LGBTQ news and entertainment
More than a year after attempting to dismantle the Voice of America news outlet, we find out the Trump administration is paying $1.6 million a week to keep 420 staffers on administrative leave. Continue reading “Trump Admin Paying $1.6M Each Week To Keep Voice Of America Staffers On Leave”
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, missing expectations. Economists were expecting a gain of 90,000 jobs.
The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% from 4.1% in the previous month. Continue reading “Jobs Report: U.S. Added Just 29K Jobs In September”
Mortgage rates continue to rise as the average 30-year, fixed rate mortgage has now climbed to 7.28% this week. That’s the highest average rate since November 2023. Continue reading “30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Average In 3 Years”
Some news items you might have missed:
• GayCities: The 10 best LGBTQ travel destinations ranked by GayCities readers. I’ve been lucky to travel to just about all of them, and I concur with these choices 🙂
• People: Voting is open now for PEOPLE’s “Sexiest Man Alive Readers’ Choice poll.” Continue reading “Best LGBTQ Travel Destinations + PEOPLE’s “Sexiest Man Live” Readers’ Choice + More”
Renee Good’s family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials today, alleging wrongful death and other violations of federal law in the 37-year-old woman’s killing by an ICE officer during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis. Continue reading “Renee Good’s Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuits Against”
Some news items for you as we head over Hump Day:
• Billboard: Dolly Parton stars in “9 to 5”-themed coffee commercial filmed a month before her passing. The Cup of Ambition coffee line supports Parton’s Imagination Library.
Continue reading “Dolly’s “9 To 5” Coffee Ad Spot + Serbia’s 1st Out Gay Prez + More”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, during his “State of the Force Address” today to military officers and enlisted service members at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia, went on another of his anti-diversity rants. Continue reading “Hegseth: ‘No Fatties, No Trannies, No Beardos, No Weirdos, No Wimps, No Radicals, Just Warriors’”
The assault on LGBTQ rights and visibility in Turkey continues as the country’s justice ministry announced it shut down the website and social media accounts of T24, a leading independent digital news website, citing its “LGBT propaganda.”
In a statement, the justice ministry said, “As part of the ‘My Family is Safe’ investigation… the website and social media accounts of online news portal T24, which has produced 118 pieces of content constituting LGBT propaganda over the past year, have been shut down.” Continue reading “Turkey Shuts Down News Site Over ‘LGBTQ propaganda’”
And this year’s winner of Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve “Fat Bear Week” competition is… Backpack!
The contest celebrates the resilience of the 2,200 brown bears that live in the preserve on the Alaska Peninsula. Continue reading “Alaska’s “Fat Bear Week” Crowns It’s 2026 Champion”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Kenneth-in-the 212: This week’s “Tennis Tuesday” post highlighting Luka is a “game-set-match” winner. Follow him on Instagram below.
Continue reading “Game-Set-Match + Japanese Volleyball Star Comes Out + More”