Brazil’s men’s volleyball team has four openly gay players. Last week, three of them watched as Olympic champion Douglas Souza married his longtime partner Gabriel Campos. This is what representation—and friendship—can look like. 🏐❤️

A Russian broadcast replaced SpongeBob’s famous rainbow with a plain yellow arc. The scene was never about LGBTQ+ Pride, but in a country prosecuting people over queer symbols, even imagination apparently requires censorship.

The Shards follows a closeted student whose attraction to a mysterious new boy becomes tangled with his belief that the newcomer may be a serial killer. Ryan Murphy’s trailer promises gay desire, paranoia and murder in 1981 Los Angeles. #theshards #fx #gay

Joe Locke says it would feel strange if Heartstopper Forever avoided sex as Nick and Charlie grow into young adults. The show is still tender and hopeful—it is simply allowing their relationship to mature with them. ❤️

Jim Parsons says he sometimes feels “robbed” of his gay youth after spending years believing that part of himself was wrong. You can love the life you eventually built and still grieve the freedom your younger self never had.

Lindsey Graham’s sexuality was never publicly established, and the rumors were never the story that mattered. His votes against major LGBTQ+ civil-rights advances were documented. His private life was his. His political record belongs to history.

An official LDS Church profile of designer Pono Skousen took an unexpected turn after people realized he's also behind Church of Martin—a queer fashion brand for gay and former Mormons. Turns out the interview had been filmed long before the brand launched. #LGBTQ #Mormon

Openly gay Wyoming Republican congressional candidate Reid Rasner says he became the target of anti-gay attacks from fellow Republicans. He claims opponents falsely labeled him a pedophile and highlighted his marriage to his husband in campaign messaging. #LGBTQ

Spanish goalkeeper Alberto Lejárraga says he finally feels "completely free" one year after making history by marrying his husband while still playing professionally. Now he's calling for football to become a safer place for everyone. 🌈⚽ 📷 @alberto_leja #Football #LGBTQ

Andy Cohen had the perfect response when someone brought up age-gap relationships. "I'm only in a 16-year age-gap relationship," he joked. Nearly a year together, no arguments, and by all accounts, they're very happy. ❤️ 📷 @bravoandy (photo collage) #AndyCohen #GayCouple

Connor Storrie is officially an Emmy nominee. 🏆 The Heated Rivalry star earned his first nomination for hosting SNL. The series itself wasn't eligible, but it's still a huge milestone for one of TV's fastest-rising stars.

Republican Rod Joseph Using giraffes to argue same-sex attraction is “unnatural” is… a choice. Male giraffes have been widely documented engaging in same-sex courtship and mounting behavior. Sometimes the animal kingdom writes the punchline itself.

A heartbreaking update to a story we've been following. The family of Zafar Mawani and Guillermo Hidalgo has shared new details about the weeks before they disappeared in Mexico, including the meeting they believe led to the tragedy. The investigation is still ongoing.

One of the sweetest moments from the Gay Games ❤️ Brazil's Felipe Graça surprised his boyfriend Raul Lima with a proposal on the basketball court moments after the championship game. He said yes. 💍

Twelve years ago Mike DelMoro and Alec DelVlahos took a photo together before USA vs Belgium. Yesterday they recreated it ahead of the 2026 rematch. The jerseys stayed the same. Everything else got even better. ❤️👶

A Pride mural in Provo was vandalized just after Pride Month ended. Within hours, volunteers, neighbors and complete strangers were repainting it together. Sometimes the most powerful response to hate isn't another argument. It's showing up with a paintbrush.

Goose has responded to the AI marketing controversy The app says it's building a real community and carefully vetting members, yet it doesn't directly address WIRED's allegation that AI-generated Instagram accounts were used to promote the app before launch.

Dale Savage has died at 62 after suffering a stroke. The former firefighter didn't begin his adult entertainment career until he was 50, proving it's never too late to embrace a new chapter. Friends and fans are remembering him as talented, warm and genuinely kind. RIP ❤️

He finished the Pride Run... ...turned around, got down on one knee and proposed to his boyfriend while dressed as Buzz Lightyear. The answer was yes. That's a pretty perfect Pride ending. ❤️🚀

When governments criminalize LGBTQ+ people, the consequences extend far beyond arrests. Reports from Niger describe dozens of arrests, people forced into hiding, and HIV services being disrupted.😢 Human rights should never depend on who you love.

Not every LGBTQ+ film has to be about coming out or tragedy. Ian McKellen's upcoming film *Frank & Percy* tells the story of two older widowers who unexpectedly find love later in life. We need more stories like this. ❤️

Goose launched as a fresh alternative to Grindr. Now it's facing scrutiny after a WIRED investigation suggested many of its promotional accounts were AI-generated or otherwise inauthentic. It's a fascinating look at where AI marketing may be heading.

Haaland’s name was used in a fake Pride controversy months before his World Cup moment. There’s no credible evidence he refused LGBTQ+ support or made the viral “football not politics” quote. It’s a useful reminder to check before sharing.

🇹🇷 Turkey has blocked the Atlantis all-gay cruise from docking, saying the passengers' "behavior" is incompatible with the country's moral values. The ship has now replaced its Turkish stops with Egypt and Crete. Atlantis says it's the first such ban in its 36-year history.

Mark Foster says the hardest part of his career wasn't racing—it was hiding who he was. His new autobiography explores the emotional cost of living a "double life" for more than 30 years.

Edizahir Rodríguez and Caiden Hough recreated a playful lunchroom video from high school at their wedding, and the internet absolutely melted. ❤️ It's a lovely reminder that some of life's biggest moments begin with the smallest memories. 📸: IG @edizahirr #LoveWins #LGBTQ

Zafar Mawani and Guillermo Ortiz disappeared while helping a family member in Mexico. Weeks later, their bodies were found in a mass grave. A heartbreaking story, and two lives remembered by family and friends with immense love. 🕊️

New behind-the-scenes photos from Heartstopper Forever are here, and they're every bit as bittersweet as you'd expect. The final chapter of Nick and Charlie's story arrives on July 17. 🍂

Kevin Spacey says he felt "attacked" rather than embraced by the gay community, even before publicly coming out. Given the circumstances of his 2017 coming out and the allegations that followed, the comments are already generating debate.

Three out of four UK adults now support same-sex marriage, according to a new YouGov poll. It's a reminder of how dramatically public opinion has shifted since marriage equality became law just over a decade ago.