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Steven Miles, best known by his gay porn persona Sergeant Miles, and a Proud Boys member, was sentenced to two years in prison followed by another year of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6 protests and riots in Washington D.C. Photo: Instagram @real_sgtmiles

Ellie (Ashley Johnson), left, and her girlfriend, Dina (Shannon Woodward), are two prominent queer characters in the acclaimed blockbuster game “The Last of Us Part II.” Approximately 17% of active video game players are LGBTQ+, but less than 2% of games on major consoles and personal computers include queer characters, according to a report from GLAAD. (Photo: Naughty Dog)

Steven Ostrow, the actor and singer best known as the creator of The Continental Baths gay men’s bathhouse where Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, and other stars launched their careers, has died. The Brooklyn native passed away on Feb. 4 at a rest home in Sydney, Australia, where he has lived since the 1980s.

Carolyn Weathers, photographed on Jan. 12, stands next to the Heritage Award she received from the City of Los Angeles in 2015 for her work to improve the lives of the LGBTQ community. Photo: Q Voice News

The Axel Hotel is one of two LGBTQ-owned and operated hotels in Miami Beach. Photo: The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau

Colman Domingo, starring in two major films and an Oscar nominee for one of them, is called the first Black gay movie star, according to Out magazine.

These images are taken from bystander footage filmed shortly after a St. Louis police SUV crashed into a gay bar. Bar co-owner James Pence is handcuffed by officer Ramelle Wallace, left. Wallace confronts the bystander shooting the footage. Photos: Screen shots from video posted by Javad Khazaeli.

Almost one year after a November 2022 mass shooting at the LGBTQ venue Club Q, management said the Colorado Springs, Colorado, nightclub would relocate to a space four miles away from its original location. The shooter who killed five people and endangered the lives of more than 40 others at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2022 intends to plead guilty to federal counts for hate crimes and firearm violations under an agreement that would allow them to avoid the death penalty, according to court documents. Photo: Google Earth

More than 70 people interviewed during a three-year investigation by The 19th said their drinks were drugged at The Abbey in West Hollywood. In some cases, patrons provided medical documentation of hospitalizations, photos, text messages, videos or contacts for companions who cared for them, which were all reviewed by The 19th as a part of its investigation. Reporters also interviewed Abbey bartenders and other staff, West Hollywood City Council members, toxicology experts, and law enforcement officials in an effort to capture a full picture of the culture and allegations at the bar, The 19th said. Abbey management denied all the allegations. Photo: Q Voice News

Sonja Shaw is president of the Chino Valley Unified School District board of education. She supports a policy passed by the board in July that requires school officials to out trans students to their parents. Late last year, a judge in San Bernardino blocked the policy from being enforced. On Thursday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned warned in a legal memo to every school district and charter school board and superintendent in the state that district should not force staff to out trans students to their parents. Photo: Chino Valley Unified School District board meeting screenshot.

Sonja Shaw is president of the Chino Valley Unified School District board of education. She supports a policy passed by the board in July that requires school officials to out trans students to their parents. Late last year, a judge in San Bernardino blocked the policy from being enforced. On Thursday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned warned in a legal memo to every school district and charter school board and superintendent in the state that district should not force staff to out trans students to their parents. Photo: Chino Valley Unified School District board meeting screenshot.

Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal are no strangers to the “internet boyfriend” phenomenon — a term used to describe a collective crush by social media users. And they are perfectly fine with being in a league that includes Timothée Chalamet, Pedro Pascal, and Oscar Isaac.

Dan Levy writes, directs, and stars in “Good Grief” — a new genre-pushing Netflix film about love, loss, and friendship that will have fans saying, “David, I have a feeling we’re not in ‘Schitt’s Creek’ anymore.”

2024 started with a bang.

Some congressional Republicans are flaming mad about a proposed federal rule requiring child welfare agencies to place LGBTQ youths in foster environments “free of hostility, mistreatment, or abuse” that are based on the child’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. As a result, these GOP members have introduced or sponsored legislation that would outlaw elements of the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposal. Photo: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Major retailers in California are required to have gender-neutral toy sections under a state law that went into effect Monday. Photo: Q Voice News.

