LGBT

Christy Martin countered critiques of Sydney Sweeney's portrayal of her in the biopic "Christy" ... appearing to throw some jabs at detractor Ruby Rose.

Posting a picture of herself with the "Euphoria" star, Christy wrote ... “I’ve always been a fighter. My life reflected that in every way and now I fight for others. The past few days I have seen some people attack my friend Sydney Sweeney."

The retired boxer continued ... "Syd not only worked her ass off for this film, she worked her ass off for me. For my story. For so many others suffering in silence. So I want to be clear about who Syd is. She is my friend and ally!"

Reneé Rapp has the Internet in a frenzy after a TikTok video sent fans thinking she quietly got engaged to her girlfriend ... but TMZ did some digging and got to the bottom of it.

Here's the deal ... social media detectives went into overdrive when Reneé flashed what looked like a sparkler on that finger in a recent TikTok, and within minutes engagement rumors were trending with fans convinced Towa Bird popped the question.

However, sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Reneé is not engaged. We're told it's simply one of the rings she regularly wears on that finger.

Singer Tish Hyman got into one fiery face-off with California State Senator Scott Wiener over her viral run-in with a trans woman in a women’s locker room in L.A. that got her booted from Gold's Gym entirely ... and things got so tense, she ended up storming out Tuesday night.

Tish declared her stance is not rooted in homophobia -- reminding everyone she’s a lesbian -- as she grilled Wiener -- who’s gay and running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat -- at a San Francisco forum ... wanting to know how he plans to protect women’s safety in the wake of her experience.

Wiener said women’s safety matters across the board ... including the safety of trans women, pointing out they’re brutalized nationwide at an alarming rate and deserve protection, too.

Kim Davis -- a former county clerk in Kentucky who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples -- suffered an embarrassing blow on her quest to roll back the clock on civil rights ... the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review her petition Monday morning.

The failed petition sought to undo the loss she took in a civil case brought by David Moore and David Ermold, whose marriage license she refused on her personal religious grounds.

Not one Supreme Court justice moved to grant a review of the petition.

Alex Cooper says Taylor Swift opened her eyes sexually as a teenage girl ... and it's all thanks to one album.

Alex hopped on the "In Your Dreams With Owen Thiele" podcast this week and explained how Taylor was her "sexual awakening for women."

The way Alex tells it ... she was growing up in Pennsylvania when Taylor's "Fearless" album came out in 2008, and the songs changed her life.

Singer Tish Hyman is explaining the buildup to her epic rant about "grown men with big d***s in the women's locker room" at Gold's Gym ... and she says it wasn't an isolated incident that led her to speak out, but a series of scary encounters.

Tish joined us on "TMZ Live" Tuesday and told us she'd come across several trans women in the women's locker room at her Gold's Gym who made her feel uncomfortable and afraid.

She says the trans women were fully dressed but looked like men and were rude and threatening towards her ... calling her a "b*tch" on multiple occasions.

Singer Tish Hyman says her membership to a Gold's Gym in Los Angeles was terminated after she raised concerns about a "man" using the women's locker room.

In a video posted on social media, Tish confronts the person she says is harassing her and other women in the locker room ... claiming he has male genitals and has disrespected her several times, including allegedly calling her a "b*tch."

Tish says she and other women have made written reports about "this man coming in our women's locker room harassing us" ... but she says the gym staff did nothing.

Zohran Mamdani's using every hour he's got before Tuesday's New York City mayoral election to make an impact on voters ... showing up to a gay bar at 1 AM for some last-minute campaigning.

The Democrat pulled up to Papi Juice -- an art and music collective aimed at celebrating queer and trans people ... grabbing a microphone and speaking to his fellow New Yorkers from the DJ booth.

In the clip, Mamdani asks the crowd if they're ready to defeat Andrew Cuomo ... and, he receives a resounding "yes" from them -- before rattling off a few high-priority points on his agenda which the crowd also seems excited for.

Elon Musk’s claiming he bought Twitter to combat the "destruction at a civilizational level" caused by the platform ... especially with what he calls a spike in kids identifying as trans -- something he insists dropped after he took over as X boss.

The Tesla boss dished all on "The Joe Rogan Experience" ... after Joe reminded him of a chart showing a big dip in trans-identifying kids after Elon bought X in 2022 -- a claim Musk proudly backed up, while explaining exactly how he thinks his takeover caused the change.

