Politics, pop culture and entertainment news of interest to the LGBTQ community
In this episode, I look at the NFL’s homophobic email scandal, Pete Buttigieg claps back at Tucker Carlson, and new music from out singer/songwriter Michael Lazar. Continue reading “Podcast: NFL’s Homophobic Email Scandal, Pete Buttigieg & More”
Pete Buttigieg clapped back at Fox News talking head Tucker Carlson who threw out ugly homophobic remarks regarding Buttigieg spending time with his two newborn children. Continue reading “Pete Buttigieg Clapped Back At Tucker Carlson’s Homophobic Screed”
The NFL says no other officials or league personnel were as dumb as former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden to share racist / homophobic / misogynistic slams in emails to other officials. Continue reading “NFL: We Found No Other Emails Like Those That Led To Gruden Resignation”
Las Vegas Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock addressed the press today regarding the resignation of former head coach Jon Gruden after a trove of emails over several years revealed he had a very casual relationship with the homophobic slur “faggot.” Continue reading “Carl Nassib Takes Personal Day To Process Anti-Gay Gruden Emails”
Jon Gruden has resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after emails spanning a seven year period revealed homophobic, racist and misogynistic comments. Continue reading “Jon Gruden Resigns From Raiders After Anti-Gay, Racist Emails”
North Carolina’s Lt. Governor Mark Robinson is catching well-deserved blowback after calling the LGBTQ community “filth.” Continue reading “NC Lt. Gov. Faces Calls To Resign After Calling LGBTQ People ‘Filth’”
Some news items you might have missed:
• The Advocate: Southwestern High School in Piasa, Illinois, held a flag-themed day, and one student brought a rainbow Pride flag. A fellow student told him to get rid of the flag, and when the first student asked why, another schoolmate began punching and beating him while trying to take the flag away. The accused attacker has been charged with aggravated battery. Continue reading “News Round-Up: October 5, 2021”
After serving three years in the Trump White House, a gay staffer was fired and given an armed escort out of the White House when the powers that be discovered his “lively Grindr account,” according to the new memoir by former Melania Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham. Continue reading “Gay Staffer Fired from Trump White House For Grindr Account”
Videos circulating on social media over the weekend appear to show a group of students shouting homophobic hate speech at other students at a high school in St. Johns County, Florida. Continue reading “Parents Shocked After Students Hurl Homophobic Slurs At Other Students”
Some news items you might have missed:
• New York Daily News: Two customers inside a Brooklyn bodega were slashed with a glass bottle and stabbed with a screwdriver during an incident cops are investigating as an anti-gay hate crime. Photo of the two suspects above. Continue reading “News Round-Up: September 9, 2021”