LGBTQ news and entertainment
There are more than 3,000 No Kings Day events planned across the country today as political groups, labor unions and human and civil rights organizations expect to surpass last year’s No Kings rallies in June and October.
Organizers are promoting today’s No Kings Day actions as one of the largest single-day nonviolent protests in U.S. history. Continue reading “More Than 3,000 No Kings Day Events Today Nationwide”
Happy Friday! Some news stories for you as we head into the weekend:
• Queerty: Almost a year to the day that General Hospital premiered the gay character of “Marco Rios” played by uber-handsome Adrian Anchondo (above), the ABC soap has killed him off. #BuryYourGays
• Instinct Magazine: In the upcoming high-stakes adventure/comedy STOP! THAT! TRAIN!, RuPaul plays the President of the United States, leading an ensemble cast of ‘Drag Race’ alums and familiar Hollywood faces (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Lisa Rinna, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and more). Set to hit theaters on June 12. Continue reading “‘General Hospital’ Kills Off Gay Character + RuPaul’s New Movie + More”
On Friday afternoon, the Idaho Senate approved a Republican-supported bill that would make it a crime for transgender individuals to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity.
This is among the harshest anti-trans laws in the United States. Continue reading “Idaho Passes Extreme Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill”
Senate Majority Leader John ThuneAfter two months of playing a political blame game, the U.S. Senate voted early Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security except for its ICE and Customs and Borders Protection operations – which is what the Democrats had been suggesting all along. Continue reading “Senate Agrees To End Homeland Security Shutdown Minus ICE Funding”
Ayatollah Mojataba KhameneiFour sources tell Zeteo that since the beginning of the U.S. war with Iran, Team Trump has sought to engage in a psyop (psychological operation) against Iranian leaders including the new Ayatollah, Mojtaba Khamenei.
So, of course, one idea became: sow the seeds of a narrative that U.S. intel had discovered Khamenei is a closeted gay man. Continue reading “Report: ‘Gay’ Ayatollah Rumor Was MAGA Psyop”
Some news stories I thought worth your time:
• Pink News: Here’s our first look at Luke Evans as “Frank-N-Furter” in the new Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show at the Roundabout Theatre Company beginning tonight. (photo credit: Norman Jean Roy)
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of LGBTQ publications around the country including the latest from Chicago’s boi Magazine highlighting tattoo art. Continue reading “First Look: Luke Evans In ‘Rocky Horror’ Broadway Revival + More News”
A new poll from Fox News (!!!) finds Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped to a new low as even some Republican support has begun to drift away. Continue reading “Fox News Poll: Trump Approval Rating Falls To New Low”
The International Olympic Committee announced a ban on transgender female athletes competing in women’s events.
Eligibility will be based on a one-time genetic screening for the SRY gene, which is typically associated with male sex development.
Athletes who test negative would be cleared to compete in women’s events, while those who test positive would be barred, with limited exceptions for some athletes with specific intersex variations.
The new rules will go into effect for the next Olympics to be held in Los Angeles in 2028. Continue reading “New Olympic Policy Bars Trans Women From Competing”
Some news items for you as we get over Hump Day:
• The Advocate: A Texas man was arrested Tuesday after using chalk and spray paint to reapply rainbow patterns to Dallas crosswalks where they had been removed. Released on Wednesday, he says he’d do it again – “Every single time they try to take it away, I’m going to put it right back.”
• OUT: Angus O’Brien brought a lovable charm to his role as “Hicks” in the military drama BOOTS, and no one is mad at his latest abs-tastic selfie. Continue reading “Texas Man Arrested For Re-Painting Rainbow Crosswalks + More News”
The city of Louisville has agreed to pay $800,000 in legal fees to a Kentucky photographer who challenged the city’s LGBTQ nondiscrimination law.
Chelsey Nelson filed her lawsuit in 2019 claiming the Louisville ordinance restricted her ability to publicly state she would not photograph same-sex weddings, which she doesn’t believe in.
The lawsuit was a “pre-enforcement challenge” meaning that no same-sex couple had even attempted to hire the photographer. Continue reading “Louisville Agrees To Pay Anti-LGBTQ Photographer $800K In Legal Fees”