Some news items I thought worth your time:
• LGBTQ Nation: 56-year-old Frank Hobbs Jr. was caught on camera stealing pro-LGBTQ yard signs last June, eventually claiming that local officials had given him permission to remove “pedophile symbols.” But now he’s being charged with violating state civil rights laws and could face thousands in fines.
• Gay Times: Amazon MGM has announced the highly-anticipated sequel to “Red, White & Royal Blue” has been officially greenlit via a short teaser posted to social media.
did someone say something about a wedding? pic.twitter.com/LQHXhfHmKd
— Red, White & Royal Blue on Prime (@RWRBonPrime) October 15, 2025
• The Caftan Chronicles: Tim Murphy chats with angel-faced “bad boy” Johnny Hazzard, who dominated 2000s porn. But today, Frankie Valenti (his real name) now owns a creamery in Maine.
• Outsports: These Top 50 of the “Outsports Power 100” are the most powerful and influential out LGBTQ people in American sports.
Rising 50 highlights powerful LGBTQ up-and-comers and veterans in sports on Power 100 – www.outsports.com/2025/10/14/2…
— Outsports (@outsports.com) October 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
• Attitude Magazine: Turkey’s government has drafted anti-LGBTQ laws that could criminalize public expressions of being queer and impose prison sentences for trans people and same-sex couples.
• The Advocate: NBC News has laid off about 150 employees and dissolved its dedicated editorial teams covering LGBTQ, Black, Latino, and Asian American communities including NBC BLK, NBC Latino, NBC Asian America, and NBC OUT.
NBC News has fired journalists who reported on Black, Latino, Asian and LGBTQ+ communities.
— The Advocate (@advocate.com) October 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Discover more from The Randy Report
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.