LGBTQ news and entertainment
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, brought together more than 1,000 LGBTQ advocates and supporters from across the country for its annual Greater New York Dinner. Actors Colman Domingo and Trace Lysette were honored for their work and positive representation in film and TV. Continue reading “HRC Honors Colman Domingo & Trace Lysette”
As expected, President Joe Biden coasted to victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary on Saturday, winning more than 96% of the vote. Continue reading “Biden Wins South Carolina Dem Primary By 96 Points”
Some news items you might have missed: • OUT: Trans actor/model Laith Ashley is back in the Pit Crew for Season 16 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Continue reading “Laith Ashley Back In The ‘Pit Crew’ + More News”
Carl Siciliano, the founder of The Ali Forney Center – the nation’s largest housing program for homeless LGBTQ youth, has penned a tender, uplifting account of his friendship with a nonbinary teenager who inspired him to live a life of service and resistance – Making Room. Continue reading “New Book: ‘Making Room’ By Carl Siciliano, Founder Of The Ali Forney Center”
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) issued a statement criticizing the Biden administration’s first set of retaliatory U.S. strikes on Iranian-linked militia groups in the Middle East in response to the attack on a U.S. base in Jordan that killed three American service members. Continue reading “Speaker Johnson Criticizes Retaliatory Military Strikes In Syria & Iraq”
Some news items you might have missed: • Metro Weekly: A proposed law in Oklahoma would punish people who text sexually explicit pictures with up to 20 years in prison. Continue reading “Oklahoma Could Criminalize Texting Nudes + More News”
U.S. military forces carried out a series of retaliatory attacks against Iran-backed militants in Iraq and Syria in response to a drone attack in Jordan on Sunday that killed three American soldiers and injured at least 40 more service members. Continue reading “U.S. Military Began Retaliatory Attacks In Iraq & Syria”
The January jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the U.S. economy added 353,000 new jobs in spite of naysayers. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had estimated the number was going to be closer to 185,000 jobs. Continue reading “U.S. Economy Adds 353K Jobs In January”
Some news items you might have missed: • Kenneth-in-the-212: An oral history of the 1999 gay rom-com “Trick” (above) with a stage musical adaptation ‘in the works.’ Continue reading “Gay Rom-Com ‘Trick’ + Alexander Lincoln + More News”
The latest polling from Quinnipiac University shows President Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by six points (50-44) in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup. Continue reading “New Poll: President Biden Leads Donald Trump By 6 Points”