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A rhinestone-covered guitar and a pair of red platform boots with pearls, on cream https://gaywater.com/blogs/the-watering-hole/he-had-a-list-of-our-bars 2026-09-20T21:54:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/wh-23-2026-09-02.jpg?v=1788362900 He Had a List of Our Bars A lit memorial candle beside a stamped marriage certificate with two wedding rings https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/hegseth-high-t-rules-pulled-in-a-day 2026-10-15T10:02:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/e2bae705b4592031528ed85b088c68cf.jpg?v=1788542671 Hegseth's High-T rules lasted less than a day Hegseth's High-T rules lasted less than a day https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/judge-tells-doj-no-on-california-trans-athletes 2026-09-23T10:51:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/a748475676312aa98eec4c013daddaca.jpg?v=1788542672 a judge told the DOJ it cannot make California ban trans girls from sports a judge told the DOJ it cannot make California ban trans girls from sports https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/gloria-steinem-dies-at-92 2026-10-09T19:59:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/a65527ca22a06d81ace938b429a218c0.jpg?v=1788542673 Gloria Steinem showed up for us in 1977 and never left Gloria Steinem showed up for us in 1977 and never left https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/massachusetts-ran-seth-moulton-over-by-30-points 2026-10-11T16:33:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/4f4f9ddc5cda2601eb22932df86da94c.jpg?v=1788542675 Seth Moulton threw trans kids under the bus. Massachusetts ran him over by 30 points. Seth Moulton threw trans kids under the bus. Massachusetts ran him over by 30 points. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/switzerland-backs-national-conversion-therapy-ban 2026-09-27T13:59:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/12a201b7781ff4e7d2703a4da3cf0420.jpg?v=1788542676 Switzerland just said it out loud: ban conversion therapy nationwide Switzerland just said it out loud: ban conversion therapy nationwide https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/san-diego-deletes-its-1988-bathhouse-law 2026-10-13T21:35:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/c2157c4e7fd6cbdd341939b6a8eb0e28.jpg?v=1788542677 San Diego finally deleted its 1988 bathhouse law San Diego finally deleted its 1988 bathhouse law https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/arkansas-owes-the-librarian-275000 2026-10-13T21:35:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/d424a426657cc1c827528ca7d16b8648.jpg?v=1788542679 she refused to hide the gay books. 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Ecuador just banned single gay people from adopting. the vote was 118 to nothing. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/dallas-stars-dropped-pride-night-fans-made-their-own 2026-10-15T13:13:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/99d04d7f4978bd9839fb932f059a39a1.jpg?v=1788701535 the Dallas Stars quietly dropped Pride Night. a fan named Tori is throwing her own. the Dallas Stars quietly dropped Pride Night. a fan named Tori is throwing her own. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/six-days-before-he-died-vincent-asked-if-anyone-would-show-up 2026-10-05T00:23:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/82e49b562ae68dce13d661a1369faa32.jpg?v=1788701536 six days before he died, Vincent asked his sister if anyone would show up. a thousand people did. six days before he died, Vincent asked his sister if anyone would show up. a thousand people did. https://gaywater.com/blogs/the-watering-hole/gloria-steinem-got-on-the-plane 2026-09-20T21:54:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/54ed746748d83f702310582bb08986c3.jpg?v=1788701817 Gloria Steinem Got on the Plane The Watering Hole, edition 24, September 6, 2026 https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/a-tucson-realtor-went-off-at-35000-feet 2026-10-15T15:38:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/03f29fad4a7f8ef12c1739ca8a4911ca.jpg?v=1788732828 a Tucson realtor went off at 35,000 feet. first class taped him to his chair. a Tucson realtor went off at 35,000 feet. first class taped him to his chair. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/one-in-three-foster-kids-is-queer 2026-10-06T13:49:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/4450c8009b03b32437186d2c46730ec0.jpg?v=1788732829 one in three foster kids is queer. the rule that protected them is gone. one in three foster kids is queer. the rule that protected them is gone. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/she-lost-her-job-over-free-chest-binders 2026-10-05T17:08:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/40a02d8f2cd5c37a6216df203b85d03e.jpg?v=1788732830 she lost her job over free chest binders. 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Mount Sinai beat the DOJ in court twice. then it handed over the trans kids anyway. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/the-government-published-a-study-saying-we-make-you-violent 2026-10-14T16:03:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/41e7ee1872581993d7ba942d5a030570.jpg?v=1788812403 the federal government published a study arguing that supporting us makes you violent the federal government published a study arguing that supporting us makes you violent https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/they-jumped-a-guy-in-lavender-heights-the-block-partied-anyway 2026-09-17T13:11:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/368496f9028db9af5fe6b823054bf36e.jpg?v=1788812404 four men jumped a guy in Lavender Heights. six days later the block threw a party. four men jumped a guy in Lavender Heights. six days later the block threw a party. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/they-are-reading-medical-records-to-find-the-trans-troops-they-missed 2026-09-25T22:23:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/2f342bdac8696b90ab62df895b197017.jpg?v=1788873698 the pentagon is reading medical records to find the trans troops it missed the pentagon is reading medical records to find the trans troops it missed https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/two-drag-kings-in-one-day 2026-09-22T09:50:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/9f104100b93751a24674517ef092b1fc.jpg?v=1788873699 a drag king got into the bake off tent. hours later another one got into drag race españa. a drag king got into the bake off tent. hours later another one got into drag race españa. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/ten-italian-bishops-showed-up 2026-10-15T10:01:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/7610d91ecbb1bb6a12f3bd72c19705c0.jpg?v=1788873701 ten italian bishops sat down in the jesuit headquarters to talk about how to treat us ten italian bishops sat down in the jesuit headquarters to talk about how to treat us https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/the-woman-who-tortured-sam-nordquist-got-life-without-parole 2026-09-17T13:11:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/b30a810ff3015636d33d1573cfc95d34.jpg?v=1788904242 two women tortured Sam Nordquist for a month. on Tuesday both got life without parole. the woman who tortured sam nordquist for a month got life without parole this morning https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/riley-gaines-went-to-a-wnba-game-and-found-lesbians 2026-09-30T13:07:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/bf160f80a2a92f0f40a7f43ac38c47b1.jpg?v=1788904244 riley gaines went to one wnba game and was shocked to discover lesbians riley gaines went to one wnba game and was shocked to discover lesbians https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/nick-offerman-answered-ben-shapiro-three-years-later 2026-10-09T11:30:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/2f373587bbccd23d791f54b401008c09.jpg?v=1788904247 nick offerman sat on three years of ben shapiro and then spent it all in one sentence nick offerman sat on three years of ben shapiro and then spent it all in one sentence https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/alan-cumming-beat-rupaul-and-pluribus-took-four 2026-10-13T21:35:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/032f13a66f1d1a744eff1d71d26a6c8e.jpg?v=1789049986 Alan Cumming beat RuPaul for the hosting Emmy, and a lesbian sci-fi show took four Creative Arts Emmys 2026 https://gaywater.com/blogs/the-watering-hole/you-told-them-that-was-the-deal 2026-09-20T21:54:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/77dea9018ec48917ccb5268577eda00b.jpg?v=1789050138 You Told Them. That Was the Deal. The Watering Hole, edition 25, September 10, 2026 https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/trump-told-dallas-we-are-a-sound-bite 2026-10-15T15:37:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/8a968d95bcb6c1d801469aff69bde5cc.jpg?v=1789064748 trump told a half-empty arena in dallas that we are one of his great sound bites trump told a half-empty arena in dallas that we are one of his great sound bites https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/bbc-cancelled-drag-race-uk-mid-season 2026-09-28T13:25:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/1c5573fdca5f6719e71654f478412fb6.jpg?v=1789064749 the bbc canceled drag race uk while season eight was still airing on iplayer the bbc cancelled drag race uk while season eight was still airing on iplayer https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/grindr-is-paying-26-million-over-your-hiv-status 2026-10-14T15:36:30-04:00 weekly 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answered it herself this morning gillian anderson asked the question out loud in 2024 and answered it herself this morning https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/nine-out-of-ten-queer-groups-on-earth-lost-their-funding 2026-09-20T21:52:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/b01bae39f17761439be2a0f6ee069218.jpg?v=1789143559 nine out of ten queer organizations on earth have lost funding, and four in ten may not survive it nine out of ten queer organisations on earth have lost funding, and four in ten may not survive it https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/the-9-11-fund-runs-until-2090-and-still-cannot-say-if-it-pays-a-husband 2026-10-13T21:35:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/944dff1b7ab5d849a0a24bfebfc12fce.jpg?v=1789144629 the 9/11 fund will take claims until 2090 and still cannot say whether it pays a same-sex partner the 9/11 fund will take claims until 2090 and still cannot say whether it pays a same-sex partner https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/talarico-gave-it-away-on-wednesday-and-got-a-deepfake-on-thursday 2026-10-13T21:35:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/42c53ea1f467e54ec3cdc9b34fc94b62.jpg?v=1789144630 james talarico gave away the trans kids on wednesday and ken paxton deepfaked him on thursday anyway james talarico gave away the trans kids on wednesday and ken paxton deepfaked him on thursday anyway https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/roxanne-tickle-won-and-australias-highest-court-will-not-hear-another-word 2026-10-11T16:33:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/bfdd075cd4c3335a1b6384180e23eb34.jpg?v=1789144631 roxanne tickle spent five years proving the law already covered her, and australia's highest court just closed the case roxanne tickle spent five years proving the law already covered her, and australia's highest court just closed the case https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/a-judge-closed-the-courtroom-so-the-doctors-could-say-it-without-their-names 2026-09-27T13:12:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/0a4f1a4a05c21ad60729c591b8c673ff.jpg?v=1789161319 a denver judge closed the courtroom so colorado's doctors could testify without their names on it a denver judge closed the courtroom so colorado's doctors could testify without their names on it https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/a-christian-fund-asked-nike-to-drop-trans-coverage-and-got-under-one-percent 2026-10-15T15:37:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/a0de1746b910cd2c69372bc9fa9bcddd.jpg?v=1789161320 a christian fund with $5.4 billion asked nike's shareholders to come for trans healthcare and got under one percent a christian fund with $5.4 billion asked nike's shareholders to come for trans healthcare and got under one percent https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/580-boxes-went-to-ohio-from-two-people-and-a-500-dollar-grant 2026-10-15T13:13:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/70ce8700f0e10a81d1f242bd5b661aa5.jpg?v=1789161321 580 boxes went to trans ohioans this year, from a nonprofit two people started with $500 580 boxes went to trans ohioans this year, from a nonprofit two people started with $500 https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/connecticut-childrens-signed-away-ten-years-for-sixty-thousand-dollars 2026-09-17T10:45:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/1d774a8db20134f90b1d55eae3cb8d52.jpg?v=1789215925 