https://polish.media/news daily 0.75 2026-06-22 https://polish.media/news/lgbtq-bars-closing monthly 0.5 2026-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/57a124b2-975f-416d-b7f0-748a2a74490f/shutterstock_1905557413.webp News - Last call for Rochester's gay bars — or is it? - Make it stand out Queer bars are closing across the country. In an Upstate New York city, one community is grieving the loss of two legacy spaces and betting on what comes next. (Shutterstock Creative/Christina Krivonos) https://polish.media/news/pentagon-vatican-avignon-papacy monthly 0.5 2026-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/3c1d2a19-1815-4467-926f-15b3570626ea/shutterstock_2086068442.webp News - Pentagon officials invoked the Avignon Papacy to threaten the pope - Make it stand out Senior U.S. defense officials used a 14th-century reference to papal captivity to pressure the Vatican's ambassador in a closed-door meeting. Vatican officials say the encounter led Pope Leo XIV to cancel his planned U.S. visit. (Shutterstock Creative/Aerial-motion) https://polish.media/news/dr-butch-ware-california monthly 0.5 2026-06-22 https://polish.media/news/pam-bondi-fired monthly 0.5 2026-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/2972147b-e84e-467a-91e3-e28da6d2c7f3/Pam_Bondi_official_portrait_%28cropped%29%282%29.webp News - Donald Trump fires Pam Bondi as U.S. Attorney General - Make it stand out It has been confirmed by several sources that Trump’s Attorney General, Pam Bondi, was fired on Thursday. (U.S. Department of Justice) https://polish.media/news/merrique-jenson monthly 0.5 2026-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/4014629d-0851-46dd-b575-e8da6820dfe6/3a6dfa95-fd36-4676-aec5-236a544ee269_720x1079.webp News - The country woke up to Kansas. Merrique Jenson never slept. - Make it stand out Midwest trans organizer, Merrique Jenson. (Photo: Sean Black) https://polish.media/news/the-okra-project-flipcause monthly 0.5 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/99d03519-a011-4cc0-a713-b94a4e31a00b/2c241a36-543e-4e65-91e1-0d60bc571cae_4928x3264.webp News - Black Trans Communities Are Paying the Price for a Payment Firm’s Collapse - Make it stand out Organizations like The Okra Project are bearing the brunt of a California startup’s alleged mismanagement. (Shutterstock Creative/Teacher Photo.) https://polish.media/news/naquan-palmer-dl-whisperer-court-appearance monthly 0.5 2026-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/1780768587452-YHI1FLUTXERV20P1790K/unsplash-image-ihl2Q5F-VYA.jpg News - The Court just silenced the ‘DL Whisperer’ — online and off (Exclusive) - Make it stand out Palmer appeared virtually alongside Ts Madison and Dominique Morgan, who were granted protective orders against him. https://polish.media/news/rob-jetten-netherlands monthly 0.5 2026-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/1780769398723-2QGNSRAA0MLT9UQOD72R/unsplash-image-2K2SR19RLg8.jpg News - Netherlands’ Youngest, First Openly Gay Prime Minister Takes Office - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://polish.media/news/naquan-palmer-dl-whisperer-arrested monthly 0.5 2026-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/1780768759915-ZGRHRVDXSXYD042ALHVW/unsplash-image-p-C4wwUC4jU.jpg News - The ‘DL Whisperer’ has been arrested - Make it stand out Naquan Palmer, better known as the ‘DL Whisperer’, was arrested earlier today on felony aggravated assault. https://polish.media/news/category/Crime+%26+Justice monthly 0.5 https://polish.media/news/category/Politics+%26+Policy monthly 0.5 https://polish.media/news/category/Movement+%26+Organizing monthly 0.5 https://polish.media/news/category/Food+%26+Drink monthly 0.5 https://polish.media/news/category/Investigations monthly 0.5 https://polish.media/news/tag/news monthly 0.5 https://polish.media/news/tag/exclusive monthly 0.5 https://polish.media/news/tag/non-profit monthly 0.5 https://polish.media/news/tag/community monthly 0.5 https://polish.media/trans-queer-joy daily 0.75 2026-06-22 https://polish.media/trans-queer-joy/flx-pride monthly 0.5 2026-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/21738a5a-ba64-47c5-bc1f-f2e1e5cc0186/unsplash-image-7J7x8HLXQKA+%281%29.webp