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July 9, 2025
Hello Out readers. We have some troubling news to report, as a San Francisco drag queen who performs under the name Hilary Rivers was detained by ICE as he left the courthouse following an asylum hearing.Rivers is a gay immigrant from Central America who attended a scheduled asylum hearing on June 26.As a part of President Trump's increased crackdown on immigration, ICE agents have begun detaining people as they leave immigration courts in the Bay Area, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Rivers was detained just one day after competing in the Miss & Mr. Safe Latino 2025 Pageant, and is reportedly being held in an ICE detention center near Bakersfield.Now, local groups like San Francisco Pride and Galera de la Raza are calling for the community to rally behind Rivers and write letters of support to him while he is being detained."Theres not a more textbook case of what asylum was created for than a case like his," Milli Atkinson, legal director at the San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative, said to the San Francisco Chronicle. "To have them take him away from his community during Pride Week, when hes fleeing persecution for his queer identity, and when he had just participated in that pageant is just horrific to me, is just a disgrace, and people should really be outraged and ashamed by what our government is doing."Find out how you can help here.Plus, keep reading to find out our Woman Crush Wednesday and all the best pop culture news. Mey RudeWho was Lizzie Borden? Meet the 'Monster' season 4 subjectJoe Locke & Dylan Mulvaney spark more dating rumors by getting cozy at a Sabrina Carpenter showGALECA announces 2025 Dorian TV Award winnershere's the full listSan Francisco queen Hilary Rivers detained by ICE after asylum hearingYes, good and ethical queer porn exists heres how to know it when you see itChrishell Stause dishes on 'Selling Sunset' season 9 & facing backlash after coming outBillie Jean King: Listen to transgender athletesWhat trans and nonbinary people need to know about updating their passports and birth certificatesCalifornia defies Trump, won't ban trans athletes from school sportsWoman Crush WednesdayThe Old Guard star Charlize Theron is our Woman Crush Wednesday! Read and watch our interview with her and the other stars of the movie!
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