LGBTQ news and entertainment
In this episode of The Randy Report podcast – a Florida school district must restore dozens of LGBTQ-themed books to its libraries as part of a lawsuit settlement. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: Doc-Film Explores Abraham Lincoln’s Private Life + More LGBTQ News”
Happy Friday the 13th! Here are some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: A French court has ordered two women to pay nearly $9,000 to France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron over claims they made in a 2021 YouTube video that falsely asserted the first lady was transgender. Continue reading “France’s First Lady Wins Trans Lawsuit + Doc-Film ‘Studio One Forever’ + More News”
Some news items I thought worth your attention: • Coming Soon: “Luther: Never Too Much” chronicles the story of Luther Vandross using rarely seen archives and interviews with his closest friends and musical collaborators including Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson and Roberta Flack. In theaters November 1. Continue reading “New Luther Vandross Documentary + Twice-Yearly PrEP Shot + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: In an interview with ABC News, GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed that Minnesota Governor and Harris VP running mate Tim Walz signed a bill allowing the state to kidnap a transgender child if their parents did not approve of their transition. #Nope Continue reading “JD Vance Lies About Tim Walz Protecting Trans Kids + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) – the first gay immigrant elected to the House of Representatives and former mayor of Long Beach, California – shares how and why he spent his first year in Congress holding far-right MAGA House members accountable. Continue reading “Rep. Robert Garcia + Photographer George Platt Lynes + More News”
Many people think of LGBTQ people living primarily in cities on the coasts in blue states like California and New York. But the new Hulu documentary”We Live Here: The Midwest” (from filmmakers Melinda Maerker and David Clayton Miller) follows LGBTQ families from the Midwest who would like to stay in the part of the country they love but face challenges because of who they are. Continue reading “DocFilm: ‘We Live Here: The Midwest’”
Matthew Shepard (screen capture via Investigation Discovery)
Some news items you might have missed: • The Queer Review: Studio One in West Hollywood, one of the first gay discos, operated from 1974-1993 and proved to be an oasis for so many at a time when the world treated the community like second class citizens. Read the 4-star review of the new doc-film Studio One Forever. Continue reading “New Doc-Film ‘Studio One Forever’ + More News”
In my latest podcast episode, I chat with out writer/director Dan Watt about his new documentary, “Everybody Dance.”
The film – a joyous, inspiring celebration of art and ambition – follows Bonnie Schlachte’s Ballet For All Kids dance studio in California.
As the name says, the studio teaches dance to all kids: all ages, all abilities and disabilities – including those with special needs like cerebral palsy or on the autistic spectrum. Continue reading ““Everybody Dance” Celebrates Joy Of Disabled Kids Who Dance”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Last fall, Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas opened the Supreme Court’s term by calling for the overturning of its 2015 ruling that established marriage equality nationwide. Now we hear another case about personal privacy/private life is about to be overturned. Continue reading “News Round-Up: May 3, 2022”