Some news stories you might have missed:
• Queerty: Filmmaker Rachel Mason’s documentary, My Brother’s Killer, takes a deep dive into the 1990 beheading of adult film star Bill Newton (known professionally as Billy London). For decades his murder gathered dust as a cold case during a time when anti-gay crimes were often met with indifference. The film premiered at SXSW this past week.
• Boy Culture: Yes, there’s already a musicalized version of gay hockey drama Heated Rivalry. Matt Rettenmund shares his thoughts after attending a staged reading in NYC.
“Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody” is so fucking good. When “Big Butt, Cold Heart” is sung at the Tonys one day, remember you heard it here first. https://t.co/lkiLeeGfWt pic.twitter.com/hBVJvmpO10
— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) March 17, 2026
• The Advocate: The Department of Justice says transgender troops must first leave service before they can challenge the loss of retirement benefits ripped away from them by Trump’s anti-trans military policy.
• Just Jared: It looks like Madonna will break her 23-year screen-acting dry spell as she was recently seen on the set of the upcoming second season of AppleTV’s The Studio.
Madonna steps out again in Italy after being seen on the set of “The Studio” Season 2, and now she’s sharing a photo reading what appears to be a script
Click ⬇️https://t.co/O0T7fd4Voh
— JustJared.com (@JustJared) March 17, 2026
• X: Donald Trump’s National Economic Council head Kevin Hassett told CNBC today that the Iran war’s negative impact on the average U.S. consumer is “the last of our concerns right now.”
• AP News: Grousing about NATO and most other allies rejecting his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, Trump was asked if he was rethinking the U.S. relationship with NATO or even considering pulling out of the military alliance. “It’s certainly something that we should think about. I don’t need Congress for that decision.”
False – federal law prohibits withdrawing from NATO without a two-thirds Senate supermajority or an Act of Congress.
Trump on possibly pulling out of NATO: “I don’t need Congress for that decision” pic.twitter.com/QeFRxPCvcp
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 17, 2026
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