LGBTQ news and entertainment
GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, announced recipients for 16 of this year’s 33 categories for the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards this past Thursday in Beverly Hills, California. Longtime LGBTQ ally Oprah Winfrey was also honored with this year’s Vanguard Award. Continue reading “Oprah Winfrey & More Honored At 35th GLAAD Media Awards LA”
Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning Ben Platt drops his tender new single “Andrew.” With gentle echoes of Simon & Garfunkel, the guitar-driven song recounts a childhood crush on a boy and the intimate journey of the heart that follows. Continue reading “New Music: Ben Platt’s Tender “Andrew” Recounts A Childhood Crush”
Some news items you might have missed: • LGBTQ Nation: The family of deceased trans teen Nex Benedict has released details left out of the medical examiner’s preliminary report that listed suicide as the cause of death. Notably, multiple contusions, hemorrhages, lacerations, and abrasions were found on his head, revealing “the severity of the assault” before he died. Continue reading “What To Watch + New Nex Benedict Details + More News”
The Supreme Court declined to lift a ban after administrators at West Texas A&M University blocked an LGBTQ group from hosting a drag show on campus. Continue reading “Supreme Court Declines To Intervene In Texas College Drag Ban”
A judge in Georgia has ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis may continue with the case against Donald Trump and his allies regarding 2020 election interference, but the lead prosecutor – with whom Willis had a romantic relationship – must be removed from the case. Continue reading “Fani Willis Will Not Be Disqualified From Prosecuting Trump”
Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: Chef Stuart O’Keeffe (above) says that he was originally told he would be one of the Fab 5 in Netflix’s Queer Eye reboot alongside Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk, Tan France, and Jonathan Van Ness, but then unexpectedly replaced by Antoni Porowski. Continue reading “Chef Says He Was Cast In ‘Queer Eye’ Then Suddenly Replaced + More News”
President Joe Biden has issued a statement addressing the death of Oklahoma trans teenager Nex Benedict, who reportedly died of suicide after being harassed and bullied for months just for being who they were. Continue reading “Biden On Death Of Trans Teen Nex Benedict: ‘Bullying Is Hurtful And Cruel’”
A Japanese high court has ruled banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for lawmakers to address the lack of legal recognition of same-sex couples. Continue reading “Japanese High Court Rules Denying Same-Sex Marriage Unconstitutional”
The Manhattan prosecutors who brought charges against Donald Trump in the case of hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential election have consented to a 30-day delay in the trial to give both sides time to review newly released documents. Continue reading “Prosecutors Consent To 30-Day Delay In Trump Hush Money Trial”
Dylan Reese Brewer, the Clearwater man who was caught on video defacing the Delray Beach LGBTQ+ Pride Intersection, was scheduled to be arraigned for his crimes today, but he failed to appear in court. Continue reading “Pride Intersection Defacer Fails To Appear In Court”