LGBTQ news and entertainment
The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned “Empire“ actor Jussie Smollett’s felony conviction from 2021 that centered on his falsely reporting he was the victim of a 2019 hate crime Continue reading “Jussie Smollett’s Hate Crime Hoax Conviction Overturned”
Some news items you might have missed: • Gay Times: Back in November, Billie Eilish gave Variety an interview wherein she shared, “I’ve never really felt like I could relate to girls very well. I love them so much. I love them as people. I’m attracted to them as people. I’m attracted to them for real.” Fans wondered if that was Eilish’s coming out moment. At an event this week she responded saying, “I kinda thought… wasn’t it obvious? I just didn’t realize people didn’t know…I am for the girls.” Continue reading “Billie Eilish On Coming Out “Wasn’t It Obvious?” + More News”
Some items from the interwebs I found interesting: • Gay Times: The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) announced that out pop star Troye Sivan (top photo) earned his first number-one album on the long-running chart with his new collection, Something to Give Each Other. Continue reading “Troye Sivan Scores His First #1 Album + More News”
Jussie Smollett (mugshot)
In this week’s episode of The Randy Report, podcast, you can catch up on the week’s LGBTQ news stories in a quick 15 minutes including my breakdown of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, the sad conclusion to the Jussie Smollett saga, good news from Utah, new music to move you through the week and more. Continue reading “LGBTQ Podcast: “Don’t Say Gay” bill, TJ Osborne & More”
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In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast: • Chile and Switzerland approve marriage equality, and Tokyo takes a step forward Continue reading “Podcast: Marriage Equality Approved, Conversion Therapy Banned, And More”
Jussie Smollett, former “Empire” star, has been found guilty of five felony counts of disorderly conduct for making a false report to Chicago police that he was the victim of a hate crime in January 2019. Continue reading “Jussie Smollett Found Guilty Of Filing False Police Reports”
Some news items you might have missed: • CTV: Conversion therapy will soon be banned across Canada after Bill C-4 has now cleared both the House of Commons and Senate without changes, in just over a week. Once it receives royal assent, the bill will become law. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 7, 2021”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: One of the Jussie Smollett ‘attackers’ testified in court today he took part in the alleged charade because he thought Smollett (above) could help his “acting career.” Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 2, 2021”