LGBTQ news and entertainment
GLAAD has announced that global media leader, producer, philanthropist, actress and author Oprah Winfrey will receive GLAAD’s Vanguard Award at the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. Continue reading “Oprah Winfrey & Niecy Nash-Betts To Be Honored At 35th GLAAD Media Awards”
Some news items you might have missed: • ABC News: Police in Moscow were called to investigate alleged ‘LGBTQ propaganda’ at a fan event dedicated to the cartoon series “My Little Pony.” Some speculate it was because of the character Rainbow Dash, whose multicolored mane and tail are similar to the LGBTQ Pride flag. Continue reading “Moscow Police Investigate ‘My Little Pony’ Event Because Rainbow + More News”
In a new interview, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) admitted that his investigation into President Joe Biden may not end with an impeachment vote. Continue reading “Comer: ‘Math Keeps Getting Worse’ On Biden Impeachment Quest”
Some news items you might have missed: • Queerty: Andrew Scott (above) was representing his acclaimed film, All of Us Strangers, at the BAFTAs last night when he was awkwardly quizzed about his friend Barry Keoghan’s now-infamous naked dance sequence in Saltburn. “There was a lot of talk about prosthetics … How well do you know him?” Continue reading “Andrew Scott Navigates Awkward Red Carpet Question + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) – the first gay immigrant elected to the House of Representatives and former mayor of Long Beach, California – shares how and why he spent his first year in Congress holding far-right MAGA House members accountable. Continue reading “Rep. Robert Garcia + Photographer George Platt Lynes + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • OUT: Meet the gay couple looking for a third on Peacock’s “Couple to Throuple.” Continue reading “Peacock’s “Couple To Throuple” + More News”
The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) unanimously voted to censure board member Natalie Cline and asked for her resignation after she publicly questioned a high school athlete’s gender in a Facebook post. USBE found Cline had engaged in “cyberbullying” and “sexual harassment” when she suggested the female athlete was transgender. Continue reading “Utah State School Board Member Censured For Cyberbullying”
A New York judge has ordered Donald Trump to pony up $355 million in penalties for conspiring to manipulate his net worth in order to obtain more favorable interest rates. The Donald is also barred from doing business in New York state for three years. In his ruling, the judge wrote that Trump’s “complete lack of contrition and remorse borders on pathological.” Continue reading “Trump Ordered To Pay $355 Million In Fraud Case”
How the worm turns! The special counsel investigating the president’s son, Hunter Biden, has now charged a one-time FBI informant with lying to investigators about the business dealings of the first son and President Joe Biden. For months, House Oversight Committee chair Rep. James Comer (R-KY) and fellow Republicans have based much of their accusations against the Bidens on the “informant” and his lies. Continue reading “Former FBI Informant Charged With Lying About Bidens”
In a landmark victory for LGBTQ advocates, Greece’s Parliament has approved (by a vote of 176-76) a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the socially conservative country. In doing so, Greece becomes the 16th European Union country to embrace marriage equality and the first Orthodox Christian nation to do so. Continue reading “Greece’s Parliament Has Approved Bill Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage”