Forced to work together on a high-stakes campaign, sparks fly asContinue Reading
Transgender individuals will not be allowed to use single-sex bathrooms that align with their gender identities near the House Chamber, according to a policy reinstated Friday by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. The policy, which has sparked controversy, was included in a list of rules for the 119th Congress and wasContinue Reading
When Brian Sims proposed to his now-husband Alex Drakos in 2023, the couple had planned to marry in September 2025. However, by June 2024, a shifting political landscape forced them to reconsider their timeline. The catalyst was President Joe Biden’s faltering performance in the presidential debate against former President AmericasContinue Reading
Today on the site I’m thrilled to welcome back Laura R. Samotin to reveal the cover of The Lure of Their Graves, the sequel to the Jewish Historical Fantasy The Sins on Their Bones, which releases June 3, 2025 from Random House Canada! Here’s the story: In the heart-wrenching sequel to The SinsContinue Reading
Meta’s recent policy change, which allows users to make statements calling LGBTQ+ people “mentally ill” based on their sexual orientation and gender identity, has sparked a wave of backlash from the company’s LGBTQ+ employees. Several workers have reportedly taken time off to care for their mental health, expressing frustration overContinue Reading
For part I, click here. For YA, click here. Hungerstone by Kat Dunn A Long Time Dead by Samara Breger A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson In the Roses of Pieria by Anna Burke Darmourn Universe by Ben Alderson, Read MoreContinue Reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84. Bryant died Dec. 16 at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, according to a statement postedContinue Reading
A local councillor has launched a petition urging public authorities to remove themselves from X given the increasingly hostile nature of the platform towards minorities, saying continued engagement is the “antithesis of every councils, every public authority’s DEI strategy”. Tania Stevenson, the UK’s only independent trans councillor and who wasContinue Reading