Maryland Man Pleads Guilty To Sending Threatening Messages To LGBTQ+ Allies

A Maryland man pleaded guilty to threatening an LGBTQ+ advocacy group in the days following a mass shooting at a school in Tennessee earlier this year. Adam Michael Nettina, pleaded guilty in a federal court in late August to the charge of making threats transmitted by interstate communications. As part of his plea agreement, Nettina […]

South Florida LGBTQ+ Stunned as SMART Ride Announces End

I was first to break the news Saturday on social media. In this week’s Out South Florida, on stands Thursday and online now, I have extensive coverage of how the sudden decision is reverberating through the community. First: What Happened?!? I go beyond the surprise announcement, and look at what founder Glen Weinzimer and new […]

Census Bureau Requests Permission To Ask About Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity

The US Census Bureau asked the Biden administration last week for permission to test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for people age 15 and above on its most comprehensive annual survey of life in the country. The statistical agency wants to test the wording, response categories and placement of gender identity and sexual […]

Batman Historian Said Gay In Lesson To Students, Was Asked To Censor Himself

Marc Tyler Nobleman was supposed to talk to kids about the secret co-creator of Batman, to inspire young students in suburban Atlanta’s Forsyth County to research and write. Then the school district told him not to share that the artist he helped rescue from obscurity had a gay son. Rather than acquiesce, he canceled the […]

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-owns the Hooch Craft Cocktail Bar, a bar that has hosted drag shows and events during Aspen’s Gay Ski Week. In a post last year, Boebert […]

Six Years After Anti Gay Backlash, Chick Fil A Will Open A New Location In The UK

Chick-fil-A is officially giving the United Kingdom another go after the Christian-centered chicken chain closed a pop-up site in 2019 after pushback over its anti-gay views. As reported by CNN Business, the company said in a press release that “it plans to open its first store in early 2025 and follow up with another in […]

Suspect Arrested in Vandalism at Two Orlando LGBTQ+ Centers

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with vandalism at two LGBTQ+ community centers in Orlando last month. The police department announced on X formerly known as Twitter that Orlando officers arrested Matthew Michael Robinson last Wednesday. He is charged with three counts of criminal mischief. Police will be seeking an enhancement of the charges […]