connecticut children's signed away a decade of trans care, and the fine was $60,000 connecticut children's signed away a decade of trans care, and the fine was $60,000 https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/saddle-lake-says-the-medicine-chest-covers-this-too 2026-09-17T11:59:58-04:00 weekly 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editors signed their names https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/chris-gallant-mr-s-leather-photos-lalota 2026-10-08T13:33:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/7d299736700324496ce6f8fc5453bbd5.jpg?v=1789510260 the ny-1 democrat modeled for a leather shop, and the only person who seems upset is the guy who leaked it the ny-1 democrat modeled for a leather shop, and the only person who seems upset is the guy who leaked it https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/kennedy-center-closes-two-years-trump-name-ruling 2026-09-19T16:24:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/37bf83017b40e656a1161dc5e6aed296.jpg?v=1789561107 the gay men's chorus went first. this week the whole building went dark. the kennedy center went dark on tuesday, an hour after a judge said the name stays off https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/orville-peck-playgirl-first-gay-cover-star 2026-10-15T13:12:51-04:00 weekly 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https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/seattle-polyamory-pansexual-asexual-civil-rights-ordinance 2026-09-27T13:12:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/04e41ee2fd6bddda860e4504e256166a.jpg?v=1789575373 seattle put your throuple in the civil rights code. the line nobody is quoting deletes “male or female” seattle put your throuple in the civil rights code. the line nobody is quoting deletes “male or female” https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/sean-strickland-elliot-page-fight-comments 2026-09-17T10:46:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/4c826fabb1058b5d61b4ac050c5c4b1a.jpg?v=1789575375 sean strickland picked his dream celebrity fight. he went with the trans guy from the christopher nolan movie sean strickland picked his dream celebrity fight. he went with the trans guy from the christopher nolan movie https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/james-talarico-alyssa-edwards-paxton-vance-drag-queen 2026-09-23T18:46:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/34636cd2c7a92204bfb756ffaa1ca6c8.jpg?v=1789593454 the scariest drag queen in texas teaches dance in mesquite. talarico gave away the trans kids for nothing. the scariest drag queen in texas teaches dance in mesquite. talarico gave away the trans kids for nothing. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/turkey-istanbul-caglayan-courthouse-150-detained 2026-10-05T17:07:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/42694042b37a116c910a1a8df39292a2.jpg?v=1789593455 turkey detained 150 more people for trying to hold a press conference. the ones already charged are mostly trans women. turkey detained 150 more people for trying to hold a press conference. the ones already charged are mostly trans women. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/heklina-cause-of-death-met-police-failings 2026-10-02T07:32:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/762371b9355e752a4c1883ec5a3331b2.jpg?v=1789650791 a drag queen died in a london flat in 2023. after four detective teams and a protest outside scotland yard, we finally know why. it took three and a half years, four detective teams and a protest outside scotland yard to write down how heklina died https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/zack-snyder-300-gayest-movie-fascist 2026-09-17T11:59:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/9a6b93c8b4ae583849eb299f6fd00d2b.jpg?v=1789650794 zack snyder says he can't be a fascist because 300 is the gayest movie ever made. he's half right. zack snyder says he can't be a fascist because 300 is the gayest movie ever made. he's half right. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/katya-postpones-trixie-mattel-tour-medical 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https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/07540bdaac3d6bc8bb72e981702ebb80.jpg?v=1789953570 a dying punk asked his brother if there were any gays like him in rock. the answer is four hours long and it starts today. a dying punk asked his brother if there were any gays like him in rock. the answer is four hours long and it starts today. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/best-gay-bars-chicago 2026-10-15T13:12:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/f35fc246ebb2af0ab3227c0f245dba8a.jpg?v=1789953813 coming to chicago? here are the 34 gay bars to know, and the famous strip is less than half of them coming to chicago? here are the 34 gay bars to know, and the famous strip is less than half of them https://gaywater.com/blogs/the-watering-hole/the-crime-was-bubbles 2026-09-20T21:42:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/6d3eb63af34b3f6a6c6e203098f15168.jpg?v=1789953860 The Crime Was Bubbles The Watering Hole, edition 28 https://gaywater.com/blogs/the-watering-hole/best-of-gay-twitter-vol-52 2026-09-20T21:37:24-04:00 weekly https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/best-gay-bars-los-angeles 2026-10-09T19:58:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/2b37d2111f5a3576e462244e862ac302.jpg?v=1789954947 coming to los angeles? here are the 28 gay bars still standing, and one of them is in eviction court coming to los angeles? here are the 28 gay bars still standing, and one of them is in eviction court https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/marcy-kaptur-anti-trans-ad-voting-record 2026-10-11T16:32:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/46a0ec788bcf5a2a9062f886f96c174b.jpg?v=1789993274 the longest-serving woman in congress made an ad about trans kids. republicans are the ones calling it a lie. the longest-serving woman in congress made an ad about trans kids. republicans are the ones calling it a lie. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/liverpool-g-bar-stabbing-police-hate-crime 2026-09-24T13:03:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/de5c29563180a669e932bc64c4770d6c.jpg?v=1789993276 three men were stabbed outside a gay bar. a day of speculation later, the police said what it wasn't. three men were stabbed outside a gay bar. a day of speculation later, the police said what it wasn't. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/sarah-mcbride-dpcc-co-chair-leadership-bid 2026-10-15T13:12:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/310e0e02f0cb5514f207021a38c710c8.jpg?v=1789993277 the only trans person in congress wants to run the party's message. her pitch is that she doesn't shame people who disagree. the only trans person in congress wants to run the party's message. her pitch is that she doesn't shame people who disagree. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/clay-aiken-rosie-odonnell-outed-the-view-2006 2026-09-22T09:49:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/4e4f458b6b9747b84b59796f4808fbc8.jpg?v=1790007656 rosie o'donnell outed him on live television in 2006. he says he died inside, and he says she meant well. rosie o'donnell outed him on live television in 2006. he says he died inside, and he says she meant well. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/lauren-boebert-ethics-complaint-not-a-lesbian 2026-09-21T17:10:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/09a40255c54b95f4b3374b7259981e7b.jpg?v=1790007658 a congresswoman answered a sex-scandal complaint by announcing she isn't a lesbian. we're not claiming her either. a congresswoman answered a sex-scandal complaint by announcing she isn't a lesbian. we're not claiming her either. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/nyu-langone-upmc-doj-settlement-trans-youth-care 2026-09-21T17:10:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/6a1f42321661bce87317b6fd27073448.jpg?v=1790007661 two more hospitals stopped treating trans kids and paid $9.45 million on the way out. neither admits doing anything wrong. two more hospitals stopped treating trans kids and paid $9.45 million on the way out. neither admits doing anything wrong. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/washington-blade-white-house-press-pool-cnn-politico-ban 2026-10-09T19:58:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/90c3d109d8608b065d2511a615e3d10b.jpg?v=1790025700 every television network walked out of the white house on monday. the reporter still filing works for a gay newspaper. every television network walked out of the white house on monday. the reporter still filing works for a gay newspaper. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-jesse-baird-luke-davies 2026-10-09T11:29:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/971f72b2839f9744a6bbd120e143c243.jpg?v=1790025702 a cop is on trial for shooting his ex and his ex's new boyfriend. the case already got the police thrown out of mardi gras. a cop is on trial for shooting his ex and his ex's new boyfriend. the case already got the police thrown out of mardi gras. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/boise-school-district-idaho-bathroom-law-settlement 2026-10-06T19:09:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/e13e96baa9eddbe8da961c284cd7096a.jpg?v=1790025704 idaho lets students sue for $5,000 every time they see a trans classmate in a bathroom. the first bill just came due. idaho lets students sue for $5,000 every time they see a trans classmate in a bathroom. the first bill just came due. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/rosie-odonnell-abc-blocked-epstein-segment-kimmel 2026-09-22T12:19:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/aee80a4279f8ac3af37ab0ce0261d1ce.jpg?v=1790079964 the network suing the government over censorship told rosie o'donnell no. she ran the segment herself. the network suing the government over censorship told rosie o'donnell no. she ran the segment herself. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/sports-bra-portland-xx-xy-athletics-protests-bear-mace 2026-10-09T11:28:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/48f1ac0f991b9d3fc1fbbad7698aa155.jpg?v=1790079966 a bar asked five people to cover up a t-shirt. two weeks later there was bear mace in the fred meyer parking lot. a bar asked five people to cover up a t-shirt. two weeks later there was bear mace in the fred meyer parking lot. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/marcus-massalami-drag-race-espana-first-drag-king 2026-09-22T12:19:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/a46eb82c8d173083d3ed797bac3c730d.jpg?v=1790079968 a drag king finally made it into the drag race werkroom. the arguing started before the season did. a drag king finally made it into the drag race werkroom. the arguing started before the season did. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/clavicular-braden-peters-rape-charge-looksmaxxing 2026-10-09T19:58:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/1bd1dd6605d641b45e0b5eb6657b03ab.jpg?v=1790084397 the face of looksmaxxing has been charged with rape. the gay men and trans women who clocked that subculture got there first. the face of looksmaxxing has been charged with rape. the gay men and trans women who clocked that subculture got there first. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/best-gay-bars-miami 2026-10-15T13:12:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/9bae8c36a6d3dd0d40f0558b5bcc1a75.jpg?v=1790086607 coming to miami? there are only 8 gay bars, and that is not us being picky coming to miami? there are only 8 gay bars, and that is not us being picky https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/jack-haven-sag-health-insurance-are-you-casting 2026-09-30T13:06:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/dc3f8eeeb134fb48fb5420fc3560de81.jpg?v=1790094436 an actor you have watched on netflix is asking strangers for a job. they need $4,000 by the end of the month or they lose their health insurance. an actor you have watched on netflix is asking strangers for a job. they need $4,000 by the end of the month or they lose their health insurance. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/hegseth-texas-am-anti-trans-slur-corps-of-cadets 2026-10-15T10:00:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/3a47dac8b563be691d7eb015f25b5cf2.jpg?v=1790094440 the defense secretary called the new military 'gender neutral.' then came the slur, and a room of cadets took a beat before it cheered. the defense secretary called the new military 'gender neutral.' then came the slur, and a room of cadets took a beat before it cheered. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/un-volker-turk-comprehensive-onslaught-lgbti-core-group 2026-09-23T09:47:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/9d09bd3aff90dc42aec351e79bd43f5c.jpg?v=1790094443 the un's human rights chief called it a comprehensive onslaught. then the podium filled with funding pledges, and at least one of them was four months old. the un's human rights chief called it a comprehensive onslaught. then the podium filled with funding pledges, and at least one of them was four months old. