Bil Browning

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When a group of anti-transgender activists tried to hold a rally in Edinburgh, Scotland, to protest a new law that bans hate speech, they found themselves in a competition with a group of nearby cabaret performers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>J.K. Rowling has used the law’s passage to gin up more anger at the trans community by misgendering a laundry list of unsavory trans women pulled from the extremes and daring Scottish police to arrest her. R…

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nebraska state Senator John Fredrickson is the first out gay man elected to the state legislature. Now, he has another feather in his cap. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After an impassioned speech in opposition to a bill that targeted transgender youth, two of his colleagues <a href=“https://apnews.com/article/transgender-bathrooms-sports-nebraska-01b7eeeb56874e2338e58d368765f66a”>changed their minds about the legislation</a> that they had co-spon…

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Here are this week’s most popular positive stories, with some fun social media posts tossed in too. Like seeing uplifting content like this? <a href=“https://app.monstercampaigns.com/c/qun2nne3a2xz7mclcnpb/” target=“_blank” rel=“noreferrer noopener”>Sign up for our Good News email.</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>GLSEN’s “Day of Silence” has become an annual tradition in the LGBTQ+ community, but they changed it to the Day of NO…

Almost 20 years after he came out in People Magazine, Bass is revealing who sent him the present.

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Kentucky General Assembly adjourned this morning, and all ten bills that targeted LGBTQ+ residents failed. Republicans overwhelmingly dominate the legislature.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Attempts to use attacks on the transgender community seem to be losing steam quickly as GOP-led state legislatures across the nation <a href=“https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/georgia-gop-fails-in-attempt-to-pass-last-minute-slew-of-anti-trans-bills/”>decl…

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href=“https://www.greetingcard.org/”>The Greeting Card Association</a> (GCA) awarded their prestigious Annual Louie Awards this week, and the three finalists in the LGBTQ+ category are worlds beyond your typical Hallmark drugstore purchase.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>GCA also introduced the new Maker of Note awards. These awards honor and elevate the rich diversity of the makers and publishers within the greeting card community, highlighting…

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thirty years after <em>The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,</em> swept the box office and award shows, the movie’s director has confirmed that a sequel is in the works.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The director of the Australian queer classic, Stephan Elliott, <a href=“https://deadline.com/2024/04/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-movie-sequel-original-cast-1235890358/”>told <em>Deadline</em> that a sequel is definitely happening</a>, and…

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Out Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made a major announcement that will upgrade air travel for Americans.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Biden administration has cracked down on hidden fees from businesses, and the new rules continue that trend. Airlines are now required to disclose extra costs for baggage or canceling tickets, but the biggest change involves canceled or severely delayed flights.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/r…

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Myles Sexton is often compared to Jonathan van Ness, but unlike <a href=“https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/jonathan-van-ness-queer-eye-allegations”>the problematic <em>Queer Eye</em> hair expert</a>, Sexton is Canadian. They’re a nice person. It’s in their bones.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A former fashion model, Sexton has occasionally branched out to highlighting brands online, but advocacy has become the goal for their popular TikTok and…

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With over two million TikTok followers and 650k on Instagram, Jason Diaz has probably shown up in your algorithm. With his long hair, feminine features, and sculpted physique, he defies expectations of gender norms - and revels in it.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While the upbeat bisexual influencer posts affirmations, he also includes reactions by men to meeting him online. He is undeniably attractive, and the confusion men sometimes feel when he…