LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items I thought worth your time: • The Advocate: A total of 19 U.S. states have enacted new laws impacting adult platforms and gay hookup apps — some of which are preparing for the possibility of a ban. This is how Grindr, Pornhub, and Sniffies are responding to new state restriction laws. Continue reading “How Gay Dating Apps Are Responding To New Restrictions + More News”
Country music sensation Orville Peck will make his Broadway debut as the new ‘Emcee’ in the current revival of Cabaret at the KitKat Club this spring. Continue reading “Orville Peck To Make Broadway Debut In ‘Cabaret’”
Rudy Giuliani has reportedly agreed to a settlement that will allow him to keep his apartments and his World Series rings in exchange for unspecified “compensation” and a promise not to further defame two election workers. Continue reading “Rudy Giuliani Agrees To Settlement With GA Election Workers”
Some news items I thought worth your time: • Pink News: Danish handball star Villads Raahauge Jensen (above) has come out as gay in an Instagram post sharing that his teammates have been only positive in reacting to the news. Continue reading “Danish Handball Star Comes Out + More News”
A Superior Court judge in Washington, D.C. has sentenced a 16-year-old male to a year of probation after he pleaded guilty to taking part in an attack by 15 people on a gay man outside a McDonalds restaurant last October. Continue reading “16-Year-Old Gets 1 Year Probation For Attack On Gay Man In DC”
After more than 15 months of war, negotiators for Israel and Hamas have reportedly agreed to a cease-fire in Gaza. Continue reading “NYT: Israel And Hamas Agree To 6-Week Cease-Fire”
Max Emerson and Andrés Camilo, who have become well-known on gay Instagram as a longtime couple, have announced they are separating. Continue reading “InstaGay Couple Announces Split”
Some news items you might have missed: • Tampa Bay Times: Dylan Brewer, who performed several burnouts in a pickup truck in order to vandalize a Pride crosswalk, has been sentenced to probation, community service, and is required to pay $5K to repair the damage. Note – a crowdfunding “defense fund” raised over $36K for him. Continue reading “Anti-Gay Vandal Gets Sweetheart Deal + More News”
The United States House of Representatives voted almost entirely along party lines (218-206) to pass HR28, legislation that would bar transgender students from participating in school athletics. Continue reading “House Approves Anti-Trans Sports Bill”
Mat Staver, of the virulently anti-LGBTQ group Liberty Counsel, announced in a money beg today that he intends to use an appeal by disgraced former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, to get in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to repeal the Obergefell decision which made same-sex marriage the law of the land. Continue reading “Legal Group Aims To Repeal SCOTUS Same-Sex Marriage Decision”