A Take Shobo yuri manga sale offering 50–85% off is running on Amazon, with prices listed as of 2026/10/17 19:00. Discounted titles include Kuzushiro's "30まで独りだったら一緒に暮らそうって言ったよね？" at ¥330 (63% off) and "魔法少女にあこがれて" by Ononaka Akihiro, whose first six volumes are ¥109–¥110 (85% off).
Jeremy Moss, a Democratic state senator, is running against Republican Ethan Baker in the November 3 election for Michigan's 11th Congressional District and would become the state's first out LGBTQ+ member of Congress. Moss, who sponsored the 2023 expansion of Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to cover sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, said Democrats should defend transgender people and support the Equality Act.
Florida drag queen Miss Bouvèé, performed by Eric Swanson, is offering 50 bricks salvaged from Miami Beach's removed rainbow crosswalk for donations starting at $250, with proceeds going to Naples Pride and Key West Pride. The fundraiser targets $15,000 for Naples Pride, more than half already raised, and $7,500 for Key West Pride, with $600 raised so far. Florida officials removed the crosswalk, installed in November 2018, in October 2025 after ordering cities to eliminate street art from public roadways.
St. Pete Pride has launched a fundraising drive to raise $289,000 by the end of November to cover outstanding expenses from this year, as Florida restricts public funding for diversity celebrations. President Trent Brock said declining corporate sponsorships, rising event costs and years of carrying expenses between Pride seasons put the organization in a difficult financial position, and he pointed to SB 1134, signed by Gov.
Former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan told Texas Monthly that Republicans’ focus on anti-transgender ads is failing to move voters in the state’s Senate race. Phelan cited $100 million and $125 million in ad spending with no shift in a month, after Republicans spent $215 million on anti-trans ads in the 2024 cycle. He warned the party could be in serious trouble in November as Texas becomes a battleground state.
LGBTQ+ activist and QWELL Community Foundation founder argues the queer movement has relied too heavily on electoral politics and fragmented nonprofits, and proposes a coordinated infrastructure built around a "Virtual LGBTQIA+ Community Center App" launching in 2027. The app would use a private directory to direct LGBTQIA+ consumers and allies to queer-friendly businesses, citing $1.7 trillion in queer buying power and 192 million Americans who support LGBTQIA+ nondiscrimination.
Journalists at The Advocate, Out and Them are publicly demanding answers from equalpride CEO Mark Berryhill after a report revealed a board member he gave his full confidence had expressed support for President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. The editorial staff presented a united front Monday.
Former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan told Texas Monthly that Republicans’ focus on anti-transgender ads is “just not resonating” in the state’s Senate race, citing $100 million to $125 million in spending that “hasn’t moved the needle.” Phelan, who led the 2023 impeachment of Senate candidate Ken Paxton, warned the party could face trouble in November. Republicans spent $215 million on anti-trans ads in the 2024 cycle, and Elon Musk’s America PAC has carried the strategy into this year’s midterms.
Chappell Roan told Apple Music's Zane Lowe that she wrote a queer verse for Olivia Rodrigo's remix of 'expectations' and appears in its music video, which has a retro 80's game show theme and features David Byrne as host Johnny Johnson. Roan said the verse, about being stood up by a girl, was made up, and Rodrigo recalled telling Roan in the studio about things boys had done to her, prompting Roan to say she should start dating girls.
Transgender Kansans with IDs that no longer match their gender are planning to vote in the midterms, and three of the four trans women interviewed by The 19th voted in the primaries without issue. The state's SB 244 invalidated thousands of drivers' licenses based on gender identity, but the Kansas secretary of state's office said gender discrepancies cannot be a basis for denying the right to vote.
Alabama Democrats defended transgender candidates Allison "Ally" Montgomery and Terri Osborne after state Republican Party chair Scott Stadthagen called them "two men who have mental disorders" at a speech to the Eastern Shore Republican Women. Osborne, running for House District 96, and Montgomery, challenging Rep. Phillip Rigsby in House District 25, said Republicans focus on gender because they have failed at governing. Alabama Democratic Party LGBTQ+ caucus chair Richard White Jr. urged the party to fully support both candidates.
Joseph Frederick Allen cofounded The FRAME, a new New York City arts incubator inspired by Andy Warhol's Factory, to give queer artists funding, studio space and community. Operating out of BroadwayVox Studios in Midtown Manhattan, its first cohort of 10 artists includes director Nic Cory, visual artist Drew Elhamalawy and filmmaker Brent Thomas Whiteside, with support from Sara Ramirez and Thomas Schumacher. The cohort's first public project is a performance of Allen's play Jackson's Island: Huck, Tom, Queers and Us.
Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after just five days, President Donald Trump confirmed. Trump had initially said she did an "excellent" job in her debut, and her exit comes after a China story and an interview with Sean Hannity. Her brief tenure still beats Anthony Scaramucci's 11 days as Trump's communications director in 2017.
