Queer News Tonight

Join us for an exclusive interview with celebrity designer @theandrewchristian on Unapologetically Queer! In this candid conversation, Andrew discusses the early days of his brand, the challenges he faced, and the changes in the LGBTQ+ community. Discover his inspiring journey, his support for political causes, and his thoughts on the importance of community connections. Don't miss this insigh...

Florida celebrated the UN Worldwide May 17 celebration of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. In Cuba they celebrated with a Conga parade in Havana, US Embassies across the world held receptions, France held an educational conference in Paris and President Biden and the White House discussed today how important standing against hate is for all Americans. So we are not s...

Join adventurer Erin Parisi as they share their inspiring journey of overcoming fear and discrimination by ascending the Seven Summits. In this captivating interview on Unapologetically Queer, Erin sits down with host Al Ferguson to discuss their incredible experiences as trans climbers and the challenges they faced along the way. Discover how Erin's determination and resilience propelled them...

The moving vans are in Tallahassee and it can only mean one thing. Queer News Tonight has predicted Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' potential run for President of the United States for more than a year. But we can confirm tonight it’s not moving vans that signal the announcement. Florida GOP politicians and political insiders say it’s actually June LGBTQ+ Pride Month that is the signal that DeS...

The Texas House of Representatives had a debate on a piece of legislation that would strike the unconstitutional, unenforceable criminal offense of “homosexual conduct” from the state’s lawbooks. House Bill 2055, introduced this session by Dallas Democratic Rep. Venton Jones, was listed on the daily House calendar, which contains the list of new bills and resolutions scheduled by the Committee on...

Anheuser-Busch parent company AB InBev is optimistic about its future, despite calls for a Bud Light boycott following a marketing partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. While Bud Light volume declined in the U.S. over the first three weeks of April following the uproar, the dip represented just 1% of overall global volumes for the period. However, this raises the question of how...

sunshine cathedral and the Florida LGBTQ+ community turned Stonewall Pride into a protest. June is Pride Month, commemorating the Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn, and the patrons fought back. Pride parades are held worldwide to memorialize and celebrate the Stonewall riots, including the Stonewall Pride Parade and Street Festival in Florida. Governor Ron D...

The most entertaining red-carpet looks of the Met Gala 2023 came from Vaquera. Designers Patric DiCaprio and Bryn Taubensee of the independent New York-based label styled September Evans, Anita Kristiansen, and Anita Li. Finally, Carrie Marie Carey, their last starlet of the night, donned a thrashed dress that appeared to be covered in mud. One comment from a user simply read: “Incredible.” But yo...

Unapologetically Queer With Al Ferguson, we interview @fossildaddy the internet's paleontological father figure. Fossil Daddy is a gay paleontologist who specializes in studying trace fossils such as dinosaur footprints. He shares how he got into paleontology, his journey into content creation during the pandemic, and the story behind his brand name. He also talks about his efforts to bring th...

Saudi Arabia, where homosexuality is punishable by death, now claims to welcome LGBTQ+ visitors, despite the country’s horrific track record on LGBTQ+ rights and treatment of queer residents. The kingdom’s tourist website, visitsaudi.com, has updated its official advice for LGBTQ+ travelers. The website’s help section now asks, “Are LGBT visitors welcome in Saudi Arabia?” The response reads: “We d...

For President Joe Biden, Republican book bans have become a defining political fight. The more Biden and his team condemn book banning as a national scourge, the more some conservatives help prove him right. President Joe Biden delivered some funny lines at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, but toward the end of his remarks, the Democrat sounded a serious note, warning that...

The L World: Generation Q cast visited the White House on Tuesday and spoke alongside Karine Jean-Pierre — the first openly gay White House press secretary — for Lesbian Visibility Week. Actresses Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey, and Katherine Moennig and series co-creator and executive producer Ilene Chaiken joined Jean-Pierre during a briefing. Afterward, the cast met with LGBTQI+ staffers of the...

The Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church approved conditional disaffiliation for 55 churches last week during a virtual session. The press release issued by the conference says, “Those churches met the requirements in Paragraph 2553 of the Book of Discipline regarding separation from the denomination over the issue of human sexuality.” The churches could depart the conference effectiv...

