New TV show imagines what Pete Buttigieg's presidency could look like

29 March 2025

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A handful of influential queer women made headlines on our site this week, with Lady Gaga, female bar owners, and some history-makers showing just what she-power looks like.

And speaking about history-making women, remember when Kim Coco Iwamoto became Hawaii’s first trans lawmaker? How about when Los Angeles dedicated a historic monument to Chicana who was arrested for wearing men’s clothes? And how about when late-night host Amber Ruffin comes out as queer on the last day of Pride?

Lesbian penguin delivers toy to her partner’s nest & melts all of our hearts

The video is made even better by the fact that it's been set to Chappell Roan's "The Giver."

Two trans Air Force members win an important court victory

It's the second big legal blow to a highly discriminatory policy.

Lady Gaga is using her ‘Mayhem’ publicity tour to support the queer & trans community

"We can’t just whisper about these things. We have to say them out loud."

New study shows that hormone therapy reduces depression in trans adults

The unique study was the first to look at such a large, diverse group over such a long amount of time.

Dozens of women’s sports bars are opening in the US as interest grows exponentially

The Sports Bra in Portland started the latest trend in America's bar scene.

Women-only enclaves have existed for centuries but their sapphic histories have long been buried

The feminine urge to withdraw from men entirely is timeless, apparently.

New show reveals what it could look like if Pete Buttigieg wins the presidential election

A gay president??! New Netflix series “The Residence” could help America envision it.

Hundreds of women once flocked to an Oregon city & created a lesbian mecca. They’ve got stories.

The city was lush with all-women cooperatives and other enterprises where, as one resident observed, women discovered, "Wow, we really don't need men."