LGBTQ news and entertainment
Jia Liu, a former Marine Corps reservist, was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards to unvaccinated individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading “Jan 6 Rioter Gets 21 Months In Prison For Selling Fake Vax Cards”
Tony/Grammy/Emmy Award-winner Ben Platt drops his latest single, “Cherry On Top,” an addictive, radio-friendly pop bop. Continue reading “New Music: Ben Platt “Cherry On Top””
Some news items you might have missed: • LGBTQ Nation: Trans people are peeing in bottles & avoiding de-hydrating in order to dodge harassment under Florida’s bathroom law. Continue reading “Trans People Dehydrating To Avoid Restroom Harassment + More News”
Kansas lawmakers have approved a bill that could consider a non-explicit photo of two men simply holding hands as “pornographic.” Continue reading “Kansas Law Could Bar Minors From Accessing LGBTQ Websites”
Back in 1998, the citizens of Hawaii passed a state constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage. Today, lawmakers in the Aloha state are in the process of approving House Bill 2802, which will ask voters to rescind a provision in the Hawaii Constitution that gives the Legislature the authority to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples. Continue reading “Hawaii Lawmakers Seek To Repeal Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban”
Some news items I thought worth your time: • Instinct Magazine: The rise of the “muscle bear” has contributed to a redefinition of what it means to be a bear, in some cases representing a stark departure from the body-positive ethos that originally defined the bear community. Continue reading “Are Muscle Bears The Gay Goldilocks? + More News”
The Biden-Harris campaign has launched a new initiative to engage LGBTQ voters in support of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s reelection in 2024. Continue reading “‘Out For Biden-Harris’ Campaign Initiative To Engage LGBTQ Voters”
During a discussion with students at Georgetown University on Monday, former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy said the quiet part out loud when he explained why he was ousted as Speaker. Continue reading “McCarthy: Matt Gaetz Ousted Me Because I Wouldn’t Kill His Ethics Investigation”
Some news items you might have missed: • Billboard Magazine: Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter gallops in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums, the superstar’s eighth No. 1 on the all-genre chart. She also scored the top spot on the Top Country Albums chart becoming the first Black woman to do so. Continue reading “Beyoncé Makes Billboard Chart History Again + More News”
Out singer/songwriter (and TRR favorite) Tom Goss is publicly and comically washing his hands in “Not My Problem.” The new single is based on—wait for it—Tom’s true-life five-year relationship with a very impressive Englishman who was not all who he appeared to be. Continue reading “New Music: Tom Goss ‘Not My Problem’”