LGBTQ news and entertainment
In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast: • Bryan Ruby became the first active professional baseball player to come out as gay Continue reading “Podcast: Pro Baseball’s 1st Out Active Player, Buttigiegs Become Dads & More”
Brody is ready for his birthday weekend (above), plus some news items you might have missed: • Kansas City Star: From the op-ed board – “The decision to remove a display of Kansas City’s gay and lesbian history from the Missouri State Capitol is outrageous, potentially illegal, and yet another embarrassment for a state with a history of intolerance.” Continue reading “News Round-Up: September 3, 2021”
While many Americans are still aghast at the highly-restrictive abortion law that went into effect in Texas this week, it turns out there’s more bad news from the Lone Star state. Another bill passed by the GOP-controlled state Legislature, Senate Bill 4, will limit access to abortion-inducing pills. Continue reading “Texas Lawmakers Approved Tighter Restrictions On Abortion-Inducing Pill”
After months of record gains in job growth, the American economy added just 235,000 jobs – a drop that seems to indicate the Delta variant is slowing things. Economists were projecting a gain of 725,000 jobs. Continue reading “U.S. Economy Added 235,000 Jobs In August”
Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: Johnny Sibilly (Pose, Hacks), Candace Grace (Acts of Crime), Devin Way (Grey’s Anatomy), Ryan O’Connell (Special), and Fin Argus (Clouds) will join the cast of the upcoming reboot of Queer As Folk as series regulars. Continue reading “News Round-Up: September 2, 2021”
Jacob Anthony Chansley, aka the “QAnon Shaman,” will reportedly plead guilty to charges related to his participation in the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6. He also doesn’t want to be called the “QAnon Shaman” anymore. Continue reading “QAnon Shaman Agrees To Plead Guilty For Capitol Riot”
In an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, Sen Joe Manchin (D-WV) urges his Democratic colleagues in the Senate to hit a ‘strategic pause’ on President Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget package. Continue reading “Joe Manchin Won’t Support Biden’s $3.5T Budget Package”
A former Georgia prosecutor has been indicted on charges of obstructing law enforcement and violating her oath of office in the case of Ahmaud Arbery, who was confronted and killed while jogging through a Brunswick neighborhood in 2020. Continue reading “Ex-Prosecutor Indicted For ‘Helping Shield’ Suspects In Ahmaud Arbery Case”
Some news items you might have missed: • Edge Media: A gay Tennessee couple – Mike Gill and Cody Heaton (above) – thought they had found their wedding venue since the owner put in an email, “We offer same-sex marriage ceremonies only.” An hour later he received a second email that read: “We do not offer same-sex marriage ceremonies.”#Typo? Continue reading “News Round-Up: September 1, 2021”
What amounts to a near-total abortion ban went into effect last night in Texas which prohibits most abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected (about six weeks into pregnancy). Several health experts note that many women don’t even know they are pregnant at that point. Continue reading “Near-Total Abortion Ban Goes Into Effect In Texas”