Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Queerty: Check out the newly-released official trailer for “Heated Rivalry,” a gay ice hockey romance. Premieres November 28th on Crave in Canada, but no set air date in the U.S. yet.
The six-episode series follows the secret affair between the hunky star players from rival teams: Shane Hollander, the “serious-minded” captain of the Montreal Meteors, and Ilya Rozanov, the Russian-born hot shot and “playboy” of the Boston Raiders.
• Gay City News: New York City mpox cases increased again in September, surpassing the 2025 monthly high.
• OUT: Here’s a list of 39 celebrities have come out in 2025 (so far).
It’s never too late to embrace your most authentic self.
— Out Magazine (@out.com) October 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
• Pink News: The former director of a Wyoming library has been awarded $700,000 after she was fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books.
• JoeMyGod: Some of the 200 National Guard members sent from Texas to Illinois this past week have been replaced after they were found to not meet “certain standards.”
The move came amid criticism on social media over pictures that showed some of the Guard members appearing to be overweight following Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s recent speech about “fat” military members.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent speech criticizing “fat troops” for giving the military a “bad look” has drawn increased attention after a viral photo surfaced of heavyset Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to Chicago.
The image sparked widespread commentary online,… pic.twitter.com/r9yyWRUCjc
— San Antonio Express-News (@ExpressNews) October 12, 2025
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