Comedians, humiliated trolls, and an exclusive interview

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Need a laugh this morning? These 5 queer women have the internet laughing out loud. And these trans comedians will have you rolling on the floor.

Standup not your thing? There’s always the gay reenactment of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.

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Promotions (occasional) * Week in Good News (one on the Weekend) * Week in Review (one on the Weekend) * Daily Brief (one each weekday) * Sign Up Sophie B. Hawkins almost killed her career by coming out in the ’90s. She didn’t let it stop her.

In our exclusive interview, the singer opens up about bringing “omnisexual” to mainstream use, the aftermath of coming out in the ’90s, and being at the forefront of trans rights.

And don’t miss our interview with Rep. Ro Khanna. He gets brutally honest, saying what other Democrats won’t.

TikTokker’s anti-LGBTQ trolling hilariously backfires

That didn’t go as expected.

Thailand to legalize same-sex marriage

The Asian country will be the next to give citizens marriage equality.

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People tailgated at a school board meeting to watch new members reverse extremist policies

Looks like they’re interested in local politics now.

TV anchor’s casual coming out live on TV has the internet celebrating

Coming out isn’t always a big production – even when you have a producer.

Pink’s pride in her hometown is utterly contagious

A photo shared on social got the pop singer to respond – and the internet to celebrate with her.

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These kids sparked a meltdown amongst Moms for Liberty

The hateful group complained about getting letters from middle schoolers.

LGBTQ+ Russians are “ordinary people” working to combat rising hate

Photos shared with us put a face to the folks who are putting their lives on the line.

Kylie Minogue’s reaction to a gay man’s surprise wedding proposal is how it’s done

During a recent performance in London, gay icon Kylie Minogue got to see a show of her own.

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Not Done Yet

• INTO: The real reason SZA started making music
• QUEERTY: Gus Kenworthy on his new holiday horror & “doing poppers” for Christmas
• GAYCITIES: 10 stories that gave us total wanderlust in 2023
• SOCIAL: Maybe not.
• INTERESTING: These 5 Asian countries are ready for same-sex marriage right now

Next week, we’ll have a Christmas edition. But you’ll love our end-of-year roundup of the best positive stories on the site in 2023.

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