LGBTQ
Grindr Tells Unionizing Workers: Move Across The Country or Be Fired
Two weeks after workers at the company announced a union drive, Grindr management has issued a return-to-office policy that workers say is retaliatory.
‘Lesbians Did Not Exist’: Growing Up Gay in Russia
I came of age in the 2000s, where queer counterculture was truly underground.
I Was a Lesbian Club Promoter in 90s Soho
If I shut my eyes, I can still remember the spanking of the sex workers’ paddles on the bare buttocks of rich businessmen.
‘Sustainability’ Festival Cancelled After Being Unmasked as a Conspiracy Theorist Event
An Irish festival was cancelled at the last minute after a whistleblower uncovered the organisers’ links to far-right and anti-COVID ideology.
LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Fleeing Violence in Africa Are Sleeping on Canada’s Streets
Toronto's housing and shelter crisis has forced many asylum seekers to question Canada's commitment to refugees.
Liberal LA Has Become an Epicenter of Violent Culture Wars. Here’s How.
Last month, three separate protests outside LA-area schools against "grooming" turned violent as newly radicalized parents joined forces with a familiar group of culture war extremists.
Pride Is a Protest. This Year, London Lived Up To That.
There's still a lot to protest in 2023, as marchers made clear this weekend.
Inside a Secret Lesbian Sex Toy Smuggling Ring
In the 80s, Thrilling Bits was clandestinely selling dildos, vibrators and banned queer erotica – right under the nose of customs.
This Polish Party Posted a Photo of Chuck Norris Pointing a Gun at a Pride Parade
Poland’s ruling right-wing coalition has sparked outrage after one of its parties posted violent imagery in response to a Pride event.
Inside Moms for Liberty’s Close Relationship With the Proud Boys
Across the United States, Moms for Liberty chapters have forged close relationships with far-right extremist groups.
Why Does Going to Pride Feel So Expensive Right Now?
I'm spending around $600 this year on parties and events, and I'm probably not the only one.
Man Gets 18 Years for Plotted Mass Shooting Against LGBTQ Community
A Montana man armed to the teeth set out to commit mass violence against the LGBTW in the hopes he would “clean the town of its sickness.”