LGBTQ news and entertainment
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court has ruled laws that criminalize consensual same-sex sexual relations in the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia are unconstitutional.
Two sections of the country’s criminal code specifically banned “gross indecency” and “buggery,” allowing for up to ten years in prison as punishment. Continue reading “Saint Lucia Court Strikes Down Laws Punishing Same-Sex Relations”
In this episode of The Randy Report podcast: London’s Trans+ Pride event over the weekend saw a turnout of over 100,000, making it the biggest trans Pride march in the world. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: Return Of ‘Where The Bears Are,’ London’s Trans+ Pride, New Music From Bryan Ruby”
Over the weekend, Donald Trump called for prosecuting music superstar Beyoncé claiming she was paid $11 million [which did not happen] for the singer’s endorsement of Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential race.
The lies never stop… Continue reading “Trump Calls For Prosecuting Beyoncé With ‘Paid Endorsement’ Lie”
Some news items for your Tuesday:
• New York Times: Playing hardball, lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, said in a letter to Congress on Monday that she was unwilling to testify without a grant of immunity or presidential action to shorten her 20-year prison sentence.
• The Advocate: Defensive tackle Christian Wilkins was released by the Las Vegas Raiders last week after kissing a fellow player on the head. Wilkins called the gesture “playful.” Continue reading “Ghislaine Maxwell Plays Hardball + NFLer Let Go After Kissing Teammate + More News”
The gunman who shot and killed 4 people at a New York City office building in Midtown on Monday, was reportedly carrying a note critical of the NFL and claimed he had a degenerative brain disease due to playing football. Continue reading “Report: NYC Shooter Was Targeting NFL”
Some news items you might have missed:
• The Advocate: Pete Buttigieg weighed in on the issue of trans kids playing girls’ sports saying he rejects blanket policies like the federal bans being pushed by the Trump administration:
• Caftan Chronicles: Tim Murphy’s latest interview chat is with longtime AIDS survivor and author Joe Westmoreland, whose exhilarating (and mainly autobiographical) 2001 novel “Tramps Like Us” is being reissued. Continue reading “Buttigieg On Trans Kids In Girls’ Sports + More News”
Checking in with some favorite InstaHunks this week starting with Fran Tomas modeling his new swimwear. Continue reading “Beach Gear + Game Ready + More InstaHunks”
Some news items for you on this gorgeous Saturday:
• The Advocate: Now that he’s been released from CECOT (the Salvadoran torture prison), gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero describes the horrific sexual & physical abuse he experienced calling it “an encounter with torture and death.”
• Them: In a recent interview, Pedro Pascal – currently starring in the new Fantastic Four super-hero flick – shares his earliest celebrity crushes were Olivia Newton-John in Grease and Harrison Ford in the Indiana Jones trilogy. #goodtaste Continue reading “Pedro Pascal’s Early Celeb Crushes + Gay Venezuelan Describes Horrific Salvadoran Prison + More”
A final agreement regarding the “donation” of a luxury jet from Qatar to be used as Air Force One is expected within the next week.
When the “gift” was first announced, many experts predicted retrofitting the plane to Air Force One standards – basically a secure communication center in the sky – could cost as much as $1 billion and take years to complete.
There was also mention that the plane is expected to be handed over to Trump’s presidential library foundation following his departure from the White House, which many say would ultimately make the jet a gift to Trump. Continue reading “Deal On Qatar Air Force One ‘Gift’ Jet Close To Being Finalized”
Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis – who famously refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Rowan County back in 2015 and was briefly jailed for refusing to do so – is trying once again to squirm out of paying the gay couples who sued her and asking the Supreme Court to overturn the Obergefell ruling that made marriage equality the law of the land. Continue reading “Kim Davis Tries Again To Reverse Same-Sex Marriage”