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LGBTQ Nominations For Critics Choice Awards + More News

Leslie Jordan
Some news items you might have missed: • Out: Leslie Jordan and more LGBTQ stars (including Andy Cohen and Murray Bartlett) honored with nominations for the Critics Choice Awards. Don’t miss the gala when it is broadcast live on The CW on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 7pm ET. Continue reading “LGBTQ Nominations For Critics Choice Awards + More News”

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Club Q Shooter Charged On 305 Counts Including 1st Degree Murder

Anderson Lee Aldrich (mugshot via Colorado Springs Police Dept)
Anderson Lee Aldrich, the 22-year-old accused of killing five and injuring more than 17 others at the deadly mass shooting at Club Q nightclub in Colorado Springs last month, was formally charged today. Aldrich faces 305 counts including multiple charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, assault and hate crimes. Continue reading “Club Q Shooter Charged On 305 Counts Including 1st Degree Murder”

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Gio Benitez Named As Host For GMA3 + More News

Gio Benitez (image via Instagram)
Some news items you might have missed: • US Weekly: Out ABC News correspondent Gio Benitez has been announced to handle host duties for GMA3 after the regular hosts (who are married to other people) were caught having a romance of some sort. The gig is temporary for now, but who knows? Congrats Gio! Continue reading “Gio Benitez Named As Host For GMA3 + More News”

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Supreme Court Appears Sympathetic To Anti-LGBTQ Web Designer

U.S. Supreme Court – Fall 2022 (public domain)
Not very good news today from the U.S. Supreme Court where justices heard oral arguments in the case of a Colorado web designer who doesn’t want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples. The woman in the case, 303 Creative v Elenis, says doing so would offend her “deeply held religious beliefs” – even though the state’s public accommodation law forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation. Continue reading “Supreme Court Appears Sympathetic To Anti-LGBTQ Web Designer”

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Bomb Threat Cancels Drag Brunch: ‘We Will Kill You All’

Myrtle Beach Police are investigating a hoax bomb threat that led to the evacuation of a restaurant planning to host a drag brunch.
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Police in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, are investigating a bomb threat that resulted in cancelling a drag brunch that was scheduled to be held at a popular restaurant on Sunday: “You deserve to die and we will kill all of you.” The email threat was received at 11:50 a.m. on Sunday, approximately 40 minutes before the show was scheduled to begin. The show was called off. Continue reading “Bomb Threat Cancels Drag Brunch: ‘We Will Kill You All’”

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Billy Porter Twirls On Hollywood Walk Of Fame + More News

BIlly Porter on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (photo: Imagery by Oscar)
Some news items you might have missed: • Queerty: Tony/Grammy/Emmy Award winner Billy Porter got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Bravo! Continue reading “Billy Porter Twirls On Hollywood Walk Of Fame + More News”