Politics, pop culture and entertainment news of interest to the LGBTQ community
Leslie JordanSome news items you might have missed:
• Deadline: The cause of beloved comedic actor Leslie Jordan’s death last year following a minor car crash has been revealed. According to the coroner, Jordan’s death at 67 was caused by “sudden heart failure due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.” Continue reading “Cause Of Leslie Jordan’s Death Revealed + More News”
Leslie JordanSome news items you might have missed:
• Out: Leslie Jordan and more LGBTQ stars (including Andy Cohen and Murray Bartlett) honored with nominations for the Critics Choice Awards. Don’t miss the gala when it is broadcast live on The CW on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 7pm ET. Continue reading “LGBTQ Nominations For Critics Choice Awards + More News”
Russell Tovey in AHS: NYC (photo: Pari Dukovic/FX)Some news items you might have missed:
• Back2Stonewall: If you’re following American Horror Story: NYC, click over to read Will Kohler’s excellent recaps of the show which has a 1980s LGBTQ story line. Authenticity matters to Will – why? Because he was there in NYC back then. Continue reading “Recapping ‘American Horror Story: NYC’ + More News”
In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast, remembering Emmy Award winning out actor Leslie Jordan, who tragically died at the age of 67. Plus these stories: Continue reading “Podcast: Remembering Leslie Jordan, News From Brazil + More”
Leslie JordanSome news items you might have missed:
• ExtraTV: Sources say Emmy Award winner Leslie Jordan (who died in a car crash on Monday) had experienced shortness of breath for the past three weeks and had an upcoming appointment with a cardiologist. Law enforcement sources now believe Jordan had a heart attack before the accident. Continue reading “Possible Cause Of Leslie Jordan Car Crash + More News”
Leslie JordanTMZ is reporting that Will & Grace star Leslie Jordan has died due to a car crash on Monday morning. Jordan was 67. Continue reading “Leslie Jordan Dead At 67”
Chuck Norris models ‘Action Pants’Some news items you might have missed:
• BrandedInThe80s: I have no idea what “action pants” are. The above image is apparently photoshopped, but Chuck Norris did reportedly front a line of stretch jeans back in the 80s.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Hit the link to check out Kenneth’s weekly round-up of the what’s what in LGBTQ publications like the latest issue of DNA Magazine featuring cover guy Airon Mallars.
• Edge Media: A new poll from Gallup shows that 66 percent of people favor allowing openly transgender people to serve in the military. However, 62 percent of Americans say trans athletes should only be allowed to play on sports teams that correspond with the sex they were assigned at birth.
• The Advocate: Internet sensation and renaissance man Leslie Jordan made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry last weekend sporting a custom-made electric blue suit with fringe and hand embroidery. The appearance was in support of his gospel album Company’s Comin’. Said Jordan, “I grew up in the shadow of the Grand Ole Opry. So you know, it’s like a mecca to me. To be invited and to get to do three songs, it’s a big deal.”
• OUT: In a video clip that went viral, a 13-year-old trans teen was viciously attacked in the hallway of her middle school in South Florida by a bully. Equally disturbing, other students circled around the teen laughing and kicking at her while she struggled to stand up. The school and police say they are investigating, but a week later no disciplinary action has been announced.
• JoeMyGod: The last on-air liberal has left Fox News as former DNC chair Donna Brazile and Juan Williams of “The Five” have both departed the right-leaning network. The New York Times reports that “Fox News has adapted to the post-Trump era by moving in a single direction: Trumpward.”
• Pink News: A furious ‘Karen’ demanded to speak to the manager of the entire airport and got the response she deserves. The woman went from “I’m a women in a dress” to “You F’off” in a nano second.
Notice how she went from “helpless victim” to straight up about to charge at a guy in 0 seconds flat
Because I noticed that, those tears dried up pretty quick when the facts came out
— classic fresca (@ClassicFresca) May 26, 2021
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has its Golden Globe Awards, the Screen Actors Guild has the SAG Awards, but now its time to find out what the queer entertainment critics thought represented the best in cinema this past year.