Pro-trans rights protesters lay down on the red carpet at a Thursday gala performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London's West End, shouting "Boycott J.K. Rowling!" At least three wore shirts reading "Rowling Money Kills," and one read a statement via bullhorn. The protest follows the BBC's announcement of a two-part documentary on Rowling's fame and controversies.
Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy sidestepped questions on NBC's Today about the chain's history of funding organisations opposed to LGBTQ+ equality, saying only that the company is "focused on serving everybody." He did not address whether Chick-fil-A's position on LGBTQ+ equality had changed, and presenter Craig Melvin pushed back on the answer. In March, campaigner Peter Tatchell led a protest outside Chick-fil-A's first London restaurant in Kingston upon Thames.
LGBTQ+ travelers are being welcomed on Greenland cruises aboard HX Expeditions' MS Fridtjof Nansen, a hybrid-powered polar vessel launched in 2020 that carries approximately 490 guests. Greenland has legally recognized same-sex marriage and adoption since 2016, and a 2024 law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. United Airlines' direct Newark–Nuuk route, roughly four hours, makes the destination more accessible.
Kendall Jenner addressed long-running rumours about her sexuality on The Kardashians, denying she is a lesbian while saying she "wouldn't be opposed to having some fun with a girl." The 30-year-old model also shut down speculation that she and Cara Delevingne, 34, ever dated, calling Delevingne her "sister" and saying that "never happened." Jenner said she has "never had a desire to have sex with women," adding: "Never say never, right?"
Los Javis' Spanish queer war epic 'La Bola Negra' has arrived, with Guitarricadelafuente making his acting debut as a young trumpeter swept into the Spanish Civil War and Penélope Cruz playing the woman who opens his eyes to a world beyond his own. Speaking to Out, Guitarricadelafuente discussed the film's mission to reclaim overlooked queer histories, what drew him to acting, how his music shaped his performance, and why Cruz is "a total mother."
Gay housemate Rob and bisexual housemate Twinks each received six nominations on Big Brother and will face Friday’s public vote alongside Yasmin, who had a “killer nomination.” Rob said “Round two, baby” and Twinks said “Haters gonna hate,” while viewers on X called the nominations “insane.” The episode follows 1,654 Ofcom complaints last week; Big Brother airs at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
Chappell Roan wrote a queer verse for Olivia Rodrigo's "expectations" remix, telling Apple Music's Zane Lowe she "loves making things a little gay" and that it was her first feature. The video has a retro 80's game show theme with David Byrne as host Johnny Johnson. Roan recently headlined Rodrigo's inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Festival, where 100% of profits went to charity: $10 million to 10 nonprofit organizations.
Ruaridh Mollica, who plays bisexual Tommy Shepherd/Tommy Maximoff in Disney+'s VisionQuest, told Variety it was "such an honor" to portray that in the MCU as a bi actor. His on-screen brother Billy is a gay character played by gay actor Joe Locke, and the first two episodes debuted Tuesday. New episodes stream Tuesdays on Disney+.
Grand Prairie Independent School District in Texas cancelled South Grand Prairie High School's production of Little Shop of Horrors after senior Ana Mota was cast as Seymour, citing Texas Senate Bill 12, which took effect on 1 September 2025 and restricts school instruction and activities related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney said the NHL has not made hockey a safe space for LGBTQ+ people during an appearance on Andy Cohen's SiriusXM show Radio Andy. Asked whether the league had met the moment by embracing the show's success, Tierney said it had not, adding that the league should have to prove it is welcoming and that marketing alone does not address its wider cultural problems.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner Danny Beard said Big Brother housemate Philip "The Queen of Scotty Road" Regan should "get in the bin" over his remark about people who "identify as a fridge" during a conversation about trans people. Speaking on Big Brother: The Group Chat with hosts GK Barry and Kate Lawler, Beard said he had "gone right off" Philip and criticised anyone "pulling up the ladder behind them." Big Brother continues Sunday to Thursday at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
Updated NHS England guidelines bar trans patients and staff from using wards, bathrooms and changing rooms that match their gender identity, requiring facilities to be used on the basis of biological sex. The guidance, published 18 months after the April 2025 Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act 2010, says trans people should be accommodated in line with their sex registered at birth or offered single rooms, with decisions made case by case and clinical need sometimes overriding.
Former Texas House speaker Dade Phelan told Texas Monthly that Republicans’ continued transgender ads are “just not resonating” with the 8 to 10% of swing voters who will decide elections. His comments follow Politico speaking on 14 October to five senior Republican lawmakers who agreed the party was likely to lose control of the US House of Representatives. Phelan remains a Texas House member but is not seeking re-election.
