LGBTQ news and entertainment
In a statement posted to her social media accounts, Broadway star Patti LuPone has apologized for ‘disrespectful, demeaning’ remarks she made about fellow Tony winners Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald in an interview with The New Yorker. Continue reading “LuPone Apologizes For ‘Demeaning, Disrespectful’ Remarks Aimed At Colleagues”
Conservative lawmakers in several red states want to force transgender people to use restrooms that align with their gender assigned at birth.
But here’s what happened when a 25-year-old trans man, Luca Strobel, tried to use the ladies room at a South Carolina bar, where he was picking up his friend, Caroline Frady, as her ‘sober ride’ home. Continue reading “Trans Man Detained After Using Ladies Room In South Carolina Bar”
What to watch this weekend? The acclaimed 2015 film DADDY is now available for streaming on Dekkoo. Continue reading “What To Watch: ‘DADDY’ On Dekkoo”
The Trump administration has cancelled a $258 million research program whose work was critical to the search for an HIV vaccine. Continue reading “Trump Admin Cancels Program Critical For HIV Vaccine Research”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Huffpost: Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith expressed his terror over upcoming Pride Month in a frantic social media post Friday shrieking, “PRIDE MONTH ALERT: The Rainbow Beast Is Coming For Your Kids!”
• Variety: Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the iconic sitcom “MASH,” died Friday of natural causes at her home in New York City. She was 87. Swit was nominated for an Emmy Award every year from 1974-83, winning twice (in 1980 and 1982). Continue reading “‘MASH’ Star Loretta Swit Dead At 87 + Indiana Lt. Gov. Shrieks Over Pride Month + More News”
The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to proceed, for now, with a plan to revoke temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
The justices annulled a ruling from a lower court that had maintained humanitarian parole protections for over 530,000 migrants hailing from four nations: Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Continue reading “Supreme Court Allows Trump To Strip Legal Protections From 530K Immigrants”
Fox & Friends co-hosts attempted to serve up some “Adulting 101” lessons this morning in every day skills that apparently are perplexing Gen Zers like changing a tire or folding a fitted sheet. Continue reading “Adulting 101: Fox Host Tries (Fails) To Fold Fitted Sheet”
Some news items I thought worth your time: • Them: Wayne Brady, who came out as pansexual in 2023, shared in a recent podcast interview that it was his daughter, Maile, who first told him about pansexuality. • Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out the latest in LGBTQ publications this week including DNA Magazine’s Pride issue featuring cover guy Vlad Parker. Continue reading “Wayne Brady + Support For Marriage Equality + More News”
Following some crunchy remarks by Broadway legend Patti LuPone about fellow Tony Award winners Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis, Tony Award winner Donna Murphy chimed in with words of civility and wisdom. Continue reading “Donna Murphy Weighs In On Patti LuPone’s Recent Crunchy Remarks”
Update: Reuters reports a federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated most of Donald Trump’s tariffs, a day after a trade court ruled Trump had exceeded his authority in imposing the duties and had ordered an immediate block on them.
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A three-judge panel at the New York-based U.S. Court of International Trade unanimously blocked Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law. Continue reading “Federal Court Blocks Trump From Imposing Tariffs Under Emergency Powers Law”