LGBTQ news and entertainment
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request to block a federal requirement for wearing face masks during air travel. Continue reading “Supreme Court Declines To Block Face Mask Requirement During Air Travel”
The current restrictions on gay and bisexual men wanting to roll up their sleeves and donate blood are back in the headlines this week amid reports of one of the worst blood crises in recent history. Continue reading “FDA Urged To Drop Restrictions On Gay Blood Donations”
The U.S. set a new record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations on Tuesday due to ever-increasing case loads, staff shortages and a continuing surge in new infections. Continue reading “U.S. Breaks Record With Over 145K COVID Hospitalizations”
Cirsten Weldon, an anti-vaxxer who yelled at people on the street lining up to get their COVID jab and called for the assassination of Dr. Anthony Fauci, died Thursday of the coronavirus. Continue reading “QAnon Promoter & Anti-Vaxxer Dies Of Something”
Some infectious-disease experts are projecting a relatively brief surge of omicron infections with the peak coming in a matter of weeks, not months. Continue reading “Omicron Surge Could Peak In January 2022”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention increased its travel warning for cruise ships to the highest level reporting that COVID-19 transmits easily between people in close quarters on ships, and the chance of catching the virus on a cruise is very high even for people who are vaccinated and have received a booster dose. Continue reading “CDC: People Should Avoid Cruise Travel After Dozens Of Onboard Outbreaks”
Some of the day’s headlines you might have missed: • ABC News: Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, convicted on five of six counts related to the abuse and trafficking of underage girls. She faces decades in prison. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 29, 2021”
Front-line physicians across the country say boosters make a different. If boosted the worst you end up with is ‘bad cold symptoms.’ Continue reading “Physicians: If Boosted, The Worst You Get Is Bad Cold Symptoms”
More than 500 flights on Christmas Eve were cancelled in the U.S. as the omicron variant makes its impact on holiday travel this weekend. Continue reading “Delta & United Cancel Dozens Of Christmas Eve Flights”
An anti-vaxxer called into the The Thom Hartmann Show trying push the theory that “staying fit, eating healthy” is a good defense against COVID-19. Hartmann offered one of the best responses to that I’ve heard yet. Continue reading “Thom Hartmann Claps Back At Anti-Vaxxer”