Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek won a second term, beating Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan for the second time in four years. The Associated Press called the race for the Democrat early Wednesday. Kotek declared victory before the AP call, at the Democratic Party of Oregon’s election night watch party atContinue Reading
Missouri voters rejected Amendment 3 on Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to an Associated Press race call reported by NPR. The defeat preserves the abortion-rights amendment voters approved in 2024. It also blocks a proposed constitutional ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors. The vote does not repeal Missouri’s existing restrictionsContinue Reading
Vermont Proposal 4 passed Tuesday, Nov. 3, adding explicit LGBTQ+ equality protections to the state constitution. The Associated Press called the result just after 11 p.m. Eastern, Vermont Public reported. The amendment bars the state from denying equal treatment based on sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. It buildsContinue Reading
Democrat J.D. Ford unseated Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District, the Associated Press declared. The two-term state senator from Indianapolis will become Indiana’s first openly LGBTQ+ member of Congress, according to LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. He defeated a three-term Republican in a district that favored the GOP headingContinue Reading
The hanky code is a system of colored bandanas worn in a back pocket to signal sexual interests. The color names the activity, and the pocket names the role: left usually means top or active, right usually means bottom or passive. It took off in 1970s gay leather bars andContinue Reading
Glenn Close walked the New York premiere of “All’s Fair” season 2 on Monday, Nov. 2, with her own drag double. Alexis Stone, the British drag artist, came in full prosthetic makeup as Close. The two wore the same frayed-hem skirt suit from Matières Fécales’ spring 2027 collection, with blackContinue Reading
People in “multi-partner domestic relationships” in West Hollywood have just been granted extra protections. The move, which has been in the works for months, was officially adopted at a 2 November, 2026 City Council meeting, after a 5-0 vote. It will go into effect 30 days after it was adopted.Continue Reading
“Don’t mythologize me,” Audre Lorde told her partner Gloria Joseph. Joseph recalled the instruction to the St. Croix Source in 2016, when she had a book of recollections of Lorde to discuss. Some 50 people contributed to The Wind Is Spirit: The Life, Love and Legacy of Audre Lorde. AContinue Reading
On February 18, 1895, the Marquess of Queensberry left a calling card at London’s Albemarle Club. The card was meant for Oscar Wilde. About three months later, London’s star playwright was in prison. Oscar Wilde (1854 to 1900) was an Irish playwright, poet and novelist, best known for The PictureContinue Reading
The Red, White & Royal Blue movie keeps the wedding cake disaster, the secret romance and the election that put Alex Claremont-Diaz and Prince Henry under a spotlight. But several of the book’s biggest relationships change on screen. Alex’s sister June and his political mentor, Senator Rafael Luna, disappear, whileContinue Reading
A gig in Alice Springs sends three Sydney performers across the Australian outback in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Their bus carries extravagant costumes, a disco soundtrack and passengers with more at stake than the next show. Written and directed by Stephan Elliott, the 1994 road comedyContinue Reading
The best lesbian movies of all time include Carol (2015), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Desert Hearts (1985), The Watermelon Woman (1996), Bound (1996), But I’m a Cheerleader (1999), Mulholland Drive (2001), Saving Face (2004), Pariah (2011), The Handmaiden (2016) and Rafiki (2018). For pure fun, start withContinue Reading
Crashing into Christmas by Mara Lovelle Mangos and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera Christmas Inn Maine by Chelsea M. Cameron Set the Record Straight by Hannah Bonam-Young A Very Vampire Christmas by Moira Darling Bonus: For a whole series by a variety of f/f Romance authors, check out Hers for the Holidays, Read MoreContinue Reading