LGBTQ news and entertainment
In this episode of The Randy Report podcast – a federal appeals court has ruled that requiring teachers in Maryland to use transgender students’ chosen pronouns does not violate a teacher’s First Amendment rights. Also… Continue reading “Podcast: Chosen Pronouns In Maryland, Anti-LGBTQ Violence, Acclaimed Family Dramedy ‘Jimpa’ + More”
Happy Monday! Some news stories for you as we head into the week:
• Them: The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that a Maryland school district can require staff to use transgender students’ personal pronouns, denying a claim from a Christian substitute teacher who sued the district on First Amendment grounds.
• Black History Month: More than 40 years after the HIV epidemic began, on-screen representation of Black people living with HIV remains woefully sparse. Here are 10 celebrated films about the Black community, HIV, and why they remain culturally significant today. Continue reading “Appeals Court Upholds School District’s Pronoun Rule + More News”
Bad Bunny had a huge night at the 68th Grammy Awards last night taking home three trophies including Album of the Year for “Debí Tirar Más Fotos (I Should Have Taken More Photos).”
That win makes him the first Latin artist to win “Album of the Year” in the history of the Grammy Awards. Continue reading “Bad Bunny Makes History At 68th Grammy Awards”
Just like his casinos and other businesses, following Donald Trump slapping his name on the building, the Kennedy Center will soon be closing its doors.
Trump announced today in a social media post that the legendary arts venue would close for nearly 2 years to undergo construction.
I am extremely proud to have performed on the Kennedy Center stages, and horrified (but not surprised) that Trump has managed to disrupt the history of this iconic arts center.
This comes following a series of artist cancellations, plunging ticket sales, and internal upheaval since he took over the storied institution nearly a year ago. Continue reading “Trump Plans To Shut Kennedy Center Down For Two Years”
Some news items for you
• AP News: A federal judge has ordered ICE to release 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos (above) and his father from the Texas center where they’ve been held by Tuesday after being detained by immigration officers in Minnesota.
• Queerty: A question on the AskGaybrosOver30 subreddit this week had older gays debating the issue of “aging gracefully” and the appropriate age to stop taking off your shirt in public. Regular readers of TRR know where I stand on this 🙂
Continue reading “Judge Orders ICE To Release 5-Year-Old & Father + More News”
The local police chief in St. Peter, Minnesota, intervened to prevent federal immigration agents from detaining a local resident who had been observing ICE actions.
When agents noticed she was recording, they swerved their vehicle in front of her, stopped, stepped out with guns drawn, removed her from her car and took her into custody. Continue reading “Local Police Chief Intervenes, Stops ICE From Detaining Minnesota Resident”
Happy Friday! Some news stories for you as we head into the weekend:
• Outsports: There will be at least 44 publicly out LGBTQ athletes (including Gus Kenworthy – lead photo) competing at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics starting Feb. 6, a record for the Winter Games.
• New York Times: The Senate voted 71 to 29 to pass the bipartisan spending deal to fund most of the government and keep the Dept. of Homeland Security running for 2 weeks while Dems and Trump negotiate restrictions on ICE crackdown. It still has to clear the House before becoming law. Continue reading “Record Number Of LGBTQ Athletes At Winter Olympics + More News”
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested on charges that he violated federal law during a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minn., this month, lawyers and Justice Department officials said on Friday, reviving a case that was rejected last week by a magistrate judge. Continue reading “Don Lemon Arrested For Covering Church Protest”
Some news items you might have missed:
• New Civil Rights Movement: 47 right-wing organizations have joined together to try to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell ruling that made same-sex marriage the law of the land by using the same tired lying narrative of “gays are dangerous to kids.”
• New Music: Lady Gaga has reimagined “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” by Fred Rogers (“Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”) to be used for Rocket’s commercial during the Super Bowl on 2/8/26. Continue reading “Lady Gaga Reimagines Mr. Rogers + Marriage Equality Attacked (Again) + More”
Democrats in the U.S. Senate have reached a deal with Senate Republicans to pass five spending bills to fund much of the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year.
But the agreement includes just a two week stopgap measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security while both sides negotiate guardrails to rein in ICE agents. Continue reading “Senate Democrats Reach A Deal To Avoid Government Shutdown”