Out gay Congressman files bill to punish Pete Hegseth for leaking classified military info

This Week on LGBTQ Nation

LGBTQ Nation's Sunday newsletter is moving to a new format to help readers stay informed about LGBTQ+ news. Here are the five stories you need to know from this week.

"Signal-gate" dominated the headlines this week, and an out gay member of Congress already introduced legislation to help prevent it from happening again. Meanwhile, Trump's mass deportation has landed at least one gay makeup artist in a prison camp in El Salvador because of his tattoos, and a Caribbean nation banned homosexuality after legalizing it several years ago.

This week, LGBTQ Nation writer Elsie Carson-Holt investigated how lesbian bars are adapting to a younger generation that is less interested in drinking alcohol, and writer Greg Owen talked to documentarians about how Eugene, Oregon, became a lesbian refuge in the 60's.

Out gay Congressman files bill to punish Pete Hegseth for leaking classified military info - LGBTQ Nation

Democrats have called on Hegseth to resign over the "f**kup."

Gay makeup artist stuck in torture facility because Trump said he had gang tattoos. He didn’t.

His lawyer told Rachel Maddow that the Trump administration refuses to let him appear in court.

Trinidad & Tobago bans homosexuality… again

Sixty-six countries now ban homosexuality.

Gen Z’ers “don’t know how to go to bars.” Are lesbian bars in danger?

Gen Z is drinking less than previous generations. What are lesbian bars doing to remain vibrant community spaces?

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."