If you attend cultural events in the Palm Springs area, chances are you’ve run into 👑 Danny Kopelson. He helped Desert Ensemble Theatre with PR and came up with the idea of Singing With the Desert Stars, a season-opening fundraiser which brings in money for the theater’s scholarship program. 👏🌈🫶

Chappell Roan 👑 officially kicked off her latest tour, Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things in NYC. At one of the shows, before doing a cover of Barracuda, she brought out Heart’s ❤️Nancy Wilson to perform the song with her. Minds were blown, hearts were filled, a good gay time was had by all.

The heavy metal icon broke the news on Jake Shears' Queer the Music podcast. Halford 👑 said he’d asked Thomas to marry him several times over the course of their 35-year relationship, but had given up asking when, “suddenly on one of our night walks, Thomas said, ‘I think we should get married.’” 👏🤟

In his September 19 decision, district court judge William E. Smith, a Bush appointee, ruled that the NEA’s recent policy requiring all grant applicants to certify that “federal funds shall not be used to promote gender ideology” violates the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act. 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

After Trans Filipina designer 👑 Veejay Floresca's father died in 2001, her family “became super poor because he’s the breadwinner of the family. Winning Project Runway would give me the money to take care of my family,” she said. Congrats on being the first ever Trans winner of Project Runway! 🏳️‍⚧️

When she realized her mistake, Ruwi decided to stick around and warm up with the guys, who were more than happy to have her along. But when they began running, she lasted "five seconds," calling the experience physically uncomfortable, but the group made her feel nothing but welcome. 👏🏼🌈🏃

Lenacapavir is given as 2 shots every 6 months. They would cost the same as daily oral pills, making it a realistic choice anywhere resources are constrained. Bill Clinton, co-founder of Clinton Health Access Initiative said ”It simplifies prevention for patients, doctors, and health systems alike.”

Long-term survivor, writer/activist Mark S. King 👑 is devoting his 65th birthday to raise funds for The Reunion Project, a nat’l network of long-term survivors. His 60th birthday virtual event included guests Greg Louganis, Elton John and husband David Furnish, who sang Happy Birthday! Stay tuned! 🎂

Kai Schreiber 👑 lit up NYFW, opening the show for designer Jason Wu, while also walking in several other fashion shows. The opening and closing spots in a runway lineup are considered the most important within the fashion industry. Schreiber is the daughter of actors Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber.

QUEERTY reports: After a world premiere at Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival last month, the film is now set to make its U.S. premiere at Palm Springs Cinema Diverse LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Bergeron says he's excited to share it with the "community of older gay men.” 👏🫶😍

THE MORE YOU KNOW It has been reported that tens of thousands of people attended the service, which coincided with more than 168 reports of outages on Grindr – the baseline number is 2. The problems continued through the following morning reaching more than 200 at one point. #closetcase #hypocrite 🖕🏼

Global initiative HIV Unwrapped made its US debut at New York Fashion Week, in which Parsons students and alums were paired with leading HIV scientists to create a look inspired by the science. Models and celebrities walked the resultant fashions down the runway. Click link for slideshow. 👑🏳️‍🌈🧬🧵😎

Demna and Gucci 👑 kicked off London Fashion Week this morning, dropping the S26 collection on social media and email blast. Photographed by Catherine Opie 👑, the lookbook captures the Gucci “Famiglia,” the press release noted, “made up of singular personalities and distinctive aesthetic attitudes.”

At a time when Strictly Come Dancing is embroiled in scandal, drag queen La Voix 👑 is proving to be a breath of fresh air. From making host Claudia Winkleman laugh to rejecting her professional dance partner, La Voix was the star of Saturday’s launch show. 😂👏🏼🌈

With help from locals, friends, and colleagues in queer+ and historic preservation communities, this couple formed a community based revitalization group doing whatever it takes to stabilize and revitalize this forgotten place into a queer-centric residential resort and glampground. —YOUTUBE 👑✊🏽🏳️‍🌈👏🏼

Trina Gregory, owner of Se7en Bites in Orlando, offered up 49 parking spaces for members of the community to paint to show support for the LGBTQ+ community after DeSantis’ crackdown on rainbow crosswalks. The lot is on privately owned property and not subject to enforcement of a law. 🏳️‍🌈✊🏳️‍⚧️

Glenn McQuaid, director and co-writer of wickedly funny, bloody, and unapologetically queer horror-comedy The Restoration at Grayson Manor, was inspired by horror and soap operas. Growing up in Ireland in the 70s and 80s, these were the pop culture touchstones that helped him through his gay youth.

