LGBTQ news and entertainment
Checking in on some favorite InstaHunks this week starting with Broadway’s “Dr. Frank-N-Furter” Luke Evans showing the receipts:
Continue reading “Luke Evans Has The Receipts + Taking A Peek + More InstaHunks”
Some news items you might have missed:
• The Advocate: The Department of Veterans Affairs has ordered health facilities nationwide to eliminate healthcare programs created to help LGBTQ veterans.
• NBC News: Longtime entertainment critic Gene Shalit passed away yesterday at the age of 100. I know a lot of you grew up watching him as I did. Here’s a clip with my dear Carol Channing reducing Gene to tears with a story about Lady Astor and Sir Benjamin back in the day. Continue reading “TV Critic Gene Shalit Dead At 100 + VA Eliminates Programs For LGBTQ Veterans + More”
“Show Your Colors,” a powerful Pride anthem by out recording artist Lotus Sky that celebrates uniqueness in the rainbow of creation, was one of my favorite Pride Music discoveries of 2021.
With big drums and powerful horns, the gorgeous islander melody pairs beautifully with Sky’s lithe and soaring vocals as an invitation to the spirit to dance and walk in pride. Continue reading “Pride Music: Lotus Sky Wants You To ‘Show Your Colors’”
Well, it didn’t happen until the middle of the night, but Donald Trump’s name has finally been removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
It turns out all that scaffolding we saw erected on Friday afternoon was to help raise a tarp so the public couldn’t see the ACTUAL removal of letters from the building. Because someone is such a snowflake… Continue reading “Trump’s Name Finally Removed From Kennedy Center”
Pride Month includes all of our diverse communities, so Tom Goss’s super-fun music video extolling his admiration for “Bears” is a perfect fit. Continue reading “Pride Music: Tom Goss ‘BEARS’”
Happy Friday! Some news items for you as we head into the weekend:
• Queerty: Advice column “Ask Jake” responds to a gay man inquiring if he’s a ‘horrible’ person because he’s attracted to conventionally masculine men versus those who are less so. Jake’s answer is spot-on.
• JoeMyGod: Former reality TV personality/failed Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt went on an unhinged rant on social media: “I’m going to be lighting you up every single day, and now I don’t have to worry about offending CNN viewers…It’s war!” Continue reading “Men Who Like Masc Men + Spencer Pratt Rant + More News”
Workers have begun the process of removing Donald Trump’s name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after a federal judge declined to pause a ruling requiring the removal of Trump’s name by today. Continue reading “Judge Upholds Order To Remove Trump’s Name From Kennedy Center”
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the horrific Pulse Nightclub shooting when a gunman burst into the nightclub and claimed the lives of 49 people, wounding dozens of others. Continue reading “10th Anniversary Of The Horrific Pulse Nightclub Shooting”
Some news stories for you on this cloudless 100 degree day in Las Vegas:
• The Advocate: The Trump administration is considering restoring an LGBTQ youth crisis hotline nearly a year after shutting them down.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of LGBTQ (and adjacent) publications including the latest from Watermark Magazine remembering the 10th anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting. Continue reading “LGBTQ Youth Crisis Hotline + Fox News Proves Pride Is Fun + More”
It’s safe to say that no Pride Music playlist would be complete without the Pet Shop Boys disco-tastic cover of “Go West.” Continue reading “Pride Music: Pet Shop Boys ‘GO WEST’”