LGBTQ news and entertainment
Happy Friday! Some news stories for you as we head into the weekend:
• New York Times: The complimentary condoms distributed inside the Olympic Village in Cortina were gone in a matter of days — three to be exact.
• New Music: TRR favorite Wrabel celebrates his new album up above with the dreamy, wistful first single “birds & the bees.” Continue reading “Olympic Village Condoms Gone In 3 Days + More News”
Some news stories for you as we get over this Hump Day:
• Politico: Hungarian prosecutors are bringing charges against Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony over his role in organizing a Pride rally last June in the Hungarian capital, which authorities had previously banned. The government’s ban backfired and drew a crowd of over 100,000 participants. Continue reading “Mayor Targeted For Organizing Massive Pride Rally + More News”
Some news items for your weekend perusal:
• Outsports: Jakub Jankto, a history-making soccer player who came out as gay in February 2023 while still an active international, says his career is over due to a serious injury.
• The Advocate: During a hearing in the Texas House regarding a new anti-trans bathroom bill, lawmakers heard from several law enforcement officials who oppose the legislation. Continue reading “Out Pro Soccer Player’s Career-Ending Injury + New Bathroom Bill In TX + More News”
Montana has become the first state to hear an anti-transgender bill in 2025 — a bathroom ban that would prohibit adult transgender people from using a gender-aligned restroom in any publicly owned building. Continue reading “Montana Republicans Announce First Anti-Trans Bill Of 2025”
Some news items I thought worth your time: • The Advocate: Queer Hollywood writer/funny man Bruce Vilanch has a hilarious new memoir, It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time, that dishes on staples of the 1970s including Paul Lynde, Charo, and the Brady Bunch. Continue reading “Bruce Vilanch Memoir Dishes On 70s TV + More News”
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) has signed into law legislation that will ban the state’s students from using school restrooms that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth. Continue reading “Ohio Governor Signs Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill Into Law”
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill passed by the Republican-majority legislature that would have limited students from using restrooms that align with their gender identity. Continue reading “Arizona Governor Vetoes Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill”
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”
Donald Trump has announced he will campaign at a night-before rally for Republican candidate Dan Bishop (above with Trump) for Congress in a special election in North Carolina. Because, of course… Bishop, among other things, was the author of the hateful, anti-transgender ‘bathroom bill’ in the Tar Heel state. Via The Charlotte Observer:
President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Fayetteville on Sept. 9, the night before a special congressional election in the 9th District.
The Trump campaign announced the rally Tuesday, fulfilling a promise he made in a tweet last week to return to the state to campaign for Republican Dan Bishop. Trump will rally at the Fayetteville Regional Airport at 7 p.m.
Bishop faces Democrat Dan McCready and two third-party candidates in the special election. The election was called after allegations of election fraud caused state officials to nullify the election last fall. The seat has been vacant since January.
You’ll recall the special election is being held because the ‘winner’ from the 2018 election was found to have hired election ‘influencers’ who took and threw away ballots to swing the election to the Republican.
Looking forward to soon being in North Carolina to hold a big rally for wonderful Dan Bishop, who is running for Congress. His opponent wants Open Borders, Sanctuary Cities, and Socialism. He likes the “Squad” more than North Carolina. Dan has my Full and Complete Endorsement!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 22, 2019
Dan Bishop the instigator of NC controversial ‘bathroom bill’ that eventually was overruled in federal court and cost the North Carolina State $3.7 Billion… yeh! He’d be a real popular choice wouldn’t prejudiced Dan! Good luck with that!#OneTermTrump #TrumpistheAntichrist
— Sandra Clapp 🏳️🌈🇦🇺🇸🇪🐱🐱🐱… (@ClappSandra) August 23, 2019
If your biggest worry is who is peeing next to you in a public bathroom Dan Bishop is your guy. NO Bishop for #NC09
— GinaPal (@GMarisaPal) August 28, 2019
Voters in Anchorage, Alaska have rejected Proposition 1, an anti-transgender “bathroom bill” that would have forced folks to use bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding with their birth certificate gender.
From Anchorage Press:
No on Prop 1 took 53 percent of the votes with yes getting 46 percent.
This failure of the referendum to pass would mean that laws would retain the rights afforded to transgender people as passed in the Anchorage Assembly resolution of 2015.
Hurray for the good guys!