Gus Kenworthy (image via Instagram)Some news items you might have missed:
• Attitude Magazine: Out Olympic medalist Gus Kenworthy says he has body dysmorphia “the same way that every gay person does.”
• Gay Times: Problématique, Kim Petras’ lost debut album, has finally been unearthed from the vault. The album was originally scrapped after most of the tracks were leaked online last year.
• them: Taking a deep dive into the hidden costs of the gay community’s love affair with steroids.
“There’s a pretty universal awareness that muscular guys have an advantage in the gay community and on Grindr." https://t.co/sKlUeHVqJZ
— Them (@them) September 16, 2023
• Pink News: Howard Stern has responded to complaints that he went “woke,” telling listeners he’s more than happy to be linked to the progressive term.
• The Advocate: Filmmaker John Waters (Hairspray, Pink Flamingos) got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today as a prestigious retrospective of his work opens this week.
• Music Mondays: Imagine my glee when I learned UK star Kerry Ellis (Wicked, Les Miz, CATS, Oliver!) was one of the headliners on my recent Atlantis cruise.
She opened her two performances with “Kings & Queens” (get it? – it was a gay cruise…) from her latest album. I attended both performances of her show. What a great star. And yes, we met – I’ll share the lovely story later this week 🙂