In 2019, the town council of Krasnik, Poland, voted to declare itself an “LGBT free zone” in a bid to appease conservative voters. Now, Mayor Wojciech Wilk says the decision has become…
Ex-Gay Porn Actor Running For Anti-LGBTQ Political Party
Philipp Tanzer, who performed in gay porn as Logan McCree, is planning a run for Scottish parliament in May’s Holyrood election. Tanzer, whose previous porn catalogue includes films like Rear Deliveries and…
Arkansas Gov Vetoes Bill Banning Treatment For Trans Youth
In a surprising move, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoed a bill Monday that would have banned gender dysphoria treatments for transgender minors in the state. Calling his decision an embrace of restrained…
News Round-Up: March 25, 2021
Some news items you might have missed: • Socialite Life: Joe Jonas (above), of the Jonas Brothers, has NOT been a gym slug during the pandemic. All props to him and his…
Gaetz Says He Allowed Adult ‘Son’ To Spring Break In Florida
Spring break madness is currently trending in the news cycle as thousands of students make a pilgrimage to Florida beach towns where there are little-to-no COVID restrictions. During an appearance on Fox…
Anti-Gay Politician Busted Attending Sex Party During Lockdown
A politician from Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ ruling party resigned from the European Parliament and apologized for breaking COVID lockdown restrictions in Belgium to attend what local news outlets have called “a full-blown orgy”…
Twitter: Gay Pride Parade Or Shirtless Police Cadets Graduating From Academy?
Video footage of shirtless Egyptian police cadets graduating from the Police Academy in New Cairo raised more than eyebrows on Twitter. George Takei highlighted the video clip on Twitter writing, “For a…
Pride Media Owner Donates (Again!) To Anti-LGBTQ Politicians
Adam Levin, owner of the parent company of Pride Media – which publishes The Advocate and Out – has been caught donating to anti-LGBT republicans. From Wil Kohler at Back2Stonewall: OpenSecrets, a website that…
50+ Ambassadors To Poland: ‘Human Rights Are Universal – Including LGBTI People’
An open letter signed by ambassadors from 50 countries calls out Poland for hostility towards LGBTQ people and denouncing towns that declare themselves free of ‘LGBT ideology.’ The letter, which was coordinated…
News Round-Up: September 25, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • JoeMyGod: In a money-beg email, virulently anti-LGBTQ Brian Brown solicits donations for his woeful National Organization for Marriage declaring conservatives should support Donald Trump’s…
Laughable: Quisling Touts Trump As “Most Pro-Gay President” In History
The Log Cabin Republicans, an organization representing conservative LGBTQ voters, recently released a misleading video featuring Richard Grenell, the openly gay former Ambassador to Germany, praising the Donald as the “most pro-gay…
TikTok Teen’s Numbers Plummet After Attacks On LGBTQs, Jews, Muslims
Teenage Tik Tok personality, Cash Baker, is apparently uber-popular, but recent comments about LGBTQ people and Jewish, Muslim and Hindu folks have backfired in a big way. Funny how that works… The…
Blogger Sentenced To Prison For Saying ‘Gay People’ Have Rights
For the “crime” of telling Twitter followers he believes LGBTQ people have rights and “should be able to practice them freely,” a Yemeni blogger has been sentenced by a Saudi court to…
Legislator Calls Mask Mandate ‘Draconian,’ Now Hospitalized With COVID-19
A virulently anti-LGBTQ lawmaker in Arkansas who decried his state’s face mask mandate as “draconian” has been hospitalized after testing positive for the coronavirus. State Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Conway) has also been…
Chechen President Banned From U.S. Over Reports Of LGBTQ Torture
I expect the Trump administration will tout this as part of its “great record” on LGBTQ issues, but in the end, I’m not sure it actually DOES anything of consequence. Secretary of…
News Round-Up: July 17, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • What To Watch This Weekend: I’ll definitely be watching Tony Award nominee and all-around super-talent Norm Lewis (above) in concert with SiriusXM’s Seth Rudetsky…