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And they were everywhere, although, naturally, New York City was a magnet, as it has always been for L.G.B.T.Q.+ people looking for a place in which they can be themselves. New York City was where you lost your soul, and we wanted to be closer to the earth. I wore an eight-and-a-half-foot-tall Statue of Liberty costume to the Easter Parade in New York City, and Kirsten came along with me. By the time I turned 30, I’d been telling people I was older for years, because I’m not the type to bemoan the loss of my youth. Going to New York felt like this moment of emerging to a wider audience, and then I started to travel a lot.

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☆ 'Real Housewives of Orange County' star admits she's unsure — at times — about being so public with her son's identity. But she knows it'll help LGBTQ+ families like hers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementIn 2021 — the year that the family was featured in the 16th season of "RHOC" — Max's then 14-year-old younger sister, Katerina (known as Kat), came out as a lesbian. The star told BI she asked the teen if she was OK with the exchange being aired on TV. He's in middle school, and he's got enough to deal with," she told BI. "You just have to create a safe and comfortable environment for them and just let them know that you care," she told BI. As for her own parents, Dubrow told BI that she "came from a very 1950s family," and matters like sex were pushed under the rug.

Persons: —, Heather Dubrow, Maximilla, Max, I'd, Max's, Katerina, Kat, she'd, Dubrow, Lauren Miller, Nicholas, misgendering, Terry Dubrow, he's Organizations: Service, Housewives, Business, Instagram Locations: Orange County

☆ Opinion: If Dolly Parton can be canceled, we’re in serious trouble
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Opinion Allison Hope | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The most uncancellable person in US History — iconic American singer, songwriter and actress, Dolly Parton — has been caught in the crosshairs of cancel culture. Have the haters run afoul and gone and ruined Dolly Parton as the magical unifier that she has long been known for? But Dolly Parton slid through over the past years, decades even, largely unscathed by the polarization and division. Indeed, the pitchforks coming for Dolly Parton serve as an apt reminder of America’s decline and sheer terror of the evitability of civil war. That is, if we can heal from this episode and uncancel Dolly Parton.

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☆ Thailand to become first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Helen Regan | Kocha Olarn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The result of the vote means that Thailand will become only the third place in Asia to allow for marriage equality after Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage in 2019 and Nepal in 2023. Mark Phillips/CNNPrevious attempts to legalize marriage equality over the past decade had stalled. Nonetheless Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, of the Pheu Thai Party, had also promised to bring the marriage equality bill to parliament. Japan is the only Group of Seven (G7) country that has not recognized either same-sex civil unions or same-sex marriage, despite recent high court decisions that ruled not allowing same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. South Korea does not legally recognize same-sex marriage but in February 2023, a South Korean court ruled in favor of a same-sex couple seeking equal health benefits.

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☆ There may not be many of them. But these Southern lesbian bars are still finding ways to thrive
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

While not an official tally, the Lesbian Bar Project aims to amplify and keep track of these spaces, which can register with the project. In the South, The Lipstick Lounge, Tennessee’s only bar registered with the Lesbian Bar Project, is in Nashville’s hip East End neighborhood. By the end of Burton’s trip, she found that the narrative of “dying lesbian bars” was maybe not totally accurate. “Sometimes it’s a physical shift from a lesbian bar to a bar that sometimes holds … queer or lesbian nights,” Burton said. Though the two are married, they don't classify their bar as a lesbian bar.

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☆ 11 of the richest LGBTQ+ people in the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Frank Olito | Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ellen DeGeneres' net worth is estimated at $450 million, according to Forbes. Ellen DeGeneres. Brooks Kraft/Getty ImagesDeGeneres began her career as a standup comedian and eventually landed a successful sitcom, "Ellen," in the late '90s. In 1997, the sitcom aired "The Puppy Episode," in which DeGeneres' character, Ellen Morgan, tells Laura Dern's character, Susan, that she's gay. In April 2022, DeGeneres reflected on the episode's impact on her daytime talk show, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," in honor of its 25th anniversary.

