LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news stories as we kick off the week:
• The Advocate: A North Carolina county dissolved its entire library board for refusing to remove book about a trans kid.
• Human Rights Campaign: The longtime LGBTQ rights organization mourns the loss of Rob Reiner, whose tireless LGBTQ activism set the stage for marriage equality in the U.S. Continue reading “Library Board Dissolved For Refusing To Ban LGBTQ Book + More News”
Law enforcement authorities in Michigan are still working their way through the burned-out church that was the site of a deadly attack Sunday morning that left four people and the suspect dead and another eight victims injured.
Authorities say Thomas Jacob Sanford (above), a 40-year-old Marine veteran carried out the deadly attack. Sanford was killed in a shootout with police. Continue reading “Voices Got Quiet After Mormon Church Shooter Turned Out To Be MAGA”
The gunman who shot and killed 4 people at a New York City office building in Midtown on Monday, was reportedly carrying a note critical of the NFL and claimed he had a degenerative brain disease due to playing football. Continue reading “Report: NYC Shooter Was Targeting NFL”
Some news items I thought worth your time: • Forbes: Nearly 40% of companies surveyed say they are scaling back support for Pride events this year due to pressure from conservatives and Donald Trump, who has signed executive orders gutting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. • Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out the what’s what in LGBTQ publications this week including the home improvement issue of Hotspots Magazine…because it IS that time of year. Continue reading “Nearly 40% Of Companies Scaling Back Pride Support Due To Trump + More News”
The FBI has identified the shooter who fired several shots at a Donald Trump campaign rally on Saturday as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old registered Republican, from Bethel Park, PA. Continue reading “Update: Trump Shooter Was 20-Year-Old Registered Republican”
Eight years ago today, 49 innocent people lost their lives in the deadliest attack on the LGBTQ community in U.S. history. Additionally, 53 more were injured. On that night, a gay nightclub, one of our safe spaces, became a war zone and an emergency room. Continue reading “On The 8th Anniversary Of The Pulse Nightclub Massacre”
The parents of Ethan Crumbley, the Michigan teen who shot and killed four classmates at Oxford High School, were sentenced to 10-15 years in prison today after being found guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter in separate trials earlier this year. Continue reading “Parents Of Michigan School Shooter Sentenced To 10-15 Years Prison”
Police officials say the mass shooting that occurred at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally yesterday appeared to have arisen out of a personal dispute and was not a terrorist attack. Continue reading “Police: Kansas City Shooting Arose Out Of Personal Dispute”
Tragedy struck today as at least one person has been killed and at least 14 others were injured at the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade, where fans celebrated the team’s back-to-back Super Bowl wins. Continue reading “1 Dead, More Injured In Mass Shooting At Chiefs Victory Parade”
Anderson Lee Aldrich, 23, who shot and killed five people and injured over 40 more at the LGBTQ nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs in 2022, has been charged with 50 federal hate crimes and 24 firearm violations. Continue reading “Club Q Shooter Charged With Federal Hate Crimes”