Blythe del Kuzio

The index to future histories chronicling Donald Trump’s rise and fall got a new entry on Monday night, courtesy Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night Live show: “Elonia Musk.” The nicknname follows a flurry of palace intrigue around Musk’s appearance in a “family photo” snapped on election night that featured the billionaire X owner and his son but not once-and-future First Lady Melania Trump. Related Elon Musk’s trans daughter might leave the country because of Trump’s victory Even if Trump doesn’t implement his anti-trans agenda, Vivian Jenna Wilson cited one reason she’s still leaving… “I think it’s a little weird, right?” said CNN’s Ana Navarro on Friday after Trump family members posted the pic to X. “I mean,  Elon Musk  seems to be everywhere at all times. He’s like Secretary of Everything, and at the same time, he’s like the First Lady.” Your LGBTQ+ guide to Election 2024 Stay ahead of the 2024 Election with our newsletter that covers candidates, issues, and persp...

A video circulating online from Port-Harcourt, Nigeria, depicts the lynching of two gay men who were allegedly caught engaging in sexual intercourse. The men were stripped down to their underwear and forced to hold hands while being paraded in the streets. They were covered in bruises and blood. Onlookers watched and recorded with their phones as the pair were beaten with sticks and fists and attackers hurled homophobic slurs at them. Related Death & rape threats force straight activist to flee Uganda over anti-LGBTQ+ law Nyombi Morris has faced horrific threats, including ones against his family, just because he supported his queer sister. An elderly man who witnessed the incident told LGBTQ Nation that mob attacks on queer people are common occurrences in Rumuewhara, a community in the city of Port Harcourt. Global perspectives delivered right to your inbox Our newsletter bridges borders to bring you LGBTQ+ news from around the world. Subscribe to our Newsletter toda...

Now that the results of the 2024 elections are in – Republicans will control the Senate, House, and White House – everyone is talking about what Democrats should do to make a comeback in 2028. We at LGBTQ Nation want to know what you think they should do the most. Should they move to the left and discuss their progressive policy goals, which could include a plan for single-payer health care and an upward redistribution of the tax burden? Or should they tack to the center, emphasizing a pro-business, tough-on-crime position? Or is the solution outside of the policy realm? Have Democrats let communications on social media slide when it comes to reaching out to certain groups, like young cishet white men or Latin people? Or should they eschew identity-based communications and talk more about how Republicans make the economy worse for working people after President Joe Biden protected union pensions and achieved low unemployment while getting inflation down to low levels? Which do you...

Fearful that marriage equality will be in jeopardy under a second Trump administration, same-sex couples in Iowa are flocking to the altar before the president-elect is inaugurated in January – and one person is going above and beyond to help these couples down the aisle. Through the organization Lesbians of Iowa, Chaplain Anitta Milloro has built a resource to connect couples with vendors that are willing to provide free services to queer couples, from photographers to officiants, to living will and notary services. They are currently helping more than 40 couples tie the knot. Related Democrats are at each other’s throats over the role of trans issues in Trump’s victory But experts say we can find our way through. “There’s only so long that I can sit in suffering before I have to roll up my sleeves and do something,” Milloro told Des Moines news station KCCI. “We take care of ourselves. That’s what we’ve had to do, that’s what we’ll continue to do.” Stay connected to your c...

As Democrats continue to grapple with former President Donald Trump’s decisive victory in last week’s presidential election, Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) is breaking down how she pulled off a historic win in a campaign season that saw Republicans lean hard on anti-transgender fearmongering . McBride, who after serving four years in the Delaware state senate became the first out transgender person ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives last Tuesday, told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes last week that she is grateful to her home state “for giving me this opportunity to serve.” Related Sarah McBride will be the first trans member of Congress. Here’s why that’s important. Trans representation has never been more needed, and we’re finally getting it in Congress. The 34-year-old added that she’s “incredibly determined” to defend both Delaware and American democracy in Congress.   Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how poli...

Maryland police have arrested 11 Salisbury University students for allegedly using the Grindr hook-up app to lure and attack 18-year-old Zachary Leinemann in an off-campus apartment, leaving him with bruising and a broken rib. The attackers recorded the assault on video, leading to their arrest. The arrested students allegedly set up a profile claiming to be a 16-year-old gay male — 16 is the age of consent in Maryland. They then talked with Leinemann via Snapchat and then lured him to the apartment with the promise of an intimate encounter. Related Bullies gave a trans boy a concussion. His school did nothing. He was jumped by a group of students — there’s even video of the horrific attack. When Leinemann entered, he was ambushed by a group of 15 men who forced him to sit in a chair, yelled homophobic slurs at him, and refused to let him leave when he tried several times, WBOC reported . Stay connected to your community Connect with the issues and events that impact your co...

Streaming platform Mubi has canceled a four-day film festival in Istanbul to protest the Turkish city’s banning of the new Luca Guadagnino-directed film Queer . Mubi acquired international distribution right for Queer earlier this year, as Deadline noted , and had planned to screen the film as part of its Mubi Fest Istanbul 2024. But, according to a post on the platform’s Turkish Instagram account, organizers learned hours before the festival’s November 7 opening that the film had been banned. Related Drew Starkey cast as Daniel Craig’s love interest in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’ The film is based on gay author William S. Burroughs’s 1985 novel. “The decision states that the movie is banned because it contains provocative content that would endanger the peace of the society and that the ban would be implemented for security reasons,” the post reads, according to Deadline . Global perspectives delivered right to your inbox Our newsletter bridges borders to bring you LGBTQ+ n...

