LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items you might have missed: • LGBTQ Nation: Disgraced Nazi-loving rapper Ye (former Kanye West) has announced his new song “Cousins” by taking to social media to write, “I sucked my cousins d**k till I was 14.” I don’t know, I just report the news… Continue reading “Ye (Formerly Kanye West) Shares About ‘Cousins’ + More News”
Some news items I thought worth your time: • Salon: A proposed Texas state law would make identifying as transgender a felony calling it “identity fraud.” • OUT: Orville Peck, the masked gay country singer, and The Wiggles, the Australian children’s music group, have teamed up for a new country song that celebrates the queer community and nods to viewers who are in the know – “Friends of Dorothy.” Continue reading “Orville Peck And ‘Friends Of Dorothy’ + Another Anti-Trans Bill In TX + More”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: On his new podcast, California Gov. Gavin Newsom told his guest, far-right transphobe Charlie Kirk, that transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports was “deeply unfair.” Newsom made a point to note he agreed with Kirk on other topics as well. Continue reading “Gavin Newsom Backlash + Russell Tovey’s New Drama ‘Plainclothes’ + More News”
Remember when Donald Trump told us the stock market would “absolutely crash” if Joe Biden became president? The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.6% and 0.4%, respectively, both trading at all-time highs today. Continue reading “Dow Jones/S&P 500 Hit New Records (Again)”
Some news stories you might have missed: • The Advocate: A new survey found two-thirds of LGBTQ young people (67 percent) report having at least one older LGBTQ adult role model in their day-to-day lives, which researchers found is associated with higher levels of self-reported life purpose. Continue reading “Positive Effects Of Adult LGBTQ Role Models For Queer Youth + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Poland is violating the rights of same-sex couples by refusing to offer legal recognition. But with support from the country’s new Prime Minister, same-sex couples may finally be granted legal recognition in Poland. Continue reading “Same-Sex Couples’ Rights In Poland + More News”
The S&P 500 had its best day since April 2020 after new data indicated that inflation had cooled in October. The Dow Jones closed up nearly 1,200 points. Continue reading “Stock Market Soars After Report Signals Inflation Is Cooling”
L-R Actor/model Nyle DiMarco and President-elect Joe Biden (image via Instagram)
• CNN: Donald Trump has reportedly been talked out of issuing presidential pardons for himself and his family as well as certain Republican lawmakers said to be nervous about their legal vulnerability for their part in the U.S. Capitol insurrection. • The Hill: From Trump’s inauguration day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose from 19,827 to 30,930 on Tuesday, a 56 percent increase. That increase is below the 73.2 percent rise the Dow saw in Obama’s first term, or the 105.8 percent increase under Clinton’s first term. A similar trend was true for the S&P 500, which gained 67.8 percent under Trump. It gained 84.5 percent in Obama’s first term, and 79.2 percent in Clinton’s first term. • LA Times: The 232-bed Vignes Street development has shattered the axiom that homeless housing takes years to build and is exorbitantly expensive. From start to finish in under five months and at a cost of about $200,000 per bed, it has shaved years and hundreds of thousands of dollars off a traditional homeless housing project. • White House: Donald Trump issued a pre-recorded farewell address today. #ByeGurl
Donald Trump (screen capture)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 900 points lower, or 3.2%, and was headed for its biggest one-day loss since June 11. The S&P 500 slid 2.7% and the Nasdaq Composite dipped 2.5%.
Monday’s decline erased the monthly gains for the Dow industrials.
The decline came amid a record surge in new coronavirus cases in the U.S. The country saw more than 83,000 new infections on both Friday and Saturday after outbreaks in Sun Belt states, surpassing a previous record of roughly 77,300 cases set in July, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The data also showed the country has reported an average of 68,767 cases per day over the past seven days, a record.
LATEST: The Dow Jones plunges 900+ points https://t.co/hxVPgsQquf pic.twitter.com/zOpRS0Yk1q
— Bloomberg (@business) October 26, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • National LGBTQ Task Force: Volunteer Ron Rich (above) is the second Winter Party attendee to succumb to the coronavirus. According to a Facebook post, he had served on the Task Force’s hospitality team for five years and also volunteered with the Outshine Film Festival and Lambda Legal. Israel Carreras was the first attendee to die from COVID-19. • The Gay UK: A woman found her husband’s Grindr account on his phone. She asked the “Dear Uncle” column in the UK for advice on what to do. • Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Wisconsin is still planning on holding its Democratic primary next Tuesday. But a lack of poll workers has led the governor to use members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard to man the polls during the April 7 election. • Out Music: Troye Sivan originally planned to release his latest single, “Take Yourself Home,” later this year but current events caused him to reconsider that plan. The track mixes acoustic guitar and club beats resulting in a winning mid-tempo groove.
• Mediaite: In a message to his supporters, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) admits he has a very narrow path to the Democratic nomination but vows: “If I’m not the nominee, I will do everything I can to see that Joe Biden is elected president because Trump is the most dangerous president in the modern history of this country, and we’re seeing just how dangerous he is with all of the misinformation that he is providing during this coronavirus pandemic.” • Washington Post: The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 410 points, or 1.9 percent, to cap the most dismal first quarter of its 135-year history. The Dow ended Tuesday at 21,917.16 — a full 23 percent below its January start and 26 percent off the record high it set in February. • Tiger King: It’s interesting to learn that Saff, one of the few sympathetic characters on the Netflix series, is presented as a lesbian. It turns out he’s transgender and was misgendered repeatedly throughout each episode. Robert Moor, who produced a podcast chronicling the private zoo’s story prior to the Netflix docu-series, tweeted that Saff’s gender identity was virtually erased in the series.
8. (Not really “trivia,” but a useful piece of info for anyone discussing the show): Saff, the person who got mauled by the tiger, told me repeatedly that he is trans, prefers to be called Saff (not “Kelci”), and uses he/him pronouns. So please do likewise. pic.twitter.com/hCE9vS55Dh
— (@robertmoor_) March 24, 2020