LGBTQ news and entertainment
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”
A Virginia jury today found the primary organizers of the deadly 2017 rally in Charlottesville liable under state law for injuries to counter-protesters, awarding more than $25 million in damages. Continue reading “Charlottesville Nazi Rally Organizers Found Liable By Jury”
Brian Laundrie, whose remains were found in a Florida preserve more than a month after the death of his fiancée Gabby Petito, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, family attorney Steve Bertolino said Tuesday. Continue reading “Brian Laundrie Reportedly Died From Self-Inflicted Gun Shot Wound”
A pastor in the Bronx told husbands in a November 13 sermon, “The best person to rape is your wife.” Continue reading ““The Best Person To Rape Is Your Wife” Says Bronx Pastor”
Some news items you might have missed: • Out: Nyle DiMarco (above) is set to star in the new drama series Deaf Punk! The show is inspired by San Francisco’s famed music venue The Deaf Club, which helped catapult the punk scene in the 1970s. Continue reading “News Round-Up: November 22, 2021”
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has made even more ugly remarks about LGBTQ+ people questioning the “purpose” of gay people comparing them to maggots and “what the cows leave behind.” Continue reading “North Carolina Lt. Gov. Compares Gays To Maggots & Cow Dung”