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/newsom-veto-ab-2164-trans-care-extradition-shield 2026-09-27T13:12:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/c628fdaabcffb80b6f7f520d246abb7b.jpg?v=1790111765 newsom had a bill that would stop california handing trans care doctors to other states. he vetoed it so the next governor gets to decide. newsom had a bill that would stop california handing trans care doctors to other states. he vetoed it so the next governor gets to decide. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/brian-harrison-unt-lgbtq-archive-webpage-removed 2026-09-23T09:47:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/624725ed4851bac81577969070df6fb6.jpg?v=1790111769 a texas lawmaker tweeted about a university's gay history archive on friday. by saturday its webpage was gone, and he says the archive is next. a texas lawmaker tweeted about a university's gay history archive on friday. by saturday its webpage was gone, and he says the archive is next. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/meta-instagram-queer-nightclubs-suspended-club-cobra-catch-one 2026-10-15T13:12:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/f7ab89e0f071c55869fa64b62d27f28b.jpg?v=1790113526 meta deleted california's queer clubs from instagram for months. they came back when reporters and politicians started asking why. meta deleted california's queer clubs from instagram for months. they came back when reporters and politicians started asking why. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/tommy-tuberville-furries-airline-pilots-mental-institutions 2026-09-23T10:50:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/9a2062729afb2157cb8b1b0baa99e639.jpg?v=1790171756 a us senator went to the senate floor to warn you that your pilot might be a furry. his fix is bringing back asylums. a us senator went to the senate floor to warn you that your pilot might be a furry. his fix is bringing back asylums. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/hayden-panettiere-cause-of-death-bisexual-memoir 2026-09-30T13:06:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/de763997b98359ff09f09de5da16b54e.jpg?v=1790171757 hayden panettiere told us she was bisexual in may. by august she was gone, and now we know how. hayden panettiere told us she was bisexual in may. by august she was gone, and now we know how. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/rob-jetten-dutch-prime-minister-stonewall-inn-beer 2026-09-27T13:58:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/fbf7c9d279484ec3cf2f94e98062568a.jpg?v=1790171759 the netherlands' first gay prime minister came to new york for the un and spent an evening drinking a beer at stonewall the netherlands' first gay prime minister came to new york for the un and spent an evening drinking a beer at stonewall https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/dolly-parton-nephew-bryan-seaver-restraining-order-danny-nozell 2026-09-27T13:11:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/f26bb476f3b908794ab8b5466061eb7f.jpg?v=1790180284 california is throwing dolly parton a holiday on friday. on tuesday her estate went to court against the nephew who announced her death. california is throwing dolly parton a holiday on friday. on tuesday her estate went to court against the nephew who announced her death. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/ken-paxton-alyssa-edwards-viewer-warning-ad-talarico 2026-09-24T15:41:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/6f0b0e0a13077dda96354ac6d0aafcd2.jpg?v=1790180286 ken paxton made an attack ad with a viewer warning. the target is a drag queen who isn't on the ballot. ken paxton made an attack ad with a viewer warning. the target is a drag queen who isn't on the ballot. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/liverpool-gbar-stabbing-three-men-charged 2026-10-15T13:12:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/4fc3ab5b08d5fd8117dbd2a0d1cc779f.jpg?v=1790180288 three men were stabbed outside a liverpool gay bar on sunday. by wednesday, three men had been charged. three men were stabbed outside a liverpool gay bar on sunday. by wednesday, three men had been charged. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/last-ditch-lesbian-bar-greenfield-mask-optional-backlash 2026-09-24T13:03:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/af63f4329b275992e29205f0b93a18fe.jpg?v=1790198027 a lesbian bar went mask-optional one night a week to make rent. the internet called it eugenics. a lesbian bar went mask-optional one night a week to make rent. the internet called it eugenics. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/texas-am-drag-ban-fifth-circuit-en-banc-draggieland-spectrum-wt 2026-09-24T15:41:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/77f12166a7a994c6a0911b40b82c75b6.jpg?v=1790198029 texas a&m banned drag shows to protect women. a judge asked if any women had complained. texas said no. texas a&m banned drag shows to protect women. a judge asked if any women had complained. texas said no. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/san-jose-state-sjsu-student-attacked-anti-gay-slurs-hate-crime-charges 2026-10-15T15:36:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/aa5e7ff79d3e9c7bdc0bf1d1a932b4ff.jpg?v=1790198031 two men asked a college student if he was gay. prosecutors say they then punched him in the head more than two dozen times. two men asked a college student if he was gay. prosecutors say they then punched him in the head more than two dozen times. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/celebrities-who-came-out-2026 2026-10-15T13:12:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/c34d43f7009e77beabb40024c62aa9f8.jpg?v=1790259152 27 celebrities who came out in 2026. one did it on valentine's day. one did it at a gay bar's birthday party. 13 celebrities who came out in 2026. one did it on valentine's day. one did it at a gay bar's birthday party. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/alyssa-edwards-open-letter-ken-paxton-texas-big-enough 2026-10-15T10:00:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/cc59c4d13443dafb4075a15ec6be0044.jpg?v=1790274721 ken paxton called her "sick and twisted." alyssa edwards wrote him back, and signed off with "texas is big enough for all of us." ken paxton called her "sick and twisted." alyssa edwards wrote him back, and signed off with "texas is big enough for all of us." https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/harriet-hancock-dies-mother-of-south-carolina-pride 2026-10-05T00:22:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/9bf2e4832321e8412ce16db059b9b799.jpg?v=1790274724 her son came out to her in 1980. she spent the next 46 years building queer south carolina a place to belong. her son came out to her in 1980. she spent the next 46 years building queer south carolina a place to belong. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/washington-blade-advocate-white-house-pool-judge-kelly-cnn-politico 2026-09-24T15:41:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/18dd884695d8e00627828caec01ad849.jpg?v=1790274728 trump's press ban lasted six days. long enough for two gay outlets to have a fight about it. trump's press ban lasted six days. long enough for two gay outlets to have a fight about it. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/hannah-einbinder-caleb-hearon-susan-sarandon-arrested-netanyahu-un-protest 2026-09-30T13:06:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/74a70bdee23f59aea694960a07cf063c.jpg?v=1790316847 susan sarandon has been arrested at a protest before. this time she brought the hacks star. susan sarandon has been arrested at a protest before. this time she brought the hacks star. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/paul-oneill-labour-councillor-grindr-profile-leaked-heywood 2026-10-14T15:35:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/76ee2c77437c6666976151c8e615e5b6.jpg?v=1790318764 two people made grindr accounts to embarrass a gay politician. which means two people made grindr accounts. two people made grindr accounts to embarrass a gay politician. which means two people made grindr accounts. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/john-green-jk-rowling-harry-potter-hbo-trans-vanity-fair 2026-09-25T22:22:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/8b81d79be4b8a4bb2b1120b9bc81c149.jpg?v=1790342329 the fault in our stars author was asked if he'll watch the new harry potter show. he said no three times. the fault in our stars author was asked if he'll watch the new harry potter show. he said no three times. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/carly-rae-jepsen-son-ilya-heated-rivalry-connor-storrie 2026-10-15T13:11:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/b19a520593b99c259c8632eeb43deb98.jpg?v=1790342333 a pop star was pregnant, hormonal and watching the gay hockey show. her son is named ilya. a pop star was pregnant, hormonal and watching the gay hockey show. her son is named ilya. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/trans-troops-separation-pay-hegseth-houlahan-letter 2026-09-25T22:22:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/8853d0bdb05e9524b109ba69ebb1b4b2.jpg?v=1790342336 the pentagon threw out its trans troops and promised them a check. one of them slept in her car. the pentagon threw out its trans troops and promised them a check. one of them slept in her car. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/las-vegas-eagle-gay-bar-closing-tropicana-1988 2026-10-13T21:34:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/fb85c7f709f91bdd8b5b2310445aa6a3.jpg?v=1790342339 a gay leather bar opened in las vegas in 1988 and outlasted the apps, the internet and a gaming fine. it closes wednesday. a gay leather bar opened in las vegas in 1988 and outlasted the apps, the internet and a gaming fine. it closes wednesday. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/boygenius-reunion-phoebe-bridgers-barclays-lucy-dacus-julien-baker-kiss 2026-09-25T22:22:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/1604ced9de491fef6902b9bb76272e03.jpg?v=1790352984 two thirds of a grammy-winning queer band kissed on the jumbotron wednesday. by thursday night the band was back together. two thirds of a grammy-winning queer band kissed on the jumbotron wednesday. by thursday night the band was back together. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/luanne-james-rutherford-county-library-lawsuit-lgbtq-books 2026-10-09T11:28:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/2ea0ff02c737d07e038bcf075bcfa1f3.jpg?v=1790352987 a tennessee county fired its library director for leaving gay books in the kids' section. now it's her turn. a tennessee county fired its library director for leaving gay books in the kids' section. now it's her turn. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/detroit-lakes-rainbow-ban-aclu-minnesota-lawsuit-school-board 2026-10-15T15:36:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/8fdfa1e9ed0b6ff7788ba8596739300f.jpg?v=1790352991 a minnesota school board banned a sticker the size of a business card. two families are suing. a minnesota school board banned a sticker the size of a business card. two families are suing. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/mary-peltola-slur-allegation-george-santos-defends 2026-10-08T13:33:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/7d6290bec452eae086f19b86d701a31a.jpg?v=1790372623 a democrat running for senate is accused of using the f-slur on her staff. her least likely defender was george santos, using it too. a democrat running for senate is accused of using the f-slur on her staff. her first defender was george santos, using it too. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/carrie-coon-copley-high-school-she-kills-monsters-canceled 2026-10-15T13:11:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/d9ff2891f65a3e9fd72ffaff51504cd6.jpg?v=1790372625 a parent complained a character in the school play might be gay. carrie coon's old high school canceled it two days into rehearsal. a parent complained a character in the school play might be gay. carrie coon's old high school canceled it two days into rehearsal. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/jpmorgan-lawsuit-brian-larson-gay-job-jamie-dimon-17-percent-gay 2026-10-09T11:28:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/2f7cb31b4877099b84954556fc0cb0d9.jpg?v=1790372627 jamie dimon allegedly said he could be 17 percent gay. the co-chair of his bank's pride group says he was pushed out over a $40 uber. jamie dimon allegedly said he could be 17 percent gay. the co-chair of his bank's pride group says he was pushed out over a $40 uber. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/ryan-murphy-glee-reboot-script-original-cast 2026-10-11T16:32:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/ee7d495aed04c10b3e0fbb5ee4dfd038.jpg?v=1790425700 ryan murphy finished a glee reboot an hour before a party. nobody talk to me. ryan murphy finished a glee reboot an hour before a party. ten of the original cast know about it. nobody has read it. