LGBTQ news and entertainment
The first full-length trailer for Fox’s upcoming “Rocky Horror Picture Show” reboot dropped yesterday at the San Diego Comic Con.
Starring Laverne Cox, Adam Lambert, Christina Milian and Tim Curry, this trailer gives us the first look at the reimagined “Time Warp.”
What do you say readers? Does this fill you with an-ti-ci-SayIt!-pation?
Premieres October 20th on Fox.
Emmy Award winner Jon Stewart returned to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night to offer is take on this week’s Republican National Convention, Fox News and Donald Trump.
Much of his appearance was directed at Fox News hosts like Trump supporter Sean Hannity (whom Stewart warmly referred to as “Lumpy” throughout the segment).
Just a sample of Stewart’s message to Lumpy and company: “You feel that you’re this country’s rightful owners. There’s only one problem with that. This country isn’t yours. You don’t own it. It never was.”
Stewart’s on point throughout and reminds us how much we’ve missed him. Watch below.
Great Trump Speech, America First! Stop Wars! Defeat the Corrupt elites! Protect our Borders!, Fair Trade! Couldn’t have said it better!— David Duke (@DrDavidDuke) July 22, 2016
Former leader of the KKK absolutely LOVED Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s acceptance speech last night.
In related news, Duke has announced today that The Donald has inspired him, and he will now run for the U.S. Senate seat currently being held by David Vitter, who is retiring this year.
Via The Hill:
The National Republican Senatorial Committee does not back Duke’s run, executive director Ward Baker said.
“We will not support David Duke. Several GOP candidates in LA will have a great impact on our country. He is not one of them,” Baker tweeted Friday morning.
Duke unsuccessfully ran for the Senate, House and governor of Louisiana during the 1990s. He is also a convicted felon who pleaded guilty in 2002 to cheating on his taxes and bilking his supporters.
Duke is an enthusiastic supporter of Trump, once calling him the “white knight” for “European American” interests.
The Daily Show presented it’s own version of Donald Trump’s biography and presidential campaign, complete with narration by Trump’s favorite female celeb, Rosie O’Donnell.
.@peterthiel: “I am proud to be gay. I am proud to be a Republican.” pic.twitter.com/sBp1DU6F8q— POLITICO (@politico) July 22, 2016
PayPal founder/billionaire Peter Thiel, the first openly gay person to speak at a GOP convention in 16 years.
He’s also proud to have funded lawsuits to bankrupt Gawker.com for exposing that he is gay.
So, I’m not so sure how “proud” he is of being gay. Just saying…
First Lady Michelle Obama brings it as she joins The Late Late Show‘s James Corden for a sassy serving of “carpool karaoke” cruising around the White House last night.
Stevie Wonder’s “Signed Sealed Delivered,” Beyoncé’s”Single Ladies” were on the song list, and even Missy Elliott dropped in for some “This Is For My Girls.”
The First Lady shares that this is only the second time that she’s ridden in the front passenger seat since her husband became president. Apparently, the other time was when daughter Malia was learning to drive in 2014.
This is fun. What an upbeat First Lady.
Hillary Clinton has launched a website – Trump Yourself – where you can upload a photo of yourself and see what Donald Trump really thinks of you.
Try it for yourself. These were my first two passes. I think The Donald would probably think exactly this of me.
Yahoo Sports’ The Vertical is reporting that the NBA will soon announce that the 2017 All-Stars game will be pulled from North Carolina over it’s hateful anti-LGBT legislation, HB2.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver had threatened to move All-Star Weekend out of Charlotte unless a discriminatory North Carolina law aimed at the state’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community was changed – and time to do so has run out because of the logistics and planning the NBA needs to run its marquee midseason event, league sources said.
The issue is centered on North Carolina’s House Bill 2, a law that mandates transgender people use public restrooms corresponding to the sex listed on their birth certificates. The law also omits LGBT people from North Carolina’s anti-discrimination protections, forbids local governments from widening LGBT protections and excludes all forms of workplace discrimination lawsuits from North Carolina state courts.
New Orleans, which last hosted an All-Star game in 2014, now looks to be the leading contender to host the event.
Here’s the official notice from the NBA:
The NBA has decided to relocate the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte with the hope of rescheduling for 2019. Since March, when North Carolina enacted HB2 and the issue of legal protections for the LGBT community in Charlotte became prominent, the NBA and the Charlotte Hornets have been working diligently to foster constructive dialogue and try to effect positive change. We have been guided in these discussions by the long-standing core values of our league. These include not only diversity, inclusion, fairness and respect for others but also the willingness to listen and consider opposing points of view.
Our week-long schedule of All-Star events and activities is intended to be a global celebration of basketball, our league, and the values for which we stand, and to bring together all members of the NBA community – current and former players, league and team officials, business partners, and fans. While we recognize that the NBA cannot choose the law in every city, state, and country in which we do business, we do not believe we can successfully host our All-Star festivities in Charlotte in the climate created by HB2.
We are particularly mindful of the impact of this decision on our fans in North Carolina, who are among the most passionate in our league. It is also important to stress that the City of Charlotte and the Hornets organization have sought to provide an inclusive environment and that the Hornets will continue to ensure that all patrons – including members of the LGBT community – feel welcome while attending games and events in their arena.
We look forward to re-starting plans for our All-Star festivities in Charlotte for 2019 provided there is an appropriate resolution to this matter. The NBA will make an announcement on the new location of the 2017 NBA All-Star Game in the coming weeks.
The Human Rights Campaign chimes in with praise:
Today the NBA and Commissioner Silver sent a clear message that they won’t stand for discrimination against LGBTQ employees, players or fans.
The NBA repeatedly warned state lawmakers that their hateful HB2 law created an inhospitable environment for their 2017 All-Star Game and other events.
Nevertheless, Governor McCrory, Senator Berger and Speaker Moore doubled down on HB2 and refused to undo their discriminatory and costly error in judgment.
Every day that HB2 remains on the books, people across North Carolina are at risk of real harm.
We appreciate the leadership of the NBA in standing up for equality and call once again on lawmakers to repeal this vile HB2 law.
In the aftermath of sexual harassment allegations from multiple employees, Fox News Chairman and CEO has “resigned.”
Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman, 21st Century Fox, will take over the duties of Chairman and acting CEO of Fox News.
Murdoch issued a statement saying, “Roger Ailes has made a remarkable contribution to our company and our country. Roger shared my vision of a great and independent television organization and executed it brilliantly over 20 years.”
In addition to the allegations by female employees as high profile as Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly, rumors have been swirling that Murdoch’s sons wanted to see Ailes out.
For 2015, Fox News was the number two channel on cable TV behind only ESPN.
Oh – of course Ailes denies all the sexual harassment allegations.
Rumors have circulated that Ailes could leave with a $40 million “golden parachute.”
No one wants to play kissy-face with Donald Trump. Not even his VP pick https://t.co/JxPFfEaWRB— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) July 21, 2016
I’m not sure if the most awkward moment of the GOP convention was last night’s Ted Cruz “failure to launch endorsement,” or this when Donald Trump went in to smooch his very homophobic running mate, Gov. Mike Pence.