LGBTQ news and entertainment
Republican U.S. House candidate Joe Arminio was asked to leave a forum for Delaware’s statewide candidates after he purposely misgendered his opponent, Rep. Sarah McBride (D), the first openly transgender member of the House of Representatives.
Arminio’s behavior was so douchey even the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate says he should drop out of the race (which McBride is going to win anyway). Continue reading “Delaware GOP Candidate Removed From Forum After Misgendering Opponent”
An intelligence report that circulated throughout the US military this spring immediately set off alarm bells: A Chinese ship in the Middle East was reportedly transporting components of a nuclear weapons program.
The U.S. military had swung into high gear — armed members prepping to board the ship, planes in the air — when officials realized the report had been generated with the aid of an AI chatbot that had misidentified the ship’s cargo. Continue reading “False AI-Generated Military Report Nearly Began War With China”
Some news items for you as we head into the weekend:
• New Music: Out country music star Orville Peck drops his highly anticipated new album, MULE.
Peck describes the new collection as his “most intimate and ambitious work to date” chronicling his decline into addiction and rehab, the difficult work of sobriety, and the uncertain process of putting a life back together.
Continue reading “New Music From Orville Peck ‘MULE’ + Cast Of ‘The Traitors’ Season 6 + More”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Queerty: You must take note of John Ahlstedt (above), who turned heads representing Kansas at the recent Mister USA pageant. Not only is he a hottie, but the straight, father of two is an outspoken LGBTQ ally. Check out his swimwear moment in the clip below. #fire Continue reading “Kansas Gets My Vote For Mister USA + More News”
I’m not one to take polls – even high quality, well-established polls – as gospel when it comes to predicting the result of political races.
But I do think they can be interesting in terms of which way a race might be leaning. Here’s some recent polling in high interest races. Continue reading “Polls, Polls, And More Polls”
Donald Trump told Axios today that he has a “big decision” coming up in regard to the Iran war: “Do I want to go in and annihilate them [the Iranian regime] or do I not? It’s a big decision. Anything could happen with me.” Continue reading “Trump Ponders: “Do I Annihilate Iran Or Not?””
Some news items for you as we get over Hump Day:
• Broadway World: Rosie O’Donnell will join the acclaimed Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show this fall in the role of ‘The Narrator’ for a limited two-week run (October 6 through October 18) while current ‘Narrator’ Rachel Dratch takes a short leave from the production.
• JoeMyGod: The city council of Southlake, Texas, has denied a permit for a community Pride festival planned at an Episcopal church. Council members did not discuss the event or ask city staff or organizers any questions before unanimously rejecting a proposal to issue the permit for the Oct. 3 party. Continue reading “Rosie O’Donnell Heads Back To Broadway + More News”
The Tony Award and Olivier Award-winning play Oh, Mary! is coming to HBO Max in 2027.
Starring and written by Tony Award winner Cole Escola, the dark comedy follows a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Continue reading “Award-Winning Play ‘Oh, Mary!’ Coming To HBO Max In 2027”
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25% bringing the central bank’s flagship rate to between 3.75% and 4.00%.
This is the first interest rate increase by the Fed since 2023. Continue reading “Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates For 1st Time Since 2023”
Jay Katari (above) has resigned from the board of equalpride — which owns The Advocate, OUT, and Them — one day after queer editorial staff demanded answers about Katari’s expanded role in the company and his support for Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.
The uproar came after independent journalist Kevin Ortega-Rojas reported on Katari’s social media history, including images of him wearing a red MAGA hat. Continue reading “Equalpride Board Member Resigns Following Report Of MAGA Support”