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GLAAD responds to tragic murder of Sam Nordquist
(February 18, 2025 – New York, NY) – Today GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is releasing statements and resources for the media and community about the murder of Sam Nordquist, a Black transgender man from Minnesota. On February 13, Sam’s body was found in Yates County, New York. Investigators…
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World’s first out gay imam killed in South Africa
Muhsin Hendricks—who has been called the world’s first openly gay imam—has been shot dead in South Africa, the BBC reported. He was 57. Hendricks ran a mosque in Cape Town that was considered a safe space for LGBTQ+ and other marginalized Muslims. He was killed on Feb. 15 after the car in which he was traveling near…
Nation & World
WORLD Global groups, refugee news, ‘Ìfé’ sequel, activist killed
Global LGBTQ+ groups are strategizing how to fight back against the anti-queer wave around the world, according to The Bay Area Reporter. Activists, thought leaders and funders have been re-examining strategies to combat the global backlash against queer and gender-expansive communities for the past several years. “We think [of] ourselves as we’re the democratic beacon of…
Theater / Dance
SHOWBIZ Michael Stipe, Laverne Cox, Cynthia Nixon, trans runner
Organizers of the Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert (scheduled for March 3) announced that LGBTQ+ artist/producer/singer/songwriter Michael Stipe, who fronted the band R.E.M. for 31 years, has joined the lineup, per a press release. Stipe joins Patti Smith, Orville Peck, Angélique Kidjo, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Gogol Bordello and many others at the event, which will take place…
Music
MUSIC Taylor Dayne talks hits, LGBTQ+ fans and musical roots
People may think of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey as top women singers of the 1980s and ’90s with top-notch vocal prowess—but Taylor Dayne certainly belongs with them. Dayne had seven top-10 hits in the United States, including “Tell It to My Heart,” the very first song she released. (Other hits include the ballad “Love…
Film / TV / Gossip
Dorian Film Awards: ‘The Substance’ and star Demi Moore score big with LGBTQ+ critics group
Thursday Feb 13, 2025 – Los Angeles – GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, counting more than 500 entertainment critics, journalists and media icons, announced the winners of its Dorian Film Awards. Writer-director Coralie Fargeat’s shocking Hollywood satire The Substance was crowned Film of the Year, with the Mubi release taking five Dorians in all, including star Demi…
Trans
Federal judge blocks Trump order targeting medical care for transgender youth, Lambda Legal responds
BALTIMORE – In a victory for transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers, a federal district court today issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a Trump administration executive order attempting to shut down access nationwide to gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under 19. The nationwide restraining order prohibits federal agencies from…
Lesbian
PASSAGES Sam Hamilton
CMSA Hall of Famer, photographer and graphic designer Sam Hamilton died Jan. 22 due to complications from her over five-year battle with metastatic triple negative breast cancer. She was 52. Hamilton was born March 23, 1972, in Korat, Thailand and spent her first 12 years there. She emigrated with her family to Seneca, Illinois in…
