LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items you might have missed: • Pink News: Kataluna Enriquez (above) made history when she was crowned Miss Nevada USA, qualifying her for the Miss USA pageant. Until last night, the competition had never had an out transgender woman walk the runway. While she didn’t make the final 16, she represented with pride. Continue reading “News Round-Up: November 30, 2021”
A Texas man was sentenced today to more than 9 years in prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $1.6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans made available due to the pandemic. Continue reading “9 Years In Prison For $1.6M COVID Fraud Spent On Lamborghini & Strip Clubs”
Some news items you might have missed: • Gaily Grind: Amy Schneider (above) is the first transgender woman to qualify to compete in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, an annual tournament between the show’s top 15 contestants. The nine-time champ is still on a roll with $343,200 in winnings. Continue reading “News Round-Up: November 29, 2021”
Police in Ireland are recommending criminal charges be brought against anti-vaxxer Antonio Mureddu (above on the right) for his part in allegedly coercing 67-year-old COVID-19 patient Joe McCarron to leave a hospital in Donegal while very ill. Continue reading “Anti-Vax Zealot Could Face Criminal Charges In Death Of COVID Patient”
Some news items you might have missed: • Pink News: Actor Kal Penn (above) will star in a comedy series about coming out in your 40s, just weeks after he came out as gay himself. Continue reading “News Round-Up: November 26, 2021”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Voice: I’m so happy to see Jim and Sasha Allen, father and son, do so well this season. On top of their genuinely satisfying performances, Sasha is the first trans competitor to make the Top 10. Check out their blind audition below. I’ll be writing about them more… Continue reading “News Round-Up: November 24, 2021”
Kevin Spacey was ordered this week to pay nearly $31 million in damages to MRC, the producing company behind Spacey’s former Netflix series “House of Cards.” Continue reading “Kevin Spacey Ordered To Pay $31 Million To ‘House Of Cards’”
New weekly claims for unemployment benefits dropped to 199,000 for the week ending November 20, a drop of 71,000 from the previous week. That’s the lowest level in more than 50 years. Continue reading “New Unemployment Claims Drop To Lowest Level Since 1969”
A jury in Georgia has found three white men guilty of felony murder in the shooting death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was jogging through the neighborhood when the men began chasing him in a pickup truck and rifle. Continue reading “Murder Of Ahmaud Arbery – All Three Men Found Guilty Of Felony Murder”
Some news items you might have missed: • Instagram: Country music star TJ Osborne shared an uber-cute pic with his boyfriend Abi Ventura on his Instagram Stories Monday. Continue reading “News Round-Up: November 23, 2021”