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics will present its first-ever Dorians Film Toast 2021 awards special Sunday, April 18 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on the free LGBTQ+ streaming service Revry at revry.tv.
Hosted by gay entertainment and broadcasting veteran Karel, the Dorians Toast offers a queer-centric twist on the standard awards show combining tributes, interview segments, music, and comedy. Plus, members of GALECA take part in lively round-table discussions on nominees in several categories.
Those categories include Best Film, Best LGBTQ film, Best Documentary, Best LGBTQ Documentary, Best Unsung Film, Campiest Flick, ‘We’re Just Wilde About You!’ Rising Star Award, Wilde Artist Award (To a Truly Groundbreaking Force in Entertainment), as well as honors for best actor and actress in leading and featured roles.
Best Film nominees this year include First Cow, Minari, Nomadland, Promising Young Woman, and Sound of Metal.
Among those nominated for Best Director are rising Hollywood firebrand Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman and actress Regina King for her feature film directorial debut in One Night in Miami.
Emmy Award winner Leslie Jordan (“Will & Grace”) will receive the Society’s Timeless Star career achievement honor, and transgender writer-director-actress Isabel Sandoval accepts the inaugural GALECA Trailblazer Award.
For a full list of nominees, click here.
Presenters for the virtual event include director Lee Daniels (The United States vs. Billie Holiday), Cheyenne Jackson (Call Me Kat), Rosanna Arquette (Pulp Fiction), Gabourey Sidibe (Precious, Antebellum), Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight, Concrete Cowboy), Rafael Silva (Fluidity, 9-1-1 Lone Star), Harmony Valle-Ramirez (Room To Grow), comedian Margaret Cho, the legendary Charo, and more.
Dorians Film Toast 2021 is coproduced by Brandon Riley Miller (Life in Segments, High) and John Griffiths for GALECA. In order to be eligible for the Dorians Film Toast 2021, films were required to have a theatrical or digital theatrical release from January 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021.
Don’t miss this year’s Dorians Film Toast 2021 on Sunday, April 18 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on the free LGBTQ+ streaming service Revry at revry.tv.
Founded in 2009, GALECA (formerly known as the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association) boasts a membership of nearly 290 professional LGBTQ journalists covering film and television.
GALECA hosts two Dorian Awards events during the year – one honoring the best in film and another acknowledging the finest in TV – from mainstream to LGBTQ fare. Last September, the organization celebrated their Dorians TV Toast 2020 with appearances by Billy Porter, Dan Levy, Hugh Jackman, Shangela, Thomas Roberts, Bruce Vilanch and many more.
Note: I’m a proud voting member of GALECA.
In this week’s podcast:
• The European Union’s Parliament overwhelmingly approves a resolution declaring all 27 member countries an LGBT ‘Freedom Zone’
• GLAAD has launched the Biden Equality Accountability Tracker which will monitor the Biden administration’s executive orders, legislative support, speeches and nominations that affect LGBTQ people and rights
• After the success of It’s A Sin, could a Queer As Folk reboot could be in the works?
• Philadelphia performance artist and dancer Gunnar Montana celebrated National Barbie Day in a ‘Super Gay’ way
• Love in quarantine – Joshua Sade James‘ new song “I’ll Wait For You” sings out for separated couples during the pandemic
• And Leslie Jordan wants the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, to know ‘The gays have your back’
All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report
In this week’s podcast:
• A Texas couple tragically dies within hours of each other due to COVID-19
• Idaho’s new anti-transgender laws are already being challenged in court
• Actor Leslie Jordan has become an Instagram sensation surging from 80K to 3 million followers. Find him on Instagram here.
• The new Netflix documentary Circus of Books chronicles the journey of a middle-class, straight Jewish couple from everyday entrepreneurs to accidental LGBTQ activists
• A vintage photo of two men named ‘Tommy’ and ‘Buzz’ has captured the romantic imagination of gay internet
• Huge stars will perform on the streaming event, Take Me To The World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration, on April 26
All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report