Politics, pop culture and entertainment news of interest to the LGBTQ community
Medical experts around the world are following a descendant of the highly infectious Delta variant that’s currently spreading in the UK. Continue reading “Scientists Closely Tracking New COVID-19 Variant In UK”
Some news items you might have missed:
• Pink News: UK Olympic gold medal diver Tom Daley said it’s his “mission” to stop countries where being LGBT+ is punishable by death from competing in the Olympics. Continue reading “News Round-Up: October 11, 2021”
Covid-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. Continue reading “COVID-19 Has Killed More Americans Than 1818 Spanish Flu”
Another sobering threshold crossed in the fight against COVID-19: the latest data shows 1 in 500 Americans have died due to the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic. Continue reading “Data Shows 1 In 500 Americans Have Died From COVID-19”
Just as most of the country is swinging into back-to-school season, new data shows coronavirus cases are surging in school age kids as pediatric diagnoses made up more than a quarter of new cases last week. Continue reading “COVID-19 Cases Surge Among Children As Kids Head Back To School”
Some news items you might have missed:
• The Advocate: Police in Madrid are investigating a homophobic assault on a man who says eight people attacked him in the doorway of his home, cut his lip with a razor, and carved the word “faggot” into his buttock. Continue reading “News Round-Up: September 7, 2021”
Two tourists have been arrested in Hawaii after allegedly falsifying vaccination cards. The travelers face up to a year in prison and up to $5,000 in fines. Continue reading “Hawaii: Two Travelers Arrested For Fraudulent Vaccine Cards”
“Maskless Obama” is trending on Twitter this morning as photos and video clips from President Obama’s 60th birthday party, held outdoors in Martha’s Vineyard, show folks not wearing masks.
The far-right believe they have some sort of ‘gotcha’ moment, except… Continue reading “Right-Wing Twitter Mad Obama Held Outdoor Birthday Party W/ Vaccinated Friends”
Data from Johns Hopkins University shows the U.S. is now averaging over 100,000 new COVID-19 cases each day, the highest level in almost six months. Continue reading “Daily Average Of New COVID-19 Cases Hits 6-Month High”
Pediatric COVID cases are soaring in Florida, and not just among adults. On Tuesday this week, 46 pediatric coronavirus patients were hospitalized bringing the state’s total number of pediatric COVID-19 cases to 135, second only to Texas which has 142 children hospitalized due to COVID. Continue reading “Pediatric COVID Cases In Florida Surge Report Children’s Hospitals”