Transgender actress and dancer Ana Lupez died aged 82 in Mendoza, Argentina, on 14 October from heart cancer, LGBTQ Nation reports. Born in Guaymallén in 1944, she left home at 14, performed in circuses and cabarets in Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo, and later headlined at Barcelona de Noche in Spain, where she underwent gender-affirming surgery in 1986. She received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Miss Transformarte event in 2019.
Trans rights protesters rushed the red carpet ahead of a gala performance of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child at London's Palace Theatre on Thursday, with one wearing a T-shirt reading "Rowling money kills." The masked protesters lay down on the red carpet during arrivals before security quickly removed them, as celebrities including Vanessa Feltz, Richard Arnold, Anne Hegerty and Angellica Bell arrived. The gala marked a newly reworked one-part version of the West End show, which premiered in 2016.
In an interview with The Advocate, directing duo Los Javis, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, discuss their film La Bola Negra, which follows Sebastián (Guitarricadelafuente) as he is swept into the fascist army and falls for Rafael Rodríguez Rapún (Miguel Bernardeau), the partner of poet Federico García Lorca.
In an interview with Out, Spanish singer-songwriter Guitarricadelafuente discusses his acting debut as Sebastián in La Bola Negra, the Spanish queer war epic directed by Los Javis, who won Best Director at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. He says he was unsure about the transition from music, that Los Javis cast him partly from his music videos, and that Penélope Cruz, who plays the singer Nené Romero, felt like a mother figure to him on set.
Marsha's, a queer women's sports bar in Philadelphia, announced in an Instagram post that it will close this weekend after roughly a year in operation, saying it still believes the city needs more women, queer and BIPOC-owned businesses.
Autostraddle's advice column answers a reader asking when enough is enough in a difficult relationship, suggesting a private list of the past year's painful events and an audit of the relationship's positives. A second question asks whether it's okay to keep an ex on health insurance, weighing fraud risk and the terms of the relationship.
Trans rights protesters disrupted the red carpet at a Thursday gala performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London's West End, shouting "Boycott J.K. Rowling!" and wearing shirts reading "Rowling Money Kills." The protest follows J.K. Rowling's creation of the J.K. Rowling Women's Fund in 2025 and her reported $88,000 donation to For Women Scotland. The BBC also announced a two-part documentary on Rowling's career and controversies.
Out's 2026 Out100 In Memoriam entry remembers Juniper Blessing, a 19-year-old transgender University of Washington student studying atmospheric and climate science who was killed in the laundry room of her off-campus housing complex. Footage of her singing Tom Petty's "Wildflowers" went viral only after her death, drawing an outpouring of love; her loved ones described her as "the most amazing human being we have ever known" and as "pure love."
PinkNews reports that Los Javis, the Spanish directing duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, ended their 13-year relationship during production of their film La Bola Negra, which they announced in November 2025. Calvo told IndieWire the split was not upsetting and that they remain writing, directing and producing partners, with their next film half in English and half in Spanish.
Ellen DeGeneres told The Graham Norton Show she has “nothing really going on” and “really miss[es] being on TV,” reflecting on her career after the fallout around her former talk show. The 68-year-old also discussed her 1997 coming out, saying it was celebrated in London when “everyone else was done with me.” The episode airs on BBC One on Friday 16 October at 10.40pm and on BBC iPlayer.
Florida drag performer Miss Bouvèé is selling bricks salvaged from Miami Beach's dismantled rainbow crosswalk, starting at $250 donations, to fund Naples Pride and Key West Pride. She bought 50 bricks through a city auction and set fundraising goals of $15,000 for Naples Pride and $7,500 for Key West Pride, with more than half of the Naples target already raised. The crosswalk was installed in November 2018 and dismantled in October 2025 after Florida officials ordered cities to eliminate street art from public roadways.
The fifth round of the Kindle "NicoKado Sale" has started, discounting yuri and GL titles including the "Ah-shi to Watashi. Gyaru x Yuri Anthology" at 50% off. Prices listed are as of 2026/10/16 20:30 and may change, so buyers should confirm on Amazon before purchasing.
Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams is asked in The Assembly trailer whether he ever felt something for co-star Connor Storrie "more than friendship." The CBC show, in which 30 neurodivergent and autistic adults interview celebrities, returns for season two on CBC TV on November 1, with Williams joined by Zach Galifianakis, Jay Baruchel, Marie-Philip Poulin, Ashley Callingbull and Lights.
Big Brother housemate Frankie, 23, came out as bisexual in the Diary Room on the ITV2 reality show and later came out to co-star Yasmin in the episode aired on 13 October. Viewers questioned his sexuality after he said he could never get with a boy, prompting LGBT Foundation's Matthew James Belfield and Brook's Rin Harris to tell PinkNews that there is no right or wrong way to be bi.