Politics, pop culture and entertainment news of interest to the LGBTQ community
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (public domain – White House)White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre issued this statement on Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law taking effect following President Biden’s message below. Continue reading “White House Encourages Complaints On “Don’t Say Gay” Discrimination”
Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of a bakery that refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, have moved to Montana and are asking strangers to pay for them to set up a new bakery. Continue reading “Anti-LGBTQ Bakers Move To Montana, Ask Strangers For Donations For New Bakery”
(stock image via Depositphotos)A public library on Long Island has voted to remove “all Pride displays” as well as all books related to LGBTQ Pride from its children’s sections. Continue reading “Long Island Library Removes Pride Books From Children’s Section”
(images via Twitter)Several witnesses say a group of 15 masked Cape Fear Proud Boys terrorized parents and children – with the assistance of sheriff’s deputies – at a drag queen story event in the Pine Valley branch of the New Hanover, North Carolina library system. Continue reading “Proud Boys Disrupt/Terrorize Children At Drag Queen Story Hour”
Tyler Dinsmoor (image via OnlySky)Tyler Dinsmoor, 27, of Oak Harbor, was arrested without incident Friday after expressing his desire to kill members of the LGBTQ community on social media, according to the Oak Harbor Police Department and court documents. Continue reading “Washington Man Arrested For Death Threats Against Pride Event”
(image via Depositphotos)A district court in Osaka has ruled that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage is not unconstitutional. Japan is the only country in the G7, a group of the world’s largest developed nations, that doesn’t allow same-sex couples to wed. Continue reading “Japanese Court Upholds Ban On Same-Sex Marriage”
(image via Depositphotos)Texas Republicans met for their first in-person convention since the start of the pandemic this weekend and approved several platform changes including calling being gay “an abnormal lifestyle,” and labeling gender-affirming care a form of medical malpractice. Continue reading “Texas Republicans Label Being Gay As ‘Abnormal Lifestyle’”
Winston Durham (screen capture)The concerning trend of active military and veterans taking part in extremist groups continues as Military.com reports several members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front who were arrested on conspiracy to riot charges at an Idaho Pride event last week have military backgrounds. Continue reading “Several Active Military/Veterans Among Arrested Patriot Front Members”
Chris Evans (image via Depositphotos)Actor Chris Evans (Captain America), who voices the title character in the new Pixar animated film Lightyear, clapped back at anti-LGBTQ folks who criticized a brief same-sex kiss in the movie. Continue reading “Chris Evans Claps Back At Anti-Gay ‘Lightyear’ Critics: “Idiots””
Jared Michael Boyce (mugshot – Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office)The mother of Jared M. Boyce, 27, kicked him out of her house after his arrest for conspiracy to riot with the far-right Neo-Nazi group Patriot Front at an Idaho Pride event. The Southern Poverty Law Center calls the group “one of the most prominent white supremacist groups in the country.”
Continue reading “Neo-Nazi Kicked Out Of Mother’s House After Attempted Riot At Pride Event”