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First Look: Lea Michele In ‘Funny Girl’ + More News

First look at Lea Michele in FUNNY GIRL
First look at Lea Michele in FUNNY GIRL (screen capture)
Some news items you might have missed: • PEOPLE: On Friday, the Broadway production of Funny Girl shared behind-the-scenes footage of Lea Michele in rehearsals ahead of her return to the Great White Way on Sept. 6. Continue reading “First Look: Lea Michele In ‘Funny Girl’ + More News”

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Pride Events Cancelled After Mass Shooting At Oslo Gay Bar

A lone gunman opened fire on people at the London Pub, a popular gay bar in Oslo, Norway, just hours before the country's first in-person Pride parade in years.
(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”

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Several Active Military/Veterans Among Arrested Patriot Front Members

Patriot Front member Winston Durham
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”

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Hate Crime Investigation Launched Into Disruption Of Drag Queen Story Hour

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.
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”

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Washington Man Pleads Guilty To Arson Hate Crime At Gay Nightclub

Kalvinn Garcia, 25, of Sedro Woolley, Washington, pleaded guilty to one count of committing a hate crime of arson on February 24, 2020, arson at Queer/Bar, a nightclub and event space in Seattle, Washington.
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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”

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Man Who Defaced Pride Crosswalk Ordered To Pen Pulse Nightclub Essay

Alexander Jerich
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”

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News Round-Up: April 1, 2022

Harry Styles drops his new music video "As It Was"
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”

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Three White Men Found Guilty Of Hate Crime In Arbery Murder

Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William Roddie Bryan were found guilty of federal hate crimes in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery 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”