LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news stories for you on this Christmas eve:
• Netflix: Check out the newly-released trailer for the highly anticipated Season 2 of The Boyfriend, Japan’s first gay romance reality series.
Across two months, ten men will live together as they share everyday moments, build connections, and navigate the unfolding stories that emerge from communal living. Premieres January 13. Continue reading “Trailer: Season 2 Of ‘The Boyfriend’ + Grindr Robbers Sentenced To Prison + More”
Some news stories I thought worth your time:
• Apple TV: The third season of LOOT is here and no one is mad that Zane Phillips (above) has joined the cast as hunky boyfriend “Moro” to billionaire “Molly Wells” (played by Maya Rudolph).
• Erin in the Morning: The United Kingdom’s “Girl Scouts” organization—Girl Guiding—has banned transgender girls from joining.
• NPR: The Department of Justice has instructed prisons and jails to drop standards designed to protect LGBTQ people from sexual violence.
• Pink News: While Spotify is letting subscribers discover their most listened songs of the year, gay dating app Grindr is showing off its own 2025 stats including Ireland having the most bears, Switzerland is tops in twinks, and the U.S. boasts the most daddies.
• Forbes: Eric Trump is reportedly ten-times richer than he was the day before the Donald returned to the White House in January. But, but, but…. Hunter Biden…
• Axios: A Pentagon watchdog concluded in a long-awaited report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. operations and troops at risk during a strike in Yemen by sending sensitive information to a Signal group chat on an unapproved device,
• New York Times: A new survey found that 98% of U.S. diplomats say that workplace morale has fallen since Trump took office again in January. Eighty-six percent said it had become harder to carry out U.S. foreign policy.
Some news stories as we get over Hump Day:
• OUT: Gay dating app Grindr Grindr says it supports an age-verification bill recently introduced to Congress.
• LGBTQ Nation: 25-year-old Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the July 2022 murder of gay University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee. Prosecutors said Herrington murdered Lee to hide their sexual relationship. Continue reading “Grindr Announces Support For Age-Verification Bill + More”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Donald Trump has threatened to yank California’s federal funding over one trans student’s sports participation. He doesn’t have that power, but the state sports authority made a change to its rules anyway. • Outsports: Jason Collins, the first publicly out active gay NBA player, married his husband, film producer Brunson Green, over the weekend in Austin, Texas. Continue reading “Trump Threatens CA Funding Over 1 Trans Athlete + More News”
In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast – the Trump administration has removed all members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: Revry’s New Series “Unconventional” + Grindr Burglaries + More News”
Police in the UK believe an organized criminal gang has posted a series of dating profiles on the gay dating app Grindr hoping to lure victims who are tricked into inviting the burglars into their own home for a “date.” Continue reading “UK ‘Grindr Gang’ May Have Committed 50+ Burglaries Using Dating App”
Hot on the heels of the season finale of The White Lotus, Grindr’s new episode of Host or Travel explores Bangkok, Thailand. Host or Travel goes beyond travel inspiration – it also taps into the power of connection. With Grindr’s Roam feature, travelers can meet locals before they even arrive. Continue reading “Grindr Presents: ‘Host Or Travel – Bangkok’”
Some news items I thought worth your time: • The Advocate: A total of 19 U.S. states have enacted new laws impacting adult platforms and gay hookup apps — some of which are preparing for the possibility of a ban. This is how Grindr, Pornhub, and Sniffies are responding to new state restriction laws. Continue reading “How Gay Dating Apps Are Responding To New Restrictions + More News”
Twelve students from Salisbury University in Maryland, including seven associated with the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon, have been charged with a hate crime for orchestrating an alleged attack on a man because of his sexual orientation, according to the police. The authorities say the students, ranging in age from 18-21, face assault, false imprisonment, reckless endangerment, and associated hate crime charges after luring the man to an off-campus apartment on October 15 through a fake Grindr account pretending to be a 16-year-old. Continue reading “Maryland College Students Charged In Anti-Gay Hate Crime”
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”