Not only is she the first openly transgender trial judge in the United States -- Kolakowski presides in Alameda County, Calif. -- she's also an ordained minister.
Lauren Morelli and Samira Wiley attend the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. The couple announced they were filing for divorce.
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Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli are parting ways. Keep Reading →
Lady Gaga during a concert on The Mayhem Ball tour.
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Lady Gaga delivered a heartfelt speech criticizing the ongoing ICE raids in the U.S. during one of four scheduled concerts for The Mayhem Ball tour in Tokyo, Japan. Keep Reading →
Harry Styles is once again in the cultural limelight. Fans are fighting for their lives on Ticketmaster trying to get tickets to his recently announced Together, Together tour. The “As It Was” singer recently released a new single called “Aperture” off his forthcoming fourth studio album, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally, due out March 6. And Styles is gearing up for a set of residencies in different cities, including New York, where he’s playing 30 shows at Madison Square Garden. Keep Reading →
Opinion: Outrage over Ilya Rozanov bottoming in fan fiction? Dating rumors about François Arnaud run amok? I need everyone to get more normal about this show, quickly.
Brittney Griner appears in The Brittney Griner Story by Alex Stapleton, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
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When WNBA superstar Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison in 2022, other pro basketball players, friends, and family began wearing shirts emblazoned with "We Are BG," hoping to make Americans realize that her struggles are our struggles. Watching the documentary The Brittney Griner Story, I understood that slogan better than ever. Keep Reading →
From left: Lez Bomb, Loving Annabelle, and D.E.B.S.
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There are some truly amazing lesbian films out there for the sapphic cinephiles among us, like Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Carol, or Bound, but if in your heart of hearts you really love bad movies, we see you. Keep Reading →
Monét X Change; Dorinda Medley; Bob the Drag Queen on The Traitors.
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RuPaul's Drag Race superstar Monét X Change revealed a chaotic and hilarious request she received from her Sibling Rivalry cohost, Bob the Drag Queen, leading up to her run on The Traitors season 4 — and, yes, it's about Real Housewives star Dorinda Medley. Keep Reading →
Billie Jean King appears in Give Me the Ball! by Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
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While watching archival footage of a 28-year-old Billie Jean King play her famous Battle of the Sexes tennis match against Bobby Riggs at the Sundance premiere of Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff's new doc, Give Me the Ball!, I felt like I was actually in the Astrodome watching that day. Keep Reading →
Connor Storrie at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 11, 2026. A Paris meeting has sparked excitement about his next project.
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There were 1,042 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents across 47 states and Washington, D.C. in 2025, according to the ALERT Desk, GLAAD’s Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker, marking a five percent increase from the 984 incidents in 2024.
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With increased visibility comes increased danger as anti-LGBTQ+ incidents continue to rise throughout the United States. Keep Reading →
Sydney Sweeney at at the Variety & Golden Globes Pre-Golden Globes Party. The actress's recent bra stunt could land her in legal hot water.
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Sydney Sweeney may face legal trouble after hanging bras from the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles as a promotional stunt for the lingerie brand she's launching. In a video uploaded to Instagram, the actress and a group of people drove up to the sign at night, broke through the fence, and climbed it, throwing lingerie sewn together into a rope over the letters of the landmark. Keep Reading →