Some news items for you as we head in to the weekend:
• Washington Blade: Living legend Liza Minnelli made a surprise appearance during the GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles last night.
The EGOT winner was in attendance to accept the newly-created “Liza Minnelli Storyteller Award.” Click here for a full list of nominees and winners.
• Caftan Chronicles: ‘Survivor’ Season One champ Richard Hatch, one of the first out gay people on a network series, has mixed feelings about the reality show experience. And he’s still trying to unravel his IRS mess from winning the $1 million prize.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of LGBTQ publications including RAGE Magazine taking a dive into the psychology behind sexual roles.
• OUT: Meet all the LGBTQ athletes competing in the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympic Games.
• Deadline: Former ‘Amazing Race’ contestants Jonathan Towns and Ana Towns (Season 37) have filed an $8 million lawsuit against the show’s producers for portraying Jonathan in a “false, and highly damaging” way. Folks, you knew the camera was rolling…
The Amazing Case: Paramount, Bruckheimer, & ABC Signature Hit With $8M Defamation Suit By ‘Amazing Race’ Contestants Jonathan Towns & Ana Towns https://t.co/qSCae8i9j2
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) March 5, 2026
• New York Times: Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, has shot up to more than $92 a barrel, an increase of almost 30% over the past week. The sharp rise is the biggest since April 2020 and the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
• AP News: The Los Angeles city council voted unanimously to designate the the so-called “ Brady Bunch ” house in the San Fernando Valley as a historic-cultural monument. Built in 1959, the house was used for exterior shots of the hit sitcom that ran from 1969 to 1974.
The LA city council has voted unanimously to designate the so-called “Brady Bunch” house in the San Fernando Valley as a historic-cultural monument.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) March 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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