LGBTQ news and entertainment
An unvaccinated school teacher in California who didn’t realize she had COVID-19 removed her mask to read to students resulting in more than half of of the class becoming infected and sparking a community-wide outbreak. Continue reading “Unvaccinated Teacher Infected Half Of Class With COVID”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: After 30 seasons, Dancing With the Stars will feature pansexual Dance Moms star JoJo Siwa as its first same-sex competitor. Siwa will dance with as-yet-unnamed professional female dancer. Continue reading “News Round-Up: August 26, 2021”
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 for all active-duty and reserve Armed Forces service members. Continue reading “Pentagon Orders COVID Vaccinations For All U.S. Troops”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new study which shows people who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 are 29.2 times as likely to be hospitalized due to the virus versus those who are fully vaccinated. Continue reading “Study: Unvaccinated People 29 Times As Likely To Be Hospitalized By COVID”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Pennsylvania state representative Brian Sims (above) reports a record-setting fundraising haul in his bid for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor. If elected, Rep. Sims would become the first out LGBTQ lieutenant governor of a U.S. state. Continue reading “News Round-Up: August 24, 2021”
Donald Trump was booed at his own rally Saturday in Alabama after he encouraged a largely maskless crowd of supporters they should get vaccinated against COVID-19. Continue reading “Trump Booed At Rally For Encouraging Vaccinations”
The FDA is so serious about folks NOT using a “horse paste” to combat COIVD-19 it took to Twitter on Saturday to address the issue tweeting: “You are not a horse. You are not a cow.” Continue reading “FDA On Ivermectin: “You Are Not A Horse, You Are Not A Cow””
The University of Virginia disenrolled 238 students for its fall semester on Friday for not complying with the university’s Covid-19 vaccine policy which requires “all students who live, learn, or work in person at the university” to be fully vaccinated for the upcoming 2021-2022 academic year. Continue reading “University Of Virginia Disenrolls 238 Students Over Vaccination Policy”
The Food and Drug Administration could approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by as soon as Monday pushing up its unofficial deadline of around Labor Day. Continue reading “Pfizer Vaccine Could Get Full FDA Approval Monday”
During an appearance on Fox News Thursday night, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) was asked his thoughts on the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, and Patrick pointed the finger at Black Americans. Continue reading “Texas Lt. Gov. Blames African Americans For COVID Surge”