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Madonna Surprises Crowd At The Abbey + Josh Hutcherson + More News

Madonna at The Abbey (screen captures)

Some news items as we close out the weekend:

• Boy Culture: Madonna made a “surprise” appearance at the Abbey for about 25-30 minutes playing club mixes from her upcoming album Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II.

• GQ Magazine: Not for nothing, Josh Hutcherson is looking oh-so-handsome in his recent photoshoot for GQ. Continue reading “Madonna Surprises Crowd At The Abbey + Josh Hutcherson + More News”

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Apple Removes Gay Dating Apps + ‘Queen Of Versailles’ Opens + More News

gay dating apps

Some news items for you as we head into the week:

• Wired: Apple has removed two of the most popular gay dating apps in China  – Finka and Blued – from the App Store after receiving an order from China’s main internet regulator and censorship authority.

• Broadway World: Tony/Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth has returned to Broadway in The Queen of Versailles, now at the St. James Theatre. The new musical also stars Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham and is directed by Tony winner Michael Arden with music and lyrics by Oscar winner Stephen Schwartz. BW has a round-up of the reviews which were very mixed.

• LGBTQ Nation: Four people are dead and more than a dozen injured after a car crashed into the outdoor seating area in front of an LGBTQ nightclub in Tampa, Florida during last Saturday’s early morning hours. Helicopter footage of the police chase below. Continue reading “Apple Removes Gay Dating Apps + ‘Queen Of Versailles’ Opens + More News”

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Justice Alito: ‘Not Pushing’ To Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ruling + More News

Official Supreme Court photo 2022

Happy Monday! Some news items I thought worth your time:

• Them: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito claimed that he was not pushing to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges — which established same-sex marriage rights across the U.S. — in a speech to a conservative law school last week, as the Court decides whether to revisit that decision.

• Kenneth-in-the-212: Kenneth rounds up the tennis news from the weekend including all the ATP beef that’s fit to print. Continue reading “Justice Alito: ‘Not Pushing’ To Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ruling + More News”

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2024 OUT100 Honorees Announced + More News

OUT100 2024

Some news items you might have missed: • OUT: Check out this year’s OUT100 honoring the most impactful change makers of 2024 in the LGBTQ community.  The year’s very worthy honorees include Cynthia Erivo, Rachel Maddow, Jonathan Groff, my friend Tony Morrison (GLAAD Director of Communications – top right photo) and 97 more. Continue reading “2024 OUT100 Honorees Announced + More News”

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RFK Jr. On AIDS, Poppers & Vaccines + More News

John Casey takes a look at how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - who has said poppers cause AIDS, denounced the COVID vaccines, declared contaminated water turns kids trans, and is now a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination - is impacting his family's storied political legacy.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (photo: Flickr/Shawn – CC license)
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: John Casey takes a look at how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – who has said poppers cause AIDS, denounced the COVID vaccines, declared contaminated water turns kids trans, and is now a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination – is impacting his family’s storied political legacy. Continue reading “RFK Jr. On AIDS, Poppers & Vaccines + More News”

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News Round-Up: December 28, 2020

Daniel Newman launched an OnlyFans account

Daniel Newman launched an OnlyFans account
Walking Dead star Daniel Newman
Some news items you might have missed: • Playbill: Billy Porter and Cyndi Lauper, who won Tony Awards for starring in and composing, respectively, the Tony-winning Kinky Boots, will reunite December 31 for a duet in Times Square on ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2021, which kicks off at 8 PM ET. • Gay City News: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on December 23 making single-use restrooms statewide open to people of all genders. Under the “gender-neutral bathroom” law, all public spaces including restaurants, bars, and schools are required to remove sex-segregated signs like “male” and “female” from single-occupancy restrooms. • Apple TV+: After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer (Justin Timberlake) returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam (Ryder Allen), an gender non-conforming boy from a troubled home who has trouble fitting in. Coming exclusively to Apple TV+ on January 29.

• Edge Media: Despite more than 1.3 million coronavirus cases throughout Mexico and upwards of 131,000 in the state of Jalisco — home to the bustling LGBTQ city of Puerto Vallarta — some gay party promoters intend to kick off 2021 with a bang that could potentially become the super spreader event of the season. White Party, we’re looking at you… • Reuters: Novavax Inc has begun a large late-stage study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, the drug developer said on Monday, after delaying the trial twice due to issues in scaling up the manufacturing process. Novavax lags behind other drugmakers in the global race for COVID-19 vaccine, with shots from Pfizer and Moderna authorized for emergency use in the United States. • OnlyFans: Openly bi Walking Dead star Daniel Newman (top image) has launched an OnlyFans account telling fans ” It will all be PG to maybe R-rated tho just warning you no X.” Click here to visit Newman’s OnlyFans account.