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/archbishop-anthony-fisher-divine-playhouse-petition-mca-sydney 2026-10-05T00:22:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/06a9697da5c4d924504f3b56bf93a20e.jpg?v=1790425702 a queer club got kicked out of a church, so it moved into a museum. the archbishop of sydney followed it there. a queer club got kicked out of a church, so it moved into a museum. the archbishop of sydney followed it there. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/sandy-bay-cape-town-nudist-beach-drones-nudity-ban 2026-10-15T13:11:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/43f1ec71e840361ccc0f8831515f0481.jpg?v=1790425915 cape town's gay nude beach has been clothing optional for decades. now the signs say the drones are watching. cape town's gay nude beach has been clothing optional for decades. now the signs say the drones are watching. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/anglican-church-southern-africa-synod-rejects-same-sex-prayers-makgoba 2026-09-26T10:13:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/e56530fd144e46e5c68da96a64db486e.jpg?v=1790425917 the archbishop reminded his church it prays for avocados. it still would not pray for same-sex couples, by seven votes. the archbishop reminded his church it prays for avocados. it still would not pray for same-sex couples, by seven votes. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/dorothy-karthik-subbaraj-keerthy-suresh-lgbtq-backlash-mohan-g-malaysia 2026-10-15T13:11:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/f187f0b1b48cacf23ec9eb19a14600d0.jpg?v=1790439473 the day a tamil movie opened with two men kissing, another director announced that queer cinema is an ngo plot the day a tamil movie opened with two men kissing, another director announced that queer cinema is an ngo plot https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/nikki-glaser-briel-adams-wheatley-trans-joke-apology 2026-09-26T12:49:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/2bb899c9c4fa46b21044b41d9f6eccb2.jpg?v=1790439475 nikki glaser told a joke about a trans influencer's body. the influencer says she already had tickets to her november show. nikki glaser told a joke about a trans influencer's body. the influencer says she already had tickets to her november show. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/flourish-klink-sermon-god-is-nonbinary-jesus-transitioned-st-john-the-divine 2026-09-26T12:49:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/bc21cb74e4d8345f8e973b62ebd5b4c0.jpg?v=1790439477 a trans priest preached that jesus transitioned. in march. the right found out this week. a trans priest preached that jesus transitioned. in march. the right found out this week. https://gaywater.com/blogs/the-watering-hole/your-pilot-might-be-a-furry 2026-09-27T17:37:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/50fa4be21aff5e29c8e8e64123a13844.jpg?v=1790518721 Your Pilot Might Be a Furry A pilot's cap beside a pair of fluffy animal ears and a boarding pass https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/cheryl-reeve-enes-kanter-freedom-wnba-draft-coach-of-the-year-trans 2026-09-27T13:11:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/fafc6c110cf2c6ea350b5b3043c1abba.jpg?v=1790521348 a former nba player told a wnba coach to quit over trans people. she won coach of the year the next morning. be so for real. a former nba player told a wnba coach to quit over trans people. the next morning she won coach of the year. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/newsom-signs-six-lgbtq-bills-trans-veterans-prep-conversion-therapy-sb-934 2026-09-30T10:04:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/122db086721b0eb559e5c2dd3ee7f033.jpg?v=1790521350 newsom signed six bills for the gays. his press release still says "add press release content here." i'm framing it. newsom signed six bills to protect queer californians. the press release still says "add press release content here." https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/chuck-bowers-hippo-baltimore-dies-leons-gay-bar-reopening 2026-10-13T21:33:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/f7577304cb69f50b794bb1979a6aa4ee.jpg?v=1790521352 baltimore's legendary gay club owner died at 81. days later, its oldest gay bar announced a comeback. we like to think he had a word. baltimore lost the man who ran its legendary gay club, and got its oldest gay bar back, in the same week https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/ellie-goulding-fan-account-transphobic-girl-no-thank-you 2026-09-27T13:58:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/2eb91a9ca4349b35efe3b9ae940b1cb4.jpg?v=1790521747 a fan page tried to slip ellie goulding a little transphobia inside a compliment. "girl, no thank you." a fan page tried to slip ellie goulding a little transphobia inside a compliment. "girl, no thank you." https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/zohran-mamdani-rob-jetten-lgbt-center-new-york 2026-09-27T13:58:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/19f75f02a83555ce7bfe9b1f7d53e7b9.jpg?v=1790525629 mamdani took the netherlands' gay prime minister to the lgbt center. the kids brought zines. mamdani took the netherlands' gay prime minister to the lgbt center. the kids brought zines. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/madonna-vmas-2026-seven-awards-adam-lambert-george-michael-tribute 2026-10-09T19:58:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/10ecd5045860e8675f48ac518c1cd724.jpg?v=1790605150 madonna won seven vmas at 68 and used her speech to talk about her butt cheek. mother never left. madonna won seven vmas at 68 and used her speech to talk about her butt cheek. mother never left. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/antoni-porowski-lego-queer-eye-jacket-lawsuit-james-concannon 2026-10-15T13:11:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/94025bc8ed8cd9d126d4c2ac4b78075d.jpg?v=1790605153 lego put antoni's queer eye jacket on a minifigure, paint drips and all. thyme is on the artist's side. lego put antoni's queer eye jacket on a minifigure, paint drips and all. thyme is on the artist's side. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/gottmik-dui-arrest-burbank-porsche-drag-race 2026-09-28T13:24:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/ec211ba89e23c51eb6761c6604c8938d.jpg?v=1790605155 the first trans man on drag race was arrested after a porsche met three parked cars. we are begging you to call an uber. the first trans man on drag race was arrested after a porsche met three parked cars. we are begging you to call an uber. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/openly-gay-nfl-nba-mlb-nhl-players 2026-10-05T00:22:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/708743f19ca9da06d2278be56ff2e25e.jpg?v=1790704573 every openly gay man who has played in america's four big leagues fits on one page. the number playing right now is zero. every openly gay man who has played in america's four big leagues fits on one page. the number playing right now is zero. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/troye-sivan-elliot-page-brandon-flynn-new-york-magazine-russian-turkish-baths 2026-10-09T19:58:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/029444bf756b4fcb4ed684f3a16aa988.jpg?v=1790776415 new york magazine sent troye sivan and elliot page to a 194-degree bathhouse for its first men's issue. we'll be in the steam room. new york magazine sent troye sivan and elliot page to a 194-degree bathhouse for its first men's issue. we'll be in the steam room. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/rui-takahashi-comes-out-gay-ran-takahashi-volleyball 2026-09-30T13:06:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/d9e0cf821b4464080f76128ea45a0dbf.jpg?v=1790776417 a japanese volleyball player just came out as gay, and he says his superstar little brother is the reason. we're fine. we're totally fine. a japanese volleyball player just came out as gay, and he says his superstar little brother is the reason. we're fine. we're totally fine. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/trump-supreme-court-trans-prisoners-hormones-wigs-kingdom 2026-10-15T15:36:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/cd3192a9deb053a08052c9346b9e0120.jpg?v=1790776419 the trump administration asked the supreme court for permission to confiscate wigs from trans prisoners. i need everyone to read that twice. the trump administration asked the supreme court for permission to confiscate wigs from trans prisoners. i need everyone to read that twice. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/hayden-panettiere-wladimir-klitschko-guardianship-kaya-estate 2026-09-30T13:06:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/711692170550039f763d3de86a5c6e47.jpg?v=1790776422 hayden panettiere's ex has asked a court to let him guard their 11-year-old's inheritance, and his filing says it's urgent. oh, kaya. hayden panettiere's ex has asked a court to let him guard their 11-year-old's inheritance, and his filing says it's urgent. oh, kaya. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/camryn-manheim-gay-son-hrc-dinner-milo-manheim-marcia-gay-harden 2026-10-15T13:11:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/9ee09a95f2bed2c120cc12aa38dd9e8e.jpg?v=1790776424 an actress told a gay gala she always wanted a gay son, and the right-wing internet is calling it child abuse. babe, it was a toast. an actress told a gay gala she always wanted a gay son, and the right-wing internet is calling it child abuse. babe, it was a toast. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/ana-brnabic-acting-president-serbia-lesbian-vucic-resigns 2026-09-30T13:06:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/6f0f3e4f278586fcdba565352a62a99b.jpg?v=1790776965 serbia's president quit to run for prime minister, so a lesbian is running the country for up to three months. the activists have notes. serbia's president quit to run for prime minister, so a lesbian is running the country for up to three months. the activists have notes. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/riley-gaines-ncaa-lawsuit-title-ix-ruling-judge-tiffany-johnson 2026-09-30T13:06:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/81de7b3f9d4502155948c59f81bf1d5a.jpg?v=1790776967 riley gaines spent two years suing the ncaa over a trans swimmer and lost on a technicality about concussion research. we'll allow it. riley gaines spent two years suing the ncaa over a trans swimmer and lost on a technicality about concussion research. we'll allow it. https://gaywater.com/blogs/the-watering-hole/his-little-brother-is-the-reason 2026-09-30T11:20:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/06acfa8b4eb56a6f1d76e4d9107e2443.jpg?v=1790777200 His Little Brother Is the Reason A rainbow volleyball beside a scoreboard showing zero https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/heated-rivalry-irina-foundation-real-charity-jacob-tierney-brendan-brady 2026-10-14T15:35:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/01cdd40b38abfadcf78efd8129630fd8.jpg?v=1790777388 the gay hockey show's fictional charity is a real one now. we're fine. we're totally fine. the gay hockey show's fictional charity is a real one now. we're fine. we're totally fine. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/russell-t-davies-boyfriend-27-oliver-how-to-fail-podcast 2026-10-15T13:11:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/13c1071aedc6deeec94ff1b9fa3441f3.jpg?v=1790777390 the man who made queer as folk is 63 and his boyfriend is 27. he said it before you could: "ridiculous, i know." the man who made queer as folk is 63 and his boyfriend is 27. he said it before you could: "ridiculous, i know." https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/19th-yougov-poll-trans-athletes-gender-affirming-care-69-percent-dont-know-trans-person 2026-10-09T19:58:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/573ff8bdacf3eddf313d25623c93ee33.jpg?v=1790781649 69 percent of americans say they don't know a single trans person. they have so many opinions anyway. 69 percent of americans say they don't know a single trans person. they have so many opinions anyway. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/sophia-bush-ashlyn-harris-married-secret-wedding-memoir 2026-10-01T07:12:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/ce247cca76d77d78c5f7b97fd41aba2e.jpg?v=1790835714 sophia bush and ashlyn harris got married over a year ago and simply didn't tell us. rude. gorgeous, but rude. sophia bush and ashlyn harris got married over a year ago and simply didn't tell us. rude. gorgeous, but rude. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/jesse-watters-hasan-piker-maid-outfit-here-kitty-fox-news 2026-10-14T15:35:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/d2ba11eb867509b477b07b14c2ad17a0.jpg?v=1790835717 jesse watters looked at a man in a french maid outfit and said "here kitty, kitty." on air. on purpose. jesse watters looked at a man in a french maid outfit and said "here kitty, kitty." on air. on purpose. