• The Advocate: Pete Buttigieg weighed in on the issue of trans kids playing girls’ sports saying he rejects blanket policies like the federal bans being pushed by the Trump administration:
• Erin In The Morning: Montana lawmakers passed a new law effectively banned the flying of Pride flags on city property and in public schools. So last night, the city council of Missoula formally designated the Pride flag as an official city flag, thus side-stepping the ban.
Some news items you might have missed: • LGBTQ Nation: Serial liar former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) cried and begged for a presidential pardon in a recent TV interview saying he’s worried about being “seriously harmed” in prison by immigrants angered by his anti-immigration rhetoric. #NoSympathy • Gay Times: Leo Woodall (The White Lotus) actor and Sebastian Stan (Thunderbolts) are set to play a couple in Justin Kurzel’s upcoming project, Burning Rainbow Farm. Continue reading “Crying George Santos Pleads For Presidential Pardon + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • OUT: Harvey Fierstein – actor, playwright and bona fide Broadway legend – will be honored with the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre during the 78th Tony Awards ceremony on Sunday, June 8. • JoeMyGod: The Kennedy Center, currently under the leadership of homo-con Richard Grennell, has canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C. Continue reading “Harvey Fierstein To Receive Lifetime Achievement Tony Award + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • New York Times: NASA successfully launched a rocket on Friday which will allow the return of two NASA astronauts whose brief scheduled visit to the International Space Station last June was unexpectedly stretched to more than nine months. • The Advocate: Donald Trump says he’s tired of hearing about trans people: “Everything is transgender!” Continue reading “Beginning Of Astronauts Return + Antoni Porowski On OUT + More News”
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC was scheduled to perform a concert with the National Symphony Orchestra on May 21 as part of this year’s WorldPride 2025 program of events at the Kennedy Center. World Pride, held every two years, aims to bring together a program of events to “celebrate, educate, support and inspire.” The concert was to have been the orchestral premiere of John Bucchino’s choral work A Peacock Among Pigeons, a piece about embracing one’s uniqueness. But the event has now been removed from the Kennedy Center schedule. No doubt due to Donald Trump’s takeover of KC last week. Continue reading “WorldPride 2025 Concert At Kennedy Center Cancelled”
L-R Renee Fleming, Vanessa Williams On Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, two Tony nominated divas — opera legend Renée Fleming and pop star Vanessa Williams — team up for a live concert from the Kennedy Center’s storied Opera House. It’s the first in-person event at the D.C. institution since March, and only a smattering of invited folks will be sitting in the seats. But you can watch from home as these vocalists croon an eclectic selection of tunes, including “Children Will Listen,” “Stormy Weather” and a brand-new number by Andrew Lippa.
Isolation and harmony, fragility and resilience, oppression and hope.
These are the emotions of our time, and the subjects explored in A Time to Sing — a very personal collection of songs to be performed by two of America’s most celebrated vocalists in a unique event at the Kennedy Center.
This is a rare opportunity to view these artists and experience the healing power of the performing arts.
