LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items you might have missed: • Out: Nyle DiMarco (above) is set to star in the new drama series Deaf Punk! The show is inspired by San Francisco’s famed music venue The Deaf Club, which helped catapult the punk scene in the 1970s. Continue reading “News Round-Up: November 22, 2021”
Today I’m chatting with Rich Burns, the creator of the new darkly comic web series, The Disappointments. Continue reading “Interview: Rich Burns, Creator & One Of The Stars Of “The Disappointments””
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has made even more ugly remarks about LGBTQ+ people questioning the “purpose” of gay people comparing them to maggots and “what the cows leave behind.” Continue reading “North Carolina Lt. Gov. Compares Gays To Maggots & Cow Dung”
More than 90% of the 3.5 million federal workers have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Monday, the deadline set by President Biden in September. Continue reading “Over 90% Of Federal Workers Have Received At Least One Vaccine Dose”
The Norway Postal Service presents its utterly charming Christmas short-film, “When Harry Met Santa.” Continue reading “Norway Postal Service Releases Touching Short Film ‘When Harry Met Santa’”
Checking in with some of my favorite Instahunks this week leading off with latin pop star Maluma and his buddy Buda who want to know who’ll adopt them? Continue reading “InstaHunk Round-Up: Weekend Edition”
I’m listening, again, to one of my very favorite songs of all time. The simplicity of the guitar-driven track and the slow, deliberate tempo create the perfect soundscape with which to tell the poignant story of “John Doe No. 24.” Continue reading “Saturday Slow Down: Mary Chapin Carpenter ‘John Doe No.24’”
President Joe Biden marked Transgender Day of Remembrance in a statement Saturday, memorializing “those we lost in the deadliest year on record for transgender Americans.” Continue reading “President Biden’s Statement On Transgender Day Of Remembrance 2021”
Today we observe Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), recognized each year on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. The Human Rights Campaign reports at least 47 transgender and gender non-conforming people were victims of violent homicides in 2021 so far. And there are 6 weeks left in the year. Continue reading “Transgender Day Of Remembrance 2021”
Some news items you might have missed: • CNN: The Washington state florist (above) who refused to make an arrangement for a same-sex marriage in 2013 has withdrawn a petition before the Supreme Court and agreed to pay the couple $5,000 in a settlement. Continue reading “News Round-Up: November 19, 2021”