LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• The Advocate: Same-sex weddings have boosted state and local economies by $6 billion since marriage equality became the law of the land ten years ago. Continue reading “Same-Sex Weddings Add $6 Billion To Economy + More News”
And things just got worse as Iran has reportedly fired 200+ ballistic missiles at Israel Tuesday evening which is certain to escalate the conflict there even further. Continue reading “Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles At Israel”
CNN is reporting U.S. intelligence agencies received intel in recent weeks about an assassination threat against Donald Trump from Iran, which apparently led to the Secret Service to increase security around the Donald. Continue reading “CNN: Secret Service Received Intel On Iranian Plot To Assassinate Trump”
Iran launched dozens of drones and cruise missiles toward Israel on Saturday in apparent retaliation for the Israeli airstrike in Damascus on April 1 that left seven Iranian officers dead. Continue reading “Iran Launches Drone/Missile Attack On Israel”
Some news items you might have missed: • NBC News: Democrat Katie Hobbs has defeated MAGA extremist and election denier Kari Lake for Arizona Governor. Look for Lake to have a meltdown in 3, 2, 1… Continue reading “Dem Katie Hobbs Wins AZ Governor’s Race + More News”
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Some news items you might have missed: • LGBTQ Nation: The mascot for the Portland Pickles, a minor league baseball team, did a Twitter take over. But their first tweet turned out to be a really big dill. Continue reading “News Round-Up: February 1, 2022”
In this week’s headlines: • Catholic priests in Germany defy the Vatican and bless same-sex unions • GLAAD looks at social media safety for LGBTQ users • A 20-year-old gay man was beheaded by his own family in a brutal ‘honor killing’ in Iran • The gay panic defense is banned in two more states…and counting • Skittles defers to the true “rainbow” for Pride Month • New music from out singer/songwriter Milahroy ‘Daylight’ (Link to music video) All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report
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— Joshua Bassett (@joshuatbassett) May 11, 2021
Some news items you might have missed: • TIME Magazine: Elliot Page tells TIME he knew he was a boy at 9-years-old and it took the pandemic for him to transition. The X-Men actor came out in December becoming one of the most high-profile trans people in America. • NowThis News: A father with a transgender daughter shared his experience raising her in a powerful testimony against an anti-trans bill in Missouri. ‘As a parent, the one thing we cannot do — the one thing — is silence our child’s spirit.’
• NPR: Deb Haaland, a member of New Mexico’s Laguna Pueblo, has become the first Native American Cabinet secretary in U.S. history. The Senate voted 51-40 Monday to confirm the Democratic congresswoman to lead the Interior Department, an agency that will play a crucial role in the Biden administration’s efforts to combat climate change and conserve nature. • Instinct Magazine: The new music video from Imagine Dragons – “Follow You” – is a veritable smorgasbord of shirtless hunks (presented in fantasy-mode) led by front man (and LGBTQ ally) Dan Reynolds.
• USA Today: U.S. intelligence officials say Russia and Iran attempted to influence and sway the 2020 elections by spreading “false or inflated claims about alleged compromises of voting systems to undermine public confidence in election processes and results.” Russia specifically focused on “denigrating” Joe Biden’s candidacy. • HuffPost: After QAnon Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called Guam, a U.S. territory a foreign nation in a recent speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Guam Del. Michael F.Q. San Nicolas paid a visit to Greene’s office accompanied by a group of National Guard members from Guam who delivered a gift basket of cookies. Guam has been a U.S. territory since 1899, and its residents have been American citizens since 1950. Greene later claimed she was being ‘harassed’ by the National Guard.
After QAnon terrorist Marjorie Greene stupidly called Guam a foreign land, Guam Rep. Michael F. Q. San Nicolas and members of the Guam National Guard paid the office she’s in a visit. Guam has been a US territory since 1898, its residents are US citizens.pic.twitter.com/Xj0BRES8HH
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) March 16, 2021