In this interview with Queer News Tonight, @JosephHarwood , better known as JoJo, discusses her upbringing in Brighton, UK, and her rise to fame as a model, artist, social media personality, and the first-ever trans person to win a reality-based talent competition. JoJo shares her thoughts on the differences between the LGBTQ+ communities in the UK and the United States and how her love of makeup...

Despite being advised by fans to cancel her Tennessee show due to the state’s oppressive anti-drag law, which bans “adult cabaret entertainment” in public spaces and where it might be seen by minors, Lizzo instead brought drag performers, including RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni, on stage. Taking to Instagram on Saturday, April 22, the “About Damn Time” singer proudly shared a range of moments from the...

Transgender Texans of all ages could have their access to transition-related medical treatments severely limited — or effectively ended — under a bill the Texas Senate preliminary approved Tuesday. Senate Bill 1029 would make physicians and health insurers financially liable for their patients’ lifetime medical, mental health, and pharmaceutical costs resulting from complications of gender-affirmi...

This afternoon The Walt Disney Company filed a lawsuit suing Gov. Ron DeSantis and state officials in federal court, accusing them of engaging in a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” in the feud over the Reedy Creek Improvement District. The entertainment giant filed a constitutional challenge that may go all the way to the Supreme Court over the power and limits of a Florida Governor a...

On Friday, April 21, hundreds of Florida high school and college students walked out of classrooms to protest Governor Ron DeSantis and his education policies. The 24-hour action, also called ‘Walk Out 2 Learn’, called for students to walk out of their schools, register to vote or check their voter registration status, take part in a brief lesson on banned policies, and enroll in a virtual, colleg...

Gov Ron DeSantis and radical members of the Florida GOP seem to have accomplished what they intended. To divide the LGBTQ+ community and the communities we live in to make decisions that harm some or all of our community. This weekend South Florida’s Treasure Coast Pride made the dire decision to cancel it’s LGBTQ+ pride parade and restrict its Pridefest events, a decision that came just 72 hours...

Fort Lauderdale and other communities across southeast Florida are working to get life back to normal after monumental flooding wreaked havoc on the area, closing transportation hubs, schools, and government offices. During the peak of Wednesday’s torrential barrages, a month’s worth of rain fell in just one hour. Many of Fort Lauderdale’s streets turned into lakes when rain exceeding 2 feet inund...

Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, an anesthesiologist, a Navy Combat Veteran, and a father of two has become the first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association amidst the fractious time for U.S. health care. Transgender patients and those seeking abortion care face restrictions in many places. The medical judgment of physicians is being overridden by state laws. Disinformation is rampant. And...

After years of stops and starts, Wilton Manors is finally on the precipice of major development. In this week’s SFGN, online now and on stands tomorrow, I look at the first major project: redevelopment of the Shoppes of Wilton Manors, or Alibi Plaza as it’s commonly known, in the heart of the city’s entertainment district. Monday’s Planning and Zoning Board meeting will discuss some make-or-break...

During a debate over a bill that would prevent people from using bathrooms “designated for the opposite sex,” Rep. Webster Barnaby, R-Deltona, lashed out against the several transgender Floridians who spoke out against the bill. He called transgender Floridians “demons and imps” and compared them to “mutants from another planet” during a committee hearing. He compared the speakers, who included tr...

The Editorial Board of the Orlando Sentinel has published a scathing takedown of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for what it described as his “foolish, petty, and ultimately selfish political vendetta” against Disney. DeSantis has made it clear he is unwilling to relent in his feud with the entertainment company — which all began with Disney’s opposition to DeSantis’s Don’t Say Gay law. The Sentinel...

“GET WOKE, GO broke,” has become a rallying cry of the political right whenever a brand makes the slightest effort to align itself with liberal or progressive values. It’s a meme that allows MAGA country to believe that there is an ongoing, massive backlash to products that acknowledge and celebrate marginalized communities. But the supposed boycotts never seem to be reflected in the bottom line....