LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items I thought worth your time: • OUT Magazine: Check out all of the LGBTQ+ 2025 SAG Award nominees to root for including Jonathan Bailey (above) in WICKED. Continue reading “LGBTQ+ 2025 SAG Award Nominees + More News”
Some news items I thought worth your time: • The Advocate: Queer Hollywood writer/funny man Bruce Vilanch has a hilarious new memoir, It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time, that dishes on staples of the 1970s including Paul Lynde, Charo, and the Brady Bunch. Continue reading “Bruce Vilanch Memoir Dishes On 70s TV + More News”
In an act of desperation, Donald Trump has filed an emergency application at the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court to halt his sentencing on 34 felony convictions in the hush money case that’s scheduled for Friday. Continue reading “Trump Asks Supreme Court To Block Hush Money Sentencing”
Meta’s new hate speech guidelines explicitly allow users to call LGBTQ people “mentally ill.” Continue reading “Meta’s Relaxed Guidelines Allow Anti-LGBTQ Hate Speech”
Some news items you might have missed: • Pink News: RuPaul has expressed deep sorrow over the death of The Vivienne, the first winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, after the drag star unexpectedly passed away this weekend at the age of 32. Continue reading “RuPaul On The Passing Of The Vivienne + More News”
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that teenagers were getting gender-affirming surgeries at school and there was a rapid increase in the number of teens receiving gender-affirming care. A new study shows that’s not the case at all. Continue reading “New Study: 0.1% Of Teens Getting Gender-Affirming Care”
Donald Trump really does not want to his sentencing hearing for his 34 felony convictions to occur on its scheduled date of January 10. Probably because once he’s sentenced – even if there’s no prison time or other penalty doled out – he will be set to become the first felon to take the office of president. Continue reading “Trump Loses (Again) In Bid To Delay Hush Money Sentencing”
Meta has been blocking teens from searching LGBTQ-related content on Instagram for months, according to a report from User Mag. The policy, which Meta now says was accidental, was aimed at restricting “sexually suggestive content.” Continue reading “Instagram Blocked Teens From Searching LGBTQ Content For Months”
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has announced it is ending its fact-checking program meant to stop the spread of misinformation on those platforms and will instead rely on a protocol similar to X’s Community Notes. Continue reading “Meta Announces End Of Fact-Checking Program Ahead Of Trump Taking Office”
Some news items you might have missed: • Washington Blade: “Emilia Pérez,” the most-nominated film of the Golden Globe Awards, won 4 trophies last night including Best Film – Musical or Comedy. Jodie Foster also won a Golden Globe for her performance in HBO‘s “True Detective: Night Country.” Continue reading ““Emilia Pérez” Wins 4 Golden Globe Awards + More News”