LGBTQ news and entertainment
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) looks to be the Republican nominee to lead the House after the ouster of former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. Continue reading “House GOP Will Nominate Steve Scalise For Speaker”
Some news items you might have missed: • Playbill: Barbra Streisand is reportedly re-cutting the ending of the 1968 screen adaptation of Funny Girl (for which she won an Oscar and Golden Globe but did not direct), apparently to make the film’s ending make more sense. Continue reading “Streisand To Revisit ‘Funny Girl’ Film + Rebel Wilson + More News”
Truth-challenged out Rep. George Santos (R-NY) now faces 23 criminal charges, including defrauding campaign donors and wire fraud. The Department of Justice filed a superseding indictment today, adding 10 new charges to 13 previously announced charges. Continue reading “George Santos Hit With 10 More Criminal Charges”
President Joe Biden addressed the nation today from the White House after Israel declared war on Hamas following the massive terrorist attacks by Hamas over the weekend. Continue reading “President Biden: Hamas Attack Was ‘Pure, Unadulterated Evil’”
Kalvinn Garcia, 26, was sentenced to 4 years in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for committing a hate crime in connection with an arson at Queer/Bar, a nightclub and event space in Seattle. Continue reading “Man Gets 4 Years In Prison For Arson Hate Crime At Seattle Gay Bar”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: The children’s picture book Read Me a Story, Stella was added to a book ban list by a public library in Alabama because the author’s last name happens to be “Gay.” Continue reading “Book Banned Because Author’s Last Name Is ‘Gay’ + More News”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nephew of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, has announced he is abandoning his long-shot pursuit for the Democratic presidential nomination and will run in the 2024 election as an independent. Continue reading “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Announces Independent Run For President”
Some news items you might have missed: • Queerty: Check out this round-up of gay TikTok, including this clip of Australian firefighters with baby goats. Continue reading “Australian Firefighters, Baby Goats + More News”
In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast: Laphonza Butler has become the nation’s first out Black lesbian in the U.S. Senate. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: 1st Out Black U.S. Senator, New Gay Western + More LGBTQ News”
Some news items you might have missed: • Strictly Come Dancing: Watch Bad Education star Layton Williams (as ‘Rizzo’) and his partner Nikita Kuzmin deliver a stunning Viennese waltz to the song “There Are Worse Things I Could Do” from the movie musical Grease. Continue reading “GREASE On ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ + More News”