Thailand is often celebrated as a bastion of tolerance and a paradise for the international LGBTQ+ community. However, beneath the surface of this welcoming image lies a more complex reality marked by conservative values and discrimination that activists have fought to overcome for decades. In a landmark decision that could herald a new era for LGBTQ+ rights in Southeast Asia, Thailand’s House of Representatives recently passed a same-sex marriage bill by an overwhelming majority, with 399 votes in favor and only 10 against. This significant step forward now requires approval from the Sen ..read more

(Editor's note: This post contains minor spoilers for the Netflix series Baby Reindeer.) Netflix's latest binge-worthy show is the surprisingly thoughtful British dark-comedy Baby Reindeer. Written, produced, and starring Richard Gadd and based on his own life story, the limited series follows flailing comedian Donny Dunn who becomes entangled with a female stalker named Martha (Jessica Gunning). While it begins as an unserious game of cat and mouse, the series goes on to force viewers to face our preconceived notions about gender-based violence, sexual assault, and who we have empathy for ..read more

Embattled Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has declared that she has no desire to “forgive” the stars of the film franchise based on her books if they ever “apologize” for standing up against her hateful rhetoric and bigoted transphobia. Rowling has been tweeting lately about The Cass Report, a report written by British pediatrician Dr. Hilary Cass. According to Rowling, the report deemed transgender health care for young people “severe medical malpractice” that people should feel ashamed for supporting. And if I sound angry, it's because I'm bloody angry. I read Cass this morning and my a ..read more

Hunter Schafer is trying to move past taking trans roles. The Euphoria and Cuckoo star is the center of a wide-ranging GQ cover story where she opened up about her past relationship with Spanish singer Rosalía and other topics, including how she wants to move on from playing trans roles (at least for now). See on Instagram Schafer has played troubled trans teen Jules in the popular (and controversial) teen drama series Euphoria since 2019, and has become one of the most recognizable trans celebrities in the world. Now, she says, she just wants to be girl. Schafer told GQ that she’s been ..read more

From Barbie to Superstar! Exciting news in the world of trans film, as John Cameron Mitchell has joined an upcoming project about trans legend Candy Darling as executive producer. The film is set to be directed by Zackary Drucker and will star Hari Nef as Darling. Candy Darling was born in Queens, and became one of Andy Warhol’s most notable Superstars. She met Warhol in 1967 and soon was cast in his films Flesh and Women in Revolt. She also was a mainstay in the New York art scene, and inspired many popular artists of the time. She’s mentioned in the Rolling Stones’ song “Citadel” and is th ..read more

Gina Carano wants to be the victim so, so bad. The disgraced star of The Mandalorian, who was fired from the Disney+ show after sharing hateful social media posts, opened up during an expansive interview with The Hollywood Reporter about her spiral downward and what led to her firing. Carano had made several controversial posts on social media in the buildup to her firing. But according to her, it seems as though the straw that broke the camel’s back was when she added “boop/bop/beep” in her Twitter (now X) bio while others included their pronouns on social media bios in solidarity with tran ..read more

After a long awards season, Trace Lysette is finally getting her flowers. Lysette earned much-deserved Oscar buzz for her riveting performance in Andrew Pallaoro’s family drama Monica this year, and at last night’s GLAAD Awards, she accepted the trophy for Outstanding Film - Limited Theatrical Release. After thanking writer-director Andrea Pallaoro in her speech, Lysette mentioned that she filmed another movie around the same time that has yet to be released. “About a month after I shot Monica, I shot another movie called Dope Queens with Alexandra Gray,” Lysette said to applause. “And it is ..read more

Dylan Mulvaney is celebrating her second year of girlhood today by releasing a new single, aptly entitled “Days of Girlhood.” Mulvaney publicly came out as a woman during the pandemic and documented her journey in a series of TikToks called “Days of Girlhood.” As she continued her transition, she let people know what it was like going through the journey. Since then, Mulvaney was the center of some absolutely ridiculous media scandals, including doing a sponsored post with Bud Light that ended up with a viral campaign by right-wingers to boycott the beer, smash bottles and cans, and send dea ..read more

Notorious sexist, anti-semite, and TERF J.K. Rowling is in the middle of a feud that might soon explode. Rowling, who rose to fame writing the Harry Potter series of books and then ruined her image by becoming a hateful fearmonger, is currently in a feud with India Willoughby, a female TV reporter who is credited as the first trans TV news reporter in the United Kingdom. If you’re not familiar with her story, Willoughby has legally been a woman for years and co-hosted shows in the UK such as Loose Women. She has also appeared in the UK version of Celebrity Big Brother. Now, Willoughby says t ..read more

Nex Benedict, a transgender Oklahoma high school student, died under mysterious circumstances following an assault from several older girls at school the day prior. While the local police department has ruled that the death was not caused by trauma, LGBTQ+ advocates have been frustrated by the lack of transparency in the case, with the Human Rights Campaign going so far as to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Benedict’s death and subsequent school and police response have sparked nationwide conversations about the bullying of transgender, no ..read more