Persons: Ellen DeGeneres, Brooks Kraft, DeGeneres, Ellen, Ellen Morgan, Laura Dern's, Susan, Oprah Winfrey, She's, Portia de Rossi Organizations: Forbes, Getty, Time Magazine Locations: Los Angeles

I believe it is profoundly wrong, in difficult times like these, to campaign using a precious forum like the G7,” Meloni told reporters Thursday. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomes US President Joe Biden to the G7 summit, June 13, 2024. The 2023 G7 communique, released after the last summit in Hiroshima, Japan, called for “access to safe and legal abortion and post abortion care.” Previous summits’ communiques had stopped short of using the word “abortion,” calling instead for access to sexual and reproductive health services. The spat between Meloni and Macron comes after France in March became the world’s first country to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution, the culmination of an effort which began in direct response to the US Supreme Court’s decision to roll back abortion rights in America. The same sensibility is not shared in your country today,” Macron told an Italian journalist at the summit.

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☆ 'Bridgerton' just made its boldest book change yet — but how will it play out on the show?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"Bridgerton" season three wrapped up Penelope and Colin's love story — but its finale set up a revelatory future for Francesca Bridgerton that's a major divergence from the books. For those who have been praying for one of the Bridgerton siblings to get a queer storyline, season three delivered. Francesca Bridgerton marries John Stirling in the season three finale of "Bridgerton." Emma Naomi as Alice Mondrich and Martins Imhangbe as Will Mondrich in "Bridgerton" season three. Brownell told Glamour that despite the change from Michael to Michaela, she still plans to "honor" the book on television.

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☆ Meet the typical LGBTQ+ American: A homeowner making six figures who most likely lives in DC or Vermont
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Among opposite same-sex couples, about a third are between 25 and 44, while it's 42% for married same-sex couples. Same-sex couples are much more likely to be interracial than opposite-sex couples — 32.2% of same-sex couples are interracial, compared to 18.6% of married opposite-sex couples and 28.6% of unmarried opposite-sex couples. For married same-sex couples, this number jumps to $123,500, compared to $109,700 for married opposite-sex couples. Unmarried same-sex couples own just 48.7% of the time, slightly above 47.9% of unmarried opposite-sex couples. In nearly two-thirds of same-sex couples, both partners are working, though this drops to 61.9% for married same-sex couples.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Survey, Business, Brookings, American, Gay, Gallup Locations: America, DC, Vermont, Massachusetts, Washington, California, Texas

☆ GOP House candidate declared himself a 'homophobe' as college student body president
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

An article in the school's student paper that included Coughlin's purported remarks. Coughlin, first elected student body president in 1989, had the power to appoint a new senator. That led another student senator to accuse Coughlin of discriminating against the student on the basis of his sexuality, at which point the student paper quoted Coughlin in February as saying he was "homophobic." In the guest column he wrote two weeks later, Coughlin sought to straighten things out, saying he had appoint another student because of his previous service in student government. The future state lawmaker would go on to lose reelection as student body president that spring, owing in part to the controversy.

Persons: —, Kevin Coughlin, Emilia Sykes, Coughlin, shirk, Coughlin's, they're, it's, Cierra Shehorn Organizations: Service, Republican, Democratic Rep, Ohio Senate, Ohio House, Bowling Green State University, Business, BG, Gay Alliance Locations: Ohio

☆ The best LGBTQ+ movies to watch this Pride Month on Netflix
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

June is Pride Month, a celebration of LGBTQ+ people, art, and culture. These 10 movies, which are available to stream on Netflix, all deal with queer subject matter. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPride Month has been celebrated since 1970, though it wasn't officially recognized in the US until 1999, when President Bill Clinton declared June to be "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, wasn't, Bill Clinton Organizations: Netflix, Service, Lesbian, Companies, Business

☆ The Cost of Traveling While Gay: Passing As Straight Helps Us Travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Timothy Moore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementHomosexuality isn't illegal in Egypt, but the country is famous for its discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community. "Not all states have equal protection laws, especially for transgender and gender-diverse individuals," John Tanzella, president and CEO of the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association, told Business Insider. Airbnb hosts can indicate they're LGBTQ-friendly in their listings, and there are companies and entire cruise lines dedicated to gay travel. Perhaps the most comprehensive is the IGLTA, which has been helping members of the community travel safely since 1983. "The future of LGBTQ+ travel is bright," Tanzella said, though he cautioned significant hurdles still remain.

