Police in Turkey have detained 47 people in a series of raids on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ+ activists, officials say. Raids took place in 12 provinces over the weekend as part of a campaign dubbed “My Family is Safe” that the Turkish government says has been designed to protect family values. One
Rockstar Games’ best-selling Grand Theft Auto series wasn’t often accused of political sensitivity during its legendary run from the late 1990s through the early 2010s. In fact, parents and activists denounced the franchise for exposing children to a seedy world of sex, violence, crude humor, and wanton crime. Elon Musk even claimed that he couldn’t
While other country music singers remained silent — or outright discriminated against — the LGBTQ+ community, Parton was always an outspoken supporter and ally. “I got a huge gay following and some really macho-looking women,” Parton told Andy Warhol in a 1984 Interiew magazine story. “To me, people are people… Many of my friends are
The US Department of Commerce, which oversees the Census Bureau, is circulating a proposed rule that would cease the collection of demographic data on racial minorities and LGBTQ+ people and prevent undocumented immigrants from being counted in the 2030 census, according to documents viewed by WIRED. The decision could have far-reaching implications for federal funding,
WASHINGTON– The Trump administration has violated a court order by transferring several incarcerated transgender women to a segregated prison unit, a lawyer for the inmates argued Wednesday as he urged a federal judge to enforce the order. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., did not rule from the bench on the inmates’ request
Scatena & Rosner Films has acquired North American, Australian and New Zealand distribution rights to the independent LGBTQ comedy-drama “Actual Nobodies,” written and directed by Alex Wyse. S&R picked up the film at this year’s Cannes market. Germany’s Media Luna New Films has secured the rights for the rest of the territories. A US launch