LGBTQ news and entertainment
Colt Gray, 16, was sentenced today to life in prison without parole for the deadly September 24, 2024, shooting at Apalachee High School that left two students and two teachers dead along with nine more wounded.
Gray used an assault-style rifle given to him by his dad as a Christmas gift in the mass shooting. Continue reading “GA School Shooter Gets Life In Prison Without Parole”
A new lawsuit has been filed against former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis accusing her of illegally transferring property to family members in order to avoid paying a civil rights judgement to David Moore and David Ermold, a same-sex couple she denied a marriage license to in 2015.
Davis first drew national attention in 2015 when she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, citing her religious beliefs despite the Supreme Court’s ruling. She was briefly jailed for contempt of court after defying a federal judge’s order and later lost multiple rounds of litigation stemming from those denials.
A federal jury awarded the couple $100,000 in damages, plus about $260,000 in attorney fees and court expenses, totaling roughly $360,000 initially.
The lawsuit states Davis has yet to pay any of the amount ordered. With accumulating costs and interest, the total judgment and demand amount to approximately $565,285. Continue reading “Lawsuit: Kim Davis Illegally Transferred Assets To Avoid Paying Gay Couple $560K Judgement”
Happy Monday! Some news items for you as we head into the new week:
• Pink News: Anti-LGBTQ+ billboards funded by the Seattle-based organization Them Before Us have sparked widespread backlash across rural Ohio, with residents and advocacy groups launching their own campaign in support of LGBTQ+ families (see lead image).
• Queerty: Some Christian fitness bros are opening a chain of all-male “lust-free” gyms to deal with their infidelity issues with women. Who’s going to tell them? Continue reading “Ohio Residents Clap Back At Anti-LGBTQ Billboards + More”
The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to let federal officials move ahead with the president’s overhaul of mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections.
A Massachusetts appeals court upheld a federal judge’s block on the order last week, finding that it would “sow confusion” and “threaten disenfranchisement of many eligible voters.” Continue reading “Trump Asks Supreme Court To Allow New Limits On Mail-In Voting”
The false allegation that led Pete Buttigieg to be separated from his kids last month came from someone police later deemed possibly “mentally unstable,” according to official records.
Due to an unsubstantiated anonymous tip, Michigan authorities told Buttigieg in late June he could not be alone with his 4-year-old children until they could be interviewed away from their parents the next day. The children stayed with their grandparents who lived nearby.
It was a week after the initial tip to authorities that a Michigan child welfare worker told a Michigan State Police official that Indiana police informed her that the person who reported the allegation was a “mentally unstable woman in Indiana.” Continue reading “Report: Pete Buttigieg Accuser Deemed ‘Mentally Unstable’”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• People: Rosie O’Donnell (above) says she has PTSD from being Donald Trump’s target for so many years. “It’s like a post-traumatic stress disorder for me, considering it’s been 20 years of him using me as a punchline…It’s very strange to have supposedly the most powerful man in the word be your arch nemesis.”
• New Music: The Cowgays drop their latest sassy gay country bop, “Been Done Did That.” Like all their releases thus far, the hooky earworm features clever, queer-centric lyrics. Click image below to take a listen. Continue reading “Rosie O’Donnell Has PTSD From Trump Attacks + More News”
Abdul Ballout (above), the man suspected of driving through a crowd at Berlin Pride on Saturday killing one person and injuring 29 others, was shot and killed by police after a nearly 24-hour manhunt. Continue reading “Suspect In Berlin Pride Attack Killed By Police”
Some news items for you on this very hot Saturday in Las Vegas:
• Queerty: Did you know that the fourth Saturday of July is officially recognized as the “National Day of the Cowboy?” Hit the link for a round-up of gay cowboys on social media. #SaveAHorse…
• Netflix: A reminder that the Heartstopper Forever finale film is now streaming on Netflix. “True love stories never really end.” Continue reading “National Day Of The Cowboy + ‘Heartstopper Forever’ + More News”
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (above) sent a letter to a local Columbia library board warning an announced “Rainbow Story Time” event needs to be “conducted in a manner consistent with Missouri law” and should not provide minors with “pornography.”
Seriously…
A library spokeswoman confirmed to ABC 17 News that the event is family friendly. Continue reading “Missouri Attorney General Warns Library About ‘Rainbow Story Time’”
Oy… Donald Trump’s appearance at last night’s “take two” on this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner went just about how you would guess.
After having to sit through journalists being honored for their work (many covering the Donald’s less than shining moments), he tripped and fumbled through most of his lengthy, unfunny hour+ speech of insults and self-tributes. Continue reading “Trump Fumbles Through White House Correspondents’ Dinner Speech”