LGBTQ news and entertainment
New reporting finds two-thirds of calls to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were not being answered up to two days after the massive flooding in Central Texas due to hundreds of call center contractors having been fired. Continue reading “Report: Thousands Of Calls From Flood Survivors To FEMA Went Unanswered”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• The Advocate: Baylor University is returning a $643,000 grant to study women and LGBTQ+ people in the church just two weeks after receiving it.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of the latest in LGBTQ publications including the 2025 swimsuit issue of the Dallas Voice. Continue reading “Baylor University Returns LGBTQ Study Grant + More News”
More than a million people who live in New York state identify as LGBTQ as the queer community’s population continues to increase, according to a New York State Department of Health survey. Continue reading “Report: Over A Million New Yorkers Identify As LGBTQ”
Some memes that caught my eye recently – because we can use a laugh, or the truth, or even better – both at the same time. Happy Thursday!
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• JoeMyGod: Fact-challenged Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says we should stop funding HIV/AIDS prevention in Africa because “If people don’t understand what’s causing AIDS, then they’re on their own.”
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out the finalists for Mister USA at the link. The voting is open here. Continue reading “Mr. USA Finalists + MTG Would End HIV Funding In Africa + More”
Grok, the chatbot created by Elon Musk’s social media platform X, ripped into an antisemitic tirade Tuesday and invoked Adolf Hitler, days after Musk touted updates that would reduce its reliance on mainstream media sources and train it on information that is “politically incorrect.” Continue reading “CEO Resigns After X Chatbot Goes On Full Hitler Rant”
In this episode of The Randy Report podcast: a school in Louisiana has fired a 21-year veteran music teacher and band director because he’s gay. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: Dorian TV Award Winners Announced, Conversion Therapy In Wisconsin + More”
California education officials have formally rejected a demand by the Trump administration to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports. Continue reading “California Rejects Trump Demand To Ban Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports”
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has cleared the path for the state to implement a ban on the harmful practice of conversion therapy – the scientifically discredited practice of attempting to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Continue reading “Wisconsin Supreme Court Clears Path For Conversion Therapy Ban”
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics — with a membership of more than 560 critics, entertainment journalists and media icons — has announced the winners of its 17th Dorian TV Awards. Continue reading “Dorian TV Awards: ‘The Traitors,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘The Pitt’ Win Big with LGBTQ Critics”
