Politics, pop culture and entertainment news of interest to the LGBTQ community
(screen capture via CBS Mornings)The suspect in a mass shooting in Norway outside a popular gay bar is refusing to explain his actions to investigators and has chosen to remain in pretrial custody for the next four weeks. Continue reading “Suspect In Norway Mass Shooting Refuses To Speak To Police”
(screen capture via CBS Mornings)Norway’s first Pride festival in years has been cut short after an early-morning mass shooting left two people dead and at least 10 others seriously wounded outside a popular gay club in downtown Oslo. Police are reportedly viewing the attack as an act of terrorism. Continue reading “Pride Events Cancelled After Mass Shooting At Oslo Gay Bar”
Winston Durham (screen capture)The concerning trend of active military and veterans taking part in extremist groups continues as Military.com reports several members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front who were arrested on conspiracy to riot charges at an Idaho Pride event last week have military backgrounds. Continue reading “Several Active Military/Veterans Among Arrested Patriot Front Members”
San Lorenzo Library (image via Google Maps)On Sunday, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office announced that it was opening a hate crime investigation into an incident at a Drag Queen Story Hour, where five men shouted homophobic and transphobic slurs such as “groomer” and “pedophile,” and used white supremacist hand signals. Continue reading “Hate Crime Investigation Launched Into Disruption Of Drag Queen Story Hour”
(image via Facebook)Kalvinn Garcia, 25, of Sedro Woolley, Washington, pleaded guilty to one count of committing an arson hate crime on February 24, 2020, at Queer/Bar, a nightclub and event space in Seattle, Washington. Continue reading “Washington Man Pleads Guilty To Arson Hate Crime At Gay Nightclub”
Jerich (mug shot)The 20-year-old Florida man who defaced a newly-installed gay pride crosswalk in Delray Beach has been ordered to write a 25-page essay on the Pulse nightclub shooting while he awaits sentencing. Continue reading “Man Who Defaced Pride Crosswalk Ordered To Pen Pulse Nightclub Essay”
Harry Styles in “As It Was” (screen capture)Some news stories you might have missed:
• New Music: LGBTQ ally Harry Styles drops his new music video (19 million views in one day) for “As It Was” from his upcoming album Harry’s House out May 20. It’s a pretty groovy music video 🙂 Continue reading “News Round-Up: April 1, 2022”
Three white men have been found guilty of hate crime charges in the February 2020 shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. They were found guilty of violating Arbery’s civil rights and other violations when they hunted him down and killed him for the crime of jogging while Black. Continue reading “Three White Men Found Guilty Of Hate Crime In Arbery Murder”
Gregory Case, Brandon Case (mug shots via Lincoln County Sheriff)Two white men chased and shot at a Black FedEx delivery man in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Continue reading “Two White Men Chased & Shot At Black FedEx Delivery Man”
Some news items you might have missed:
• Twitter: Target’s new ‘Pride Nutcracker‘ inspired artist Oricalcon to go ‘extra gay’ with his own version. Continue reading “News Round-Up: November 16, 2021”