LGBTQ news and entertainment
This will kill.
I’m betting she’ll Vogue – but will she “kiss and tell?”
I’m just saying. Make sure you watch The Late Late Show with James Corden Wednesday night.
Strike a pose. @Madonna #CarpoolKaraoke drops this Wednesday! pic.twitter.com/xM1s0nREYj— The Late Late Show (@latelateshow) December 5, 2016
Outstanding.
The Queen of Pop herself, Madonna, spent her Thanksgiving with homeless LGBT youth of the Ali Forney Center in New York City.
The Ali Forney Center is the largest and most comprehensive organization in the nation dedicated to housing LGBT youth.
AFC serves youth aged 16-24, and provides emergency and transitional housing, street outreach, a drop-in center, medical and mental health treatment, a vocational/educational program, and a counseling project for the families of LGBT youth.
Earlier this year, I interviewed Carl Siciliano, founder and executive director of The Ali Forney Center. An awesome and inspiring man who walks the walk when it comes to helping people. Take a listen to my interview here.
Madonna teased her Instagram followers with this shot with The Late Late Show’s James Corden.
The Queen of Pop is apparently shooting an episode of Corden’s wildly popular “Carpool Karaoke.”
Sure to be a huge ratings maker.
Some news stories you may have missed:
• A visual diversion thanks to Henry Licett. #grrr
• Florida Latinos are showing up bigly at the early voting polls. Guess who has a 30 point lead with them?
• Madonna announces “a surprise intimate very small acoustic concert Monday night in support of Hillary.”
• The National Enquirer paid $150K for the story of a 2007 Donald Trump/Playboy Playmate affair so they could keep the story underwraps.
• The AP confirms that Melania Trump worked as an illegal immigrant in the U.S. #DefinitionOfIrony
• Anthony Rizzo, Dexter Fowler and David Ross of the Chicago Cubs bounced and twerked as male strippers on Saturday Night Live last night. Who says I don’t love my readers?
It will come as no surprise that Madonna is no Donald Trump fan.
See her post via Instagram as she trolls the brothers Trump for their horrid killing of beautiful animals for “sport.”
How Big of. Pussy Do you have to BE to kill this Noble Animal for sport? Just ask Donald Trump Jr and his brother Eric. One more reason to vote for Hilary! 🙋🇺🇸
Paul Andrews serves up the perfect Saturday afternoon chill remix of Madonna’s mega-hit “Vogue.” From Andrews:
“Beauty’s where you find it.” This song is truly a classic. I’ve always thought “Vogue” had the perfect combination of drive and elegance. When I approached this mix, I didn’t want to reinvent the song, just wanted to expand on the sophistication. This mix should sound familiar at first, but I hope it takes you to a new place.
Just add a cocktail, nice breeze and a little bounce of the head. https://youtu.be/G_AadRoWmI8 (h/t Boy Culture)
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| Broadway Bares: Fire Island 2016 |
Some news stories you may have missed:
• Broadway Bares: Fire Island, the more intimate little bro version of the popular fundraiser, rakes in $51,733 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
• Shout-out to an old friend of mine – Hamilton star (and Tony Award nominee) Leslie Odom Jr. – who just dropped his new self-titled album which is sitting at #1 one on the iTunes Jazz chart. Go check out his music now!
• Omar Sharif Jr. admits that he had suicidal thoughts after coming out.
• Online media giant Gawker files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the wake of a $140 million lawsuit.
• Brock Turner, the convicted “Stanford rapist,” will only serve 3 months of his 6 month sentence.
• Orange Is The New Black‘s Lea Delaria thinks we should drop “LGBT” for “Queer.” I’m personally not a fan of the word. How about you? Thoughts?
• Madonna, who rarely performs her older catalogue on TV, performed “Borderline” last night on The Tonight Show.
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| NFL’s first out football player Michael Sam with my hubby Michael Caprio at 2016 Las Vegas HRC gala |
Some stories you may have missed:
• My hubby Michael Caprio had “a moment” with the handsome Michael Sam (pic above) at the Las Vegas Human Rights Campaign gala this past Saturday night.
• The U.S. Supreme Court refuses a case that could have sabotaged the Obama administration’s transgender policy.
• RuPaul explains drag culture to ABC News: “There are aspects of your personality that you don’t even know about until you get into drag.”
• Ivanka Trump, with a straight face, says her father Donald Trump has “elevated” political discourse. #SRSLY
• Rep. Alan Grayson becomes the first U.S. congressman to use the term “cisgender” on the floor of the House of Representatives.
• Madonna’s REBEL HEART TOUR is getting a Blu-Ray/DVD release sometime around July!
• Just in time for LGBT Pride month, Converse debuts it’s 2016 Pride Collection. We got your high tops, your low tops, your black, your white… #DiversityRocks
Some news stories you may have missed:
• Tracey Morgan pulls a Springsteen on Mississippi over anti-LGBT law.
• The FAA grounds Donald Trump’s out-of-registration jet.
• Sen. Bernie Sanders says he will still surpass Hillary Clinton in pledged delegates, even though he’s behind by almost 300.
• Could it be – Cher The Musical?
• Salt Lake City votes unanimously to name a street after LGBT icon Harvey Milk.
• The new documentary Strike A Pose chronicles the lives of Madonna’s male dancers both during and after her iconic 1990 “Blonde Ambition” tour.
Matthew Rettenmund, author and blogger for the popular LGBT blog Boy Culture chats with me about his two newest books – Encyclopedia Madonnica 2.0 (the ultimate book on the Queen of Pop) and Starf*cker, a memoir chronicling his life into and through the world of pop culture, founding a successful teen magazine and his obsession with celebrities.
The ultimate pop-culture enthusiast, Matthew has been obsessed with celebrities ever since he was born. Starf*cker documents Rettenmund’s affection –in the case of Madonna, it’s pure mania–for movie, television, and music personalities.
From his years as a star-obsessed gayby to his contradictory careers in porn and as a teen-mag editor (names will be named), Matthew details and deconstructs his – and our – passion for celebrity.
Matthew shares stories from behind the scenes during his years working on a teen fan magazine – dealing with teen stars like Zac Efron, Justin Bieber and many boy bands along the way.
Plus, Matthew talks about his approach to writing and editing a successful daily blog.
Really insightful interview for folks who are fans of pop culture (like me).