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☆ 'Bridgerton' actor Jessica Madsen would 'love' to see Eloise and Cressida have a friends-to-lovers story
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read preview"Bridgerton" actor Jessica Madsen and fans of the show want one thing: for Cressida Cowper and Eloise Bridgerton to fall in love with each other. AdvertisementSpeaking to Business Insider ahead of the "Bridgerton" season three, part one premiere, Madsen said she would love to see Cressida and Eloise have a friends-to-lovers storyline. Calls for Cressida and Eloise to become a couple grew after fans became aware that Madsen is in love with a woman. Benedict (Luke Thompson) (right) and Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) in "Bridgerton" season three. Advertisement"I've always loved that there's this coding that people have with Eloise," Jessie said.

Persons: —, Jessica Madsen, Cressida Cowper, Eloise Bridgerton, Cressida, Madsen, Eloise, Claudia Jessie, Liam Daniel, " Madsen, I'd, haDUA9W72u, brian ✒️ ✨, eloise don’t, Ha7zSiXPkW, kenna 🤠 Organizations: Service, Netflix, Business, Pride

☆ They Revolutionized Shopping, With Tea Sandwiches on the Side
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Alexandra Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

WHEN WOMEN RAN FIFTH AVENUE: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion, by Julie SatowIn 1980, Donald J. Trump made the front page of The New York Times after assaulting a pair of scantily clad women at a Fifth Avenue department store. The sculptures’ significance was allegorical as well as architectural: Department stores, though erected mostly by men, have always been feminine domains. “The Ladies’ Paradise” is the English title of Émile Zola’s 1883 novel, set at a store modeled after Le Bon Marché, still standing in Paris despite the ravages of e-commerce. Patricia Highsmith framed her 1952 lesbian romance “The Price of Salt” at the fictional Frankenberg’s, based on Bloomingdale’s. Now Julie Satow has written a group biography of the department-store doyennes who ran the show — and these places in their heyday really were a form of theater — for the male founders and owners whose names adorned the facades.

Persons: Julie Satow, Donald J, Trump, Bonwit Teller, Émile, Le Bon Marché, Patricia Highsmith Organizations: WOMEN, New York Times, Trump Tower, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department Locations: Paris

☆ Swifties who met at the Eras Tour last year just got engaged. Their proposal involved a friendship bracelet.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But on June 3, 2023, the two finally made it to the second night of Swift's Eras Tour in Chicago. After almost a year of dating, including attending three more Eras Tour shows together, the two got engaged this past weekend. Advertisement"At an Eras Tour in SoFi, I gave her a friendship bracelet to ask her to be my girlfriend," McCarty said. "I remember that one time you gave me a bracelet," Messinger said in her proposal. They named their dog August after the song, and plan to attend the Eras Tour show in London this summer to celebrate their engagement.

Persons: —, Taylor Swift, Kayla McCarty, Kat Messinger, would've, hadn't, McCarty, MaryGrace, Messinger, Kayla McCarty Messinger, Kat, I'd, " McCarty, Swift, Travis Kelce, Taylor, She's Organizations: Service, Business, Yosemite National Locations: Chicago, California, Messinger, Iowa, SoFi, Portland , Oregon, Yosemite, Portland, London

☆ Jean Smart Is Having a Third Act for the Ages
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( J Wortham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The slight is hurled early on in “Hacks,” the popular HBO series starring Jean Smart as Deborah Vance, a seasoned comedian who teams up with a younger one named Ava (Hannah Einbinder) to freshen up her act. Deborah, meanwhile, sees Ava as a bit of a hack herself — an entitled and spoiled young internet persona who was canceled for posting a joke about a closeted senator. Deborah is a workaholic on the verge of bitter, someone who grew tired of being cut and so became a knife. Just how far is Deborah Vance willing to go? In one of the show’s funniest moments, Deborah bluntly asks Ava, “You a lesbian?” Ava leans back in her chair while considering the question.