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/988-press-3-lgbtq-youth-suicide-lifeline-restored-baldwin 2026-10-01T07:59:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/0625304c3b58f0d57fc89843e0b5de2e.jpg?v=1790842336 the lgbtq youth crisis line is back after 14 months. it took an act of congress. we still don't know who picks up. the lgbtq youth crisis line is back after 14 months. it took an act of congress. we still don't know who picks up. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/hegseth-quantico-state-of-the-force-anti-trans-slur-beardos 2026-10-15T09:59:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/9638013a688296e656644d6ba4813cca.jpg?v=1790842656 pete hegseth used the same anti-trans slur for the third time in six weeks. it's not a slip anymore. it's his tight five. pete hegseth used the same anti-trans slur for the third time in six weeks. it's not a slip anymore. it's his tight five. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/gay-country-singers 2026-10-09T09:26:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/47612eee42303fae17b83916ebba9e0c.jpg?v=1790843308 20 openly gay country singers. the first album pressed 1,000 copies and vanished for 40 years. the first gay country album pressed 1,000 copies in 1973. we counted the out stars who came after it. yeehaw. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/esther-rantzen-dies-86-childline-lgbtq-young-people 2026-10-02T07:31:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/78d943d73c48c7f1126cf568c8018125.jpg?v=1790856287 the woman who gave british kids a number to call when they had nobody to tell has died at 86. thank you for picking up. the woman who gave british kids a number to call when they had nobody to tell has died at 86. thank you for picking up. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/blue-moon-pittsburgh-blackface-drag-open-stage-canceled-death-threats 2026-10-15T13:11:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/71c81e344c18d6b1cdc8ba233b62023c.jpg?v=1790856302 a drag performer wore blackface at a pittsburgh gay bar. in 2026. the apology had to say "blackface is not ok!" out loud. a drag performer wore blackface at a pittsburgh gay bar. in 2026. the apology had to say "blackface is not ok!" out loud. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/aaron-bernstine-malcolm-kenyatta-slur-harrisburg-bar-resign 2026-10-02T07:31:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/922e8eba9ec070ee24c749a4345f9db4.jpg?v=1790868875 a republican allegedly used a slur about his gay colleague at a democratic fundraiser. if true, bold choice of venue. a republican allegedly used a slur about his gay colleague at a democratic fundraiser. if true, bold choice of venue. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/kulwicki-wellstar-fertility-benefits-lesbian-lawsuit-dismissed-bostock 2026-10-11T16:32:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/0ad0772b8147049381a9553fff7c1b27.jpg?v=1790868877 a hospital's fertility plan gave straight couples a free way in and lesbians a bill. a judge says that's fine, because men get nothing either. thrilled for us. a hospital's fertility plan gave straight couples a free way in and lesbians a bill. a judge says that's fine, because men get nothing either. thrilled for us. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/sc-arts-commission-greenville-gay-mens-chorus-proud-mary-grants-denied 2026-10-05T00:21:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/72710d5188b0566638baa3bbfa47b80e.jpg?v=1790938693 south carolina funded nearly 180 arts groups and said no to exactly two. you will never guess which two. south carolina funded nearly 180 arts groups and said no to exactly two. you will never guess which two. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/grindr-buys-freddie-prep-clinic-250-million-purposemed 2026-10-05T00:22:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/a83b8169a5d83504ea1de4b167270676.jpg?v=1790938695 grindr is spending $250 million on a prep clinic. so it's your doctor now. okay, babe. grindr is spending $250 million on a prep clinic. so it's your doctor now. okay, babe. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/kobach-sb-244-hearing-trans-social-media-posts-privacy-kansas 2026-10-06T13:47:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/b84f73d8c6039a1b9f25c2bb37576f75.jpg?v=1790938697 kansas's attorney general told a court that trans people who posted about being trans gave up their privacy. so posting is consent now. noted. kansas's attorney general told a court that trans people who posted about being trans gave up their privacy. so posting is consent now. noted. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/turbocam-lillian-bernier-trans-health-plan-title-vii-trial 2026-10-05T17:05:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/fe1e895d0b9f90f970824b865f1563fe.jpg?v=1790954126 a christian factory owner kept calling his trans employee "him" under oath. that is why she gets a trial now. thank you, sir. a christian factory owner kept calling his trans employee "him" under oath. that is why she gets a trial now. thank you, sir. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/missouri-amendment-3-her-health-her-future-trans-ads-abortion 2026-10-05T00:21:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/de1aa05c845d9a5d067e0d5cd133f27d.jpg?v=1790954378 missouri's anti-abortion campaign has posted 20 times since august. it said the word "abortion" once. we see you, babe. missouri's anti-abortion campaign has posted 20 times since august. it said the word "abortion" once. we see you, babe. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/trump-dennis-rodman-enes-kanter-freedom-wnba-full-pardon-oklahoma-rally 2026-10-13T21:33:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/67048538ec409549a76099aa629b34f8.jpg?v=1791008294 trump banned men from women's sports. then he gave two of them a "full pardon" at a rally. make it make sense. trump banned men from women's sports. then he gave two of them a "full pardon" at a rally. make it make sense. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/steve-hilton-lesbian-ad-just-try-it-california-governor 2026-10-09T11:27:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/49e007e1429ffe1fc7b80c5cc2b6da87.jpg?v=1791008296 a republican running for governor made a sapphic first-time ad, and the forbidden thing is voting for him. i need to lie down. a republican running for governor made a sapphic first-time ad, and the forbidden thing is voting for him. i need to lie down. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/misua-drag-race-philippines-season-4-died-during-filming-tribute-episode 2026-10-05T00:22:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/ef7a23d185f69bbf7e5975b180996772.jpg?v=1791008298 a drag race queen died in her sleep in the middle of filming. this week the show aired her episode, with a yellow dragon for her. a drag race queen died in her sleep in the middle of filming. this week the show aired her episode, with a yellow dragon for her. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/elon-musk-death-sentence-gender-affirming-care-james-esses-reply 2026-10-11T16:32:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/e53a02645953b30619209ec5411708d8.jpg?v=1791008311 elon musk answered a speech about trans surgery with "death sentence." he said it in may too. we checked. elon musk answered a speech about trans surgery with "death sentence." he said it in may too. we checked. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/bishop-mariann-budde-resigns-2028-have-mercy-trump-sermon 2026-10-15T15:35:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/5e6d1d9e53e7a887c24dfaf27dc64791.jpg?v=1791008313 the bishop who told trump to have mercy on gay and trans kids is stepping down. in 2028. she's not done with him yet. the bishop who told trump to have mercy on gay and trans kids is stepping down. in 2028. she's not done with him yet. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/supreme-court-st-mary-catholic-parish-v-roy-colorado-preschool-same-sex-parents 2026-10-05T00:22:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/b8cfb32a5b257a31a44201df4342a1bc.jpg?v=1791008314 the supreme court will decide if a catholic preschool can take state money and turn away kids with two moms. argument is on election day. of course it is. the supreme court will decide if a catholic preschool can take state money and turn away kids with two moms. argument is on election day. of course it is. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/taipei-police-raid-gay-bar-commander-d-51-detained-protest-pride 2026-10-15T13:10:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/6b64f776579e6bc23bed46a8dcb8f57e.jpg?v=1791110037 taiwan has had marriage equality since 2019. on saturday taipei police raided a gay bar and took 51 people in. pride is in four weeks. we're sorry, what? taiwan has had marriage equality since 2019. on saturday taipei police raided a gay bar and took 51 people in. pride is in four weeks. we're sorry, what? https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/mad-sandhu-lgbtq-makeup-artist-influencer-shot-dead-amritsar 2026-10-13T21:33:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/5a5c669e72dedf453b165c2aec817248.jpg?v=1791110039 an lgbtq makeup artist in punjab was shot dead on saturday while he waited for his car to be washed. he had been threatened in july. we're heartbroken. an lgbtq makeup artist in punjab was shot dead on saturday while he waited for his car to be washed. he had been threatened in july. we're heartbroken. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/paris-pride-2026-october-heatwave-postponed-far-right-marche-des-fiertes 2026-10-15T15:35:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/aa583f5ed8e1bb8212a61f1b95daeeb9.jpg?v=1791110041 paris pride got canceled in june because it was 40 degrees. it came back on saturday with a sign that said "less RN, more lesbians." worth the wait. paris pride got canceled in june because it was 40 degrees. it came back on saturday with a sign that said "less RN, more lesbians." worth the wait. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/joseph-logiudice-liberation-psychotherapy-indicted-gay-mens-therapy-manhattan 2026-10-15T15:35:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/032b451bb1688b9b341c108f5dfc69ed.jpg?v=1791110043 the founder of an lgbtq therapy practice in manhattan has been indicted for sexually assaulting two patients. he is the second therapist there charged since september. the founder of an lgbtq therapy practice in manhattan has been indicted for sexually assaulting two patients. he is the second therapist there charged since september. https://gaywater.com/blogs/the-watering-hole/two-men-one-pardon 2026-10-04T21:07:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/709cd49e36e10501229eaaebd42d09a2.jpg?v=1791110130 Two Men, One Pardon A basketball beside a sealed official scroll https://gaywater.com/blogs/the-watering-hole/best-of-gay-twitter-vol-54 2026-10-04T21:59:22-04:00 weekly https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/tom-daley-drag-plastique-tiara-beauty-bar-dustin-lance-black 2026-10-05T17:05:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/4114965f81bf2e6ae784cae1bb1dc603.jpg?v=1791206589 tom daley did drag for the first time and his husband's review was "i'm straight now." dustin, same. tom daley did drag for the first time and his husband's review was "i'm straight now." dustin, same. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/kyle-maclachlan-showgirls-paul-verhoeven-erection-memoir-fictional-selves 2026-10-13T21:33:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/3000f2dcee54bde49723cfd8fc4f1115.jpg?v=1791206592 the showgirls director offered to paint kyle maclachlan an erection "any size you vant." he checked his contract. we checked our pulse. the showgirls director offered to paint kyle maclachlan an erection "any size you vant." he checked his contract. we checked our pulse. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/lgbt-migrants-deported-third-countries-reuters-sierra-leone-cameroon-eswatini 2026-10-08T13:32:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/576bcd5ba76d3c44b244e8431382b76d.jpg?v=1791206597 the us agreed 40 lgbt migrants would be persecuted at home. then it deported them to countries that criminalize or abuse gay people. read that twice. the us agreed 40 lgbt migrants would be persecuted at home. then it deported them to countries that criminalize or abuse gay people. read that twice. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/ben-weyts-aide-fake-gay-muslim-op-ed-mohammed-el-idrissi 2026-10-15T15:35:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/68ec6a5020cf3dbe42f82df48dd17d1b.jpg?v=1791229624 a belgian minister's aide invented a gay muslim to prove a point about the media. he left his real name in the file. i'm on the floor. a belgian minister's aide invented a gay muslim to prove a point about the media. he left his real name in the file. i'm on the floor. