Politics, pop culture and entertainment news of interest to the LGBTQ community
Some news items you might have missed:
• NBC News: One year into his administration, President Biden’s overall job rating among adults stands at 43% according to a new poll. The former guy scored 39% in the same poll at his one-year mark. Continue reading “News Round-Up: January 20, 2022”
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request to block a federal requirement for wearing face masks during air travel. Continue reading “Supreme Court Declines To Block Face Mask Requirement During Air Travel”
Some news items you might have missed:
• Boy Culture: Out Olympian Gus Kenworthy announces he will be the face of Prada’s Fall/Winter 2021 campaign. Continue reading “News Round-Up: November 18, 2021”
That temper tantrum over a mask that someone might feel the need to indulge could end up affecting future travel plans for a while. Delta Airlines is not only banning unruly fliers from its flights but is now asking other carriers to share their ‘no-fly’ lists. Continue reading “Delta Airlines Wants Other Carriers To Share ‘No-Fly’ Lists”
Chad Staelens is in a Wichita County jail after he allegedly bit a hospital security guard’s thumb to the bone while refusing to wear a face mask. Continue reading “Man Bites Security Guard’s Thumb To The Bone Over Face Masks”
While you may see wild and wooly protests against mandating face masks in schools on local and national news, a new USA Today/Ipsos poll shows 65% of Americans support mandates for teachers and students. Continue reading “Poll: 65% Support Face Mask Mandates In Schools”
Brody is ready for his birthday weekend (above), plus some news items you might have missed:
• Kansas City Star: From the op-ed board – “The decision to remove a display of Kansas City’s gay and lesbian history from the Missouri State Capitol is outrageous, potentially illegal, and yet another embarrassment for a state with a history of intolerance.” Continue reading “News Round-Up: September 3, 2021”
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”
As Kansas is experiencing steadily increasing cases of COVID-19 , the most populous county on Thursday approved a mask mandate for students and staff in elementary schools in hopes of checking the more contagious COVID-19 delta variant. Continue reading “QAnon Nut Threatens City Commissioners Over Face Masks”
“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”