LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• New Music: Out country music artist Bryan Ruby (above) drops his latest single – “Diggin’ (‘Til The Corn Comes)” – a country/rock banger “about hard work, a little bit of stubbornness, and the belief that if you keep your head down and your hands dirty, something good’s gonna grow.” Continue reading “Bryan Ruby Is ‘Diggin’ + Reneé Rapp ‘Euphoric’ After Coming Out + More News”
This is really hideous. The Republican-controlled Texas legislature on Saturday passed a bill that would ban school clubs that support gay teens.
Democrats condemned the legislation saying it endangers LGBTQ kids – who are just looking for a safe space to be themselves – and strips them of their dignity. Continue reading “Texas Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning LGBTQ Student Clubs”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• ABC News: The new documentary, Late to the Party, shares the stories of queer individuals who came out later in life – from an ex-military man to a Black Baptist church leader to a man finally stepping into his truth at 90 years old. Airs June 6 on ABC, streaming next day on Hulu. Continue reading “New Doc ‘Late To The Party’ + South America’s 1st Out Pro Boxer + More News”
Conservative lawmakers in several red states want to force transgender people to use restrooms that align with their gender assigned at birth.
But here’s what happened when a 25-year-old trans man, Luca Strobel, tried to use the ladies room at a South Carolina bar, where he was picking up his friend, Caroline Frady, as her ‘sober ride’ home. Continue reading “Trans Man Detained After Using Ladies Room In South Carolina Bar”
The Trump administration has cancelled a $258 million research program whose work was critical to the search for an HIV vaccine. Continue reading “Trump Admin Cancels Program Critical For HIV Vaccine Research”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Huffpost: Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith expressed his terror over upcoming Pride Month in a frantic social media post Friday shrieking, “PRIDE MONTH ALERT: The Rainbow Beast Is Coming For Your Kids!”
• Variety: Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the iconic sitcom “MASH,” died Friday of natural causes at her home in New York City. She was 87. Swit was nominated for an Emmy Award every year from 1974-83, winning twice (in 1980 and 1982). Continue reading “‘MASH’ Star Loretta Swit Dead At 87 + Indiana Lt. Gov. Shrieks Over Pride Month + More News”
The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to proceed, for now, with a plan to revoke temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
The justices annulled a ruling from a lower court that had maintained humanitarian parole protections for over 530,000 migrants hailing from four nations: Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Continue reading “Supreme Court Allows Trump To Strip Legal Protections From 530K Immigrants”
Fox & Friends co-hosts attempted to serve up some “Adulting 101” lessons this morning in every day skills that apparently are perplexing Gen Zers like changing a tire or folding a fitted sheet. Continue reading “Adulting 101: Fox Host Tries (Fails) To Fold Fitted Sheet”
Some news items I thought worth your time: • Them: Wayne Brady, who came out as pansexual in 2023, shared in a recent podcast interview that it was his daughter, Maile, who first told him about pansexuality. • Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out the latest in LGBTQ publications this week including DNA Magazine’s Pride issue featuring cover guy Vlad Parker. Continue reading “Wayne Brady + Support For Marriage Equality + More News”
Following some crunchy remarks by Broadway legend Patti LuPone about fellow Tony Award winners Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis, Tony Award winner Donna Murphy chimed in with words of civility and wisdom. Continue reading “Donna Murphy Weighs In On Patti LuPone’s Recent Crunchy Remarks”