News Round-Up: October 7, 2021

Pete and Chasten Buttigieg share the first photo of their new twins

Some news items you might have missed: • OUT: Transgender Dear White People showrunner Jaclyn Moore is leaving Netflix in a dispute over the Dave Chappelle TV special, The Closer, in which the controversial comedian declared he was “Team TERF,” defended J.K. Rowling and DaBaby, and made offensive and transphobic jokes about the genitalia of trans women. Continue reading “News Round-Up: October 7, 2021”

Music Video: ‘All I Want’ Harnesses Opposites With Ironic Results

Brad Swanick in "All I Want" by Boys Noize

The satirical music video for “All I Want” from the new album “+/-” (pronounced ‘polarity’) by German-Iraqi DJ and producer Boys Noize is smart, a bit profound, and definitely of the moment. Continue reading “Music Video: ‘All I Want’ Harnesses Opposites With Ironic Results”

Hunktoberfest: No Tricks, All Treats At Chippendales This Halloween

Prepare to Be Thrilled and Chilled for “Hunktoberfest” as the Chippendales Transform their Show into the Sexiest and Spookiest Playground for Halloween

Get ready for “Hunktoberfest” as the Chippendales transform their Las Vegas home at Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino into a sexy and spooky playground for these Halloween hunks to host a special costume contest on Saturday and Sunday, October 30 and 31, in honor of one of the biggest themed-holiday weekends of the year. Continue reading “Hunktoberfest: No Tricks, All Treats At Chippendales This Halloween”

Billy Porter Tells PEOPLE: ‘I’m Having A Rebirth – On My Own Terms’

Billy Porter releases his deeply intimate memoir "Unprotected"

Billy Porter has survived a lot. But, also, the man has lived. “At 52 years old, I am getting to the deepest parts of my truth,” Billy Porter tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week’s issue. “I’m having a rebirth — on my own terms.” Continue reading “Billy Porter Tells PEOPLE: ‘I’m Having A Rebirth – On My Own Terms’”

News Round-Up: October 6, 2021

Matthew Shepard was killed in a homophobic attack 23 years ago today

Some news stories you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: 23 years ago today, on October 6, 1998, Matthew Shepard (above) stopped into the Fireside Bar in Laramie, Wyoming, to take a break from his studies at home. By the following morning, a family, and a nation, was changed forever by an act of senseless violence. Continue reading “News Round-Up: October 6, 2021”

Over 100 Students Stage Walk Out In Support Of Bullied Student

Over 100 students walked out of a Missouri high school in support of a gay student who has been repeatedly bullied with no intervention from school officials

Even though out Missouri high school student Danny Lillis reported numerous incidents of bullying by classmates since the beginning of the school year to administrators at Lee’s Summit High School, nothing was done to help him feel safe. Continue reading “Over 100 Students Stage Walk Out In Support Of Bullied Student”