LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news stories I thought worth your time as we head into the weekend:
• The Advocate: The first recorded victim of 9/11 was a gay Catholic priest. Father Mychal Judge (above) served firefighters, AIDS patients, homeless people, and LGBTQ+ Catholics before walking into the North Tower on September 11, 2001.
Father Judge was also my hubby Michael’s priest when he was growing up in New Jersey. Continue reading “1st Recorded Victim Of 9/11 Was Gay Catholic Priest + More News”
MENCRUSH, the global queer entertainment platform, announces the release of CRUSH HOUSE, an original reality show centered on attraction, relationships, identity, friendship and contemporary queer life.
The series brings together a diverse group of queer personalities and content creators in an unscripted environment, combining reality entertainment with authentic stories and personalities from the queer community. Continue reading “Trailer: Queer Content Creators Compete In ‘CRUSH HOUSE’”
Twenty-five years later, we stop to honor the memory of the first responders, and more we lost on 9/11. Continue reading “25 Years Later: Remembering Those Lost On 9/11”
Orville Peck (photo: Anna Garbowska for Playgirl)Country music star Orville Peck has become the first gay recording artist to grace the cover of Playgirl Magazine. In his feature interview, Peck chats about his year of growth, the intention and creativity behind his new album Mule (set for release on September 18), his sobriety journey, and why cowboys are so sexy. Continue reading “Orville Peck Strikes A Pose For PLAYGIRL”
Some news stories you might have missed:
• Alternet: Gay dating app Grindr went down in Dallas the first day of the Republican “midterm elections” convention which happened to be in the same city. Coincidence? I think not…
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of LGBTQ (and adjacent) publications including the latest from Wire Magazine. Continue reading “Grindr Goes Down In Dallas During GOP Convention + More News”
Thanks to the current high gas prices, ‘hypermilers’ are back — and I am so these people.
Hypermilers are folks who try to squeeze every possible mile out of a tank of gas via various driving habits including keeping tires properly inflated, accelerating gently, avoiding hard braking, anticipating red lights, coasting whenever possible, and always observing the speed limit. Continue reading “How ‘Hypermilers’ Are Maximizing Their Miles Per Gallon”
It was quite the night at the Trump-a-pahloser event in Dallas last night where the Donald has gotten so concernstipated about the midterm elections he offered a $5K “dividend” check to every adult citizen in the United States of America if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate. Continue reading “Trump Offers $5K ‘Dividend’ To Every Adult American If Repubs Win House & Senate”
Some news items for you as we head over Hump Day:
• The Caftan Chronicles: Tim Murphy chats with “Studly” Dudley Saunders (above), a 64-year-old Los Angeles singer, performance artist, and author.
• Politico: Donald Trump told reporters today that the Iran war will end and gas prices will plummet “immediately after” the midterm elections. #SureJan Continue reading “Trump Says Iran War Will End ‘Immediately After’ Midterms + Studly Interview + More”
In this week’s LGBTQ+ news headlines: Grindr has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a lawsuit over claims it shared users’ sensitive data, including their HIV status. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: Remembering Dolly Parton +Grindr Lawsuit + More”
An Indiana prosecutor has decided not to file criminal charges against the woman who made a false child welfare complaint against out former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg after she was found to be mentally unstable.
Due to the anonymous tip, Michigan authorities told Buttigieg in late June he could not be alone with his 4-year-old children until they could be interviewed away from their parents the next day.
A week went by before investigators realized they’d jumped on an unsubstantiated claim filed by a mentally unstable woman. Continue reading “Prosecutors Decline To Prosecute Woman Who Made False Report About Buttigieg”