LGBTQ news and entertainment
Deleted tweets show Donald Trump’s oh-so-very “special assistant” Natalie Harp flooded her Twitter feed on January 6, 2021, with more than 150 posts demonstrating extraordinary devotion to him.
Gee, I wonder why she deleted the account…? Continue reading “Harp Posted 150+ Tweets In Praise Of Trump On Jan. 6”
Equality Commons, a new 54-unit community for residents 55 and older, opened in downtown Portland this week.
It is Maine’s first LGBTQ-focused affordable senior housing community designed with support services and programming for LGBTQ seniors. Continue reading “Maine’s 1st Affordable Senior Housing Community For LGBTQ+ Opens”
Happy Friday! Some news items for you as we head into the weekend:
• The Daily Beast: Yikes! Intimate letters from White House “special assistant” Natalie Harp to Donald Trump have been revealed in full for the first time showing her spilling her heart and saying she is “unworthy” of him — “You are all that matters to me.” See the letters at the link.
Natalie Harp’s letter to President Trump revealed by The Daily Beast https://t.co/fNgoBnbhPv pic.twitter.com/1Yp9QpZqYV
— Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 (@PollTracker2024) August 21, 2026
• What To Watch: The acclaimed coming-of-age French short film 1992, from writer-director Anthony Doncque, is now streaming on Dekkoo. Teaser below.
Synopsis: Martin is seventeen and spends all day recording everything with his Hi8 camera. One day Martin meets Dominique, who works as a monitor at his school.
• Erin in the Morning : A trans woman in Kansas sued the state for invalidating her driver’s license – due to its female gender marker – and won. For now.
• The Advocate: Taking a dive into the gay rumors that have dogged 11 anti-LGBTQ Republicans who have built careers attacking queer people.
They built careers attacking queer people. Then whispers about their own sexualities — and, in some cases, full-blown scandals — followed them. https://t.co/fRWqrlmWcM
— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) August 21, 2026
• New York Times: A month after the Trump administration declared (without evidence) that 15,903 noncitizens had illegally registered to vote in Nevada, the Department of Homeland Security says it’s actually only found 185 potential noncitizens. Quel surprise…
• JoeMyGod: The ultra-conservative One Million Moms, an arm of the American Family Association, is uber-mad about the new “dark, dangerous” Disney series Coven Academy. OMM claims the series “pushes witchcraft on families.” #srsly
Three NFL linemen star in a fun new ad-spot for Tommy John underwear called “Own Your Comfort,” showing off their fun-loving personalities.
In the short film, the three linemen — Bengals center Ted Karras, Eagles guard Landon Dickerson, and Buccaneers tackle Tristan Wirfs — rule the runway decked out in Tommy John underwear. Continue reading “NFL Linemen Werk The Runway In Tommy John Underwear Spot”
The Pentagon has fired the top leadership at the long-running military newspaper, Stars and Stripes.
Under Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s leadership, the publication has come under threat as top Pentagon leaders have derided the newspaper as “woke.” Continue reading “Pentagon Fires Top Leadership At ‘Stars And Stripes’”
Some news items for you:
• What To Watch: Happy Birthday, Marsha! (lead image) is a “lush and speculative portrait” of iconic transgender artist and activist Marsha P. Johnson and her life in the hours before she ignited the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City.
Frameline Distribution is offering free access to stream the acclaimed short film from August 21-24. Hit the link.
• The Advocate: Nancy Pelosi on AIDS, transgender rights, the legacy she resists claiming and why Democrats must “win big.” Continue reading “Stream ‘Happy Birthday, Marsha!’ Free This Weekend + More”
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s new reality show, “The Great American Road Trip,” finally found the light of day premiering on YouTube yesterday.
The six-episode series follows Duffy and his family as they drive across the U.S. But folks don’t seem very interested as the viewing numbers are dismal. Continue reading “Sean Duffy’s Reality Show Arrives To Dismal Numbers”
In this episode of The Randy Report podcast: Heartstopper star Kit Connor has been cast in Marvel Studios’ upcoming X-Men super-hero movie reboot as “Cyclops.” Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: Kit Connor Turns Super-Hero + FL Anti-Drag Law + More”
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation today released updated population estimates showing that a record-high 12% of U.S. adults – roughly 25.6 million people – identify as LGBTQ+.
The analysis, drawn from more than 2.4 million responses to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey collected between 2021 and 2024, is one of the most comprehensive looks at the LGBTQ+ population to date. Continue reading “HRC Report: 12% Of US Adults Identify As LGBTQ”
Eydie Gormé was simply incapable of singing a song badly. Case in point – her 1966 Ed Sullivan performance of “What Did I Have That I Don’t Have” from the Broadway musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever.
Her phrasing is a revelation — she doesn’t just sing Burton Lane’s melody, she inhabits it, bending each line with the intuition of a jazz singer and the emotional precision of a Broadway actress.
Every consonant lands, every breath is placed with intention. Her vocal tone — warm, lustrous, utterly controlled — gives the lyric a genuine ache that most singers only approximate. This is what great singing looks sounds like.
Continue reading “Throwback Thursday: Eydie Gormé “What Did I Have That I Don’t Have””