LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items for you as we head over Hump Day:
• CBS Mornings: CBS reporter Tom Hanson threw a flex during a live report after Gayle King noted his impressive biceps – “Suns out, guns out. You want to give us a muscle?” The flex happens around the 2:30 mark. Fun morning moment. Continue reading “Hanson Throws A Flex + ‘American Horror Story’ News + More”
A criminal complaint has been filed against 44-year-old Christopher Mark Jacobs, accused of attacking another man at an apartment complex on January 28. According to public statements made by the victim’s lawyers, the victim was lured to an apartment after being contacted via an app and attacked because he is gay. Continue reading “CA Man Charged With Assault After Luring Gay Man To Apartment”
A Superior Court judge in Washington, D.C. has sentenced a 16-year-old male to a year of probation after he pleaded guilty to taking part in an attack by 15 people on a gay man outside a McDonalds restaurant last October. Continue reading “16-Year-Old Gets 1 Year Probation For Attack On Gay Man In DC”
Eleven teenage boys in Mount Prospect, Illinois, have been charged on felony counts of aggravated battery, criminal damage to property, and mob action after two separate attacks on gay men the evening of July 8. The teens had apparently used gay dating apps to lure their victims to the planned assaults. Continue reading “11 Teens Charged In Violent Attacks After Victims Lured With Gay Dating App”
Some news stories you might have missed: • The Advocate: A man has been charged with threatening to destroy a Pride flag displayed at a shopping mall in Massachusetts. He said he would shoot down and burn the flag if it were not removed within three days. Continue reading “News: Record Number Of Anti-LGBTQ Bills + More”
In the latest episode of The Randy Report podcast: Florida lawmakers are trying to expand the state’s hideous “Don’t Say Gay” law. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: New Movie ‘Chrissy Judy’ + Drag At CMT Music Awards + More”
Samuel Luiz (image via Facebook)
This comes after 3 A Coruña residents were arrested in connection with the death of Luiz on Wednesday. The deadly assault was perpetrated by more than a dozen people near a nightclub in the Galician city. The fourth suspect is apparently friends with the initial suspects, according La Vanguardia, a Spanish-speaking newspaper. None of the suspects knew the victim prior to the attack according to reports. The incident began when Luiz reportedly stepped out of the nightclub to video chat with a friend. The attacker apparently believed Luiz was recording him and demanded he stop – “Either stop recording or I’ll kill you, f*g,” yelled one of the attackers. After initially beating Luiz for a couple of minutes, the attacker left the scene but quickly returned with a mob of friends who all joined in kicking and beating Luiz. Surveillance footage captured the assault which stretched out for several blocks along the street until Luiz collapsed and passed out. Media reports say the video clips show the group continued to cheer the attack on as they continued to kick and beat him. Luiz died just hours later on Saturday at the A Coruña Hospital. A spokesman for the police told the press, “They showed him no mercy.”
French police officers (image via Kevin.B/Wikimedia)
Chasten and Pete Buttigieg on the campaign trail
• Bloomberg Law: Michael Avenatti, who became famous representing porn star Stormy Daniels, was convicted of trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike Inc. and defrauding a client in the process. Jurors in Manhattan found Avenatti guilty of all three criminal counts. The verdict on Friday, following a two-week trial, could lead to a long prison sentence for the lawyer. • CBS News: Donald Trump says he’s considering ending the standard protocol of having top administration officials listen to his calls with foreign leaders, following his conversation with Ukraine’s president, a call that culminated in his impeachment. • KIT212: Kenneth rounds up the what’s what in gay rags this week including forever-hottie Robbie Williams covering this month’s Attitude Magazine (below). 
• Boston 25 News: Drug Enforcement Agency officials raided the home of Dr. Keith Ablow, the embattled former celebrity psychiatrist caught in a series of sexual assault lawsuits. The famously anti-LGBTQ Ablow saw his medical license revoked last year after he was accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual activity with several patients and illegally distributing prescriptions to employees. • Mediaite: Mike Bloomberg’s campaign openly mocked Donald Trump again over his comments on the coronavirus in which POTUS said, “Now the virus that we are talking about having to do, you know, lotta people think that goes away in April, with the heat,” by basically just splicing it with that famous Billy Madison “What you have just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things…” scene. #BloombergAintPlaying
— Team Bloomberg (@Mike2020) February 14, 2020
Four men in Washington state have been arrested for allegedly harassing and physically attacking a gay couple for holding hands at a food truck. Pedro Mata Contreras, 36, Oscar Emestor Mata, 38, Ulises Missael Reyes-Mata, 24, and Jose Torres, 37, were charged with Felony Malicious Harassment. All four maintain their innocence. Local CBS News affiliate KEPR reports eight witnesses told police the group of four men verbally harassed the gay couple early Sunday morning at a food truck in Pasco, using the word “fag.” The incident escalated as the men reportedly punched one of the victims in the face. As he fell to the ground, the other men began to kick him repeatedly. The victim, left bleeding on the ground as the men ran away, suffered bone fractures in his face and a concussion. Witnesses were able to identify the four accused attackers. The four men are scheduled to be arraigned on December 31. 
(mugshots via Franklin County)