Persons: Jean Smart, Deborah Vance, Ava, Hannah Einbinder, Deborah —, Deborah, —, Z, “, ” Ava, Deborah doesn’t, Rachel Maddow’s Organizations: HBO Locations: Las Vegas

☆ Guyana: Nigel Dharamlall accused of sexual assault by another woman
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The accuser, economist Sarah Aneesah Hakh, told an online press conference held in the capital Georgetown that former Minister Nigel Dharamlall sexually assaulted her in 2020 and 2021. Hakh said the first alleged incident occurred during a business meeting when Dharamlall was Guyana’s senior minister of regional development. He has been photographed recently with Guyanese President Irfaan Ali and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. In a March statement, Guyanese women’s rights group Red Thread criticized officials for failing the accuser. During their meeting, Hakh alleges Dharamlall tried to remove her clothes.

Persons: Sarah Aneesah Hakh, Nigel Dharamlall, Hakh, Dharamlall, ” Hakh, Irfaan Ali, Bharrat Jagdeo, “, ”, Ali, ‘, they’re Organizations: CNN, People’s Progressive Party, ” CNN, Anna Regina State House, Dharamlall, Guyanese Locations: Guyana, Georgetown, Guyanese, Cummings

John Paul Brammer writes the “¡Hola Papi!” advice column for The Cut at New York magazine, answering questions like, “Why am I dreaming about sex with a man when I’m a lesbian?” Or, “What if my partner judges me for writing smut?” This candor has given John Paul an intimate connection with his readers. However, as today’s episode reveals, he doesn’t think we necessarily need that level of openness with all of our loved ones. Ahead of Mother’s Day, Brammer reads an essay about a recent college graduate who sets out to spend the summer exploring his sexuality, but whose plans are derailed by his duty to his grandmother. It’s called “Young, Gay and Single Among the Nuns and Widows” by Kevin Hershey. Brammer says it’s “bizarre” how much this essay resonates with his own life.

Persons: John Paul Brammer, John Paul, Brammer, It’s, Young, Gay, Kevin Hershey Organizations: New York, Nuns

☆ Opinion: What people don’t understand about being bisexual
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Opinion Natalie Schriefer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —In her 2024 Netflix special “Have It All,” stand-up comedian Taylor Tomlinson has a bit about coming out as bisexual. It can sour otherwise happy events, such as Pride Month in June or Bi Visibility Day in September. I attended my first Pride events, ranging from campus events in 2014 to local parades in 2019, as the straight person I was pretending to be. I continued second-guessing myself, so much so that I could hardly enjoy Pride events. It’s the piece I was missing at my early Pride events, when I was too busy quantifying my behavior and assuming I came up short.

Persons: Natalie Schriefer, CNN —, Taylor Tomlinson, someone’s, ’ ”, Tomlinson, ” Natalie Schriefer, Natalie Schriefer It’s, Hugh Jackman, she’s, —, Privately, unworthiness, Margot Robbie Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Rights, Bisexual Resource, Connecticut Gay, American, of, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Pride, bi.org, U.S

☆ OCD made me question every aspect of my identity — even my sexuality. Here's how I overcame it and found the love of my life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Elle Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

For almost 10 years, I struggled with a type of OCD known as sexual orientation OCD (SO-OCD). When I moved to a progressive city, I accepted my queerness and now I'm engaged to the woman I love. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAlegra Kastens, LMFT, founder of the Center for OCD, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders, told me: "OCD doesn't exist in a vacuum. She had a queer friend who lived in the building, and that friend flirted with me.