A coalition of key LGBTQ+ and immigrants’ rights groups has come forward with a strong condemnation of potential revisions to the United States asylum system. In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and members of Congress, organizations including Immigration Equality, the Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, and Lambda Legal have outlined severe concerns regarding the implications of these changes for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. Photo: Provided by The White House

Fox News sports journalist Matt, right, Napolitano has died. He was 33. Napolitano’s husband Ricky Whitcomb, left with Napolitano, shared the news of Napolitano’s passing in a post on X, formerly Twitter. They were married in May. Photos: Instagram/Matt Napolitano

Cate Blanchett, center, Stacy L. Smith, left, and Coco Francini, have taken action against the long-standing lack of representation in the film and television industry. Proof of Concept will provide funding and mentorship to filmmakers whose stories promote the perspectives of women, trans, and nonbinary people. Photo: John Phillips/Getty Images for Stacy Smith, USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative

Conversion therapy became infamous after the 2007 “South Park” episode “Cartman Sucks.” Butters Stotch’s parents thinks he is “bi-curious” and send him a pray-the-gay-away camp, where several youth commit suicide after being told they are sexually confused. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected over the objections of three conservative justices a Christian therapist’s free speech challenge to a Washington state ban on conversion therapy for minors. Photo: Comedy Central.

Conversion therapy became infamous after the 2007 “South Park” episode “Cartman Sucks.” Butters Stotch’s parents thinks he is “bi-curious” and send him a pray-the-gay-away camp, where several youth commit suicide after being told they are sexually confused. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected over the objections of three conservative justices a Christian therapist’s free speech challenge to a Washington state ban on conversion therapy for minors. Photo: Comedy Central.

Micky’s is for sale. The venerable West Hollywood gay club, which opened in 1989, is available for $14 million, according to the listing. That price includes the property, the business licenses, and all tangible and intangible assets. Photo: Kaitlyn Lavo/For Q Voice News

No drag queens are safe as Lady Bunny hits the road for her holiday special. The legendary drag queen and DJ takes no prisoners in her new Christmas show, “Lady Bunny: A Very Blue X-Mas.” Image: Provided by Project Publicity

The Hammer Museum’s sixth edition of its acclaimed biennial exhibit “Made in L.A.” highlights contemporary artists working throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

Redline, the downtown L.A. gay bar that helped spawn a queer business renaissance, will close in 2024. Photo: Richard Grant for Q Voice News.

As Democrats look to regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year, one of the candidates that may help them do that is a gay former federal prosecutor. That candidate, 38-year-old Will Rollins, is again running against Republican incumbent Ken Calvert in California’s 41st Congressional District in Riverside County. Rollins narrowly lost to Calvert in 2022. Photo: Will Rollins for Congress

In the documentary “1946,” director Sharon “Rocky” Roggio combines personal experiences with thrilling historical exploration to uncover a great mystery that could shift understanding of the Bible.

This memorial outside the site of Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, memorializes the 49 people who were killed. The massacre was the worst attack on LGBTQ people in U.S. history. A foundation formed to raise money for a museum at the Pulse nightclub shooting site announced it has abandoned those plans and now the foundation is dissolved. Florida officials want to know what happened to the tax dollars used to fund the project. Photo: Charlie Gage for Q Voice News.

Wayne Benitez, an ex-Palo Alto police officer, has entered a guilty plea for abusing a gay man in Silicon Valley.

Raquel Willis’ recently released memoir “The Risk It Takes to Bloom” delves into the intersecting challenges that she’s faced as a Black trans woman activist while embracing those identities full stop. Photo: St. Martin’s Press

The “Drag Show” exhibit at Cal State Long Beach’s art museum showcases New York City’s underground and pioneering gay, drag, and transgender cultures from the 1980s. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Florida’s effort to enforce a state law that targets drag performances and, critics say, imposes illegal restrictions on free speech. Photos: Q Voice News

Almost 50 years before “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Pose,” Sir Lady Java was a pioneering transgender activist fighting against a Los Angeles law that restricted drag performance. Photo: Sir Lady Java

Palm Springs Pride has designated the theme for 2023 Pride Week as “Drag Now. Drag Forever.” Organizers said the move is a way to take a stand against anti-drag bills that have been proposed or passed around the country and the increase in anti-LGBTQ+ extremism as well as an effort to support the historic form of artistic expression and advocacy. Photo: City of Palm Springs

With apparently no advance warning, Outfest has laid off all remaining employees, including those people who were placed on mandatory, unpaid leave last month by the organization. Photo: Outfest

Jirair Ratevosian, is Armenian and identifies as gay, is a candidate in the 2024 election for the House of Representatives in California’s 30th Congressional District, which has the largest population of Armenian Americans in the nation. Photo: Provided by Jirair Ratevosian campaign

This memorial outside the site of Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, memorializes the 49 people who were killed. The massacre was the worst attack on LGBTQ people in U.S. history. A foundation formed to raise money for a museum at the Pulse nightclub shooting site announced it has abandoned those plans. The onePULSE Foundation in Orlando confirmed it will forgo plans for a permanent Pulse nightclub museum.Photo: Charlie Gage for Q Voice News.