LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items you might have missed: • Instagram: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten celebrated their first Christmas holiday with their newborns Joseph August and Penelope Rose sharing a photo of the happy family. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 26, 2021”
An Oregon man, Jared Schmeck, called into the NORAD Santa Tracker phone center on Christmas eve with his children and found himself connected to President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. After the president asked about all of Schmeck’s children, what they’d asked Santa for, and wishing them all a wonderful Christmas, Schmeck’s response was to tell Biden “Let’s go Brandon”- code for “fuck Joe Biden.” Continue reading “President Wishes Jared Schmeck Merry Christmas, Man Responds With Asshole Remark”
Some news items you might have missed: • SiriusXM: James Franco breaks his silence about sleeping with students of his now-defunct acting school months after settling a class-action sexual misconduct suit for $2.2 million. “Look, I’ll admit I did sleep with students,” he said adding he never thought about the power imbalance of his position as a teacher. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 23, 2021”
Kim Potter, the suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser, was convicted of manslaughter Thursday in the death of 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright. Continue reading “Former Officer Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In Taser/Gun Shooting”
With economic factors in flux due, in part, to the omicron variant, the Biden administration has extended the moratorium on federal student loan payments through May 1. The moratorium doesn’t apply to privately held student loans. Continue reading “Biden Extends Moratorium On Federal Student Loan Payments”
Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: RuPaul’s Drag Race is taking the massively successful franchise to new heights with RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK Versus The World. Producer’s describe the show as “nine international members of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ royal alumni battling it out for the crown. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 21, 2021”
A central Texas public library is shutting down for 3 days as librarians have been tasked with sifting through books for children and young adults to see if they contain “objectionable content” including LGBTQ issues. Continue reading “Librarians Asked To Search For ‘Objectionable’ Children’s Books”
Some news items you might have missed: • White House: President Biden tweeted the photo above today announcing “Welcome to the White House, Commander.” Commander joins fellow First Dog, 2-year-old Major. Champ Biden passed away this past June at 13-years-old. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 20, 2021”
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first long-acting, injectable form of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). Continue reading “First Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Approved By FDA”
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has publicly announced he won’t vote for the Biden administration’s Build Back Better legislation because of the cost. But behind the scenes, he’s reportedly told colleagues he thinks low-income folks will squander the government assistance. Continue reading “Report: Manchin Told Colleagues Parents Use Child Tax Credit For Drugs”