LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Streamer Cameron Bess (above) is set to be the first out pansexual person and the first furry to fly to space on the Blue Origin’s third space flight scheduled for December 11. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 10, 2021”
Some news stories you might have missed: • The Advocate: Out non-binary actor Amandla Stenberg (above) is set to lead the highly anticipated and mysterious new Disney+ series Star Wars: The Acolyte. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 9, 2021”
Jussie Smollett, former “Empire” star, has been found guilty of five felony counts of disorderly conduct for making a false report to Chicago police that he was the victim of a hate crime in January 2019. Continue reading “Jussie Smollett Found Guilty Of Filing False Police Reports”
Josh Duggar, former “19 Kids and Counting” reality star, has been found guilty of child pornography charges by an Arkansas jury. Continue reading “Josh Duggar Found Guilty Of Child Pornography Charges”
Some news items you might have missed: • New York Times: Lawmakers in Chile have approved marriage equality legislation by a wide margin. The South American nation will become the 31st country in the world to legalize same-sex marriages. President Sebastián Piñera is expected to sign the bill into law soon. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 8, 2021”
An anti-trans book titled Johnny the Walrus is currently #1 in the LGBTQ+ section of Amazon due to a mislabeling mistake. Continue reading “Anti-Trans Book Becomes Amazon’s #1 LGBTQ+ Book Due To Mislabeling”
Some news items you might have missed: • CTV: Conversion therapy will soon be banned across Canada after Bill C-4 has now cleared both the House of Commons and Senate without changes, in just over a week. Once it receives royal assent, the bill will become law. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 7, 2021”
Donald Trump reminded people of his less-than-firm grasp of the English language when he dispatched a grammatically challenged statement over the weekend that inadvertently called his own supporters “stupid” and “corrupt.” Continue reading “Former Guy Inadvertently Calls His Own Supporters ‘Stupid’ And ‘Corrupt’”
Some news items you might have missed: • Twitter: I haven’t had time to watch Colton Underwood’s Netflix series “Coming Out Colton.” But apparently the last few minutes tries to connect his coming out with the legacy of Stonewall, Harvey Milk and Marsha P. Johnson…? Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 6, 2021”
A 12-year-old in Tennessee took his own life over the Thanksgiving weekend after a long period of being bullied at school for being gay. Continue reading “Parents Raise Awareness Of Bullying After Gay Son’s Suicide”