A handful of Republicans running for Missouri’s highest offices secured crucial support from former President Donald Trump ahead of the primary election on Tuesday — a boost for candidates who have all promised to further restrict LGBTQ+ rights in the deep-red state. Missouri has already enacted several anti-trans laws, including a ban on trans youth … Read more
Several prominent LGBTQ+ advocates and a dozen transgender lawmakers have criticized the Biden administration for its recent statement that gender-affirming surgeries should only be allowed for transgender adults. “These are deeply personal decisions and we believe these surgeries should be limited to adults,” a White House spokesperson said in an email to The 19th last … Read more
Six years after he first publicly identified as bisexual, Jason Mraz is looking back on his path to living truthfully. The two-time Grammy winner and “Dancing With the Stars” contestant appeared on Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s “Dinner’s on Me” podcast Tuesday and explained why he kept quiet about his sexuality early in his career. “I didn’t … Read more
Comedian and actor Julia Sweeney says criticism of her recurring “Saturday Night Live” character Pat broke her heart, before she was told years later how empowering some people found the bit. Sweeney, who was on “SNL” from 1990 to 1994, looked back on Pat’s legacy while chatting with People magazine during a panel celebrating the … Read more
Comedian and former talk show host Amber Ruffin honored the final day of LGBTQ+ Pride Month by coming out. “In what will come as a shock to exactly zero people, I’m using the last day of PRIDE to come out!” she wrote Sunday in the caption of an Instagram post that included a snapshot of … Read more
Elton John dropped an expletive as he railed against anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric onstage with Joe Biden at an event in New York on Friday, prompting the president to react with his hands. “As President Biden has reminded us, today, too, we face one of those seminal moments,” the legendary singer said at the opening of the … Read more
“You know, when the Real Housewives release pop songs just exclusively for gay men? That’s like my dream job,” Coughlan had said in the interview. “’Cause they don’t even really sing, they just list things. They’re like, ‘Shoes, private yachts, caviar — more shoes,’” she elaborated. The actor was undoubtedly referencing “Real Housewives of New … Read more
Pierre Poilievre is the only federal leader whose staff won’t answer questions about whether their chief intends to participate in Pride events this summer. Officials for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May all responded to queries to confirm they will attend various … Read more
I’ve lived many lives. This includes an enthusiastic (and very earnest) half-dozen years of my adolescence and young adulthood as an energetic Daytona Beach, Florida-dwelling born-again Christian. I participated in activities such as going to church four times a week, asking strangers on the bus if they had accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior, … Read more
Alan Cumming revealed why he thinks “X2: X-Men United” is the “gayest film” he’s ever made. “And that’s me saying that,” the actor, who starred as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in the 2003 “X-Men” sequel, recently told Entertainment Weekly. He continued, “It’s got a queer director, lots of queer actors in it. I love the fact that … Read more
