LGBTQ news and entertainment
Kansas City Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker is catching flack for a graduation speech he gave over the weekend in which he called LGBTQ Pride month “sinful” and urged female students to consider the only vocation that will make them most happy: homemaker. Continue reading “NFL’s Harrison Butker Attacks Pride Month & Trans People In Commencement Speech”
Some news items you might have missed: • PEOPLE: Former talk show queen Ellen DeGeneres is returning to Netflix for a new comedy special, but in a press statement says, “This is my last.” Continue reading “Ellen Announces New Netflix Special Will Be Her Last + More News”
The off-Broadway hit Oh, Mary! will transfer to Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre for a 12-week limited run beginning June 26. According to press materials, the play (written and starring Cole Escola) shares a new side of former First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln—as a madcap, cabaret-obsessed alcoholic. The play takes place in the weeks before President Lincoln’s assassination. Continue reading “Hit Play “Oh, Mary!” To Transfer To Broadway In June”
Donald Trump is reportedly considering former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley for his running mate after a bruising primary season. Continue reading “Axios: Trump Considering Nikki Haley For Running Mate”
Some news items you might have missed: • NBC News: A sequel to the hit 2023 gay romantic comedy Red, White & Royal Blue is officially in development at Amazon MGM Studios, with stars Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez (above) set to return. Continue reading “‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Sequel Announced + More News”
In her new memoir, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me, Whoopi Goldberg reveals that her estranged father was gay. After her father left the family, Goldberg and her older brother were raised by her mom in the projects. Continue reading “Whoopi Goldberg Reveals Father Was Gay In New Memoir”
Following ugly confrontations over Pride Month merchandise at Target stores last June, the retailer has announced it will not stock every store with LGBTQ-themed merch this June. Continue reading “Target Won’t Sell Pride Merch In All Stores This Year”
Some news items you might have missed: • Gay Times: Nicholas Galitzine (Red, White & Royal Blue) admits he feels some guilt over taking on queer roles as a straight actor. The handsome actor has played five gay/bisexual characters in the past several years. Continue reading “Nicholas Galitzine: Some Guilt Over Taking Queer Roles + More News”
History was made in Texas as ER nurse and community organizer Molly Cook became the Lone Star state’s first elected out LGBTQ state senator. Continue reading “Texas Elects 1st Out LGBTQ State Senator”
Some news items you might have missed: • Washington Blade: Karine Jean-Pierre sat down with the Washington Blade a week before the two-year anniversary of her appointment as America’s first Black and first openly queer White House press secretary. Continue reading “Karine Jean-Pierre + Billy Porter + More News”