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Target Caught in an Anti-LGBTQ+ Campaign's Crosshairs

Threats were levied against Target employees and there were instances of damaged products and displays in stores.

LGBTQ+ Student Group Sues University President for Cancelling Drag Show

Proceeds from the show were due to support The Trevor Project.

Catholic Hate Group Petitions to End Drag Queen Christmas Show

The holiday event featuring RuPaul's Drag Race alumni was called an "insult to the birth of Christ and human dignity."

Armed Ohio Neo-Nazis Waving Swastika Flags Target Drag Event Again

The same Ohio neo-Nazi group that attacked a Drag Queen Story Hour event in March menaced a drag brunch in the state on Saturday.

Tennessee Judge, Appointed by Trump, Rules Anti-Drag Law Unconstitutional

"WE WON!" the drag-centric theater group that brought the suit wrote on Instagram.

L.A. Dodgers Apologize, Reinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night

It comes a week after the Dodgers caved to pressure to rescind a community award to the drag group.

Neo-Nazis Chanting ‘Sieg Heil’ Target Drag Queen Story Event

Hundreds of white supremacists converged with Christian groups to protest drag queens reading to children.

Kissing Women Forcibly Removed From Anti-Marriage Rally in Australia

The women were dragged offstage while protesting a Christian group drumming up "no" votes on same-sex marriage. 

Pennsylvania Drag Queen Story Hour canceled amid bomb concerns

A planned library event in Lancaster became the latest target of right-wing extremists who forced its cancellation through threats of violence.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Extremists With Nazi Flag Protest Outside Drag Brunch

They appeared to be members of the far-right white supremacist group Patriot Front.

Armed Neo-Nazis With Swastika Flags Disrupt Wisconsin Pride Event

“It was so terrifying to have Nazis there that even the religious protesters and Gays Against Groomers left,” an organizer said.

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These 24 violent extremist & anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy groups pose a danger to LGBTQ+ people

Looking at the groups that threaten drag queens, transgender people and the broader LGBTQ+ community.

Club Q, Pulse, and an Ohio firebombing: Why these drag queen survivors are sharing their stories (exclusive)

Drag queens who survived the Club Q mass shooting, the Pulse Massacre, and a Ohio church firebombing tell The Advocate about a coalition they've formed to support drag artists in the face of violence.

Florida Neo-Nazis Find Anti-Drag Mania Is a Recruitment Tool

“We’ve just seen the largest upticks in recruitment from the drag stuff,” says Josh Nunes, leader of National Socialist Florida.

A Texas university president banned drag and compared it to blackface. Students are taking the case to the Supreme Court

The school’s religious president characterized drag shows as misogynistic and compared them to blackface performances.

Armed Protesters Meet Outside Drag Show in Texas

There were no reports of violence or arrests as both sides came armed with guns in San Antonio.

Op-ed: A Note to Mary Cheney on Why Drag and Blackface Differ

The next time someone asks what the difference is between blackface and drag, here's what you can tell them.

Texas Judge Strikes Down Anti-Drag Law Days After Another Upholds College Drag Ban

Very different conclusions came from two federal judges in the same state.

These drag queens are meeting with Congress to lobby for LGBTQ+ protections

Jiggly Caliente, Joey Jay, and Brigitte Bandit will meet with lawmakers on Tuesday to lobby for the Equality Act.

Smithsonian responds after report of ending long-held drag shows following Republican angst (exclusive)

Reports found drag shows disappeared from the Smithsonian's calendar after institution leader Lonnie Bunch told House Republicans he'd "look into" them. Here's what really happened.