July 27 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.
Queer people are standing firm in strong headwinds, and this week’s Good News roundup is here to inspire you and remind you of our community’s strength: There are political victories, amazing queer role models, and even some first-rate entertainers to show us how it’s done.
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Huge victory as court says sports group can’t force female runner to take hormones
PLUS: A royal coming out and Betty Davis’ eye (but only one of them).
And speaking of role models, did you hear about the teen who dazzled his prom in full drag as his teachers and peers cheered him on? How about trans politician Billie Butler who won her race even though Republicans made a website to mock her? And how about the queer Tony Award-winner who used his acceptance speech to call for queer acceptance? Yes folks, that’s how you do it!
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Books don’t turn kids queer, MGM movies do
Trans Rep. Sarah McBride passes first bill in Congress with unanimous bipartisan support
She praised the bill as an example of “the kind of bipartisan, common-sense policy that Congress should be focused on.”
Here are 5 times Stephen Colbert was a great LGBTQ+ ally
CBS recently cancelled his late-night talk show soon after he criticized the network’s parent company’s $16 million “bribe” to President Trump.
Barack Obama says young men need gay friends and role models
The former president said LGBTQ+ role models can help young men learn “empathy and kindness.”
We know all of you have birthdays this year…
As a trans male teacher, I am uniquely poised to teach boys to respect women
My masculinity differs from that of my cis male colleagues. That’s a good thing.
Lesbian women in Congress help score a bipartisan softball victory for breast cancer survivors
The annual game reportedly raised than $650,000 for breast cancer nonprofit the Young Survivors Coalition.
These nonbinary legislators are revolutionizing state politics
Their work is pivotal as legislative bodies and our federal government work to restrict identity to the gender binary.
Now, a quick romantic interlude from Beautiful Thing
When the going gets tough, the queens get going: Why drag’s rich history should fuel the resistance
Drag isn’t just our armor. It’s the spark of political imagination that helps us both envision and enact a more equitable world.
Judge releases trans asylum seeker wrongfully detained in a men’s facility
The woman was “tricked” into dismissing her case, but the judge is fighting for her rights to due process.
Rep. Andrea Salinas is fighting to protect LGBTQ+ youth from Trump’s funding cuts
She knows from having raised a lesbian daughter how important mental health services are for LGBTQ+ people.
We hope you enjoy an out-of-this-world club this weekend!
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