October 05 2025, 08:15 
Here are this week’s most popular positive stories, with some fun social media posts tossed in too. Like seeing uplifting content like this? Sign up for our Good News email.
It’s spooky season, and this week’s Good News roundup has more treats than a pumpkin pail full of Halloween candy! But before we unwrap the goods, did you know the story behind “Lesbian Seagull,” a song of love and controversy? Did you catch Pete Buttigieg denouncing attempts to drop the T from LGBTQ+? How about when the screenwriter of the blockbuster film Ghost came out as gay at age 81?
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Gay Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford reveals he married long-time partner last year
The rock icon also expressed frustration with persistent homophobia in the U.S.
This t-shirt has raised over $600,000 for a trans organization
“I have never been more proud of my team, the supporters of this wider movement, and the countless people that bought this tee.”
“So happy” & “So peaceful”: Seniors talk life in an LGBTQ+ residence
“People say, ‘Why are you so happy?’ And my answer is always the same. It’s the people.”
Remember when Xena Warrior Princess supported a trans woman?
This trans beauty pageant won’t be silenced: “The girls are not afraid of who they are”
This year, Miss Trans Star International will take place in the United States to send a message of strength in the current political climate.
Judge smacks down anti-LGBTQ+ Catholic schools that sued for taxpayer funding
The judge told them that the government has a right to enforce the law equally, even against Christians.
Reality TV star makes history as Vietnam’s first out trans Miss Universe contestant
The popular pageant queen competed on “Vietnam Idol” and “The Amazing Race.”
This is the Portlander the government warned you about
Relive the powerful coming out stories of 10 queer Hispanic entertainers
Let’s relive the fear, the freedom, the ecstasy, and the importance of coming out — in the entertainers’ own words.
This new Black lesbian bookstore in Brooklyn is coming for your brain
Books, said the owner, are an antidote to “chronic online-ness.”
TV reality queen Tiffany “New York” Pollard says she resonates with nonbinary gender identity
She publicly came out as queer two years ago and is now sharing more about her LGBTQ+ experiences.