Politics, pop culture and entertainment news of interest to the LGBTQ community
AskGayBros discussed things about being gay straight people will never get (image via Depositphotos)Some news items you might have missed:
• Queerty: A Reddit user in the r/askgaybros forum posed the question: “Gay men, what is one lesson about being gay that straight people will never learn?” The responses were pretty spot-on. Continue reading “News Round-Up: May 18, 2022”
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R)Alabama’s anti-LGBTQ bills – TWO bills – were signed into law today by Gov. Kay Ivey (R) because the “Cotton state’s” appetite for oppressing LGBTQ youth is that big. Continue reading “Alabama Governor Signs 2 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Into Law”
Todrick Hall (screen capture)Some news items you might have missed:
• The Advocate: Out singer and Celebrity Big Brother alum Todrick Hall has been accused of skipping out of paying $60,000 in rent for February and March of this year. Continue reading “News Round-Up: April 7, 2022”
The Alabama Senate has passed its own version of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law after a Republican lawmaker offered a surprise amendment to an anti-transgender bathroom bill. Continue reading “Alabama Senate Passes “Don’t Say Gay” Law Via Surprise Amendment To Anti-Trans Bill”
(image via Depositphotos)Utah’s governor will veto anti-transgender legislation passed Friday evening by conservative lawmakers which would ban trans athletes competing in girls leagues. Continue reading “Utah Governor Will Veto Anti-Transgender Sports Bill”
A news anchor had the perfect response to a snarky email from a viewer after he reported on the amazing 40 consecutive wins by trans Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider. Newsman Curt Autry responded with next level shade. Continue reading “News Anchor Has Perfect Response For Anti-Trans Viewer”
Some news items you might have missed:
• NewNowNext: World of Wonder announces the 9 queens from different Drag Race franchises around the world who will go wig-to-wig to be crowned the first global drag superstar on RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. Versus the World. Continue reading “News Round-Up: January 18, 2022”
In this episode of The Randy Report podcast: MJ Rodriguez makes Golden Globes history, researchers find a new HIV strategy, and Elvira Mistress of the Dark on her gay fanbase. Continue reading “Podcast: 2022 Golden Globes, New HIV Strategy, And Elvira Mistress Of The Dark”
An anti-trans book titled Johnny the Walrus is currently #1 in the LGBTQ+ section of Amazon due to a mislabeling mistake. Continue reading “Anti-Trans Book Becomes Amazon’s #1 LGBTQ+ Book Due To Mislabeling”
Antonio aka FitnessPapi (image via Instagram)Some news items you might have missed:
• Instinct Magazine: Antonio, aka FitnessPapi (above), is IM’s ‘InstaHottie of the week’ – and for good reason. Follow him on Instagram here.
• The Advocate: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat in a state with a GOP-controlled legislature, has quietly implied she may veto an anti-transgender bill that would bar trans girls and women from competing on female sports teams at the state’s public schools, colleges, and universities.
• Gr8erDays: Tony Danza (Taxi, Who’s The Boss?) turns 70 today. The forever hunk never stops working it seems from his TV shows to Broadway (The Producers, Honeymoon in Vegas) to hosting gigs. Happy happy, Tony D!
• NewNowNext: Australian superstar Kylie Minogue, along with her equally fabulous sister Dannii Minogue, have been ‘RuVealed’ as guest judges for the inaugural season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.
• Democracy Docket: The Arizona House has approved a new bill that would purge over 100,000 voters from the state’s Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL). SB 1485 would remove voters who don’t vote in two consecutive primary and general elections from the list.
• Omaha.com: Conservative radio personality Chris Baker was fired Wednesday after posting an offensive tweet about the Derek Chauvin verdict. In a statement, iHeartRadio called the tweet “completely inappropriate and unacceptable.” Baker blamed the ‘mistake’ on being “a fat-fingered boomer on Twitter.”
This is a tweet that was posted then quickly deleted by Nebraska radio host @CBakerShow when the verdict was announced in the Derek Chauvin trial.
Racism like this is a FEATURE of conservative talk radio but they usually mask it with dog whistles.
But not this time. @kfabnews pic.twitter.com/3lr5TFyBhi
— Senator McCollister (@SenMcCollister) April 21, 2021