Gogo Graham cast all trans women 👑, most of whom are visual artists and performers. “I always cast girls that inspire me, and this season most of them are in the performance space,” she said, “I wanted people the audience could connect with.” Scroll through to look at Graham’s casting. 👏🏳️‍⚧️🫶

Tramell Tillman of Severance won Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series. Hacks star Hannah Einbinder won Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series. Jeff Hiller’s of Somebody Somewhere won Best Supporting Actor, Comedy Series. And The Traitors' Alan Cumming accepted for Best Reality Competition Program. 👑🏆

Trump 🖕 said he'd "have no problem” ordering a ban on the Progress Pride flag, agreeing with a far-right pundit that it should be considered a symbol of terrorism. The exchange occurred in the Oval Office Monday between Trump and Brian Glenn, correspondent for right-wing outlet Real America’s Voice.

JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN! 🎃 “A zombie apocalypse breaks out on the night of a giant warehouse party, and a group of drag queens and club kids must put aside their drama to fight against the undead. Starring Margaret Cho, Dominique Jackson, Katy O’Brian, Nina West and more. Directed by Tina Romero.

Focused on “Campers” who participate in romance-themed challenges, the show made history as the Philippines’ first gay dating show. The country struggles with prejudice against LGBTQ folks, though viewership increased as more people learned from the love on display and messages of self-acceptance. 👑

Penobscot County, Maine, is grappling with the largest HIV outbreak in the state’s history with 7x the typical amount. Most cases are among people who use drugs and are homeless, and fueled by the closing of programs that distributed sterile syringes, along with a shortage of HIV medical providers.🎗️

Out Sen Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced bipartisan legislation to restore the LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention hotline, which was shut down by Trump in July. The new 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act would codify it into law and require resources to reestablishing and maintain it.

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield posted that he has quit after 47 years, claiming the company’s social activism has been “silenced”. The firm has long advocated for social issues including LGBTQ rights, racial justice, refugee rights, climate activism, fair trade and supporting Palestine. 🙏

Corporations caved in on DEI, mainstream media keeps bowing down to this administration, and we the people are left to fight the powers. DON’T LET THEM WIN. #boycottabc ✊🏽🏳️‍🌈🖕🏼🏳️‍⚧️🤬

Oh l'amour - The Erasure Musical will feature a book by Paul Lavoie and chart-topping songs, including "A Little Respect, "Chains of Love," and "Oh l'amour." The story will follow a college student who finds himself in the chaos of 1987 San Francisco against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic. 👑🎗️🌈

Meet the Monsters Cast of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans S2. Season Premieres 10/7 on Shudder (and AMC+). Get more info, merch, and behind the scenes coverage at bouletbrothersdragula.com

WOW! The new album 'Chrissie Hynde & Pals - Duets Special', 13 extraordinary duets, beautifully arranged and featuring a host of world-class collaborators, including kd Lang 👑 on this fantastic track. Releasing 17th October 2025, pre-order/pre-save here: chrissiehynde.lnk.to/due.

Zach Campbell 👑 is currently developing his show “That’s a Bop!,” with the first episodes released this year featuring Lizzo, MNEK, Little Mix, and Iggy Azalea. He was cast for the newest season of "Dear White People" and has over 75 million total views on Youtube, expanding his influence fast! 👏🏳️‍🌈

👑 Prince Faggot has an all queer and trans cast; each actor pulls double-duty embodying both their “characters” and versions of themselves. As a result, the play is an ultra-meta intellectual exercise as actors jump out of the narrative to speak to the audience about their individual experiences. 🤯

Black Church Bay is set off the northern coast of Wales, where a so-called “intimate encounter” sends shockwaves through a small town. The film follows “a man whose world unravels after an intimate encounter with a younger man and explores the lengths someone will go to to hide their true self.” 🌈

Calum Scott has a gorgeous new duet song/video with Whitney Houston and it’s stunningly gorgeous. He’s not well known to the masses in the US, but definitely worth checking out. 🫶🌈👏 youtu.be/mHg8Kdt18kw?...

