LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Queerty: Jake Andrich (above), an OnlyFans creator who does solo content clearly targeting gay men, was asked in a recent chat if he supported the LGBTQ community. “Not in particular,” he replied.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of LGBTQ (and adjacent) publications including DNA Magazine’s “2026 Sexiest Men Alive” issue. Continue reading “OF Creator Gets Backlash Over Shady LGBTQ Remark + More”
There was quite the drama today in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial as the jury ended its 6th day of deliberations without a verdict. But not before courtroom tensions flared over what appears to be a deadlocked jury.
Clancy is accused of strangling her 3 children in 2023. Prosecutors have argued Clancy acted “intentionally, rationally, and swiftly” to kill her children. The defense says she should not be held criminally responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
CBS News reports the foreperson in the murder trial sent a note asking for one juror to be removed for not following the rules regarding the law’s definition of “reasonable doubt.” Defense attorney Kevin Reddington then asked for that juror to be removed. Continue reading “Big Time Drama In Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial Today”
UPDATE: News outlet Status is reporting Bartiromo was fired after she leaked internal Fox News texts to the White House showing the network had told staff to stop amplifying Trump’s latest election conspiracy theories.
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After 12.5 years, Fox News announced Maria Bartiromo is out effective today with no reason given.
“We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 ½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter,” the company said in a statement Thursday. Continue reading “Trump Toadie Maria Bartiromo Is Abruptly Out At Fox News”
The Defense Department published detailed clinical guidance for Pete Hegseth’s orders to screen military service members for testosterone deficiencies on Wednesday.
By Thursday, the instructions had disappeared from the Pentagon website.
A statement from a Pentagon official said, “The draft (document) published on September 2, 2026, has been temporarily rescinded to allow for updates,” adding that interim guidance remains in effect. Continue reading “Pentagon Posts (Then Deletes) Plans For Hegseth’s “High-T” Testosterone Military”
Some news items for you as we get over Hump Day:
• ENews: The Challenge’s Davis Mallory (above) says he’s in love with his girlfriend one year after announcing that he is no longer gay. He publicly came out during The Real World: Denver in 2007.
• The Advocate: Now that he’s been deported back to the UK, far-right gay provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos — who demanded mass deportations and ICE checkpoints — says he regrets supporting Donald Trump. #wompwomp Continue reading “Ex-Gay Davis Mallory Says He’s In Love W/ Girlfriend”
The U.S. Postal Service has been swiftly developing a complex screening system for mail-in ballots ahead of this year’s midterm elections despite a court order temporarily barring Trump’s plan to restrict mail-in voting. Continue reading “Postal Service Developing Complex Mail-In Ballot Screening Process”
When police responded to Venture-N, a longtime gay bar in Tuscon, Arizona, around 12:30 a.m. local time Monday, officers found Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33, dead from gunshot wounds.
Suspected gunman Ousman Ceesay, 44, died later at a hospital from what appeared to be self-inflicted wounds. Authorities have called the shooting a hate crime.
A note found on Ceesay the night of the shooting listed several additional LGBTQ-friendly businesses in the area. The discovery turned the double killing into evidence that the violence may have been intended to continue across the city’s queer gathering places. Continue reading “Two Dead After Deadly Shooting Outside Tucson Gay Bar”
Some news stories I thought worth your time:
• LGBTQ Nation: Saline County, Arkansas has agreed to pay $275,000 to Patty Hector, the county library’s former executive director, to settle her lawsuit alleging county officials violated her free speech rights by firing her in October 2023.
Hector was terminated after publicly opposing a resolution to remove LGBTQ books from the children’s section of the Saline County Library. Continue reading “County To Pay $275K For Firing Librarian Over LGBTQ Books + More”
Jonathan Bailey has stepped away from the proposed UK revival of Sunday in the Park with George.
The Wicked star announced today that he will no longer appear in the upcoming West End revival of the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical, one month after his costar Ariana Grande withdrew from the production. Continue reading “Jonathan Bailey Withdraws From ‘Sunday In The Park With George’”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to appeal to Israeli voters by bragging how he manipulated Donald Trump into launching the war against Iran.
“I’ve been against Iran for almost 40 years,” Netanyahu said during a campaign appearance. “It took a long time to bring the United States to its senses.” Continue reading “Netanyahu Bragged About Goading Trump Into Iran War”