LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items I thought worth your time: • JoeMyGod: Far-right Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) has filed a bill to ban local governments, public schools and state universities from displaying flags promoting LGBTQ rights and other “woke” topics. Continue reading “FL Lawmaker Wants To Ban Pride Flags + More News”
A state district court in Montana has temporarily blocked enforcement of a policy enacted in February that prohibits residents from changing the gender marker on their birth certificates and driver’s licenses. Continue reading “Montana Court Blocks Ban On Gender Marker Changes”
Politifact has named Donald Trump’s “Haitians eat cats and dogs” narrative it’s Lie of the Year. Continue reading “‘Haitians Eat Cats & Dogs’ Politifact’s Lie Of The Year”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Hollywood Reporter: American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken says he lost half of his fans after he came out as gay in 2008. After more than a decade away from music (and two runs for Congress), Aiken recently released a new holiday album, Christmas Bells Are Ringing. Continue reading “Clay Aiken’s New Holiday Album + More News”
A Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, was the site of another school shooting this morning. At this writing, two victims have been declared dead plus the shooter, a female teenage student, who was found dead inside the school. Continue reading “Shooting At Wisconsin Christian School – 3 Dead, More Injured”
Aiden Michael Mann, an out and proud trans guy on Instagram, shared this story about his recent trip to the grocery store where his conversation about the price of cookies with an employee took an unexpected turn. Continue reading “Instagram: Transphobia In Public”
In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast: the House of Representatives approved the annual Defense Department spending bill with a ban on gender-affirming care for trans children of military service members. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: Golden Globe Nominations, Anti-Trans Defense Dept Bill + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Voters in Odessa, Texas rejected three incumbent city council members just one month after they voted to implement a harsh anti-trans bathroom ban, replacing one with the city’s first out gay council member. Continue reading “Orville Peck + Robbie Williams + Chappell Roan + More News”
Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, has practically no support among Americans according to a new Associate Press/NORC Center poll. Continue reading “Survey: Only 17% Approve Of Pete Hegseth Nomination”
Onandaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick has announced Judge Felicia Pitts Davis is being removed from her role in a Syracuse court for her alleged refusal to marry two women last month. Continue reading “Upstate NY Judge Removed After Refusing To Marry Same-Sex Couple”