FBI director fires trainee agent for displaying Pride flag https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/07/fbi-fires-employee-pride-flag/?utm_content=1760300400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Guillermo del Toro and Netflix have announced plans to form a new stop motion studio that will be both a studio and a school to push the medium forward and will develop plans to make Del Toro's next stop motion project after Pinocchio. I'm very hyped to see what this leads to!

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕. 𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

New York Republican breaks ranks to declare trans community is 'not an enemy or a threat’ https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/09/mike-lawler-republican-trans/?utm_content=1760181600&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

1. Last night, 26 Senate Dems helped pass a NDAA containing a military trans sports and surgery ban and dropped demands for protections against US troop deployments in the bill. It is the latest in the national fight over must-pass bills during the shutdown. Subscribe to support our journalism.

The Senate has just passed the military NDAA containing 2 anti-trans provisions: a surgery ban using federal funds (dependents too), and a sports ban on military academy spaces. This will be the STARTING point for negotiations with the House, which has even worse provisions. Only 20 Dems opposed.

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight. Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

It cannot be made clearer. If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

Insane that the Supreme Court didn't immediately stop the tariffs and let this drag on for 6 months. Even the most sacrosanct, load bearing pillar of this country-the interests of capital-must submit to the whims of one old doofus. And we love to see it

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Chiles vs Salazar: US Supreme Court case to determine future of conversion therapy bans https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/07/chiles-v-salazar-us-supreme-court/?utm_content=1759987200&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Over 90 VOICE ACTORS FOR PALESTINE. Let's raise as much support as possible for @opolivebranch.bsky.social ! GO GO GO Requests OPEN: ‼️ NOW ‼️ Requests CLOSE: Oct 22 Form: forms.gle/aWbamKUZLFCT... #VoiceActorsforPalestine youtu.be/jLZpeKr7LkY

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback. After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

LGBTQ+ comedians Rosie Jones and Lee Peart were assaulted on a train in what they described as an 'ableist and homophobic' attack.

Newsom is likely going to let the other bills go into effect quietly, and the education bill is only a couple lines of text where gender is not mentioned. I'm going to be watching much more closely on what he does with the bills that are explicitly about LGBTQ+ topics.

Fundraiser launched to support Drag Race UK star Ginny Lemon after meningitis diagnosis https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/06/drag-race-uk-ginny-lemon-fundraiser-meningitis/?utm_content=1759875602&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Good news, Dem candidates. The GOP leader is telling his 2026 candidates that they must not talk about costs unless they are saying how low they are and that tariffs are great. Which of course means, you get to be the one talking about the truth—that costs are too high and tariffs are a disaster.

Hackers were able to access copies of IDs, but also IP addresses and usernames/profiles associated with them. A huge blow for anonymity online and a risk for marginalized communities and politically or legally disfavored groups.

The America Arts are FUCKED right now. AI propagation, constant layoffs, hiring freezes, projects not being greenlit, conservative censorship, massive tariff hikes, mega-mergers, foreign buyouts, studios relocating overseas and lack of public funding is killing us. Please support small creators.

Switzerland: Expert advises voluntary mask wearing. Swiss epidemiologists warn of a severe infection season. Masks in crowded indoor spaces or on public transport help prevent infections and show solidarity. Extra care for those 65+, immunocompromised and those with cold symptoms. archive.md/hDJVW

I'm not gonna lie, watching this made me cry This is exactly the kinda thing kids need right now. If you have a child in your life PLEASE show them Reading Rainbow. I hope this inspires kids the way the og and Levar Burton inspired me!

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹 This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨ Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌 youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...

Five documentaries about Black queer life everyone should watch in #BlackHistoryMonth https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/01/five-documentaries-about-black-queer-life-everyone-should-watch-in-black-history-month?utm_content=1759465200&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Republican lawmaker calls for Democratic congresswoman to be executed over Trump protest calls https://bit.ly/4mLlmPc

It's midnight. We are officially in a government shutdown. No clean CR was passed. Congress moves on to negotiating during what could be a protracted closure. Thank you all for calling to let them know that whatever gets negotiated, anti-LGBTQ provisions cannot be in the final appropriations bill.

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband. Today they attacked two journalists. We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

Three major crashes today on roads where the current NZ govt *increased* the speed limit (previously lowered for safety reasons) in pursuit of "productivity"? Serious injuries. Lengthy closures. Costly disruptions to lives, whānau, the transport network, our health system. This is not productive. 😞

And people will still say I, and all my trans colleagues are overexaggerating about the shit we go through, that "it has nothing to do with you being trans", etc etc. Cis people, call your senator, your congressman, do SOMETHING other than replying with a 🤬🤬🤬 or this blood is on your hands as well

If you haven’t been paying attention to the EA takeover because you’re not a gamer, here’s why it should concern you anyway. 2 out of 3 people in the US play video games —and right-wingers are gearing up to control their content. Their messaging, their propaganda. Coming to a console near you.

Ariana Grande

yeah they're just murdering random people on these boats

ICE attempted and failed to disappear a food delivery guy. It needed to be scored.

Trump and Dems are officially meeting Monday. This is after Trump cancelled his last meeting with Democrats because they were holding firm on immigrant and transgender protections. The Republican budget has dozens of anti-LGBTQ+ riders. Call your Dem senators, people, don't let them capitulate.

US intelligence removes the T from LGBT+ – even in reports of threats to the queer community https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/25/us-intelligence-trans-lgbtq/?utm_content=1758979200&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

UK government’s new digital IDs scheme causes concern among trans community https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/26/digital-ids-keir-starmer-government/?utm_content=1758889201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trump just signed an illegal executive order designed to target his political opposition by designating them terrorists and using the DOJ, IRS, FBI, and the JTTF to investigate and charge liberal organizations, funders, members, and protesters. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Trump administration 'considering banning trans people from owning guns' https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/23/trans-us-guns-ban-government/?utm_content=1758834002&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Police investigate after bullet casings engraved with 'die f*g' left outside LGBTQ+ centre https://bit.ly/46D5Bno

Republicans, Trump included, are zeroing in on transgender people and blaming us for the looming government shutdown. They are demanding that Democrats cave on transgender rights. Many of them are copying the same talking points in their messages.

Oh my goodness what incredible, incredible news. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The most insane “anti-porn” bill I’ve seen yet The “Anticorruption of Public Morals Act” would criminalize visual, audio, or written depictions of “sex acts,” with language broad enough to ban distribution of When Harry Met Sally & romance novels .. and that's not even the worst of it 🧵

L’shana Tovah to those who celebrate. And if you’re looking for a way to help in Gaza besides loudly speaking out against genocide today, here you go: www.gofundme.com/f/Help-Anas-...

1. Trump has dug in on anti-trans provisions in the shutdown fight this morning, cancelling a meeting with Dems unless they cave on trans people. His post to Truth Social is a clear indication that Republicans are making targeting trans people a priority. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Lib Dems reject bid to prevent trans women standing in roles reserved for women https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/22/lib-dems-conference-trans-diversity-quotas/?utm_content=1758543604&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

1. The Trump admin has demanded New York City to ban trans kids from bathrooms. Mayor Adams has come out in support of Trump's proposal. NY Law protects trans youth, and Adams has no power to implement it. Meanwhile, Mamdani has slammed Adam's comments. Subscribe to support our journalism.

They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.