Florida Republican’s 4th Try To Ban Pride Flags + More News

Pride Flag (via Depositphotos)

Some news stories for you on this post-Thanksgiving Saturday.

• Them: For the fourth year in a row, Florida Republican lawmakers are attempting to ban Pride flags from state facilities including government buildings and public schools. #SoTired

• Queerty: Taking a look back at the ground-breaking 1972 TV movie That Certain Summer which follows teenager Nick Salter (Scott Jacoby), a child of divorce, who is about to spend the titular summer with his dad Doug (Hal Holbrook) in San Francisco. But – surprise! – his father is now living as an openly gay man with his partner Gary (Martin Sheen). Continue reading “Florida Republican’s 4th Try To Ban Pride Flags + More News”

National Guard Shooter Granted Asylum By Trump Admin In April + More

The shooter who attacked two National Guard members on Wednesday was granted asylum by the Trump administration in April

Happy Friday! Some news items as we head into the weekend:

• New York Times: The shooter who attacked two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday had worked with C.I.A.-backed military units in Afghanistan during the war there, and was granted legal asylum in the U.S. by the Trump administration in April 2025.

• Them: As we officially head into the Christmas season, here’s a list of 15 LGBTQ holiday flicks from horror movies with a mistletoe twist to rom-coms like the 2020 romance “Dashing In December.” Continue reading “National Guard Shooter Granted Asylum By Trump Admin In April + More”

Drug Boat Survivors Were Killed Under Hegseth’s Orders – ‘Kill Everybody’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (screen capture)

Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth reportedly gave verbal orders to leave no survivors behind as Donald Trump’s administration launched the first of many deadly attacks on alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean.

When two survivors emerged from the wreckage of that initial strike in September, a Special Operations commander overseeing the attack ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions to “kill everybody.” Continue reading “Drug Boat Survivors Were Killed Under Hegseth’s Orders – ‘Kill Everybody’”

Giving Thanks: Olivia Newton-John ‘Grace And Gratitude’

Olivia Newton-John sings "Grace and Gratitude"

So few songs actually express the idea of giving thanks or being grateful for the good things in our lives.

And then pop icon Dame Olivia Newton-John put it all down perfectly in the title track to her 2006 album Grace and Gratitude. Continue reading “Giving Thanks: Olivia Newton-John ‘Grace And Gratitude’”