The Justice Minister in Mali announced Thursday that the West African nation is moving forward with a law to outlaw homosexuality. The country’s ruling National Transitional Council adopted the measure by a nearly unanimous vote last week. The bill still needs approval from the country’s military leaders,  according to Agence France-Presse . Related A U.S. activist allegedly accepted $300K from Russia to push anti-gay laws in Africa Family Watch International of Arizona was complicit in the funding. The vote was 131 in favor and 1 against. Global perspectives delivered right to your inbox Our newsletter bridges borders to bring you LGBTQ+ news from around the world. Subscribe to our Newsletter today “There are now provisions prohibiting homosexuality in Mali, and that anyone engaging in this practice or promoting or condoning it will be prosecuted,” the Malian Minister of Justice Mamadou Kassogue announced last week. #AESinfo | #Mali Le Mali dit non à la ...

Jacob Rostovsky, the 33-year-old transgender male CEO of Queer Works — a nonprofit dedicated to mental health care access for transgender, gender nonbinary, and intersex (TGI) individuals — has been indicted on 53 felony counts for allegedly stealing over $940,000 in taxpayer money from the city of Palm Springs, California. Rostovsky has pleaded not guilty on all counts. Rostovsky surrendered himself to the local district attorney’s office on October 17 and posted a $944,000 bail. He faces charges of fraudulent claims, grand theft, misappropriation of public funds, insurance fraud, perjury, and money laundering, according to the district attorney’s office . Related Author of “Don’t Say Gay” law stole $150,000 in COVID funds. He’s going to jail. He said opponents of the anti-LGBTQ+ law want to “sexualize your 6 year olds.” He was stealing government funds at the same time. In July 2021, Riverside County awarded grants to Queer Works to fund programs to help homeless individuals...

Adam Ellis, a gay cartoonist whose viral August 2017 “real life” ghost story was adapted into a feature length horror film named Dear David , recently revealed that he received no payment for the film. The film was based on a Buzzfeed article entitled “My Apartment Is Being Haunted By The Ghost Of A Dead Child And I’m Not Sure What To Do.” Related “Ghost” screenwriter comes out as gay at age 81 His wife has known for almost 50 years, and they’re still married. “The first time I saw him, I was experiencing sleep paralysis and saw a child sitting in the green rocking chair at the foot of my bed,” Ellis wrote. “He had a huge misshapen head that was dented on one side…. Right before he reached my bed, I woke up screaming.” Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today The first time I saw him, I was experiencing sleep paralysis and saw a child sitting in the green rocking ch...

Serenity Birdsong, a transgender student at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), killed themselves on Monday inside the campus’ James E. Walker Library. Birdsong was vice president of MTSU’s student LGBTQ+ organization MT Lambda. The school canceled classes and closed the library on Tuesday but resumed normal operations on Wednesday. Additional details about Birdsong’s suicide have neither been made publicly available nor reported by the media. Related Anti-trans laws cause increase in suicide attempts according to massive new study Trans youth in states that enacted anti-trans laws had up to a 72% increase in suicide attempts. “Serenity was more than an officer to us; many of us considered Serenity our friend, and her ability to light up a room, paired with her wholesome demeanor, made her welcome anywhere, but especially in Lambda where we are burdened by the darkness of existing in a world so often cruel to us. And it is this darkness that snuffed out Serenity’s light,...

Hispanic and Latino people are less likely to support politicians who use or are associated with “Latinx,” the gender-inclusive term referring to Hispanic and/or Latino populations, according to a new study from Georgetown and Harvard Universities. The term — which challenges the Spanish language’s masculine-leaning gender binary and increases awareness of non-binary Latinos — has become used more publicly since 2015, increasingly appearing in internet searches, academic and media language, and speeches by Democratic Party politicians. After analyzing cross-referenced datasets from seven surveys of Hispanics and Latinos, the study’s co-authors wrote, “Our evidence shows when (Democratic) politicians — who are usually more pro-LGBTQ+ than their (Republican) political opponents — use gender-neutral group labels like ‘Latinx,’ they experience backlash from Latinos who would have otherwise supported Democratic party politicians but are negatively predisposed against LGBTQ+ people.” Rel...

The history of the Middle East – and especially between Palestinians and Jews – abounds with blame, recrimination, retaliation, and an ever-escalating cycle of mistrust and violence. There is indeed plenty of justifiable blame to go around on all sides, but as we blame and blame and blame, attack and attack and attack, react and react and severely overreact while all the time expecting different results, we are certainly left with the insanity perpetuating ever-increasing tensions, violence, death, and the reality of an ever-widening breakout of war and destruction. Related The stakes are just as high for Congress this election as they are for the presidency The results of these races will determine if the next four years is filled with lots of progress or lots of pain. The fact is that both Palestinians and Jews are indigenous to what we call “The Middle East,” and Jews (Israelites) have existed there continually from when the area was known as “the land of Canaan” from around...

A Georgia man convicted of murdering a transgender woman is on the run after jumping bail during his trial. Davonte Fore, 26, was convicted along with accomplice JaQuan Brooks, 25, on October 4 of Malice Murder, two counts of Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony for the June 2021 murder of 25-year-old Skyler Gilmore. Related Anti-trans murderer makes history as first convicted under federal hate crime law His girlfriend called him an anti-gay slur when she discovered his relationship with a trans woman. That upset him… According to a press release from the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office, DeKalb County Police officers found Gilmore unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the torso in her Stone Mountain, Georgia, apartment in the early morning hours of June 4, 2021, after receiving a 911 call from a female friend reporting that the 25-year-old had been shot. Stay co...