Elon -- who’s famously estranged from his transgender daughter, Vivian -- went off on the "woke mob," claiming they had control of Twitter and were spreading a nihilistic, anti-civilization "mind virus."

Charlie Sheen recently dropped a bombshell, admitting he’s hooked up with men ... but hold up, he’s clearing the air, saying it wasn’t that kind of hookup.

The actor clarified his Netflix docuseries confession on "In Depth with Graham Bensinger" ... saying when people hear "sex with men," their minds go straight to butt stuff ... he apologized for the graphic mental image, but insisted "It wasn’t that."

Charlie put it in his own words ... "I don’t want to be like, ‘OK, I did this thing, but this and that part of it didn’t happen.’ But it didn’t."

He added he’s not even sure the clarification matters, joking, "That’s the only part of it that I’m like, it wasn’t full-fledged, man ... They say you experiment in college, you know? I never went to college, so maybe that explains it."

You’ll recall, Charlie admitted his hookups with men happened during his wildest days -- back when he was deep in his drug addiction and smoking crack.

Hailey Bieber doesn't get why someone saying she looks like a transgender woman is an insult ... 'cause all she hears in that moment is someone calling her gorgeous!

The model joined actor Owen Thiele on his "In Your Dreams" podcast for an episode published Friday ... and she opened up about the very lame diss in her eyes ... admitting she doesn't get why people think they're knocking her when they call her trans.

HB points out that trans women and trans men are some of the most beautiful people in the world ... so, she takes the "attack" in stride. Sounds like internet trolls will need a new Rhode of attack to get at her.

The Trump administration has changed the White House website's official timeline of the building ... using it as an opportunity to dunk on the last three Democrats to live there.

Here's the deal ... there's a timeline on the White House's official website which lays out the different renovations -- from the building's initial construction at the end of the 18th century to President Donald Trump's newest project, a $250 million grand ballroom many Democrats are decrying.

However, several of the new additions aren't about the architecture at all, but instead what past presidents decided to do there ... beginning with a debrief on President Bill Clinton's cheating scandal with Monica Lewinsky, which resulted in his impeachment.

David Geffen's estranged husband has withdrawn his salacious civil lawsuit against the media mogul, and is choosing another course, which takes much of his enormous money demand off the table.

David Armstrong (AKA Donovan Michaels) filed his civil lawsuit back in July, alleging the 82-year-old billionaire targeted the 32-year-old, whose trauma was weaponized for Geffen's "personal gratification and public image."

Armstrong claims he gave up his modeling career after allegedly being promised Geffen would take care of him financially for life. The former couple did not have a prenup -- Armstrong says he's entitled to community property. We're told Geffen, who has been retired for 15 years, has no community income.

George Santos says he's taken inventory of his life after a nearly six-week stint in solitary ... and, he's got a new mission after President Trump commuted his sentence and set him free.

The former New York Congressman joined us on "TMZ Live" Monday ... and, he gave us the rundown on his time in the clink, which he says gave him a ton of time to think about his past mistakes -- especially while he spent 41 days in the special housing unit.

Santos says he's embarrassed by the lies he told and his own duplicitous nature ... and, he watched his whole life like a movie in his own head -- running through each and every mistake. During this time, Santos says he fell back on his own religion, and he thinks he's square with the big guy upstairs now.

Pedro Pascal popped up at the "No Kings" protest in Los Angeles over the weekend ... with a sharp message for President Trump.

The actor was pictured holding a sign depicting a drag queen giving a side eye to a throwback image of Trump with his first wife Ivana during Saturday's massive demonstration in downtown L.A.

"No Kings" was written across the top of the sign and "Only Queens" was scrawled across the bottom. Clearly, Pedro was making a statement about Trump's perceived authoritarian leadership while also showing his support for the LGBTQ community.

Snoop Dogg is no longer uncomfortable with gay couples being portrayed in children's movies -- and he even put some in his own children’s series!

The rapper teamed up with GLAAD Thursday for Spirit Day -- which is meant to show support for LGBTQ youth -- and he told "The Voice" contestant Jeremy Beloate in a promotional chat all about why he feels it's necessary to represent gay couples in his animated kids' show, "Doggyland."

Check out the video -- Snoop says he wants children to understand all families are special in their own unique ways, and that love has no bounds.