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News Round-Up: January 13, 2021

Kiko Riaze reconnects with nature down in Rio

Kiko Riaze reconnects with nature down in Rio
Kiko Riaze (image via Instagram)
Some news items you might have missed: • InstaHunks: Woofy Kiko Riaze (above) is reconnecting with nature down in Rio de Janeiro. Follow him on Instagram here. • Pink News: A gay man has shared a list of the top 10 bizarre, offensive things people have said to him and his husband since they became dads. “Which of you is the real dad?” • Hulu: Grammy Award nominee Andra Day looks like she’s on the verge of next-level stardom as bisexual jazz legend Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, directed by Oscar winner Lee Daniels. Premieres February 26 on Hulu.

• Washington Blade: President-elect Joe Biden will have his hands full upon his inauguration next week with coronavirus cases surging and impeachment proceedings in Congress, which may complicate his efforts to act on campaign promises to the LGBTQ community, especially signing the Equality Act into law with 100 days. • The Gaily Grind: An ultra-Orthodox rabbi in Israel has reportedly urged his followers not to get the potentially lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines because it might “turn them” gay. • Variety: Actor Brendan Fraser will star in the film adaptation of the critically acclaimed Samuel D. Hunter Broadway play The Whale about a 600-pound middle-aged man who turns to compulsive eating out of grief from losing his lover. • Equality NC: The Town Council of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, has approved an ordinance broadly protecting members of the LGBTQ community from discrimination. The victory comes in the same week that Hillsborough, NC and Carrboro, NC passed similar ordinances. Municipalities regained the freedom to pass such measures on December 1, 2020, following the expiration of a key prong of HB142.

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New Music: Andra Day “Cheers To The Fall”

Combine the sonic powers of Amy Winehouse and Adele with some vintage, organic Eartha Kitt, and what do you get?

The sound of a fearless, old soul giving voice to raw emotion – Funky powerhouse Andra Day.

After acclaimed performances at Sundance, the BET Awards, ESSENCE Festival, the Closing Ceremonies of the 2015 Special Olympics, Good Morning America, and Apple Music Festival, and an empowering rendition of her breakout single, “Rise Up” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Ms. Day drops her powerful debut album – Cheers To The Fall – a candid 13-song journey through truth, fearlessness, vulnerability, forgiveness and love.

You can catch her live performance of “Rise Up” on ABC’s LIVE with Kelly and Michael on Thursday, October 15th.

In the meantime, Day’s freshman album, Cheers To The Fall is available now.