Bernardo Sim

/ /

Mayor Mamdani appoints trans woman to run first-ever NYC Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs

,

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to sign an executive order today at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center in Crown Heights that will officially establish the first-ever Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs. Mamdani will also appoint attorney Taylor Brown as the office’s inaugural director, making her the first transgender person in history to lead a New York City office or agency. Mamdani wrote in a statement shared with Out and The Advocate, “New York City is proud of its LGBTQIA+ community and will refuse to deny healthcare, safety, or dignity to anyone on the basis of their identity. With Taylor Brown as Director […]

/ /

Crumbl Cookies founder Sawyer Hemsley comes out as gay

Sawyer Hemsley, founder of Crumbl Cookies who serves as the company’s Chief Branding Officer, came out as gay late Monday night after various videos and social media threads publicly discussed his sexuality based on the entrepreneur’s online presence. Hemsley wrote in an Instagram post shared on Monday, August 25: “Over the past little while, there have been people online trying to define me, twist things, and share conversations in ways that feel harmful. Instead of letting others write my story, I want to share it in my own words. The truth is, over the past few years I’ve come to […]

/

With Donald Trump returning to the White House, things might get even tougher for queer and trans creators in Hollywood.

Donald Trump’s second term in the White House might lead to a festival of M&A (mergers and acquisitions) in Hollywood, as described in an explosive report from Variety that included quotes and forecasts from Mergermarket’s Lucinda Guthrie. After successfully becoming President of the United States once again, Trump is expected to do the one thing that he’s touted the most throughout his 2024 presidential run: “fire as many as 50,000 career federal employees and replace them with people who have unquestionable loyalty to the president,” as reported by The Advocate. This generalized restaffing of the U.S. government includes replacing the head of the […]

/ /

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif is being targeted with transphobic hate—even though she isn’t even trans

The unceasing Transphobic Twitter Troupe led by J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk has spent the last two days targeting Olympic athlete and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif with transphobic remarks that are entirely inaccurate. The kicker? Khelif isn’t transgender. In March 2024, Khelif told UNICEF that she’s been “able to overcome obstacles” despite starting her life “with nothing” — highlighting that her father, who worked as a welder in the Sahara desert, didn’t approve of boxing for girls. Thankfully, that dynamic has changed over time. “Both my parents come to support me,” Khelif explained. “They are my biggest fans.” Why are people attacking Imane […]