LGBTQ news and entertainment
Two anti-LGBTQ bills are making their way through the Tennessee state legislature that would challenge U.S. Supreme Court decisions that legalized same-sex marriage and established protections for discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Continue reading “Tennessee: Lawmakers Advance Bills To Legalize Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination”
In this episode of The Randy Report podcast, I’m chatting with acclaimed producer and music artist DJ Bill Bennett, who’s set to release his fantastic new album, “DILF Part 1,” on February 14. Continue reading “DJ Bill Bennett Is The ‘DILF’ We Need Right Now”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• The Advocate: The New York City Council has advanced a resolution urging Congress to protect LGBTQ history at Stonewall National Monument after the Trump administration ordered Pride flags to be removed from the site.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of the latest LGBTQ publications including the Valentine’s Day issue of HotSpots! Magazine. Continue reading “NYC Council Urges Congress To Protect Stonewall National Monument + More News”
The latest in a litany of Donald Trump’s rollback of climate and environmental safeguards — the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten human life.
The EPA has decided the endangerment finding, a 2009 scientific conclusion that greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to Americans’ health, “overstated” the risks of those emissions.
Note – The endangerment finding was based on more than 200 pages of research and evidence.
This effectively ends the federal government’s legal authority to control the pollution that is dangerously heating the planet. Continue reading “Trump Admin Rolls Back Greenhouse Gas/Environmental Safeguards”
Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, shut down Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempts to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) over his urging of US service members to refuse illegal orders, ruling that the Pentagon chief’s actions were unconstitutionally retaliatory. Continue reading “Judge Shuts Down Hegseth’s Attempt To Cut Mark Kelly’s Benefits”
Some news items you might missed as we hip-hop over Hump Day:
• OUT: The new drama Blue Film, starring Kieron Moore (above promo photo) and Reed Birney, is officially coming to theaters in May 2026. The movie, considered too “controversial” to play in film festivals like Sundance and SXSW, tells the story of a camboy/sex worker who meets up with a disgraced former teacher.
• New Music: Queer indie pop trio Muna is set to drop their first new album in 4 years titled Dancing On The Wall – due out May 4. Check out the sassy title track below. Continue reading “‘Blue Film’ Gets Release Date + New Music From Muna + More News”
The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its latest jobs report today showing 130,000 jobs were created in the U.S. in January, more than projected. Continue reading “Jobs Report: 130K Jobs Added In January, 2025 Revised Down To 181K Jobs Added”
James Van Der Beek, best known for playing Dawson Leary on “Dawson’s Creek,” died today following a lengthy cancer battle. He was 48.
The actor was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023 and made his diagnosis public in 2024. Continue reading “James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star, Dies At 48”
Some news items you might have missed:
• LGBTQ Nation: New York politicians say they will defy the Trump administration by re-raising the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan after it was removed by the Interior Department.
• Outsports: I am so taken by out French skater Kevin Aymoz’s passion and focus after his performances thus far at the Milan Olympics. He regularly places in the top ten in international competitions. And he was one of six French athletes to come out for Pride Month in 2021 as part of a documentary called “We Need to Talk.” Continue reading “NY Politicians Will Re-Raise Pride Flag At Stonewall Monument + More News”
The Trump administration has removed the rainbow Pride Flag that flew at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City.
This is just the latest example of Team Trump’s efforts to erase the queer community from the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement. Continue reading “Trump Admin Removes Pride Flag From Stonewall National Monument”