Some news stories for you as we head into the week:
• Gay Times: Out Olympic medalist Gus Kenworthy (above) has been officially selected to compete for Team Great Britain at the 2026 Winter Olympics next month after retiring from competitive skiing nearly four years ago.
• NBC News: Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died at the age of 93. Known only by his first name, Valentino created a business empire scaling the heights of haute couture, adored by generations of royals, first ladies and movie stars.
BREAKING: Valentino, the founder of an Italian fashion empire considered one of the best designers of all time, dies at 93. https://t.co/Gcy1XrNjck
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 19, 2026
• Gay City News: A man in NYC suffered anti-LGBTQ attack on the subway after kissing trans partner. The assailant attacked the 28-year-old victim on the right side of his face, causing a laceration.
• The Advocate: Remembering that ground-breaking 1973 episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show when Phyllis (Cloris Leachman) discovered her brother was gay, and it was all fine.
Mary’s landlady, Phyllis, was upset when her brother bonded with Rhoda instead of Mary. But there was something Phyllis didn’t know. https://t.co/VSVFB7jWVI
— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) January 17, 2026
• AP News: Red baseball caps spoofing Donald Trump’s iconic MAGA hats (“Make America Go Away”) have become a symbol of Danish and Greenlandic defiance against the U.S. president’s threat to seize the frozen territory.
• The Fight: SNL offered its take on the “Heated Rivalry” phenomenon this past weekend with a sketch reimagining the wizarding world of “Harry Potter” through the high-stakes, high-tension lens of a steamy sports romance.
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