CONGRATULATIONS, MARK, AND GOD BLESS YOU 🙏 Writer and long-term HIV survivor Mark S. King's fiery, emotional speech during his induction into the NLGJA Journalism Hall of Fame includes thoughts on AIDS activism, trans erasure, LGBTQ unity, and the fascist regime taking over the United States. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Being LGBTQ is no longer taboo or considered the big family secret no one talks about. It's easy to lose sight of this considering the current political climate and recent declines in support for our rights. Still, there is a bigger support system in place if you're coming out—or struggling to. 🏳️‍🌈✊🏳️‍⚧️

Numerous LGBTQ+ actors and industry professionals have signed a declaration urging the international film community to boycott Israeli film institutions in protest of the genocide of Palestinians. It has over 1200 signatories including Tilda Swinton, Cynthia Nixon, Indya Moore, and Joel Kim Booster.

KING: At a conference that has always been known to helpfully schedule protests right into the program (protests addressing the needs of trans people, the U=U campaign, and those born with HIV), it was stunning that there were no protests at all, much less anything to do with this political moment.🙏

Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has rejected a bill seeking to provide limited rights to same-sex couples. The unicameral body voted 71 to 14 against granting same-sex partners who married or entered into civil unions abroad the ability to make medical decisions and after-death arrangements. ✊🏽🏳️‍🌈🙏🏼

At the core of our mission is the belief that pride is more than a moment—it's a daily promise to stand up, reach out, and care for one another. Proceeds from this year's Pride 5K Run and Walk will support [our] exceptional local charity partners. ❤️🏃‍♂️🏳️‍🌈

SUPPORT LGBTQ CREATIVITY [At Cinema Diverse] “we believe LGBTQ+ films and LGBTQ+ film festivals are critical to our local community, and to the world community, because they tell stories that remind us of where we came from, who we are, and who we can be.” 🏳️‍🌈👏🏼🌈✊🏽🏳️‍⚧️

LGBTQ NATION reports: Carpenter 👑 took the stage Sunday night to perform her latest single, “Tears,” with a team of dancers that included RuPaul’s Drag Race alums Denali, Willam, Symone, Laganja Estranja, and Legendary host Dashaun Wesley and contestant Honey Balenciaga to emphasize her allyship. 🌈

The Broadway revival of Cabaret will close in 2 weeks citing the unexpected illness of leading man, 👑 Billy Porter. The producers announced Porter, who plays the Emcee, “is recovering from a serious case of sepsis” that has kept him out of the production recently and will prevent him from returning.

PINK NEWS reports: Conan Gray 👑 is being hailed as one of the standout stars at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards, thanks to his queer Romeo & Juliet inspired performance of his song “Vodka Cranberry” , in which he lowered down his seemingly deceased stage partner onto a bed of flowers. #iconic

According to SAGE, LGBTQ+ 👑 elders are twice as likely to live alone and half as likely to have children compared to hetero elders, and 5 times less likely to have gotten married. 48% say they feel socially isolated. Loneliness is associated with increased risk of heart disease, stroke and dementia.

👑 Richard O'Brien's "Rocky Horror Picture Show," a sexually-unabashed parody of sci-fi films, was turned into a movie in 1975 – and it bombed. But fans at midnight showings turned it into a cult favorite that is still running 50 years later – with audience participation a major draw. 👏🏆🌈🫶

Since RuPaul’s Drag Race, JinKx Monsoon 👑 has made her Broadway debut in 2023, appearing as Mama Morton in Chicago. Then, in 2024, as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors. From there, she played Ruth in the 2025 revival of Pirates! The Penzance Musical. Most recently she took her first bow in Oh, Mary!

Sean Meloy a longtime advocate for LGBTQ representation within the DNC and in PE, has advocated at the local, state, and national levels. As caucus chair he will lead efforts to strengthen LGBTQ political power and advance equality. The LGBTQ Caucus represents queer DNC members across the country. 🏳️‍🌈

Sherald pulled the exhibition from the Smithsonian after learning officials considered removing “Trans Forming Liberty,” which depicts a trans Liberty, to avoid angering Trump. She said “Baltimore has always been part of my DNA as an artist.” She'll be honored by the museum at a fundraiser in Nov. ✊

“I’ve been working solidly for about 3 years, which has been amazing and mind-blowing." But with everything happening since the election he’s taking a Hollywood hiatus and focusing on the Shameless Fund, the charity he founded that champions LGBTQ rights by supporting non-profits all over the globe.

Happy heavenly birthday, Sylvester! 👑 #icon youtu.be/UIYLnwBWEfo?...