Trans + Queer Joy - "We keep us safe. We set us free": How one small town in Upstate New York proves community was always the point - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://polish.media/trans-queer-joy/the-trangender-district monthly 0.5 2026-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/70b96281-51ee-40e1-b3cd-2f3944498cda/c8e5ba4b-3458-4a95-9ff6-ff8596ffee76_2500x3500.webp Trans + Queer Joy - Beyond Day of Visibility: How Transgender District's Breonna McCree is building hope and empowerment - Make it stand out Breonna McCree, Co-Executive Director of the Transgender District. 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It’s time to end it. (Shutterstock Creative/Ga Fullner) https://polish.media/opinion/desired-in-private-erased-in-public monthly 0.5 2026-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/43cfb4e2-6011-48bc-9b07-17b3f7dca68f/shutterstock_2538461917.webp Opinion - Desired in Private. Erased in Public. - Make it stand out Trans people are the most searched and the most legislated against. That is not a coincidence. 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We set us free": How one small town in Upstate New York proves community was always the point - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://polish.media/lead-stories/the-drag-queen-rewriting-opera-on-her-terms-c4n8z monthly 0.5 2026-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/da10208f-68bf-4a4f-98bd-c015f2179799/IMG_0828.webp Lead Stories - The drag queen rewriting opera on her terms - Make it stand out Drag artist and opera singer, Créatine Price. 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I've Outgrown Performing for Them. - Make it stand out The post wasn't just something made under the influence of cosmos and gin & tonics. The post was releasing what I've held back for so long from saying something I've been wanting to say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/57bc2670-3ced-48cd-a303-a24eac54467f/shutterstock_2764377779%2B%281%29.webp POLISH with Marie-Adélina - I Haven't Outgrown My Friends. I've Outgrown Performing for Them. - Make it stand out How one night, however fleeting, can impact not just a day but the rest of the week. 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(Wikipedia; Stephen Goupil Photography) https://polish.media/marie-adelina/category/POLISH+with+Marie-Ad%C3%A9lina monthly 0.5 https://polish.media/marie-adelina/category/Community monthly 0.5 https://polish.media/culture daily 0.75 2026-06-22 https://polish.media/culture/creatine-price monthly 0.5 2026-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/da10208f-68bf-4a4f-98bd-c015f2179799/IMG_0828.webp Culture + Lifestyle - The drag queen rewriting opera on her terms - Make it stand out Drag artist and opera singer, Créatine Price. (Juan Jonas for Créatine Price) https://polish.media/culture/monroe-alise monthly 0.5 2026-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/689d04ff-21ca-4d2e-8457-9ace6e4e794b/IMG_3459.webp Culture + Lifestyle - "Less proving. 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(Juan Jonas for Rain Batingana.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/0638d694-7d09-4738-a92b-195c63cf353b/IMG_0157.webp Culture + Lifestyle - "My body is not a sin": Rain Batingana on being cast as a melting statue of Jesus - Make it stand out The plaster model of Rain Batingana for Cosimo Cavallaro’s upcoming “Passion of the Christ.” (Courtesy of Cosimo Cavallaro.) https://polish.media/culture/cynthia-erivo-lena-waithe-cats-jellicle-ball monthly 0.5 2026-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a1da4e3c3aec72905597027/af391a15-5298-4181-a665-a31ac4631025/POLISH%2BPhoto%2BLayout%2B%281%29.webp Culture + Lifestyle - Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe are taking the “Ball” to Broadway - Make it stand out Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe join the producing team of Cats: The Jellicle Ball — and Lena's making her playwriting debut at the same time. Black queer creatives are not asking for space. They're building it. 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