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/eeoc-marc-seawright-transgender-director-lawsuit-andrea-lucas-motion-denied 2026-10-05T17:05:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/f653336a88f059e808fb455a2730b83d.jpg?v=1791229627 the agency that polices workplace discrimination is being sued for it by its own trans director, and a judge just let the case go ahead. sit with that. the agency that polices workplace discrimination is being sued for it by its own trans director, and a judge just let the case go ahead. sit with that. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/riley-williams-clayton-county-drew-high-transgender-homecoming-queen-title-ix 2026-10-05T17:05:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/4756285f0ada7d68bb629cca0c2b1c40.jpg?v=1791229631 a georgia high school told a trans girl she could run for homecoming king instead. be so serious. a georgia high school told a trans girl she could run for homecoming king instead. be so serious. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/samuel-alito-obergefell-same-sex-marriage-cbs-interview-reliance 2026-10-06T12:39:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/9929b8c86dcf9a0137218bc262115a31.jpg?v=1791235106 samuel alito says gay marriage is different from roe because we actually went and got married. the joint checking account is doing the lord's work. samuel alito says gay marriage is different from roe because we actually went and got married. the joint checking account is doing the lord's work. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/thabatta-pimenta-erika-hilton-duda-salabert-brazil-trans-deputies-2026 2026-10-15T15:35:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/b315937eebb477188e0aaa9b0b9cfa6f.jpg?v=1791235110 brazil just sent three trans women to congress, and one of them got 1.6 million votes. we would like to be governed like this. brazil just sent three trans women to congress, and one of them got 1.6 million votes. we would like to be governed like this. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/sherrod-brown-jon-husted-soren-aldaco-ad-trump-ohio-rally-transgender 2026-10-11T16:31:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/adfe5622379e57554a07beaa28b6c5ee.jpg?v=1791235113 republicans are spending $10 million in ohio on an ad about surgery on kids. the woman in it was 19. math is hard. republicans are spending $10 million in ohio on an ad about surgery on kids. the woman in it was 19. math is hard. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/lgbtq-members-of-congress 2026-10-09T17:09:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/6ca3929bade2708ad26877624563416f.jpg?v=1791297114 there are 14 out lgbtq people in congress right now. one of them only gets four months. we checked who's on your ballot. there are 14 out lgbtq people in congress right now. one of them only gets four months. we checked who's on your ballot. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/trump-annie-andrews-anti-trans-slur-darline-graham-south-carolina-senate 2026-10-07T15:07:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/94802f36b6b7c2553e330d69ad954d65.jpg?v=1791303291 trump called a pediatrician and mom of three a trans slur, three times, in one post. the polls have the race tied. smells like panic. trump called a pediatrician and mom of three a trans slur, three times, in one post. the polls have the race tied. smells like panic. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/jim-bakker-dies-86-tammy-faye-gay-icon-ptl 2026-10-06T13:47:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/3b7dd3fa39277acdd501faf9135bf796.jpg?v=1791303293 a televangelist who went to prison for fraud has died at 86. his ex-wife is the one the gays still light candles for. a televangelist who went to prison for fraud has died at 86. his ex-wife is the one the gays still light candles for. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/australia-adf-historical-homosexual-service-convictions-extinguished-keogh 2026-10-06T13:47:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/e488f40121d861542df94d539aeafbdd.jpg?v=1791303295 australian soldiers convicted for gay sex can finally have it wiped from their records. it only took 34 years. we'll take it. australian soldiers convicted for gay sex can finally have it wiped from their records. it only took 34 years. we'll take it. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/scott-bessent-melania-trump-friends-hearts-gay-axios 2026-10-06T19:08:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/4413b0994437c3363135765dc755a1ba.jpg?v=1791321593 trump keeps having to tell melania's friends that the treasury secretary is gay. what a job. trump keeps having to tell melania's friends that the treasury secretary is gay. what a job. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/andrew-garfield-sam-altman-artificial-demon-twink-guadagnino-review 2026-10-11T16:31:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/474fc4e8a4d9ad902ef014fa5b5e7ee9.jpg?v=1791321595 luca guadagnino cast spider-man as sam altman and the first review called it a "demon twink." we're seated. luca guadagnino cast spider-man as sam altman and the first review called it a "demon twink." we're seated. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/ninth-circuit-arizona-transgender-birth-certificate-roe-v-johnston-oklahoma-fowler-v-stitt 2026-10-15T09:58:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/ba7b455ed59301eea850f1c6a24554cc.jpg?v=1791321599 arizona won its trans birth certificate case today. trans arizonans may have won it too. arizona won its trans birth certificate case today. trans arizonans may have won it too. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/hudson-williams-cardigan-justin-jacob-louis-section-35-cree-designer 2026-10-07T15:07:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/df94c15cb3582d2162f87fd71fc8ee67.jpg?v=1791377001 a heated rivalry star paid full price for a cree designer's cardigan. it sold $12,000 in an hour. this is the assignment. a heated rivalry star paid full price for a cree designer's cardigan. it sold $12,000 in an hour. this is the assignment. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/nyc-mamdani-8-9-million-gender-affirming-care-minors-callen-lorde-intent-to-award 2026-10-07T15:07:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/04e9f0bbd2f42468466008d81c3b5c5b.jpg?v=1791377003 the new york post says mamdani signed $8.9 million for trans kids' care. nobody has signed anything. we read the paperwork so you don't have to. the new york post says mamdani signed $8.9 million for trans kids' care. nobody has signed anything. we read the paperwork so you don't have to. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/michael-kearns-dies-76-gay-actor-hiv-positive-happy-hustler 2026-10-08T13:32:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/6ce08906d272ec8f9392e7b988aceac7.jpg?v=1791400867 he came out as gay in the '70s and as hiv-positive on tv in 1991. he was booked for a coming out day show this sunday. somebody read his lines. he came out as gay in the '70s and as hiv-positive on tv in 1991. he was booked for a coming out day show this sunday. somebody read his lines. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/growlr-sold-perry-street-scruff-live-streaming-removed 2026-10-08T13:31:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/2be975405eec126d7ae2d2f69744b750.jpg?v=1791400869 the bear app got sold and lost its live streams in the same 24 hours. the new owners say: not us. be so for real. the bear app got sold and lost its live streams in the same 24 hours. the new owners say: not us. be so for real. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/angie-craig-wnba-commissioner-middle-aged-lesbian-dream-job-cathy-engelbert 2026-10-08T13:32:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/1f11fb6b220dc751383da48aed311ad0.jpg?v=1791401057 a lesbian congresswoman lost her senate race and has applied, on the radio, to run the wnba. honestly? hire her. a lesbian congresswoman lost her senate race and has applied, on the radio, to run the wnba. honestly? hire her. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/first-circuit-doj-subpoena-boston-childrens-rhode-island-hospital-transgender-care 2026-10-15T15:35:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/9d573f0e745bff93ff2b9301377f2a9a.jpg?v=1791425238 the justice department wants trans kids' medical records from two hospitals. an appeals judge asked if this is all just a pressure campaign. say it louder. the justice department wants trans kids' medical records from two hospitals. an appeals judge asked if this is all just a pressure campaign. say it louder. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/bbc-apology-pinknews-benjamin-cohen-anthony-james-high-court-libel 2026-10-13T21:33:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/4b34f6f0cdbf45b7386d953a4f66991d.jpg?v=1791462365 the bbc told millions that two gay men pressured their staff to be surrogates. today it apologized unreservedly in the high court. took them two years. the bbc told millions that two gay men pressured their staff to be surrogates. today it apologized unreservedly in the high court. took them two years. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/ahmed-soliman-gay-phoenix-man-deported-equatorial-guinea-judge-hinderaker-return 2026-10-15T15:35:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/889b45bb33f47f37f5d489ec60165ba2.jpg?v=1791462367 a gay man who grew up in phoenix was deported to equatorial guinea and locked up. a federal judge just ordered the government to go get him. at its own expense. a gay man who grew up in phoenix was deported to equatorial guinea and locked up. a federal judge just ordered the government to go get him. at its own expense. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/kenneth-stokes-jackson-councilman-asks-if-petition-critic-is-gay-brian-grizzell-sissy 2026-10-14T16:01:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/070518874f382271dccac77474d06f26.jpg?v=1791462369 a jackson councilman called a colleague a sissy. when a neighbor petitioned to fine him $500 for it, he asked reporters if she's gay. twice. be so for real. a jackson councilman called a colleague a sissy. when a neighbor petitioned to fine him $500 for it, he asked reporters if she's gay. twice. be so for real. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/institut-fuer-sexualwissenschaft-berlin-1919 2026-10-09T11:26:53-04:00 weekly https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/der-eigene-first-gay-magazine-1896 2026-10-08T13:31:59-04:00 weekly https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/annie-andrews-biological-men-ad-trump-slur-darline-graham 2026-10-11T16:31:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/97e764683e0f93120b94f7e32c4980be.jpg?v=1791553162 trump called her a trans slur. three days later, the democrat ran an ad saying "biological men." her 2022 tweet is still up. ok. trump called her a trans slur. three days later, the democrat ran an ad saying "biological men." her 2022 tweet is still up. ok. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/ben-shapiro-daily-wire-pawn-shop-movie-renee-good-ice-livingston-montana 2026-10-09T11:26:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/d36075345404bf999013f786cb8fa0d8.jpg?v=1791553166 ben shapiro is making a movie out of the ice shooting of a queer mom. the script calls her "a fat blue-hair." subtle king. ben shapiro is making a movie out of the ice shooting of a queer mom. the script calls her "a fat blue-hair." subtle king. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/paris-lee-samuel-ward-tennessee-court-new-trial-trans-woman-biological-sex 2026-10-09T11:26:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/0da152f2e56f60ca47b341e140ec8dd3.jpg?v=1791553169 a man shot a trans woman six times. a tennessee court says his jury should have been told her "biological sex." that's the whole ruling, and it's bad enough. a man shot a trans woman six times. a tennessee court says his jury should have been told her "biological sex." that's the whole ruling, and it's bad enough. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/openly-gay-olympic-gold-medalists 2026-10-09T19:57:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/7d519bbf860faeae44c0806017bcc417.jpg?v=1791577144 we counted 15 out gay men with olympic gold. one of them hit his head on the diving board and won anyway. icon behavior. we counted 15 out gay men with olympic gold. one of them hit his head on the diving board and won anyway. icon behavior. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/atlanta-pride-2026-saturday-canceled-hurricane-isaias-parade-sunday 2026-10-09T17:09:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/55d25e1d5640c22e931b85a50eadc43a.jpg?v=1791578682 a category 3 hurricane canceled saturday at atlanta pride. the parade is still on for sunday. the gays will simply be outside. a category 3 hurricane canceled saturday at atlanta pride. the parade is still on for sunday. the gays will simply be outside. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/tim-hardaway-crossover-podcast-i-hate-gay-people-2007-dont-be-a-bigot 2026-10-09T19:57:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/302376e59117f581d46a64d61a38518d.jpg?v=1791578686 the nba star who said "i hate gay people" in 2007 says he taught america not to be a bigot. he would also like a bank commercial. the nba star who said "i hate gay people" in 2007 says he taught america not to be a bigot. he would also like a bank commercial. