LGBTQ news and entertainment
Last Friday, the Trump administration quietly made official its plan to eliminate a federal suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQ youth. Continue reading “Trump Admin To Eliminate Suicide Prevention Hotline For LGBTQ Youth”
Some news items you might have missed:
• CBNC: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (a prominent vaccine skeptic) has announced he is removing all 17 sitting members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee and replacing them with new members.
• Outsports: Mark Shields is the first active Gaelic athlete to come out as gay since 2009. Shields has played senior gaelic football for more than a decade with Armagh. Last year, the team won the All-Ireland Championship for only the second time in the club’s history. Continue reading “Health Secretary Removes Entire Vaccine Advisory Committee + More News”
Some news items you might have missed:
• New York Times: Make sure you watch the 2025 Tony Awards tonight on CBS at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. There’s also the pre-show streaming on Pluto at 6:40 pm ET/3:40 pm PT.
• Boy Culture: A new art exhibition – Cruising in the Shadows: Uncovering Secret LGBTQ+ Culture in New York City – explores NYC’s gay cruising past. Continue reading “2025 Tony Awards Tonight On CBS + Simone Biles Takes Down Transphobe + More”
ABC News has suspended senior national correspondent Terry Moran “pending further evaluation,” according reporting by Axios.
The reason for the suspension appears to be a tweet from Moran last night that was critical of Donald Trump and White House adviser Stephen Miller (above). Continue reading “ABC News Suspends Journalist For Criticizing Trump Adviser Stephen Miller”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Them: Two years ago, Utah lawmakers commissioned their own study into gender-affirming care for trans youth. But now, after the resulting report concluded that trans healthcare bans “cannot be justified,” state Republican lawmakers were all too eager to dismiss the health department’s findings. Continue reading “Utah Lawmakers Dismiss Their Own Trans Care Study + More News”
The 2025 WorldPride Parade is happening today in Washington, D.C.
You can watch all the shiny happy people get their Pride on live via the network feeds below. Happy Pride! Continue reading “Watch: 2025 WorldPride Parade In Washington D.C. Live”
Some memes that caught my eye this week…
Some news items you might have missed:
• Billboard Magazine: Check out this list of ‘The 100 Greatest LGBTQ+ Anthems of All Time.’ While it’s impossible to define exactly what makes a song “gay,” this list definitely isn’t straight.
• JoeMyGod: Plastic surgery to create chiseled, masculine jawlines has become very popular among MAGA men in Washington, D.C. Sounds kinda like gender-affirming care to me, no? Continue reading “100 Greatest LGBTQ Anthems + MAGA Men Want Chiseled Chins + More”
Designer Andrew Christian, the fashion designer whose swim/underwear designs (and hunky models) have been iconic in the LGBTQ community for over 25 year, has announced his fall collection will be his last. Continue reading “Fashion Designer Andrew Christian Announces Retirement”
The Maryland man who was mistakenly deported in March to El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, has been returned to the U.S. where he has now been indicted on federal criminal charges. Continue reading “Maryland Man Mistakenly Deported To El Salvador Returned To U.S.”
