My favorite moments from last night’s Emmy Awards plus some news stories you might have missed: • Elton John Gets His EGOT: With his win in the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) category for “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium,” Sir Elton achieves true EGOT status, having won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards. Only 19 artists have attained the rarified status. https://twitter.com/THR/status/1747089429624246490 • RuPaul’s Drag Race: With a record-breaking 14 Emmy wins, RuPaul accepted the Emmy for Outstanding Reality Competition Program. “We have released into the wild hundreds of drag queens, and they’re beautiful. If a drag queen wants to read you a story at a library, listen to her, because knowledge is power. And if someone tries to restrict your access to power, they are trying to scare you. So listen to a drag queen.” https://twitter.com/HRC/status/1747079353505128612 • Niecy Nash-Betts: The out actress scooped up the trophy for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series for her unforgettable turn as Glenda Cleveland in “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” Her acceptance speech was truly a highlight. https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1747078182044606764 • Ayo Edebiri and The Bear: Queer actress Ayo Edebiri, also known for her iconic role in the lesbian comedy Bottoms, took home the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for The Bear. She also scored her first Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards in the past week. https://twitter.com/THR/status/1747064973472182381 • GLAAD honored with the Governor’s Award: GLAAD, the LGBTQ media-advocacy organization, received the 2023 Governors Award for its work in promoting fair, accurate, and diverse representation of the LGBTQ community in the media. https://twitter.com/RebeccaAguilar/status/1747101159754522636 • ‘The Evil Gays’ and Jennifer Coolidge: The White Lotus star thanked the “evil gays” in her acceptance speech referencing the Season 2 storyline of the acclaimed series. https://twitter.com/THR/status/1747067851251311060 • Pedro Pascal: The internet’s favorite “daddy” brought his beautiful sister, 31-year-old trans actress and model Lux Pascal, as his date for the evening. How cute are they? https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1747057283547152829 And in other news… • Fox26 Houston: A 24-year-old woman in Texas has been arrested and charged with allegedly murdering her 18-year-old girlfriend, who died as a result of “compression to the neck.” The teen’s sister says she saw signs of violence in the relationship in the weeks leading up to her death. • LGBTQ Nation: Jack Chambers, an Irish Minister of State, came out as gay over the weekend in a heartfelt Instagram post. https://www.instagram.com/p/C2FWYOQMKy1/
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