#GayeOpEd — ✍🏽🙏🏾🌈 It’s hard to believe that today marks a decade since the devastating shooting at Pulse nightclub that claimed 49 innocent queer lives. I’ll never forget waking up to an emotional text from a dear friend who alerted me to the tragedy and made it clear that her allyship was nonnegotiable. It took a decade of finding myself and experiencing the peaks and valleys that come with being unapologetically queer for those words to truly sink in. Ten years later, I’m reminded that the same Black queer joy that has sustained our community will continue to serve as a form of resistance against a world committed to seeing us shrink. A few days ago, I found myself scrolling on Facebook and saw a post from a high school classmate of mine laced with poor grammar and Bible verses that he likely doesn’t even live by. Transparently I was enraged, but... Read: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/LD…

Baltimore Trans Pride is Here! 🏳️‍⚧️ The two-day slate of events will include performances by musicians such as Aakosha Bentley, Bad Dolly, HoodFish, Trim and more! Read: gayemagazine.com/baltimore-t…

Ballroom icons Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons took home the 2026 Tony Award for Best Choreography for their work on “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” @jellicleballnyc, bringing ballroom culture to one of Broadway’s biggest stages and earning one of theater’s highest honors. Read: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/Pn…

A Brooklyn jury has convicted Dmitriy Popov of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the fatal stabbing of O’Shae Sibley, a Black gay dancer whose 2023 killing sparked widespread grief and outrage throughout LGBTQ communities nationwide. Read: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/WE…

🌈The Pride Center of Maryland announced the return of Baltimore Pride 2026, taking place June 12–14, 2026, under the theme “Charm City Homecoming.” As the official media partner, Gaye Magazine has you covered on this year’s full event lineup and festivities you must attend! Read more: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/55…

Elder Gays & Lesbians, what’s one thing you want the younger gayes to know for Pride Month? ☝🏽👩🏽‍🏫👨🏽‍🏫🌈

Qween Jean made history Sunday night, becoming the first openly transgender person to win a Tony Award after receiving the honor for Best Costume Design of a Musical for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.” Read more: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/bA…

Finally, someone said my mind 😅

We’re celebrating the Gayest Month of the Year! #NewProfilePic 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Happy Pride!

An ESPN documentary about NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman is finding a new audience after resurfacing on platforms in late May, sparking renewed conversations about the basketball icon’s childhood, identity and unconventional path to stardom. Among the moments drawing renewed attention is Rodman’s recollection that people often assumed he was gay because.. Read more: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/J9…

🏎️ ATL been arguing about V-12 for months… so I went straight to the driver. The city got questions. I got the interview. 😏🎤 Catch the full conversation with Big Boss Venny Watson on @GayeMagazine

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Becoming a father is no longer a dream that has to follow ‘finding the one.’ Nowadays, many single gay men are pursuing surrogacy by themselves, intending to be single dads. With this growing phenomenon, @menhavingbabies as a nonprofit organization tries to answer the specific needs of single intended fathers: support group, financial assistance and membership program tailored for single men and their unique challenges on the journey to fatherhood. Check out the Single Dads Workshop in Atlanta, as part of the MHB conference on June 5-7. Join other single guys who share a passion to become dads. Get Tix: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/kx…

Sharell Canty, 44, co-owner of Opium nightclub and a well-known party promoter who hosted LGBTQ events, was found shot & killed inside a Grayson, Georgia home in what authorities are calling a domestic-related homicide. Read: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/uX…

Laverne Cox and TS Madison at the 4th Annual BET Black Iconic Soirée last night. ♥️

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed this week an anti-trans bathroom law that civil rights advocates say could isolate transgender students into single-user facilities, including portable outdoor restrooms, while threatening schools with financial penalties for refusing to comply. Read more: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/SQ…

Texas Children’s Hospital, the largest children’s hospital in the United States, will open what officials describe as the nation’s first “detransition clinic” for minors as part of a sweeping settlement agreement. gayemagazine.visitlink.me/c0…

Us After finding out Merriam Webster made “Kiki” the Word of the Day! 😂😂📚 @MerriamWebster