LGBTQ news and entertainment
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar (top left) announced today that his government plans to restore adoption rights to same-sex couples. Continue reading “Hungary’s Prime Minister Promises To Restore Same-Sex Adoption Rights”
A Florida pastor in Osceola has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping a congregant. Continue reading “Florida Pastor Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Raping Congregant”
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”