LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items for you as we head into the new week:
• X: Sad to report adult film actor Dale Savage (above) died of a stroke on June 19. I met Dale a couple of times over the years and he was always friendly to me. Rest well, Dale.
• CNN: ICYMI, a clip from my interview with CNN anchor Ben Hunte yesterday about the Atlantis cruise (which I’m currently traveling on) being banned from docking in Turkey. Continue reading “Dale Savage + Johnson On Birthright Citizenship + More”
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump’s executive order that would have undercut the concept of birthright citizenship – that any person born on American soil is automatically a citizen.
At issue was Trump’s January 20, 2025, executive order declaring the 14th Amendment did not protect children of non-citizens born in the United States. Continue reading “Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Attempt To End Birthright Citizenship”
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today challenging the issue of birthright citizenship which is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.
The justices appeared skeptical of Team Trump’s arguments that the president can deny citizenship to babies born to parents without permanent immigration status. Continue reading “Supreme Court Appears Skeptical Of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Argument”
Some news items as we head into the weekend:
• Gayety: Slovakia’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment that restricts adoption to married heterosexual couples only, bans surrogate pregnancies, and legally recognizes only two sexes.
• New Music: Khalid drops his latest single, “Out of Body,” a chill, sultry R&B groove that makes its point without big vocal theatrics. “This is me in my fully liberated element,” Khalid said in a statement referencing his coming out last November. Continue reading “Slovakia Passes Anti-LGBTQ Amendments + New Music From Khalid + More”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• The Advocate: Baylor University is returning a $643,000 grant to study women and LGBTQ+ people in the church just two weeks after receiving it.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of the latest in LGBTQ publications including the 2025 swimsuit issue of the Dallas Voice. Continue reading “Baylor University Returns LGBTQ Study Grant + More News”
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has granted a partial stay of nationwide injunctions issued by district courts against Donald Trump’s executive order to effectively end birthright citizenship ruling that individual federal judges do not have the authority to issue nationwide injunction.
The decision gives Trump a procedural win, but leaves the issue of birthright citizenship unresolved. Continue reading “Supreme Court Curbs Injunctions That Block Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Plan”
The U.S. Supreme Court heard a case today regarding Donald Trump’s claim he can revoke birthright citizenship. But the arguments centered on whether a ruling by federal judge in a single district can stop such a policy nationwide. Continue reading “Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Birthright Citizenship”
Judge Deborah Boardman has indefinitely blocked Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to eliminate birthright citizenship ruling the order is in conflict with the 14th Amendment and “contradicts 125-year-old binding Supreme Court precedent.” Continue reading “Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Indefinitely”
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order to end automatic citizenship to babies born on American soil ( aka birthright citizenship) which is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Continue reading “Judge Blocks Trump’s ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ Birthright Citizenship Order”
Attorneys general from eighteen states have filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking Donald Trump’s executive order which would prohibit the federal government from recognizing the birthright citizenship (guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution) of U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants. Continue reading “18 States Sue To Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order”