• Queerty: High School Musical co-stars Frankie Rodriguez & Joe Serafini (above photo back in the day via Disney+) have announced their real-life engagement. They confirmed they were dating in 2021.
• LGBTQ Nation: A bar in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, was fined $15K for anti-trans discrimination after a state commission found that the bar not only banned a trans woman from using the women’s restroom but also selectively scanned people’s IDs at the door with a policy that targeted trans patrons. Continue reading “‘High School Musical’ Co-Stars Announce Engagement + More”
• Boy Culture: Matt Rettenmund revisits the 1990 neo-noir thriller “After Dark, My Sweet” starring the still-foxy Jason Patric.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of the latest LGBTQ (and adjacent) publications including the latest from Gay City News reporting on the possible return of gay bathhouses in NYC.
• The Advocate: A new “code of practice” is now in effect across England, Scotland and Wales that says bathrooms, changing rooms and hospital wards designated for women or for men must exclude transgender men and women. No word yet on how the new rule will be enforced.
• Queerty: What to watch? Check out the 2022 docuseries titled Colosseum, an eight-part look at gladiators – “the heavyweight champions of the Roman empire.” Available on HISTORY (formerly The History Channel). HISTORY, you have my attention…trailer below.
Gladiators were the heavyweight champions of the Roman empire. Here’s a sneak peek into the limited documentary series, Colosseum. Don’t miss the premiere, Sunday, July 17 at 9/8c only on The HISTORY Channel. #ColosseumHistorypic.twitter.com/n7KVwb4yvq
• The Daily Beast: Trump’s failing Truth Social platform continues its downward spiral as daily active users have reportedly plummeted from 436,000 in July 2025 to only 261,000 one year later.
• ABC News: Sen. Mitch McConnell issued a statement today saying he has been discharged from the rehabilitation center where he had been recovering after a fall and will continue to recover at home.
While his office has released two photographs of McConnell since his hospitalization, the Kentucky senator has not been seen in public.
Statement from Sen. Mitch McConnell: “Earlier today, I was discharged from the rehabilitation center to continue my recovery at home…” pic.twitter.com/FiTwmEqoQt
• Erin in the Morning: A trans couple was brutally attacked by an angry mob for using a public restroom in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. The sheriff charged them for the incident, not the mob. p.s. Louisiana does not have an anti-trans bathroom ban on the books.
On Friday afternoon, the Idaho Senate approved a Republican-supported bill that would make it a crime for transgender individuals to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity.
• The Advocate: Andre Karlow (above) has been sentenced to seven years in prison for assaulting a transgender woman. She suffered broken teeth, facial injuries, and a brain bleed before escaping into a nearby restaurant for help.
During his trial, prosecutors quoted a recorded call Karlow made from jail – “If I didn’t hate trans people before, I do now, absolutely. I think that Trump should kill them all. Get them out of here. They’re weird.”
• Them: Thirty-nine percent of U.S. adults still believe homosexuality is “morally unacceptable,” according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. That placed the U.S. ninth among all countries surveyed by rate of anti-gay sentiment, between Israel (47%) and Hungary (34%). Continue reading “7 Years In Prison For Assaulting Trans Woman + More News”
