Author: Randy Slovacek

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House GOP Targets Culture Wars With Defense Bill + More News

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Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Republicans barely passed this year’s defense bill with ‘poison pills’ like barring gender-affirming healthcare coverage for trans service members, killing the current policy of reimbursing female military members who have to travel to other states in order to have an abortion, and ending diversity training. It won’t pass in the Senate. Continue reading “House GOP Targets Culture Wars With Defense Bill + More News”

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Hungary Fines Bookseller $36K For Selling LGBTQ Young Adult Novel

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The Hungarian government has fined one of the countries largest booksellers over $35,000 for making the acclaimed coming-of-age LGBTQ graphic novel Heartstopper available without “closed packaging.” Continue reading “Hungary Fines Bookseller $36K For Selling LGBTQ Young Adult Novel”

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Actors Union Unanimously Recommends Strike

UPDATE: The SAG-AFTRA union, representing 160,000 TV and movie actors, voted in favor of a strike today shutting down Hollywood for the first time in 43 years as they join screenwriters striking since May.

SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood’s actors union, is inching closer and closer to a strike after talks with studios came to a halt. A strike would add even more disruptions to production of movies and shows. Continue reading “Actors Union Unanimously Recommends Strike”

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‘Boy Culture: Generation X’ Set For Release On Dekkoo Fall 2023

Dekkoo, the first subscription streaming service dedicated to gay men, has announced it will release the upcoming series, Boy Culture: Generation X, this fall. Dekkoo, the first subscription streaming service dedicated to gay men, has announced it will release the upcoming series, Boy Culture: Generation X, this fall. The new series is the sequel to Boy Culture, the 2006 groundbreaking gay film based on the best-selling novel by Matthew Rettenmund, directed by Q. Allan Brocka and produced by Stephen Israel and Philip Pierce. Continue reading “‘Boy Culture: Generation X’ Set For Release On Dekkoo Fall 2023”

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Jury: Doc Found In Aretha’s Couch Is Valid Will + More News

Some news items you might have missed:

• AP News: A Michigan jury has decided that a handwritten document found stuffed in couch cushions at Aretha Franklin’s home after her 2018 death is her valid will. Continue reading “Jury: Doc Found In Aretha’s Couch Is Valid Will + More News”