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/icc-taliban-arrest-warrants-unsealed-akhundzada-gender-persecution-lgbtq 2026-10-09T19:57:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/37c271d0d2e9757db2340f62f7efa6b6.jpg?v=1791578689 the world's war crimes court wants the taliban's leaders for persecuting queer afghans. the paperwork calls them "non-conforming." close enough. the world's war crimes court wants the taliban's leaders for persecuting queer afghans. the paperwork calls them "non-conforming." close enough. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/pint-jersey-city-gay-bar-trivia-cornell-7-team-name-host-fired 2026-10-15T13:10:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/a93f82cfe1a95dbaf99ee22fff2a85cf.jpg?v=1791581097 a gay bar's trivia host crowned a rape joke "best team name." the host is now an ex-host. correct answer. a gay bar's trivia host crowned a rape joke "best team name." the host is now an ex-host. correct answer. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/troye-sivan-entire-brand-gay-instagram-story-shes-the-best-ff 2026-10-09T19:57:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/029444bf756b4fcb4ed684f3a16aa988_2dfdf031-8536-4c4e-9ca9-8aed1c4b7c96.jpg?v=1791581100 someone said troye sivan's whole brand is being gay. he replied "i am gay!!!! gay gay gay gay" over madonna's vogue. no further questions. someone said troye sivan's whole brand is being gay. he replied "i am gay!!!! gay gay gay gay" over madonna's vogue. no further questions. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/katie-zacharia-white-house-press-secretary-fox-news-what-is-a-woman-obama 2026-10-09T19:57:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/eb5b07463c9fab203490adb650fa1afb.jpg?v=1791581103 trump's new press secretary went on fox last month to ask barack obama "what is a woman." the podium is hers now. pray for the press corps. trump's new press secretary went on fox last month to ask barack obama "what is a woman." the podium is hers now. pray for the press corps. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/sydney-colson-white-wnba-players-trans-shut-up-unsupervised-sophie-cunningham 2026-10-13T21:32:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/fba76911e8c561d4cfd13a1d84ad1ef3.jpg?v=1791634508 a former wnba player had one note for white players with opinions on trans athletes: "nobody wants to hear your opinion." we're framing it. a former wnba player had one note for white players with opinions on trans athletes: "nobody wants to hear your opinion." we're framing it. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/elon-musk-justine-wilson-vivian-health-insurance-gibney-documentary 2026-10-11T16:31:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/1b343fa5ad65c92af8d10889bdc2d744.jpg?v=1791634510 elon musk's first wife says he told their trans daughter "i'll always love her," then took her off his health insurance the next day. love is a strong word. elon musk's first wife says he told their trans daughter "i'll always love her," then took her off his health insurance the next day. love is a strong word. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/roselle-police-chief-stacey-williams-fired-anti-gay-slur-appellate-division 2026-10-13T21:33:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/d881dd7db2f7dc8b28b72c2ec6420047.jpg?v=1791634513 a police chief used an anti-gay slur at work and got a 30-day suspension. two judges said they were "shocked" and gave him his firing back. a police chief used an anti-gay slur at work and got a 30-day suspension. two judges said they were "shocked" and gave him his firing back. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/sonoma-valley-high-school-pride-flag-policy-board-vote 2026-10-11T16:31:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/6c18c0c9b4d6120c18a6b8a3a134fdd4.jpg?v=1791634514 a california high school's pride flag has flown every day since 2019. a 3-2 board vote says it now needs permission to come out in june. a california high school's pride flag has flown every day since 2019. a 3-2 board vote says it now needs permission to come out in june. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/carson-kressley-george-hw-bush-drowsy-chaperone-ogunquit-secret-service 2026-10-15T13:10:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/51a5dacc876b999ab4a26583299b2d2c.jpg?v=1791634516 carson kressley once performed a whole musical for an audience of bushes and the secret service. his review of the secret service: "super hot." carson kressley once performed a whole musical for an audience of bushes and the secret service. his review of the secret service: "super hot." https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/sherrod-brown-response-ad-soren-aldaco-complete-lie-husted-epstein-files 2026-10-11T16:31:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/ad4b86d24710b2847812ead92f868bac.jpg?v=1791648793 republicans spent $10 million telling ohio sherrod brown wants surgery on kids. his reply ad opens with "they're a complete lie" and ends on epstein. a democrat who hits back. i need to sit down. republicans spent $10 million telling ohio sherrod brown wants surgery on kids. his reply ad opens with "they're a complete lie" and ends on epstein. a democrat who hits back. i need to sit down. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/daniela-fuentes-trans-woman-miami-deported-central-african-republic 2026-10-11T16:31:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/ed6487a2f886a073f3ff9036fe19de14.jpg?v=1791648794 a trans hairstylist from miami got deported to a country she had never set foot in. she shares a room with four men there. we are not okay. a trans hairstylist from miami got deported to a country she had never set foot in. she shares a room with four men there. we are not okay. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/matthew-lillard-skeet-ulrich-scream-billy-stu-queer-awakening-nycc 2026-10-11T16:31:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/cb931ad1c79e9b482ccdbf5b4b522c3a.jpg?v=1791666883 one of the scream killers says strangers keep telling him he was their queer awakening. his answer at comic con has us screaming (sorry). one of the scream killers says strangers keep telling him he was their queer awakening. his answer at comic con has us screaming (sorry). https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/the-boulevard-pasadena-gay-bar-closing-october-31-steve-terradot 2026-10-11T16:31:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/f21f396ef8e23d0a9b3c88faf0dcc5c1.jpg?v=1791666885 pasadena's only gay bar has one month left and is spending it throwing a halloween party. somebody please buy this bar. pasadena's only gay bar has one month left and is spending it throwing a halloween party. somebody please buy this bar. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/shane-gillis-snl-monologue-youre-either-gay-or-youre-hitler 2026-10-15T09:58:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/f9e035a32401c35acec5664d594b4497.jpg?v=1791720831 the comedian snl once fired over gay slurs hosted again and closed on "you're either gay or you're hitler." we'll take gay. obviously. the comedian snl once fired over gay slurs hosted again and closed on "you're either gay or you're hitler." we'll take gay. obviously. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/chappell-roan-super-graphic-spectacular-lineup-tinashe-amanda-lepore-shrine 2026-10-11T16:31:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/5e33575b3df6429be0246c9d5dff7ab6.jpg?v=1791720833 chappell roan put tinashe and amanda lepore on the same night of a benefit for trans kids. i have never wanted to be in los angeles more. chappell roan put tinashe and amanda lepore on the same night of a benefit for trans kids. i have never wanted to be in los angeles more. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/mark-latham-alex-greenwich-high-court-special-leave-refused-defamation 2026-10-11T16:31:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/e948fb7d1767389e59a627929db9cd06.jpg?v=1791720835 a politician tweeted something filthy about a gay mp, then fought it for three years. australia's highest court just declined to hear him. bye. a politician tweeted something filthy about a gay mp, then fought it for three years. australia's highest court just declined to hear him. bye. https://gaywater.com/blogs/the-watering-hole/coming-out-day-troye-sivan-gay-gay-gay-gay-watering-hole-34 2026-10-11T10:05:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/b881675b021566334b8b9f1f759e5986.jpg?v=1791724999 happy coming out day. troye sivan said it best: gay gay gay gay. An open wardrobe spilling a rainbow beside a turntable and a disco ball https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/scott-stadthagen-alabama-gop-trans-candidates-mental-disorders-terri-osborne-allison-montgomery 2026-10-15T13:10:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/4985c36a34f936a52ce32b9273b9da69.jpg?v=1791735252 alabama's republican chair says two trans women on the ballot have "mental disorders." one of them has paperwork saying she's of sound mind. does he? alabama's republican chair says two trans women on the ballot have "mental disorders." one of them has paperwork saying she's of sound mind. does he? https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/best-gay-books-2026 2026-10-15T13:10:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/69f2f620bc0c77458fc514a73f82a394.jpg?v=1791903272 the 10 gay novels that mattered in 2026 so far. two are up for the booker. one is already an A24 show. Covers of ten gay novels published in 2026 https://gaywater.com/blogs/the-watering-hole/best-of-gay-twitter-vol-55 2026-10-12T17:03:03-04:00 weekly https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/trump-youngstown-rally-jon-husted-ass-claws-jawline 2026-10-13T21:32:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/1dbfab01e61ace93210aef89fe19705c.jpg?v=1791915879 trump told an ohio rally he "looked at" a senator's ass, then came back 40 minutes later for the jawline. sir, this is a rally. trump told an ohio rally he "looked at" a senator's ass, then came back 40 minutes later for the jawline. sir, this is a rally. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/lucian-piane-dies-46-rupauls-drag-race-music-sissy-that-walk 2026-10-13T21:32:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/651972376389e4c526ad40ca1c12f5b5.jpg?v=1791915883 the man who wrote "sissy that walk" with rupaul has died at 46. we'll be playing it loud today. the man who wrote "sissy that walk" with rupaul has died at 46. we'll be playing it loud today. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/mark-indelicato-david-watson-wedding-jean-smart-officiates-hacks 2026-10-15T13:10:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/4d216e4d07dc894bf5bbfbea91a5f3b8.jpg?v=1791915887 jean smart officiated her hacks co-star's wedding and pronounced them "husband and husband." i would like to be married by her immediately. jean smart officiated her hacks co-star's wedding and pronounced them "husband and husband." i would like to be married by her immediately. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/javier-bardem-skyfall-silva-bond-gay-scene-his-idea-sam-mendes-bfi 2026-10-15T13:10:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/471a13a1221a7ae9627e1cf6cf164a10.jpg?v=1791915891 javier bardem says the skyfall scene where the villain feels up james bond was his idea. we owe this man everything. javier bardem says the skyfall scene where the villain feels up james bond was his idea. we owe this man everything. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/todd-haynes-de-noche-pedro-pascal-danny-ramirez-r-rated-not-nc-17 2026-10-13T21:32:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/c4b08529508f04c93b693c28f5b6971b.jpg?v=1791915894 todd haynes once promised us an nc-17 gay romance. with pedro pascal in it, it's now "most likely" r. i'm being so brave about this. todd haynes once promised us an nc-17 gay romance. with pedro pascal in it, it's now "most likely" r. i'm being so brave about this. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/hungary-parliament-repeals-orban-child-protection-law-lgbtq-139-51 2026-10-13T21:32:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/5982ba2aebda43739d3dbea65c44dd10.jpg?v=1791915898 hungary used to wrap gay kids' books in black plastic. parliament just voted 139 to 51 to take it off. unwrap them. hungary used to wrap gay kids' books in black plastic. parliament just voted 139 to 51 to take it off. unwrap them. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/wood-tv-nexstar-pride-memo-stanton-tang-amy-fox-4-million-jury-verdict 2026-10-15T13:09:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/f0ce581f4ecb30f63a2e4d07e2d0907e.jpg?v=1791915901 two tv news bosses got fired over a memo saying pride needed "both sides." a jury gave them $4 million. read the fine print before you scream. two tv news bosses got fired over a memo saying pride needed "both sides." a jury gave them $4 million. read the fine print before you scream. