LGBTQ news and entertainment
The Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel has released a new report showing a sharp increase of anti-LGBTQ hatred in 2025, with online abuse moving into public spaces with physical attacks. Continue reading “Report: Anti-LGBTQ Violence Rose Sharply In Israel In 2025”
Some news stories you might have missed:
• LGBTQ Nation: An HIV expert at the University of California, San Francisco, presented evidence this week of a major advance in the search for a “functional cure” for HIV infection.
After a single infusion of immune cells engineered to recognize HIV, the virus in two study participants was suppressed to undetectable levels.
• Instagram: In praise of ‘fuzzy bellies’ – Trader Tony on the GAY ASS podcast. Continue reading “Major Advance In HIV Treatment + Fuzzy Bellies + More”
Bulgaria’s DARA won the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna on Saturday with “Bangaranga,” a crowd-pleasing dance track, touching on themes of empowerment and surrendering to the night.
In a recent interview, DARA shared the song defines “a special energy that everybody has in themselves, it is something that everybody can unlock only by letting go.” Continue reading “And The Winner Of 2026 Eurovision Song Contest Is…”
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is exerting pressure in his state to undermine surrogacy and in vitro fertilization (IVF), attacks that threaten reproductive freedom and the ability to start a family.
Uthmeier, a Republican appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis, has inserted himself in a routine case attempting to argue that surrogacy violates the 13th Amendment’s prohibition on slavery, and that the state constitution bars biological parents from transferring parental rights at all. Continue reading “Florida AG Equates Surrogacy And Adoption Rights With ‘Slavery’”
Happy Friday! Some news items for you as we head into the weekend.
• The Advocate: For 34 years, Broadway Bares has fought AIDS one striptease at a time. The famous fundraiser’s creator, Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell, and the show’s dancers reflect on nearly 3 and a half decades of baring it all for a good cause.
Since 1992, Broadway Bares has raised over $31 million, which provides essential services across all 50 states. Continue reading “34 Years Of Broadway Bares + Retro Films For Pride Month + More”
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) has granted clemency to Tina Peters, a former county clerk convicted on charges related to a scheme to bolster Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
In 2022, prosecutors accused her of helping to secretly copy voting machine hard drives by allowing a computer expert into secure areas of her office using someone else’s security badge. Within months, data from her office appeared online. Continue reading “CO Gov. Polis Commutes Prison Sentence Of Tina Peters”
We’ve heard the ubiquitous Kars4Kids commercial jingle for decades.
But now, a California judge has issued an order banning the Kars4Kids from airing its ads in California, as part of a lawsuit that was filed accusing the organization of false advertising.
It seems a LOT of people were under the impression the organization aids underprivileged kids. Nope, the group’s programs include “matchmaking” for young adults and sending Orthodox Jewish 17/18-year-olds in New York and New Jersey to Israel. Continue reading “Judge Bans Kars4Kids Ad From Radio Airwaves”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Huffington Post: Sally Field jokes that her son, Sam Greisman (above), is gay because he spent so much time on the set of Steel Magnolias.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of LGBTQ (and adjacent) publications including the Travel issue of GLOSS Magazine and more. Continue reading “Sally Field Jokes ‘Steel Magnolias’ May Have Made Her Son Gay + More”
A tourist who drew widespread scorn after a witness recorded him hurling a coconut-sized rock at “Lani,” a beloved, endangered Hawaiian monk seal off a Maui beach, was arrested by federal agents on Wednesday.
Continue reading “Man Arrested For Throwing Rock At Hawaiian Monk Seal, Faces Prison And $70K Fines”
Seattle’s LGBTQ Commission has sent a letter of recommendation to the Mayor, City Council, and City Attorney’s Office requesting that City officials declare a civil emergency in response to the increasing number of trans people fleeing anti-LGBTQ environments in other states. Continue reading “Seattle May Declare Civil Emergency To Help LGBTQ People Fleeing Red States”