 

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10th Annual ‘Home For The Holidays’ Concert Benefiting Homeless LGBTQ Teens

Cyndi Lauper has announced that her 10th annual 'Home for the Holidays' benefit concert will premiere on December 11 on her TikTok at 8PM EST. Cyndi Lauper – the Grammy, Emmy and Tony-winning icon and advocate – has announced that her 10th annual Home for the Holidays benefit concert will premiere on Friday, December 11 exclusively on her TikTok at 8PM EST, with an additional stream Sunday, December 13 on Lauper’s YouTube and Facebook handles at 8PM EST. Continue reading “10th Annual ‘Home For The Holidays’ Concert Benefiting Homeless LGBTQ Teens”

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Photos: Cyndi Lauper’s 9th Annual ‘Home For The Holidays’ Benefit Concert

Billy Porter at the 9th Annual “Home for the Holidays” event for True Colors United
Cyndi Lauper – the Grammy, Emmy and Tony-winning icon and advocate – hosted for her 9th annual Cyndi Lauper & Friends: Home for the Holidays benefit concert, presented by Marriott International and AEG, on December 10th. Along with Cyndi and her band, guests this year included modern pop icon Kesha, Grammy/Tony/Emmy-winner Billy Porter, 3x Grammy-winning artist Brandi Carlile, prolific chart-topper and staunch LGBTQ advocate Belinda Carlisle, punk icon Henry Rollins, legendary comics Carol Leifer and Lily Tomlin, and Grammy & Emmy-nominated actress/performer Margaret Cho, among many others. Cyndi also welcomed back Emmy-winner and TCU board member Carson Kressley as host.
Belinda Carlisle and Cyndi Lauper perform ‘True Colors’
“Home for the Holidays is known for always having a cool and eclectic mix of performers,” said Lauper. “I mean, c’mon. Where else are you gonna see Billy Porter and Henry Rollins on the same bill! It’s going to be such a great night.” 100% of the net proceeds from the concert will support True Colors United’s programs to prevent and end homelessness among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. In America, up to 40% of the 4.2 million youth experiencing homelessness in America are LGBTQ and, according to a recent study from Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, LGBTQ young people are 120% more likely to experience homelessness than non-LGBTQ youth. Among many other initiatives, Lauper, who co-founded the organization eleven years ago, has testified and helped secure funding in Congress for a new federal program that is working to finally bring an end to youth homelessness in over 70 communities nationwide. Head over to the official website for more information.
The one and only Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper with Kesha
L-R Margaret Cho, Kesha, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Justin Tranter
Emmy and Grammy Award winner Billy Porter
(all photos courtesy of True Colors United)

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News Round-Up: December 11, 2019

Josh Rimer, left, with his fiancée Heath
Some news items you might have missed: • Gay Cities: A gay Canadian man was denied the chance to have his wedding at a Sheraton hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, because the staff did not want to host a ceremony with two men. Marriott International later apologized saying, “We will focus not only on getting it right for our guest, but also take a closer look at policies and training at the property level, doing all we can to prevent hurtful experiences like this from happening again.” • Washington Blade: The U.S. Senate approved on Tuesday an openly gay federal prosecutor named by President Trump for a seat on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, making him the highest-ranking openly gay federal judge in the country. • Gaily Grind: The runner who slapped a TV reporter’s behind during a live broadcast of a race on Saturday has been identified by online sleuths as a local youth minister and Boy Scout leader, according to multiple news outlets.

• Axios: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) told CNN on Wednesday that he’s “very much torn” on voting to convict President Trump in a Senate impeachment trial. • NY Times: I can’t explain it, but I’m over the moon that after 37 years Vanna White is hosting Wheel of Fortune for a few weeks (in a glass ceiling breaking moment) while Pat Sajak recovers from emergency surgery. • Stereogum: Every winter, Cyndi Lauper hosts her all-star Home For The Holiday benefit raising money for LGBTQ youth homelessness. Last night, Lauper headlined the 2019 edition of the show at the Novo for the event’s first year in Los Angeles. Lauper performed alongside people like Kesha, King Princess, Perry Farrell, Lily Tomlin, Belinda Carlisle, and the awesome Henry Rollins of Black Flag fame.