LGBTQ news and entertainment
With all the attention on the upcoming musical film Wicked: For Good landing in theaters this month, I took a trip down memory lane on YouTube of some of my favorite “Elphabas” and was once again enthralled by this performance of “Defying Gravity” by the fabulous Kerry Ellis. Continue reading “Throwback Thursday: Kerry Ellis ‘Defying Gravity’”
Happy Hump Day! Some news items for your mid-week reading.
• New York Times: The House of Representatives voted 222-209 to end federal government shutdown with six Democrats voting to support it, and two Republicans voting against it.
• Daily Dance: Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and pro Witney Carson dance a lovely Foxtrot to “Footprints In The Sand” by Leona Lewis in honor of his father, Steve Irwin. It amazes me Robert had no prior dance experience. The icing on the cake is his sister, Bindi, at the end of the dance. Continue reading “House Approves Reopening Govt + Robert Irwin’s Dance Tribute To His Dad + More”
UPDATE: Immediately after she was sworn in today, Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) became the 218th and final signature on a discharge petition for a bill to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein forcing action on the matter.
She joined all House Democrats and four Republicans: Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.).
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) says he will (finally) swear-in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona as a member of Congress on Wednesday, as per his office, marking 50 days since her election, coinciding with the House’s return from a prolonged recess. Continue reading “Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva Finally Sworn In Today”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Gay Times: PEOPLE Magazine’s 2025 “Sexiest Man Alive” Jonathan Bailey has revealed the iconic gay-centered film Brokeback Mountain “completely activated” him as a teen.
• New York Times: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering a sweeping new policy that could bar both transgender women and some cisgender women with naturally higher testosterone levels from competing in female Olympic events. Continue reading “Jonathan Bailey On ‘Brokeback’ + New Olympic Policy On Trans Athletes + More”
My absolute favorite thing today – the owner of a Burger King politely listens to a rude customer complain about an employee calling her “sir” after the customer had repeatedly misgendered her.
And then the owner just as politely kicks the customer out. Continue reading “My Favorite Thing Today: Customer Told To Leave After Repeatedly Misgendering Employee”
Donald Trump took aim at the nation’s largest food assistance program Monday night, telling Fox News’ Laura Ingraham that too many people are getting SNAP benefits “automatically.” Continue reading “Trump: Too Many People Are Getting SNAP Benefits ‘Automatically’”
The U.S. Senate has approved a stopgap spending bill that will end the longest government shutdown in American history once the measure is passed in the House of Representatives.
The Senate-passed package will provide stopgap funding for much of the federal government through January 30, giving lawmakers a couple more months to work out agreement on nine of the dozen full-year spending bills. Continue reading “Senate Passes Bill To Reopen Govt, Now Heads To The House”
Some news items for you as we head into the week:
• Wired: Apple has removed two of the most popular gay dating apps in China – Finka and Blued – from the App Store after receiving an order from China’s main internet regulator and censorship authority.
• Broadway World: Tony/Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth has returned to Broadway in The Queen of Versailles, now at the St. James Theatre. The new musical also stars Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham and is directed by Tony winner Michael Arden with music and lyrics by Oscar winner Stephen Schwartz. BW has a round-up of the reviews which were very mixed.
• LGBTQ Nation: Four people are dead and more than a dozen injured after a car crashed into the outdoor seating area in front of an LGBTQ nightclub in Tampa, Florida during last Saturday’s early morning hours. Helicopter footage of the police chase below. Continue reading “Apple Removes Gay Dating Apps + ‘Queen Of Versailles’ Opens + More News”
Donald Trump took to his failing Truth Social platform this morning to threaten air traffic controllers who don’t “get back to work NOW!!!” Continue reading “Trump Threatens To Dock Air Traffic Controllers – ‘Get Back To Work NOW!!!’”
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused a request to reconsider its Obergefell v. Hodges ruling which made same-sex marriage legal nationwide in 2015. Continue reading “Supreme Court Declines To Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Ruling”