Some news items you might have missed:
• Gay Times: As Brokeback Mountain celebrates its 20th anniversary, the film’s star, Jake Gyllenhaal, has shared a “profound” moment he had with a fan during the film’s initial release.
• OUT: Chicago could become first airport in the U.S. to have a gay bar as the city’s most popular queer bar, Sidetracks, has filed a proposal to open a venue at O’Hare.
• X: Live-streaming at the “Hetero Awesome Fest” in Boise, Idaho, David J. Reilly, host of the self-described American Nationalist podcast The Backlash, bragged: “There aren’t any black people here.” I’m told attendance was an epic failure with “tens” of people showing up for the anti-Pride event.
Racist Alert: While live-streaming at the Hetero Awesome Fest and discussing the benefits of living in Boise, Idaho, David J. Reilly, host of the self-described American Nationalist podcast The Backlash, bragged that, “There aren’t any black people here.” pic.twitter.com/v28TyDT6Mo
— Christian Nightmares (@ChristnNitemare) June 22, 2025
• The Advocate: A Pride parade protesting Hungary’s ban on public LGBTQ events has been backed by over 30 foreign embassies – but not the United States.
• JoeMyGod: Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Trump’s failing Truth Social platform, will attempt to buyback of up to $400 million of the company’s stock.
• Variety: Margaret Cho says Ellen DeGeneres was “‘Not nice to me for most of my career’…’We go way back’ but she would act ‘like we just met.'”
Margaret Cho Says Ellen DeGeneres Was ‘Not Nice to Me for Most of My Career’: ‘We Go Way Back’ but She Would Act ‘Like We Just Met’ https://t.co/l7RrLVOkza
— Variety (@Variety) June 23, 2025
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