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/fewer-teens-identify-lgb-ninth-graders-cdc-yrbs-jean-twenge 2026-10-15T13:09:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/0faf5cdb0bdd18b60df4a0c98d0f2789.jpg?v=1791915905 fewer ninth graders say they're gay or bi. the researcher who found it says she has "no idea" why. the right already knows, apparently. fewer ninth graders say they're gay or bi. the researcher who found it says she has "no idea" why. the right already knows, apparently. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/jd-vance-james-talarico-gay-joke-tyler-rally-totally-platonic 2026-10-13T21:32:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/47edec39e459d1bda528cab8fdbe12bc.jpg?v=1791926184 the vice president told a texas rally he loves a man "in a totally platonic way" because he's "not james talarico." no homo, said the second most powerful man on earth. the vice president told a texas rally he loves a man "in a totally platonic way" because he's "not james talarico." no homo, said the second most powerful man on earth. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/trump-sophie-cunningham-beautiful-attendance-youngstown-rally 2026-10-15T15:34:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/3e6f99a693f062340de67237e9ed1d6e.jpg?v=1791926187 trump's big save-women's-sports moment was telling a rally a wnba player is on the team "to help you with attendance." girl, run. trump's big save-women's-sports moment was telling a rally a wnba player is on the team "to help you with attendance." girl, run. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/pride-amsterdam-arson-centraal-station-changing-room-terrorism-hearing 2026-10-15T13:09:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/74f963671a1fc65705d1ec7e231a72a7.jpg?v=1791926190 a man set fire to a pride changing room in amsterdam. prosecutors now call it terrorism, and €750 landed in his account that day marked "gift." we have questions. a man set fire to a pride changing room in amsterdam. prosecutors now call it terrorism, and €750 landed in his account that day marked "gift." we have questions. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/jesse-watters-trump-jon-husted-ass-sounds-a-little-gay-the-five 2026-10-14T15:34:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/7f2e89560466ec8746cdbfcd9edcd8b8.jpg?v=1791980142 jesse watters says trump talking about men's asses sounds "a little gay," but it's fine because he's straight. sir, that is how it starts. jesse watters says trump talking about men's asses sounds "a little gay," but it's fine because he's straight. sir, that is how it starts. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/heated-rivalry-full-frontal-jacob-tierney-connor-storrie-hudson-williams-season-2-six-episodes 2026-10-14T15:34:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/56d997ce85638452eba3586e10c4d4ca.jpg?v=1791980143 the heated rivalry creator says the line on nudity was his, not the actors': "I'm not showing your dicks." we would like to file a complaint. the heated rivalry creator says the line on nudity was his, not the actors': "I'm not showing your dicks." we would like to file a complaint. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/holland-taylor-sarah-paulson-work-together-creepy-today-show 2026-10-15T13:09:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/a140d92d77f03c2d66254a2058fe7679.jpg?v=1791980146 holland taylor was asked if she'd ever work with sarah paulson. "wouldn't it be creepy?" she asked paulson, who said "kinda." love is knowing. holland taylor was asked if she'd ever work with sarah paulson. "wouldn't it be creepy?" she asked paulson, who said "kinda." love is knowing. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/ronan-farrow-grindr-ai-training-photos-default-opt-out-gai-edge 2026-10-14T15:34:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/35f94fb3fbc33c1586c8fe5086a40c3a.jpg?v=1791980353 ronan farrow says grindr is training its ai on your photos by default. go to settings. we'll wait. ronan farrow says grindr is training its ai on your photos by default. go to settings. we'll wait. https://gaywater.com/blogs/the-watering-hole/trump-husted-ass-vance-talarico-jesse-watters-no-homo-index-watering-hole-35 2026-10-14T10:37:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/03ca1fc0e80c044003e9b7403bc70fbe_3ba8f57a-d608-4c25-929d-9ad77d02a78e.jpg?v=1791987176 the president looked at a senator's ass. the vice president is not gay. we measured. A rally podium with binoculars on it beside a gauge whose needle is pinned past the maximum https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/kacey-musgraves-kristi-noem-dog-tweet-talarico-paxton-ella-langley 2026-10-15T09:57:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/b6398c79217f9d06ff39ee9774f9c207.jpg?v=1792007077 kristi noem came for kacey musgraves. kacey brought up the dog. we need a minute. kristi noem came for kacey musgraves. kacey brought up the dog. we need a minute. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/chick-fil-a-ceo-andrew-cathy-lgbtq-rights-today-craig-melvin 2026-10-15T13:09:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/23fc89834b7fb4df4904ff425584c3a1.jpg?v=1792007079 today asked chick-fil-a's ceo three times where the company stands on gay rights. he answered with a sandwich every time. honestly? commitment. today asked chick-fil-a's ceo three times where the company stands on gay rights. he answered with a sandwich every time. honestly? commitment. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/grand-prairie-isd-cancels-little-shop-of-horrors-girl-cast-as-seymour 2026-10-15T09:57:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/9ab7e58fd74374e593933b1a8da0b861.jpg?v=1792007081 a texas school canceled little shop of horrors because a girl was cast as seymour. the man-eating plant was never the problem. a texas school canceled little shop of horrors because a girl was cast as seymour. the man-eating plant was never the problem. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/dade-phelan-anti-trans-ads-not-resonating-paxton-talarico-texas-monthly 2026-10-15T09:57:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/f4dd44cfb65e4a20bcbe587f722b03f3.jpg?v=1792014392 texas' former republican house speaker says $100 million in anti-trans ads moved nothing. we could have told them for free. texas' former republican house speaker says $100 million in anti-trans ads moved nothing. we could have told them for free. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/judge-ana-reyes-hegseth-ten-written-questions-transgender-troops-talbott 2026-10-15T09:57:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/560ad69afaf21442a3015b61eeefaac6.jpg?v=1792014394 a federal judge gave pete hegseth ten homework questions about trans troops. show your work, pete. a federal judge gave pete hegseth ten homework questions about trans troops. show your work, pete. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/texas-texts-trans-kids-bathroom-guide-tent-denies-sending-jeff-leach-paxton 2026-10-15T13:09:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/6052cf1b352aa38aea676660491f478e.jpg?v=1792014395 texas voters got a 'back to school' guide for trans kids in the middle of october. the trans group says it never sent it. curious. texas voters got a 'back to school' guide for trans kids in the middle of october. the trans group says it never sent it. curious. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/kendall-jenner-cara-delevingne-lesbian-rumor-men-suck-the-kardashians 2026-10-15T13:09:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/abd84797109a89b83f788bb2b53506ef.jpg?v=1792073359 kendall jenner told cara delevingne she's not a lesbian, then said "men suck." we'll allow it. kendall jenner told cara delevingne she's not a lesbian, then said "men suck." we'll allow it. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/red-white-royal-wedding-rated-r-sexual-content-nudity-galitzine-zakhar-perez 2026-10-15T13:09:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/0380c3f3fab13dc79355342a6fa112f3.jpg?v=1792073362 the first red, white & royal blue had "partial nudity." the sequel's rating just dropped the word "partial." we're seated. the first red, white & royal blue had "partial nudity." the sequel's rating just dropped the word "partial." we're seated. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/miss-bouvee-miami-beach-rainbow-crosswalk-bricks-pride-key-west-naples 2026-10-15T13:09:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/3621dd61ce646b7720a83b483881c7a7.jpg?v=1792073366 florida ripped up miami beach's rainbow crosswalk. a drag queen bought 50 of the bricks and is selling them to fund pride. iconic behavior. florida ripped up miami beach's rainbow crosswalk. a drag queen bought 50 of the bricks and is selling them to fund pride. iconic behavior. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/camas-cross-country-walk-off-transgender-runner-anzalone-reykdal-i-638 2026-10-15T15:34:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/156d24e861230892f319795ae8410827.jpg?v=1792073369 a dozen girls walked off a cross-country course to protest one trans teammate. fox says a "state superintendent" backed them. wrong guy. a dozen girls walked off a cross-country course to protest one trans teammate. fox says a "state superintendent" backed them. wrong guy. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/best-gay-bars-las-vegas 2026-10-15T13:09:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/3a5893b8e06747d93cc2d49c9df86461.jpg?v=1792077700 coming to vegas? there are 9 gay bars and not one of them is on the strip coming to vegas? there are 9 gay bars and not one of them is on the strip https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/romeo-beckham-forty-love-trailer-paul-kircher-gay-tennis-kiss 2026-10-15T15:34:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/f6dc795d27abc117c097eba9ebac059b.jpg?v=1792080967 romeo beckham's first movie is a gay tennis romance and the trailer delivers a kiss. david, sit down. romeo beckham's first movie is a gay tennis romance and the trailer delivers a kiss. david, sit down. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/trump-bullhead-city-rally-minnesota-jimmy-janet-trans-refuge-law 2026-10-15T15:34:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/350fd5ef40524d7b79be9684019b3381.jpg?v=1792080970 trump told arizona that minnesota sends your son home as "janet" in three days. we read the law. it's about subpoenas. trump told arizona that minnesota sends your son home as "janet" in three days. we read the law. it's about subpoenas. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/nhs-england-trans-patients-wards-biological-sex-guidance-breach-reports 2026-10-15T15:34:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/9c6dc4285444bdc6e8b3e44c68324e94.jpg?v=1792080975 the nhs says trans patients now go on wards by "biological sex." when a hospital can't manage it, it files a breach report. good luck, nurses. the nhs says trans patients now go on wards by "biological sex." when a hospital can't manage it, it files a breach report. good luck, nurses. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/fourth-circuit-fairfax-arlington-school-boards-transgender-bathroom-title-ix-lawsuit-revived 2026-10-15T15:34:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/5e964acca0ec37384083148dac7ea5f4.jpg?v=1792080978 two school boards let trans kids use the right bathroom. a judge said sue somewhere else. the appeals court said no, sue here. two school boards let trans kids use the right bathroom. a judge said sue somewhere else. the appeals court said no, sue here. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/raven-symone-the-view-jd-vance-no-one-asked-if-you-were-gay-talarico 2026-10-16T12:27:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/1d4750f5b07b9d3d74d8aad34289a2c1.jpg?v=1792098909 jd vance told a rally he's not gay. raven-symoné would like to know who asked. same, babe. jd vance told a rally he's not gay. raven-symoné would like to know who asked. same, babe. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/orville-peck-vega-street-fighter-dated-gays-like-that 2026-10-16T13:07:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/cf1fced4d79edec39405d54f88f30977.jpg?v=1792098913 orville peck plays a vain, social-climbing psychopath in street fighter. he says he's dated that guy. haven't we all. orville peck plays a vain, social-climbing psychopath in street fighter. he says he's dated that guy. haven't we all. https://gaywater.com/blogs/watering-hole-stories/yellow-pages-thryv-nude-gay-massage-listing-defamation-lawsuit-newburgh 2026-10-16T13:41:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/4801/6879/articles/2d0a7b1a262bb210e19d15806a204706.jpg?v=1792098917 the yellow pages filed a massage therapist under "nude gay massage." a federal judge says she can sue. we have notes on "russian." the yellow pages filed a massage therapist under "nude gay massage." a federal judge says she can sue. we have notes on "russian."