LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news stories for this fine Saturday:
• OUT: Best-selling author and YouTube personality Joey Graceffa (above) shares how reality TV can be ‘messy’ behind-the-scenes recalling how a producer for The Amazing Race encouraged him to come out on the show in 2013 when he was still closeted. Continue reading “Behind-The-Scenes On Reality TV + Springsteen At No Kings + More”
Bruce Springsteen has released a protest song – “Streets Of Minneapolis” – denouncing the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis. Continue reading “Bruce Springsteen Releases Protest Song ‘Streets Of Minneapolis’”
Some news items for you: • Music Video: Virtuoso pianist and pop artist Micah McLaurin drops the oh-so-chic music video for his 90s house-infused anthem “Satisfied.” More good news for the talented Micah – the remixes of his recent club anthem “Baboom” have climbed to #6 on Music Week’s Pop Club chart. • Gay Times: Andrew Garfield and Jude Law have signed on to star in Apple TV+’s “Wild Things,” exploring the relationship between magicians Siegfried and Roy (above), and their meteoric rise within the Las Vegas entertainment sphere. • HuffPost: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem refused to confirm whether gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero, who was disappeared by the Trump administration to an infamous Salvadoran prison two months ago, is even alive. • YouTube: Legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen blasted Donald Trump’s “incompetent and treasonous administration” at his concert in Manchester last night. • Pink News: New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde told Rolling Stone that she is “in the middle gender-wise” adding, “I’m a woman except for the days when I’m a man. “I know that’s not a very satisfying answer but there’s a part of me that is really resistant to boxing it up,” • Gr8erdays: Still handsome and oh-so-woofy Lee Horsley of “Matt Houston” fame turns 70 today. Click below for more pics. https://www.instagram.com/gr8erdays/p/DJqgl1rOggl/?img_index=1
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Gayety: Robert Irwin (above), the youngest child of the late wildlife icon Steve Irwin, has officially kicked off a new career path — as an underwear model — and the internet is not mad.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s magazine round-up including Heartstopper star Kit Connor on the cover of FLAUNT Magazine – bonus chill eye-candy video as well. Continue reading “Robert Irwin’s New Modeling Gig + Kit Connor Covers FLAUNT + More”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Election 2024: Legendary rock star Bruce Springsteen endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday, calling Donald Trump the “most dangerous candidate for president in my lifetime.” Trump fans shouldn’t worry, though, he was endorsed by Scott Baio – so there’s that. Continue reading “Bruce Springsteen Endorses Kamala Harris + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • Reuters: The 2023 European Games, a regional Olympic event, will be held in Krakow, Poland. The announcement was met with disapproval since Krakow has embraced so-called ‘LGBT-free zone’ ideology. • Gallup Polling: Donald Trump’s attempts to push-push-push the approval of a coronavirus vaccine before Election Day appears to have backfired as Americans’ willingness to be vaccinated quickly has dropped 11 percentage points, falling to 50% in late September. • The Hill: Former president Barack Obama (above) released multiple state-specific tutorials on how to vote on Tuesday, 21 days before the Nov. 3 election. The state-specific videos included battleground states like Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. #VOTE
• Washington Post: The federal prosecutor appointed by AG Bill Barr to review whether Obama-era officials improperly “unmasked” individuals whose names were redacted in intelligence documents has completed his work without finding any substantive wrongdoing. Conservatives have tried to paint the “unmasking” of names — a common practice in government to help understand classified documents — as a political conspiracy. • Politico: For the fourth time in 3 months, an ad promoting President Donald Trump’s reelection has used footage from Russia. • The Upshot: If you’re curious about the latest polls – both national and in battleground states – hit the link. The bottom line? Today’s newly-released results show “Biden is ahead, and his lead is either holding steady or widening.” • Election 2020: Bruce Springsteen himself gave his blessing to the use of his song “Streets of Philadelphia” for a new campaign ad titled, “America Needs Pennsylvania.” This might be one of the most powerful campaign spots of the 2020 cycle. #VOTE
NEW: #AmericaNeedsPennsylvania w/ Bruce @springsteen !
Donald Trump arrives in Pennsylvania later today. We need more than **1 MILLION VIEWS** before he lands. Please RETWEET and QUOTE RETWEET. !!! TURN VOLUME UP LOUD !!! pic.twitter.com/vTIq88WDak — Don Winslow (@donwinslow) October 13, 2020
Via press release from the White House:
Today, President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. The awards will be presented at the White House on November 22th.
President Obama said, “The Presidential Medal of Freedom is not just our nation’s highest civilian honor – it’s a tribute to the idea that all of us, no matter where we come from, have the opportunity to change this country for the better. From scientists, philanthropists, and public servants to activists, athletes, and artists, these 21 individuals have helped push America forward, inspiring millions of people around the world along the way.”
Among the honorees are openly gay Ellen DeGeneres, and two of Donald Trump’s biggest critics – Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen.
Here’s the full list:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Elouise Cobell (posthumous)
Ellen DeGeneres
Robert De Niro
Richard Garwin
Bill and Melinda Gates
Frank Gehry
Margaret H. Hamilton
Tom Hanks
Grace Hopper (posthumous)
Michael Jordan
Maya Lin
Lorne Michaels
Newt Minow
Eduardo Padrón
Robert Redford
Diana Ross
Vin Scully
Bruce Springsteen
Cicely Tyson
This event will be streamed live at: www.whitehouse.gov/live.
Bruce Springsteen doesn’t mince words here calling out White House hopeful Donald Trump for his current “scorched earth” approach to the final weeks of the presidential campaign.
“He’s such a flagrant, toxic narcissist that he wants to take down the entire democratic system with him if he goes.”
Taking to the stage awash in purple light, Bruce Springsteen opened his concert at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn last night with a mournful version of Prince’s “Purple Rain.”
E-Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt spoke to the Associated Press after Bruce Springsteen and the band canceled their North Carolina concert due to the state’s new anti-LGBT law, HB 2.
From Rolling Stone:
“We just felt the issue was just too important,” Van Zandt said. “This really vile and evil discrimination is starting to spread state to state and we thought, ‘We better take a stand right now and catch it early.’”
“It’s unfortunately the only way people understand. You have to hurt them economically in order to have them do the right thing morally, unfortunately,” the guitarist said, adding that he hoped Springsteen’s efforts in the state would “set some kind of example for others.”