Persons: —, I'd, You've, Alegra, queerness Organizations: Service, Michigan Locations: Denver

☆ A 'Shark Tank' beauty brand was criticized for lacking deep foundation shades. It tried to fix it and made it worse.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

So, when Youthforia launched 10 new makeup shades in March, George gave the new darkest option — shade 600 — a chance. Widespread beauty backlashFollowing George's video, beauty fans and creators across the internet have criticized Youthforia and its attempt to make its foundation range more inclusive. George posted another TikTok video on Wednesday, which she captioned: "It's biologically impossible to be PURE black. Shade 600 seems to have no undertone, but it looks like they had more of a red undertone. Specifically, Rihanna's Fenty Beauty changed the game with its massive foundation range — it now boasts 51 shades — and the foundation from Halsey's brand About Face has become a new favorite.

Persons: —, Golloria George, influencer, Fiona, Chan, George, Youthforia, Mark Cuban, Jackie Aina, Javon Ford, George's, didn't Organizations: Service, Business Locations: The California

☆ How One Reaction to a Mural Tore a New England Town Apart
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Jenna Russell | John Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Few were present at the select board meeting in Littleton, N.H., last August when Carrie Gendreau, one of its members, began to talk about a mural that had recently been painted on the side of a building downtown. Its subject matter — a blooming iris, dandelions, birch trees — did not seem controversial. But for Ms. Gendreau, 62, who was also a state senator representing northern New Hampshire, the mural had set off alarms. She was certain there were subversive messages in its imagery, planted there by the nonprofit group that had planned and paid for it. The group was North Country Pride, founded four years ago to build more visible support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the rural region.

Persons: Carrie Gendreau, Gendreau Organizations: North Country Pride Locations: Littleton, N.H, New Hampshire

☆ Robbi Mecus, Who Helped Foster L.G.B.T.Q. Climbing Community, Dies at 52
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Gaya Gupta | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Robbi Mecus, a New York State forest ranger who led search-and-rescue missions and became a prominent voice within the L.G.B.T.Q. climbing community, died after falling about 1,000 feet from a peak at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska on Thursday. Her death was confirmed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, where she worked for 25 years. Ms. Mecus, who worked mostly in the Adirondacks, searched for and rescued lost and injured climbers facing hypothermia and other threats in the wilderness. She then worked to foster a supportive community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning climbers in the North Country of New York.

Persons: Robbi, Mecus Organizations: New, and, New York State Department of Environmental Locations: New York State, Alaska, New York City, New York

☆ Same-sex couples face up to 15 years in prison in Iraq’s LGBTQ crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Nechirvan Mando | Eyad Kourdi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Iraq has passed a new law that penalizes same-sex relations with up to 15 years in prison, a move condemned by rights advocates as the latest attack on the country’s LGBTQ community. Samar called on the US and other countries to put diplomatic pressure on the Iraqi government to revoke the law. He warned that international business coalitions have already signaled that such discriminatory practices could negatively impact Iraq’s economic growth. “Respect for human rights and political and economic inclusion is essential for Iraq’s security, stability, and prosperity. This legislation is inconsistent with these values and undermines the government’s political and economic reform efforts,” Miller said on Saturday.

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☆ Biden administration restores protections for gay and transgender Americans seeking health care
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Avery Lotz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Biden administration announced a new rule Friday expanding safeguards against potential discrimination of gay and transgender Americans seeking medical care, in a reversal of Trump-era limitations that nixed federal health protections for members of the LGBTQ+ community. In a set of expansive new rules unveiled by the Department of Health and Human Services, the department moved to advance civil rights protections for patients by barring health providers and insurers receiving federal funding from discriminating against those seeking care on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation. The HHS rule restores Obama-era protections for transgender patients that the Trump administration rolled back in 2020 — a move that was condemned by LGBTQ+ advocacy and human rights organizations. The finalized rule comes as access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth has been tangled in political controversy, with more than 20 states in recent years attempting to restrict youth access to such care. The Biden administration in 2021 announced its intention to protect transgender Americans from health care discrimination through Section 1557 and Title IX regulations, citing a 2020 Supreme Court ruling that affirmed federal civil rights law bars discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender workers.

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