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Local Richmond Organizations
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The Social Security Administration is now processing survivor’s benefits claims for ALL surviving same-sex partners and spouses who were barred from marriage, regardless of whether they had applied for those benefits in the past. For a full explanation and a series of Q&As, log into ssa.gov/people/lgbtq/couples.html.
Activism and LGBTQ Support
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Metro Weekly
- ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Queer Woman in Minneapolis January 8, 2026
- Heated Rivalry Outpaces NHL Stars in Online Searches January 8, 2026
- Trump Says Democrats Will Impeach Him if They Retake Congress January 8, 2026
- Salt Lake City Council Reaches Historic LGBTQ Majority January 7, 2026
- Stranger Things Creators Address Coming-Out Backlash January 7, 2026
- Three LGBTQ Players On U.S. Women’s Olympic Hockey Team January 6, 2026
- Burglary Suspect Arrested After Molesting, Urinating on Victim January 6, 2026
- 10 Guilty of Cyberbullying Brigitte Macron Over Trans Rumors January 5, 2026
- Marty Supreme Runs on Timothée Chalamet’s Pure Mania January 4, 2026
- Marjorie Prime Outmatches Chess on Broadway January 4, 2026
Queerty*
Queerty
- “No one is safe”: Jinkx Monsoon teases comedy, crowd work—& maybe an “hour-long musical medley”—as 2024 Queerties Awards host January 9, 2026
- This photo of Sean Connery locking lips with another man has everyone asking questions January 9, 2026
- The Traitors Season 4 is here—& there’s one big, loud, annoying issue with the show so far January 9, 2026
- Melania has reportedly barred Ivanka from attending the premiere of her dumpster fire documentary January 9, 2026
- Hunks, twinks & bisexual three-ways! Madonna is burning up in smoking-hot new video January 9, 2026
- Jonathan Bennett bangs Jaymes Vaughan’s cakes like bongo drums & it’s… something else! January 9, 2026
- My husband developed romantic feelings for someone we slept with. Is there a way back for us? January 9, 2026
- WATCH: At a clothing-optional resort, gays keep getting whacked off in this darkly comic whodunit January 9, 2026
- Kristen Stewart says “homogeny doesn’t exist” & talks directorial debut The Chronology Of Water with Imogen Poots January 9, 2026
- Queerty Crossword: Jan. 9, 2026 January 9, 2026
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Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News
- Hundreds protest ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good in D.C. January 9, 2026
- Calendar: January 9-15 January 9, 2026
- Support the Blade as mainstream media bend the knee for Trump January 9, 2026
- AHF client in Venezuela welcomes Maduro’s ouster January 9, 2026
- Time has run out for the regime in Venezuela January 9, 2026
- Reports say woman killed by ICE was part of LGBTQ community January 8, 2026
- U.S. in midst of ‘genocidal process against trans people’: study January 8, 2026
- Gay Va. State Sen. Ebbin resigns for role in Spanberger administration January 8, 2026
- Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving House Democrat, to retire from Congress January 8, 2026
- Just say no to the felon in the White House January 8, 2026